High Country Sports

Author: David

  • App State WTEN rallies from No. 7 seed into Sun Belt tournament championship final

    By Ethan Bumgarner. ROME, Ga. – For the first time in school history, App State Tennis has advanced to the conference championship match after defeating Troy 4-1 in Saturday’s Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinals.

    The seventh-seeded Mountaineers (15-9) will face No. 1 seed Old Dominion on Sunday.

    “This team is incredible,” said Head Coach Hannah Fetters. “They have showed up with incredible energy, discipline and mental toughness which is why we have made it to the finals of the tournament. We aren’t done yet!”

    Maggie Pate elevated the Mountaineers to the championship match when she defeated Troy’s Valeriia Avdeeva in three sets, sweeping her opponent 6-0 in the third set to clinch the match against the third-seeded Trojans (15-6).

    After falling in the second set, the Floridian went up 5-0 in the third and broke a 15-all tie on court four, scoring three straight points and ending the match with a powerful backhand down the line. Pate accepted her teammates with open arms when they rushed her in pure excitement as they made program history.

    Savannah Dada-Mascoll won 6-0, 6-1 against Kristina Kukaras on court one, finishing first among the six singles matches and powering the Mountaineers to a 2-0 lead early into singles play. Olwyn Ryan-Bovey won on court three against Maria Guirguis in multiple tiebreakers, 7-6 [7-5], 7-5, just before Pate closed out the match.

    For the second straight day, Dada-Mascoll and Ellie Murphy clinched the doubles point for App State in a tiebreaker at 6-all. The Mountaineers’ duo gave up two points in the tiebreaker with Troy’s top pairing of Guirguis and Avdeeva. Dada-Mascoll secured match-point by placing the ball in the upper quadrant of the court out of reach of both Trojans to give App State its third straight doubles win in the tournament.

    Pate and Naledi Manyube finished first in doubles as the tandem swept Hagar Ramadan and Leena Metwally 6-0 for their second win together in the tournament.

    UP NEXT
    App State will face Old Dominion in its first-ever conference championship match. In their previous matchup last week, the Monarchs defeated the Mountaineers 6-1 on Senior Day in Boone.

    The championship match is set for a 1 p.m. start time and will be streamed on ESPN+. Live stats will be available on appstatesports.com along with the ESPN+ link.

    (7) App State 4, (3) Troy 1

    Doubles

    • Savannah Dada-Mascoll/Ellie Murphy (App) def. Maria Guirguis/Valeriia Avdeeva (Troy) 7-6 [7-2]
    • Kristina Kurkaras/Emilia Namyslo (Troy) def. Taya Powell/Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (App) 6-2
    • Naledi Manyube/Maggie Pate (App) def. Hager Ramadan/Leena Metwally (Troy) 6-0

    Singles

    • Savannah Dada-Mascoll (App) def. Kristina Kukaras (Troy) 6-0, 6-1
    • Taya Powell (App) vs. Hager Ramadan (Troy) 6-0, 5-7, 3-5 unfinished
    • Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (App) def. Maria Guirguis (Troy) 7-6 [7-5], 7-5
    • Maggie Pate (App) def. Valeriia Avdeeva (Troy) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
    • Naledi Manyube (App) vs. Leena Metwally (Troy) 6-7 [7-9], 6-0, 4-4 unfinished
    • Gabrielle Leslie (Troy) def. Ellie Murphy (App) 6-0, 6-3

  • Mountaineer rally in 7th to edge Georgia State in Game 2, 6-5

    By David Rogers. ATLANTA, Ga. — Fueled by a pair of RBI doubles, App State used a 5-run 7th inning to rally past host Georgia State on April 27 at the GSU Baseball Complex, edging the Panthers, 6-5.

    GSU scored one run in each of the second and fourth innings, then surged on top with a 3-run 5th inning to take a 5-1 lead going into the second half of the game. What the Mountaineers have proven time and again in the 2024 campaign, however, is that few opponent leads are safe given their high-scoring potential.

    In the critical 7th inning, Austin St. Laurent ripped the first pitch thrown to him to a deep infield singled, the GSU shortstop unable to make the play in time. Drew Holderbach immediately followed with a double down the left field line to score St. Laurent all the way from first base. After Banks Tolley walked to put runners on first and second, C J Boyd doubled to the gap in left, scoring Holderbach. Joseph Moronta joined the RBI parade with a single through the right side, scoring Tolley, then Adam Quintero launched a fly ball to deep right field for a sacrifice fly, Boyd tagging up at third and scoring.

    Moronta stole second to put himself in scoring position with two outs before Braxton Church walked. Then, Hunter Wilder capitalized with a single to centerfield, with Moronta beating the throw to the plate.

    With the win, App State’s record improved to 25-14-1 overall, 10-9-1 in the Sun Belt Conference.

    KEY PERFORMERS

    • APP – Austin St. Laurent: 2-4, 1 run scored, walk
    • APP – Adam Quintero: 3-4, 2 RBIs, 2B
    • APP – C J Boyd: 2-5, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI
    • APP – Xavier Moronta: 2-4, 1 run scored, 1 RBI. walk
    • APP – Drew Holderbach: 1-5, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 2B
    • APP – Grey LaSpaluto: winning pitcher, 3 innings, no hits, no runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts

  • Deuces Wild: Three Pioneers score 2 goals each in 9-0 romp over South Caldwell

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — A little late spring weather didn’t dampen the performance of Watauga’s women’s soccer team on April 26. The Pioneers all but dominated South Caldwell in the 9-0 win that saw a pair of seniors, Katie Durham and Georgia Parker, as well as sophomore Savannah Duvall each find the back of the net twice for the home team in Jack Groce Stadium.

    BONUS PHOTOS at the bottom of the article.

    For best viewing on a larger monitor, click on any image for Slideshow Mode.

    Rather than advance the ball with booming, long kicks, the Watauga game plan is to keep control of the ball on the ground with short, often one-touch passes to work the ball up field. Against the Spartans, they were near perfection in that aspect of their game and the ball rarely left the Pioneers’ attacking half of the field.

    It really is a special team.

    While Durham, Parker and Duvall had multi-goal performances, Watauga also had scores from Morgan Flynt, Charlotte Cuthbert, and Hannah Graham.

    Charlotte Cuthbert (6) races with the ball down the sideline in the first half of Watauga’s 9-0 win over South Caldwell. Photographic image by David Rogers

    This is a team that prides itself in sharing the ball and setting up teammates with the best opportunity to score, so it is only natural that of the nine goals, eight of them resulted in credits for an assist. Parker was on the front end of a scoring play twice, while other assists were earned by Mattie Durham, Katie Durham, Lucy Willis, Savannah Rogers, Cuthbert, and Sam Bertrand.

    Of his team’s dominating performance, head coach Chris Tarnowski said after the game that the Pioneers are coming together as a team at the perfect time.

    With Watauga’s Chloe Weigl (13, in dark jersey) threatening to score, South Caldwell’s goalkeeper makes a last gasp save on April 26, in the Pioneers’ 9-0 win over the Spartans. South Caldwell’s Karrigan Bailey (13, in light jersey) is helping defend. Photographic image by David Rogers

    “We are really hitting our best run of form here in the back half of the conference season,” said Tarnowski. “Our senior class is extraordinary and the members of it are doing an amazing job of leading the entire team, while keeping everyone focused on our goals. We want to be playing our best soccer as we finish the conference season and head into the playoffs — and our players should have a lot of confidence that we are doing just that. The team continues to support one another on and off the field and we are proud of how supportive they are of one another. It really is a special team.”

    BONUS PHOTOS

    Katie Durham (15) takes aim at the goal on April 26 in the Pioneers’ 9-0 win over South Caldwell. Photographic image by David Rogers

  • Tolley, Holderbach power App State to series opening win at Georgia State, 11-7

    By David Rogers. ATLANTA, Ga. — A home run by centerfielder Banks Tolley and five RBI doubles off the bats of four other Mountaineers fueled App State to an exciting, 11-7 win over Georgia State in Game 1 of the weekend series on April 26.

    Six members of the visiting Mountaineers tallied RBIs in the GSU Baseball Complex, including Tolley with his 19th home run of the season, a 2-RBI dinger to extend his school record-breaking campaign. Add in his subsequent RBI single and the senior transfer from Ole Miss has knocked in 55 runs during his debut season with App State.

    Other doubles on the night were recorded by first baseman Drew Holderbach (2 of them), as well as shortstop Adam Quintero, rightfielder Hunter Wilder, and second baseman Joseph Zamora.

    Relief pitcher Tyler Tuthill was credited with the win after giving up no runs on one hit while striking out three and walking none in his two innings of work. He inherited two runners in the 7th inning while relieving starting hurler Bradley Wilson, but the graduate student from Clayton, N.C. shut down the Panthers to end the rally.

    With the win, the Mountaineers season record improves to 24-14-1 overall, 9-9-1 in Sun Belt Conference play. Georgia State falls to 21-20 overall, 10-8 in the SBC.

    KEY PERFORMERS

    • APP – Banks Tolley: 3-4, 2 runs scored, 3 RBIs, HR, 1 walk
    • APP – Drew Holderbach: 3-6, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs, 2B (2)
    • APP – Austin St. Laurent: 1-4, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, hit by pitch, sacrifice hit
    • APP – Braxton Church: 1-5, 2 RBIs
    • APP – Adam Quintero: 2-5, 1 RBI, 2B
    • APP – Hunter Wilder: 1-3, 1 run scored, 2B, 2 walks
    • APP – CJ Boyd: 1-4, 1 RBI, hit by pitch
    • APP – Joseph Zamora: 1-3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 2B

  • Tolley sets new HR season record as Mountaineers pound Georgia State, 11-7

    By Matt Present. ATLANTA, Ga. — Banks Tolley blasted his 18th home run of the season, establishing a new App State single-season home run record in the Mountaineers 11-7 victory over Georgia State, Friday at the GSU Baseball Complex.

    Tolley eclipsed the mark of 17 home runs in a season, set by Daniel Kassouf in 2012 and equaled by CJ Boyd last season.

    The milestone home run came as part of a four-run fourth inning. Joseph Zamora began the rally with a two-out double to right, and Austin St. Laurent followed with an RBI single. Drew Holderbach, who extended his on-base streak to 39 consecutive games, doubled to left field to plate St. Laurent, setting the stage for Tolley’s no-doubt blast over the left field fence to put the Mountaineers (24-14-1, 9-9-1) in front, 7-1.

    App State opened the scoring with a three-run third inning. St. Laurent reached on an error allowing Zamora to score and Holderbach capitalized with an RBI double down the line in left. Later in the inning, Braxton Church plated a run with an RBI groundout.

    Bradley Wilson (win, 2-3) matched a career-high with six innings in his start for the Mountaineers. The right-hander struck out four and allowed just three runs on the night, posting a quality start, and earning his first victory since opening night.

    Tyler Tuthill followed with an impressive two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in which he struck out three.

    App State added on with a three-run sixth inning. Hunter Wilder led off the frame with a walk and two batters later St. Laurent was hit by a pitch. With two outs, the Mountaineers notched three-consecutive RBI singles, as Tolley, Boyd and Church all pushed runs across.

    The Mountaineers finished the game going 8-for-16 (.500) with two outs. App State tallied 13 hits overall on the night, with Holderbach and Tolley each posting a three-hit effort.

    App State will go for the series win on Saturday, with first pitch set for 3 p.m.

  • Wainscott improves on his facility record in hammer throw for App State Open’s Day 1

    By Katherine Jamtgaard. BOONE, N.C. — The App State men’s and women’s track and field teams kicked off competition at the App State Open on Friday with a new facility record and seven top-five finishes. Competition resumes on Saturday with track events at 9 a.m. and field events at 10 a.m.

    ZAP Endurance team member Anne Marie Tuxbury served as the ‘rabbit’ or pacesetter in the women’s 10K on April 26, for the App State Open. Following close behind and the eventual winner is Chloe Wellings of Radford University. Photographic image by David Rogers

    Senior Chris Wainscott recorded a new facility record in the men’s hammer throw with a personal best of 58.57m (192′ 2″). He set the previous record of 56.36m (184′ 11″) at last year’s inaugural App State Open and his 2024 personal best moves him to fifth in the App State all-time list. Freshman Nick Lane rounded out the top-five with a personal best of his own with a toss of 45.05m (147′ 10″). In the women’s hammer throw, junior Daiyanna Cooper clinched first with a toss of 52.11m (171′ 0″).

    On the track, senior Jasmine Donohue stopped the clock at 4:54.55 for a personal best and second-place finish in the MJ Harrelson Women’s Mile. Fellow senior Elizabeth Fuller rounded out the top-five with a personal best of 5:03.52. In the men’s invitational mile, sophomore Ethan Lipham placed third with a personal best of 4:03.91. Senior Ben Datte also registered a third-place finish in the invitational section of the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:43.97.

  • Burroughs, Shaw, Goff help lead Watauga to Women’s track and field win

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Demonstrating just how important those second place finishes are to a track and field team’s final score, freshman Susanna Goff captured the No. 2 spot in the 1600-Meter Run among the 15 entrants, as well as the No. 2 spot in the 800-Meter Run (14 entries), contributing 12 total points to the Pioneers’ dominating team win in which they scored 162 points, well ahead of second place Avery County’s 67 points.

    In the 1600 Meter Run, Goff’s fellow Watauga freshman Winter Shaw crossed the line at No. 1 (6:13.66). Molly Forbes, an Avery County freshman, finished No. 1 in the 800 meters, recording a time of 2:53.45, with Goff just five seconds behind.

    Pioneer senior Olivia Burroughs was far and away the class of the fields in both the Discus and the Pole Vault. In the Discus, Burroughs threw almost 23 feet further than Alexander Central’s Asia Jackson in the second spot. In the Pole Vault, Burroughs finished a foot and a half better than teammate Emmerson Martin in the No. 2 spot, with teammate Sydney Helms picking up more team points at No. 3.

    Burroughs completed her 22-point team contribution by placing second in the Shot Put, with freshman Lainey Gragg not far behind in the No. 3 position among the 17 entrants. Hibriten freshman Maggie Tay was No. 1, with a heave of 30-11.

    With a total of eight athletes competing, Pioneer juniors Maggie Barnes and Ava Curtis, along with freshman Frances Davis, went 1-2-3 in the 300 Meter Hurdles event, besting competitors from Alexander Central and North Wilkes.

    RaceTab by MileSplit/FloSports     Watauga 1, Watauga High School

              Home Meet #3 - 4/24/2024 12:38:38 PM               
                       Watauga, Boone, NC                        

Varsity Girls 4x800 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga A                                10:26.37      8
  2 Alexander Central A                      11:53.11      6
  3 Watauga B                                13:23.44       

Varsity Girls 100 Meter Hurdles                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind   Pts
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  1 Maddy Barrett         11 Avery                   17.04    NWI     8
  2 Elizabeth Foster      12 North Wilkes            18.52    NWI     6
  3 Tessa Buchanan         9 Watauga                 18.56    NWI     4
  4 Haley Rash            10 Alexander Central       19.88    NWI     2
  5 Hallie Harrington     10 Alexander Central       20.86    NWI     1
  6 Aniyah Taylor          9 Alexander Central       22.26    NWI      

Varsity Girls 100 Meter Dash                       
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Jada Brown            12 Hibriten                12.77    NWI  2     8
  2 Malayah Adams         10 Alexander Central       12.99    NWI  1     6
  3 Lillie Ward           12 Avery                   13.25    NWI  1     4
  4 Bryana Giron          10 Hibriten                13.27    NWI  3     2
  5 Kaydence Menifee      10 Avery                   13.43    NWI  2     1
  6 Olivia Kop            12 Watauga                 13.58    NWI  1      
  7 Olivia Foskey         12 Watauga                 13.75    NWI  2      
  8 Ka'Mauri Howell       10 Hibriten                14.01    NWI  1      
  9 Mackenzy Cheek         9 Watauga                 14.01    NWI  1      
 10 Sophia Kop            10 Watauga                 14.04    NWI  1      
 11 Brooke Sullivan       11 Avery                   14.09    NWI  3      
 12 Nya Miller            10 Alexander Central       14.12    NWI  2      
 13 Mackenzie Merritt      9 Alexander Central       14.20    NWI  3      
 14 Nivea Dula            10 Hibriten                14.25    NWI  2      
 15 Cheyenne Taylor       11 Alexander Central       14.40    NWI  2      
 16 Natalie Johnston      11 Watauga                 14.80    NWI  2      
 17 Leah Gaydon           10 Watauga                 14.81    NWI  3      
 18 Natalie Fitch         11 Watauga                 14.82    NWI  3      
 19 Ava Hickerson         10 Alexander Central       15.23    NWI  3      
 20 Breeana Critcher      12 Watauga                 15.31    NWI  3      
 21 Desaray Robinson      11 Johnson Co. HS          15.40    NWI  1      
 22 Ella Dillard           9 Hibriten                15.41    NWI  1      
 23 Asha Batchelor         9 Watauga                 15.84    NWI  2      
 24 Maggie Barnes         11 Watauga                 15.95    NWI  4      
 25 Layah Dula             9 Hibriten                16.77    NWI  3      
 26 Lillian Anderson       9 Watauga                 17.41    NWI  4      
 27 Nhi Nguyen             9 Hibriten                17.81    NWI  4      
 28 Abigail Clark         10 Watauga                 17.82    NWI  4      
 29 Neave Tuberty          9 Watauga                 18.84    NWI  4      

Varsity Girls 4x200 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Avery A                                   1:47.09      8
  2 Alexander Central A                       1:49.61      6
  3 Watauga A                                 1:49.84      4
  4 Watauga A                                 1:57.91       
  5 Hibriten B                                2:05.55      2

Varsity Girls 1600 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Winter Shaw            9 Watauga               6:13.66      8
  2 Susanna Goff           9 Watauga               6:23.74      6
  3 Anna Norris           10 Watauga               6:33.16      4
  4 Molly Forbes           9 Avery                 6:39.87      2
  5 Hope Cox              10 Alexander Central     6:50.55      1
  6 Lydia Crosby          11 Avery                 6:53.70       
  7 Laurel Mortensen      11 Watauga               6:58.03       
  8 Julia Mckinney        10 Watauga               7:14.60       
  9 Dulce Sanchez          9 Avery                 7:15.17       
 10 Hadley Carpenter      11 Watauga               7:25.57       
 11 Zoe Critcher           9 Watauga               7:26.85       
 12 Cora Smith            10 Watauga               7:35.38       
 13 Vivian Rushing        12 Watauga               7:48.10       
 14 Allyssa Barnes        10 Alexander Central     8:04.36       
 15 Chloe Fox              9 Alexander Central     8:29.49       

Varsity Girls 4x100 Meter Relay                
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    Team                                          Time H#   Pts
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  1 AC                                          51.67   1     8
  2 Watauga                                     51.70   1     6
  3 Hibriten                                    52.30   1     4
  4 Watauga                                     52.51   1      
  5 Watauga                                     55.34   2      
  6 Watauga                                     55.48   2      
  7 Hibriten                                    56.93   1      
  8 Johnson Co. HS                            1:01.65   1     2
  9 Watauga                                   1:03.45   2      

Varsity Girls 400 Meter Dash                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time H#   Pts
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  1 Renn Herdklotz        12 Avery                 1:00.66   1     8
  2 Brooke Sullivan       11 Avery                 1:04.79   1     6
  3 Madalyn Shepherd      12 Alexander Central     1:09.38   1     4
  4 Julian Martin          9 Watauga               1:09.42   1     2
  5 Natalie Johnston      11 Watauga               1:10.42   1     1
  6 Sofia McEvoy           9 Watauga               1:14.06   2      
  7 Taylor Roseman        12 Alexander Central     1:15.21   1      
  8 Harper Bowman          9 Alexander Central     1:15.51   2      
  9 Abigail Clark         10 Watauga               1:17.89   2      
 10 Keaton Jenkins         9 Alexander Central     1:21.21   2      
 11 Chloe Fox              9 Alexander Central     1:24.53   2      

Varsity Girls 300 Meter Hurdles                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time H#   Pts
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  1 Maggie Barnes         11 Watauga                 51.65   1     8
  2 Ava Curtis            11 Watauga                 54.31   2     6
  3 Frances Davis          9 Watauga                 55.16   2     4
  4 Elizabeth Foster      12 North Wilkes            55.74   1     2
  5 Hallie Harrington     10 Alexander Central       56.55   1     1
  6 Haley Rash            10 Alexander Central       57.42   1      
  7 Aniyah Taylor          9 Alexander Central     1:03.42   2      
  8 Hayden Pruett          9 Alexander Central     1:05.72   2      

Varsity Girls 800 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Molly Forbes           9 Avery                 2:53.45      8
  2 Susanna Goff           9 Watauga               2:58.69      6
  3 Julian Martin          9 Watauga               2:59.22      4
  4 Lydia Crosby          11 Avery                 3:02.62      2
  5 Anna Koontz           10 Watauga               3:03.55      1
  6 Anna Norris           10 Watauga               3:03.87       
  7 Maggie Souza          12 Watauga               3:04.03       
  8 Iyla Freed            10 Watauga               3:04.82       
  9 Faith Gragg            9 Avery                 3:13.18       
 10 Kaleigh Queen         11 Alexander Central     3:19.10       
 11 Hailey Molinera-Herna  9 Avery                 3:38.60       
 12 Jaidyn Queen          10 Alexander Central     3:50.07       
 13 Dulce Sanchez          9 Avery                 3:51.90       
 14 Stella Johnson         9 Avery                 3:52.16       

Varsity Girls 200 Meter Dash                       
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Maddy Barrett         11 Avery                   27.03    NWI  1     8
  2 Kaydence Menifee      10 Avery                   27.18    NWI  2     6
  3 Sadie Buchanan        11 Watauga                 27.23    NWI  2     4
  4 Renn Herdklotz        12 Avery                   27.50    NWI  1     2
  5 Lillie Ward           12 Avery                   27.60    NWI  3      
  6 Olivia Kop            12 Watauga                 28.61    NWI  1     1
  7 Sienna Johnson        10 Watauga                 28.83    NWI  2      
  8 Brooke Sullivan       11 Avery                   28.90    NWI  3      
  9 Ava Doty              11 Watauga                 29.05    NWI  1      
 10 Carly Hendren          9 Alexander Central       29.16    NWI  1      
 11 Mackenzy Cheek         9 Watauga                 29.54    NWI  1      
 12 Ka'Mauri Howell       10 Hibriten                30.48    NWI  1      
 13 Darla Bachman         10 Watauga                 30.58    NWI  2      
 14 Leah Gaydon           10 Watauga                 30.73    NWI  3      
 15 Natalie Johnston      11 Watauga                 32.06    NWI  3      
 16 Breeana Critcher      12 Watauga                 32.68    NWI  3      
 17 Asha Batchelor         9 Watauga                 32.89    NWI  3      
 18 Ella Dillard           9 Hibriten                33.35    NWI  1      
 19 Nhi Nguyen             9 Hibriten                36.99    NWI  2      
 20 Mackenzie Turnmire     9 Watauga                 39.61    NWI  3      

Varsity Girls 3200 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Mia Grace Llibre      11 Watauga              13:53.20      8
  2 Ellary Smith          12 Watauga              13:57.97      6
  3 Patricia Collins      10 Watauga              15:03.17      4
  4 Julia Mckinney        10 Watauga              15:03.75       
  5 Tessa Roupe           11 Alexander Central    16:42.21      2
  6 Maggie Souza          12 Watauga              17:54.92       
  6 Laurel Mortensen      11 Watauga              17:54.92       
  6 Hadley Carpenter      11 Watauga              17:54.92       
  6 Anna Norris           10 Watauga              17:54.92       
  6 Vivian Rushing        12 Watauga              17:54.92       
 11 Cora Smith            10 Watauga              18:18.42       
 12 Iyla Freed            10 Watauga              18:18.52       
 Nt Susanna Goff           9 Watauga                    NT       
 NT Sofia McEvoy           9 Watauga                    NT       

Varsity Girls 4x400 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Hibriten                                  5:51.77      8

Varsity Girls Long Jump                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Jada Brown            12 Hibriten             17-06.00    NWI     8
  2 Sydney Helms           9 Watauga              15-08.00    NWI     6
  3 Hallie Jarrett        12 Alexander Central    15-02.00    NWI     4
  4 Kayla Graham          12 Watauga              15-00.00    NWI     2
  5 Olivia Foskey         12 Watauga              14-08.00    NWI     1
  6 Naomi Smith            9 Watauga              14-00.25    NWI      
  7 Emmerson Martin       12 Watauga              13-09.00    NWI      
  8 Paiten Carroll        12 Johnson Co. HS       13-02.00    NWI      
  9 Mackenzie Merritt      9 Alexander Central    13-00.00    NWI      
 10 Joely Cremeans        10 Alexander Central    12-11.00    NWI      
 11 Kylie White           11 Avery                12-08.75    NWI      
 12 Lexi Proffit          12 Johnson Co. HS       12-01.00    NWI      
 13 Mayra Capula-Leon     12 Hibriten             10-09.75    NWI      
 NM Ava Hickerson         10 Alexander Central          ND    NWI      
 nm Desaray Robinson      11 Johnson Co. HS             ND    NWI      

Varsity Girls Triple Jump                       
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Jada Brown            12 Hibriten             38-03.25    NWI     8
  2 Nancy Stough          10 Watauga              35-04.50    NWI     6
  3 Maddy Barrett         11 Avery                33-05.00    NWI     4
  4 Sydney Helms           9 Watauga              31-05.50    NWI     2
  5 Cadence Rollins       10 Alexander Central    30-11.75    NWI     1
  6 MaNya Spears          12 Alexander Central    30-11.50    NWI      
  7 Olivia Foskey         12 Watauga              30-08.25    NWI      
  8 Joely Cremeans        10 Alexander Central    29-01.75    NWI      
  9 Naomi Smith            9 Watauga              29-01.50    NWI      
 10 Kara Schneider        11 Watauga              28-07.75    NWI      
 NM Sadie Baranowski      11 Avery                      ND    NWI      

Varsity Girls Shot Put                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Margaret (Maggie) Tay  9 Hibriten             30-11.00      8
  2 Olivia Burroughs      12 Watauga              29-07.00      6
  3 Lainey Gragg           9 Watauga              27-10.00      4
  4 Ryver L. Moss         11 Hibriten             26-08.50      2
  5 Asia Jackson           9 Alexander Central    25-09.00      1
  6 Tyiana Cowan          11 Alexander Central    25-08.50       
  7 Somerlyn Cole         11 Watauga              25-02.00       
  8 Alayzhia Cowan        10 Alexander Central    24-06.50       
  9 Lucy Bachman          12 Watauga              23-02.50       
 10 Teryn Hartis          12 Alexander Central    22-07.50       
 11 Harper Bowman          9 Alexander Central    21-04.00       
 12 MaNya Spears          12 Alexander Central    21-02.00       
 13 Margot Smith           9 Watauga              20-11.00       
 14 Riley Parsons         10 Alexander Central    20-05.00       
 15 Isabella Macias       11 Avery                20-04.50       
 16 Yesenia Azua-Martin   10 Hibriten             19-09.00       
 17 Caroline Clark         9 Watauga              19-04.00       

Varsity Girls Discus Throw                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Olivia Burroughs      12 Watauga                107-11      8
  2 Asia Jackson           9 Alexander Central       85-02      6
  3 Ryver L. Moss         11 Hibriten                82-06      4
  4 Lainey Gragg           9 Watauga                 79-04      2
  5 Margaret (Maggie) Tay  9 Hibriten                76-10      1
  6 Somerlyn Cole         11 Watauga                 72-11       
  7 Teryn Hartis          12 Alexander Central       69-03       
  8 Riley Parsons         10 Alexander Central       68-06       
  9 Yesenia Azua-Martin   10 Hibriten                65-11       
 10 Paiten Carroll        12 Johnson Co. HS          63-04       
 11 Caroline Clark         9 Watauga                 59-02       
 12 Lucy Bachman          12 Watauga                 56-03       
 13 Harper Bowman          9 Alexander Central       56-00       
 14 MaNya Spears          12 Alexander Central       55-00       
 15 Isabella Macias       11 Avery                   52-07       

Varsity Girls High Jump                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Carly Hendren          9 Alexander Central     4-10.00      8
  2 Sydney Helms           9 Watauga               4-10.00      6
  3 Blair Haines           9 Watauga               4-06.00      3
  3 Emmerson Martin       12 Watauga               4-06.00      3
  5 Chloe Fox              9 Alexander Central     4-06.00      1
  6 Lydia Hendren         11 Alexander Central     4-04.00       
  7 Khloe Burleson        12 Avery                 4-02.00       
  8 Asia Jackson           9 Alexander Central     4-02.00       
  9 Sadie Baranowski      11 Avery                 4-02.00       
 10 Ryver L. Moss         11 Hibriten              4-00.00       
 10 Kayla Graham          12 Watauga               4-00.00       

Varsity Girls Pole Vault                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Olivia Burroughs      12 Watauga              11-00.00      8
  2 Emmerson Martin       12 Watauga               9-06.00      6
  3 Sydney Helms           9 Watauga               8-06.00      4
  4 Caroline Bradbury      9 Watauga               7-06.00       
  5 Emery Miller           9 Alexander Central     7-06.00      2



Varsity Girls Team Scores (18 Events Scored)           
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    Team                        Pts    Spr  Dst  Hrd  Rel  Thr  Jmp  Oth 
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  1 Watauga                     162     8   47   22   18   20   47    0  
  2 Avery                       67     35   12    8    8    0    4    0  
  3 Hibriten                    55     10    0    0   14   15   16    0  
  4 Alexander Central           52     10    3    4   12    7   16    0  
  5 North Wilkes                 8      0    0    8    0    0    0    0  
  5 AC                           8      0    0    0    8    0    0    0  
  7 Johnson Co. HS               2      0    0    0    2    0    0    0

  • Coatney, Bradbury, Crosswell lead Pioneers to Men’s track and field win

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Strong performances in the Distance, Sprint and Relay events led the Watauga men to a convincing team win on April 24, in the third home meet of the 2024 high school track and field season at Jack Groce Stadium.

    Among the most impressive event showings was the Pioneers sweep of the top five spots in the 1600 meters, led by senior Wesley Coatney at No. 1 (4:46.24), followed by a youthful brigade of sophomore Zeke Walker (No. 2, 5:02.90), freshman Grady Gates (No. 3, 5:04.12), junior Samuel Rex (No. 4, 5:08.85) and sophomore Silas Powell (No. 5, 5:08.85).

    Also in the distance events, the3200 Meters race saw the Pioneers take the top three spots, led by sophomore Arthur McAulay (No. 1, 11:11.84), senior Davis Crymes (No. 2, 11:17.65) and freshman Brian Newmark (No. 3, 11:41.95).

    In the sprints, Watauga didn’t capture the top spot in the 200 Meter Dash, but picked up valuable team points by taking No. 2 (senior Lade Oguntoyinbo, 23.86), No. 3 (junior Jakob Crosswell, 23.98) and No. 4 (junior Alex Gremmell, 24.64).

    Watauga junior Will Bradbury continued his season of strong performances in winning the 800 Meters, in 2:00.79). Teammates Jonah Norris and Levi Anderson, a junior and sophomore, respectively, also picked up important team points by finishing No. 3 and No. 4 in the 18-man field of competitors.

    Four Pioneer juniors and one freshman swept the first five spots in the 400 Meter Dash. The juniors included Jakob Crosswell (No. 1, 52.96), Alex Gremmell (No. 2, 54.36), Curtis Sevensky (No. 3, 56:05) and Matthew Habich (No. 4, 59.31). Freshman Quincy Honeycutt was close behind at No. 5, in 59.42.

    The meet included athletes from Northwestern Conference rivals Alexander Central and Hibriten, as well as regional rivals Avery County, North Wilkes, and Johnson County (Tenn.).

    RaceTab by MileSplit/FloSports     Watauga 1, Watauga High School

              Home Meet #3 - 4/24/2024 12:38:38 PM               
                       Watauga, Boone, NC                        

Varsity Boys 4x800 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga                                   8:20.90      8
  2 Watauga                                   9:16.22       
  3 Alexander Central                         9:28.05      6
  4 Alexander Central                         9:32.83       
  5 Hibriten                                 10:09.03      4

Varsity Boys 110 Meter Hurdles                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind   Pts
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  1 Eil Shell             12 North Wilkes            16.56    NWI     8
  2 Ethan Reed             9 Watauga                 19.78    NWI     6

Varsity Boys 100 Meter Dash                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Jamison Rowe          11 Alexander Central       11.24    NWI  1     8
  2 Will Stanford         12 Avery                   11.54    NWI  1     6
  3 Jeremiah Whitaker     10 Alexander Central       11.57    NWI  1     4
  4 Omoladà Oguntoyinbo   12 Watauga                 11.67    NWI  1     2
  5 Kees Greene           10 Watauga                 11.75    NWI  1     1
  6 Matthew Leon          10 Watauga                 11.98    NWI  2      
  7 Connor Gibson         11 Johnson Co. HS          12.11    NWI  1      
  8 Gerard Felder         12 Hibriten                12.15    NWI  1      
  9 Jaheim Redmond        10 Alexander Central       12.20    NWI  2      
 10 Adian Baity           10 Alexander Central       12.28    NWI  3      
 11 Mason Harris          10 Watauga                 12.33    NWI  2      
 12 Cole Pennell           9 Alexander Central       12.40    NWI  2      
 12 Noah Bauler           10 Watauga                 12.40    NWI  3      
 14 Dexter Mosley         11 Hibriten                12.40    NWI  1      
 15 Gary Moss III         11 Watauga                 12.49    NWI  3      
 16 Kaleb Vaught          10 Hibriten                12.59    NWI  2      
 17 Zarrian Miller        10 Hibriten                12.68    NWI  3      
 18 Blake Combs           10 Alexander Central       12.71    NWI  3      
 19 Garrett Bagley        11 Watauga                 12.73    NWI  3      
 20 Kevin Hinson          10 Alexander Central       12.79    NWI  4      
 21 Brandon Goodson       10 Hibriten                12.84    NWI  2      
 22 Anthony Lee            9 Hibriten                12.93    NWI  3      
 23 James Merschat        10 Watauga                 13.13    NWI  5      
 24 Dalton Mackey          9 Watauga                 13.26    NWI  5      
 25 Micah Simmons          9 Hibriten                13.27    NWI  4      
 26 Bennett Ward           9 Watauga                 13.31    NWI  4      
 27 Ari Sutriasa          10 Avery                   13.44    NWI  2      
 28 Alan Aguilar           9 Watauga                 13.45    NWI  5      
 29 Javien Millsaps        9 Hibriten                13.60    NWI  5      
 30 Conner O'Shields      11 Hibriten                13.69    NWI  4      
 30 Crue Stoddard         10 Watauga                 13.69    NWI  4      
 32 Michael Church         9 Alexander Central       13.72    NWI  3      
 33 Zane Cheuvront         9 Avery                   13.88    NWI  4      
 34 Caleb Dewey           11 Watauga                 13.93    NWI  4      
 35 Tucker Houston         9 Avery                   13.95    NWI  4      
 36 James Shive           10 Watauga                 14.04    NWI  5      
 37 Sawyer Kennedy        11 Watauga                 14.26    NWI  2      
 38 Maverick Mora          9 Avery                   14.78    NWI  5      
 39 Graham Greene          9 Watauga                 15.73    NWI  5      

Varsity Boys 4x200 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 AC A                                      1:32.83      8
  2 Watauga B                                 1:38.24      6
  3 Hibriten A                                1:40.19      4
  4 Watauga C                                 1:43.69       

Varsity Boys 1600 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Wesley Coatney        12 Watauga               4:46.24      8
  2 Zeke Walker           10 Watauga               5:02.90      6
  3 Grady Gates            9 Watauga               5:04.12      4
  4 Samuel Rex            11 Watauga               5:07.38       
  5 Silas Powell          10 Watauga               5:08.85       
  6 Lukas Sanderlin       10 Hibriten              5:09.30      2
  7 Ian Sanderlin          9 Hibriten              5:17.40      1
  8 Charles Langley       11 Watauga               5:36.57       
  9 Tristan Benedict      10 Alexander Central     5:50.34       
 10 Alexander Bruch       12 Hibriten              5:53.68       
 11 Tallon Abrams          9 Watauga               5:53.76       
 12 Noah Jolly            12 Alexander Central     6:15.77       
 13 Brayden Collins       12 Watauga               6:56.65       

Varsity Boys 4x100 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga                                     43.67      8
  2 AC                                          44.00      6
  3 Johnson Co. HS                              46.15      4
  4 Watauga                                     47.18       

Varsity Boys 400 Meter Dash                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time H#   Pts
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  1 Jakob Crosswell       11 Watauga                 52.96   1     8
  2 Alex Gremmell         11 Watauga                 54.36   1     6
  3 Curtis Sevensky       11 Watauga                 56.05   2     4
  4 Matthew Habich        11 Watauga                 59.31   3      
  5 Quincy Honeycutt       9 Watauga                 59.42   2      
  6 Elijah Healy           9 Hibriten                59.59   1     2
    Daniel Brown          12 Hibriten              1:03.31   1      
  7 Jabes Euceda           9 Hibriten              1:03.66   3     1
  8 Crue Stoddard         10 Watauga               1:04.03   3      
  9 Sawyer Kennedy        11 Watauga               1:05.26   2      
 10 Carter Adams          12 Alexander Central     1:05.50   1      
 11 Braeden Little        10 Alexander Central     1:05.84   1      
 12 James Shive           10 Watauga               1:05.86   3      
 13 Conner O'Shields      11 Hibriten              1:10.54   2      
 14 Sullivan Hogan         9 Hibriten              1:11.42   3      
 15 Rolando Guzman        12 Hibriten              1:25.18   2      
 16 Daniel Amaya-Perez    10 Hibriten              1:26.04   2      
 17 Liam McNeal           10 Johnson Co. HS        1:28.67   1      

Varsity Boys 300 Meter Hurdles                  
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Eil Shell             12 North Wilkes            42.86      8
  2 Nyle Peays            10 Watauga                 44.45      6
  3 Brandon Goodson       10 Hibriten                46.23      4
  4 Cory Mays             11 Alexander Central       48.67      2
  5 Ethan Reed             9 Watauga                 49.25      1

Varsity Boys 800 Meter Run                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Will Bradbury         11 Watauga               2:00.79      8
  2 Zachary Zirkle        11 Alexander Central     2:08.61      6
  3 Jonah Norris          11 Watauga               2:12.93      4
  4 Levi Anderson         10 Watauga               2:15.67      2
  5 Aaron Mclain          10 Alexander Central     2:23.66      1
  6 Griffin Duncan        11 Alexander Central     2:24.87       
  7 Ian Sanderlin          9 Hibriten              2:28.33       
  8 Lukas Sanderlin       10 Hibriten              2:29.86       
  9 Aron Tomas             9 Avery                 2:31.79       
 10 Cooper Smith          11 Alexander Central     2:33.94       
 11 Owen Tincher          11 Watauga               2:36.46       
 12 Davis Merritt          9 Alexander Central     2:39.24       
 13 Joshua Spence          9 Avery                 2:41.67       
 14 Noah Jolly            12 Alexander Central     2:41.70       
 15 Tallon Abrams          9 Watauga               2:42.53       
 16 Mitch Jasper          10 Watauga               2:47.00       
 17 Landon Hudson         11 Alexander Central     2:54.24       
 18 Eli Fortner           10 Alexander Central     3:04.14       

Varsity Boys 200 Meter Dash                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Will Stanford         12 Avery                   23.19    NWI  1     8
  2 Omoladà Oguntoyinbo   12 Watauga                 23.86    NWI  1     6
  3 Jakob Crosswell       11 Watauga                 23.98    NWI  1     4
  4 Alex Gremmell         11 Watauga                 24.64    NWI  3     2
  5 Adian Baity           10 Alexander Central       24.91    NWI  1     1
  6 Jaheim Redmond        10 Alexander Central       25.06    NWI  1      
  7 Kevin Hinson          10 Alexander Central       25.55    NWI  2      
  8 Mason Harris          10 Watauga                 25.61    NWI  2      
  9 Blake Combs           10 Alexander Central       26.18    NWI  2      
 10 Quincy Honeycutt       9 Watauga                 26.53    NWI  3      
 11 Anthony Lee            9 Hibriten                26.56    NWI  1      
 12 Jabes Euceda           9 Hibriten                26.92    NWI  4      
 13 Elijah Healy           9 Hibriten                27.35    NWI  1      
 14 Jack Garrett          10 Watauga                 27.43    NWI  4      
 15 Aron Tomas             9 Avery                   27.47    NWI  4      
 16 Bennett Ward           9 Watauga                 27.64    NWI  4      
 17 Daveon Howell          9 Hibriten                27.78    NWI  2      
 18 Javien Millsaps        9 Hibriten                27.79    NWI  3      
 19 Micah Simmons          9 Hibriten                27.86    NWI  3      
 20 Alan Aguilar           9 Watauga                 28.09    NWI  4      
 21 James Merschat        10 Watauga                 28.18    NWI  3      
 22 Zane Cheuvront         9 Avery                   28.20    NWI  3      
 23 Ari Sutriasa          10 Avery                   28.26    NWI  1      
 24 Carter Adams          12 Alexander Central       28.88    NWI  3      
 25 Carter White          12 Avery                   29.19    NWI  2      
 26 Sawyer Kennedy        11 Watauga                 29.50    NWI  2      
 27 Maverick Mora          9 Avery                   29.69    NWI  4      
 28 Daniel Brown          12 Hibriten                29.95    NWI  2      
 29 Joshua Spence          9 Avery                   32.06    NWI  2      

Varsity Boys 3200 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Arthur McAulay        10 Watauga              11:11.84      8
  2 Davis Crymes          12 Watauga              11:17.65      6
  3 Brian Newmark          9 Watauga              11:41.95      4
  4 Lucas Ritchie         11 Alexander Central    11:50.88      2
  5 Wesley Coatney        12 Watauga              11:52.45       
  6 Isaac James            9 Watauga              12:01.67       
  7 Sullivan Hogan         9 Hibriten             15:59.42      1
  8 Christopher Church    12 Hibriten             16:17.27       
  9 Mitch Jasper          10 Watauga              17:54.72       

Varsity Boys 4x400 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga                                   3:36.21      8
  2 Hibriten                                  4:14.04      6
  3 Hibriten                                  4:17.00       

Varsity Boys Long Jump                         
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Gerard Felder         12 Hibriten             18-00.50    NWI     8
  2 Jacob Miller           9 Alexander Central    17-07.00    NWI     6
  3 Cory Mays             11 Alexander Central    17-00.00    NWI     4
  4 Hunter McGuire         9 Alexander Central    16-07.25    NWI     2
  5 Gary Moss III         11 Watauga              16-05.75    NWI     1
  6 James Merschat        10 Watauga              16-02.25    NWI      
  7 Garrett Bagley        11 Watauga              15-11.50    NWI      
  7 Jordan Bowlin         10 Watauga              15-11.50    NWI      
  9 Preston Vang           9 Alexander Central    15-06.00    NWI      
 10 Zane Cheuvront         9 Avery                15-05.00    NWI      
 11 Javien Millsaps        9 Hibriten             15-03.50    NWI      
 12 Dalton Mackey          9 Watauga              14-11.75    NWI      
 13 Ari Sutriasa          10 Avery                14-11.50    NWI      
 14 Tucker Houston         9 Avery                13-10.50    NWI      
 15 Conner O'Shields      11 Hibriten             13-08.00    NWI      
 16 Maverick Mora          9 Avery                13-04.25    NWI      
 17 Rolando Guzman        12 Hibriten             13-02.00    NWI      
 18 Kyle Watson           12 Hibriten             11-00.50    NWI      
 DQ Alan Aguilar           9 Watauga                    ND    NWI      
 nm Jazhir Jones          11 Hibriten                   ND    NWI      

Varsity Boys Triple Jump                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Braydon Rowe          12 Alexander Central    37-02.85    NWI     8
  2 Hunter McGuire         9 Alexander Central    36-00.25    NWI     6
  3 Grayson Elliott       12 Watauga              31-10.25    NWI     4

Varsity Boys Shot Put                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Garison Millsaps      11 Alexander Central    50-11.00      8
  2 Chad Lasher           12 Alexander Central    42-11.00      6
  3 Grayson Hoilman       11 Avery                41-05.00      4
  4 Zakkary Barnett       10 Alexander Central    41-01.00      2
  5 Coy Johnson           10 Watauga              41-00.00      1
  6 Carson Gunnell-Beck   11 Watauga              40-05.00       
  7 Caleb Dewey           11 Watauga              38-08.00       
  8 Chandler Williams     11 Alexander Central    36-10.00       
  9 Gabe Suddreth         12 Hibriten             36-03.00       
 10 Nicholas Turnmire     11 Watauga              34-05.50       
 11 Daniel Portillio      11 Johnson Co. HS       33-11.00       
 12 Gabriel Miller         9 Alexander Central    32-06.00       
 13 Benny Heath           12 Alexander Central    32-01.00       
 14 Nate Dorman           11 Johnson Co. HS       32-00.00       
 15 Dalton Terrell        10 Avery                31-06.00       
 16 Cameron Crowder       11 Johnson Co. HS       31-05.00       
 17 Alexander Bruch       12 Hibriten             28-05.00       
 18 Noah Gordon II         9 Watauga              28-04.00       
 19 Daniel Amaya-Perez    10 Hibriten             27-06.00       
 20 Patrick Mellon        11 Watauga              25-10.00       
 21 Alen Lin              11 Johnson Co. HS       24-02.00       
 22 Jaden Hurst           10 Watauga              24-00.00       
 22 Luis Byrd             11 Johnson Co. HS       24-00.00       
 24 Ryan White             9 Watauga              22-08.00       

Varsity Boys Discus Throw                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Gabe Suddreth         12 Hibriten               150-00      8
  2 Chad Lasher           12 Alexander Central      147-10      6
  3 Garison Millsaps      11 Alexander Central      132-04      4
  4 Zakkary Barnett       10 Alexander Central      116-06      2
  5 Coy Johnson           10 Watauga                116-00      1
  6 Caleb Dewey           11 Watauga                101-04       
  7 Micah Foddrell        12 Hibriten               100-06       
  8 Nicholas Turnmire     11 Watauga                 96-04       
  9 Benny Heath           12 Alexander Central       89-07       
 10 Noah Gordon II         9 Watauga                 85-04       
 11 Chandler Williams     11 Alexander Central       84-00       
 12 Gabriel Miller         9 Alexander Central       81-07       
 13 Johnathan Lisi         9 Johnson Co. HS          75-08       
 14 Cameron Crowder       11 Johnson Co. HS          73-00       
 15 Daniel Amaya-Perez    10 Hibriten                66-04       
 16 Alexander Bruch       12 Hibriten                64-08       
 17 Alen Lin              11 Johnson Co. HS          61-11       
 18 Dalton Terrell        10 Avery                   60-01       
 19 Patrick Mellon        11 Watauga                 59-09       
 20 Ryan White             9 Watauga                 43-04       
 21 Jaden Hurst           10 Watauga                 39-01       
 nm Carson Gunnell-Beck   11 Watauga                    ND       

Varsity Boys High Jump                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Austin Presnell       11 Alexander Central     5-06.00      8
  2 Carter White          12 Avery                 5-04.00      6
  3 Alex Morales          12 Alexander Central     5-02.00      4
  4 Jazhir Jones          11 Hibriten              5-02.00      2
  5 Jacob Hubbard          9 Alexander Central     5-02.00      1

Varsity Boys Pole Vault                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Caleb Robbins         12 Hibriten             13-00.00      8
  2 Clayo Kulczyk         11 Watauga              12-06.00      6
  3 Santino Wood          10 Watauga              11-00.00      4
  4 Neil Branson          10 Alexander Central     9-00.00      2
  5 Julian Miranda-Aponte 10 Watauga               8-06.00      1
  6 Thomas Clark          10 Avery                 8-06.00       
  7 Benny Heath           12 Alexander Central     8-00.00       
  8 Jared Castaneda        9 Alexander Central     7-06.00       
  8 Finley Critcher       10 Watauga               7-06.00       
 10 Dominic Trez          11 Watauga               7-00.00       
 NH Kyle Watson           12 Hibriten                   NH       
 NH Adrian Ambrocio-Rios   9 Alexander Central          NH       

Varsity Boys Team Scores (18 Events Scored)           
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    Team                        Pts    Spr  Dst  Hrd  Rel  Thr  Jmp  Oth 
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  1 Watauga                     144    33   50   13   30    2   16    0  
  2 Alexander Central           99     13    9    2    6   28   41    0  
  3 Hibriten                    51      3    4    4   14    8   18    0  
  4 Avery                       24     14    0    0    0    4    6    0  
  5 North Wilkes                16      0    0   16    0    0    0    0  
  6 AC                          14      0    0    0   14    0    0    0  
  7 Johnson Co. HS               4      0    0    0    4    0    0    0

  • Middle School Track and Field: Results for April 23

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Sean Rea jumped out to the lead in the Boys 1600 on April 23 at Watauga High School and was out front for the first three laps before letting Watauga middle school teammate Jonah Pearson take the lead entering the fourth and final trip around the track. Completing the final turn, however, Rea pushed back into the lead for a climactic sprint to the finish, stopping the clock with a winning time of 5:11.82, which is pretty respectable for a 7th grade performer. Pearson finished No. 2, just a second behind.

    When it comes to track and field team performances there, is safety in numbers. On April 23, both of the Watauga District middle school teams all but swamped their guest competitors, with good performances from the 6th through 8th grade ranks.

    Watauga relay team on April 23. Photographic image by David Rogers
    Watauga Middle School Home Meet #2 - 4/23/2024 11:38:23 AM    
                  Watauga HS Stadium, Boone, NC                  

                  Varsity Girls 3200 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Moore Kate             6 Watauga Middle       12:33.81      6
  2 Hannon Eva             7 Watauga Middle       13:58.23      4

                    Varsity Girls 100 Meter Hurdles                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind   Pts
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  1 Scantlin Grace         8 Watauga Middle          18.96    NWI     6
  2 Powell Merritt         7 Watauga Middle          19.20    NWI     4
  3 Aubry Alvarez          6 IC Imagine              22.63    NWI     3
  4 Trader Ruby            8 Forsyth Home Educato    22.94    NWI     2
  5 Stewart Leena          6 Forsyth Home Educato    23.05    NWI     1

                       Varsity Girls 100 Meter Dash                       
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Powell Merritt         7 Watauga Middle          13.90    NWI  2     6
  2 Windish Kelbey         8 Watauga Middle          14.05    NWI  1     4
  3 Hans Vivian            7 Watauga Middle          14.42    NWI  2     3
  4 Greer Adeline          6 Watauga Middle          14.74    NWI  1      
  5 Rosie Rinaldi          7 IC Imagine              14.80    NWI  1     2
  6 Lawson Ellie           8 Forsyth Home Educato    15.13    NWI  1     1
  7 Casco Bianca           6 Watauga Middle          15.73    NWI  3      
  8 Strickland Jules       6 Watauga Middle          15.80    NWI  3      
  9 Cayden Spencer         6 IC Imagine              15.82    NWI  3      
 10 Stewart Leena          6 Forsyth Home Educato    15.85    NWI  1      
 11 Miller Bailey          6 Forsyth Home Educato    16.18    NWI  2      
 12 Gunnell-Beck Kacie     7 Watauga Middle          16.22    NWI  2      
 13 Lyla Gary              6 Grace Academy           16.23    NWI  2      
 14 Fuqua Hannah           6 Watauga Middle          16.33    NWI  3      
 15 Grace Skierczynski     6 IC Imagine              16.45    NWI  2      
 16 Kaylie Tipton          7 IC Imagine              16.55    NWI  1      
 17 Thompson May           6 Watauga Middle          16.64    NWI  3      
 18 Annas Faith            8 Forsyth Home Educato    16.72    NWI  2      
 19 Summerville Saffron    6 Watauga Middle          16.83    NWI  3      
 20 Page Lori              7 Watauga Middle          17.29    NWI  1      
 21 Marianne Cottrell      5 Grace Academy           17.46    NWI  1      
 22 Whicker Ellie          8 Forsyth Home Educato    19.76    NWI  3      

              Varsity Girls 4x200 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga Middle A                          2:05.60      6
  2 Watauga Middle B                          2:08.95       
  3 IC Imagine A                              2:14.33      4
  4 Forsyth Home Educators A                  2:14.48      2

                  Varsity Girls 1600 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Hanson Annabelle       7 Forsyth Home Educato  5:54.77      6
  2 Moore Kate             6 Watauga Middle        6:02.10      4
  3 Tunstill Ayla          7 Watauga Middle        6:07.74      3
  4 Britt Madeleine        6 Forsyth Home Educato  6:22.00      2
  5 Patton Rachel          7 Forsyth Home Educato  6:27.74      1
  6 Trader Ruby            8 Forsyth Home Educato  6:33.41       
  7 Lila Carter            3 Unattached            7:00.48       
  8 Kali Emerson           6 IC Imagine            7:32.27       

              Varsity Girls 4x100 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga Middle A                            59.22      6
  2 Watauga Middle B                          1:00.04       
  3 Watauga Middle C                          1:03.17       
  4 Watauga Middle F                          1:04.01       
  5 Watauga Middle D                          1:06.15       
  6 Watauga Middle E                          1:08.64       
  7 Forsyth Home Educators A                  1:10.46      4

                    Varsity Girls 400 Meter Dash                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time H#   Pts
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  1 Hanson Annabelle       7 Forsyth Home Educato  1:09.22   1     6
  2 Hans Vivian            7 Watauga Middle        1:11.62   1     4
  3 Honeycutt Ember        7 Watauga Middle        1:12.37   1     3
  4 Smith Hannah           7 Forsyth Home Educato  1:17.14   2     2
  5 Aubry Alvarez          6 IC Imagine            1:23.13   2     1
  6 Hemp Elle              6 Watauga Middle        1:23.85   2      
  7 Grace Skierczynski     6 IC Imagine            1:24.56   1      
  8 Taylor Madalyn         8 Watauga Middle        1:24.95   2      
  9 Cayden Spencer         6 IC Imagine            1:26.29   1      
 10 Rosie Rinaldi          7 IC Imagine            1:27.02   1      
 11 Kaylie Tipton          7 IC Imagine            1:36.16   2      

                 Varsity Girls 300 Meter Hurdles                 
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Scantlin Grace         8 Watauga Middle          57.08      6
  2 Powell Merritt         7 Watauga Middle          58.48      4
  3 Gunnell-Beck Kacie     7 Watauga Middle        1:13.38      3

                   Varsity Girls 800 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Hanson Annabelle       7 Forsyth Home Educato  2:44.77      6
  2 Tunstill Ayla          7 Watauga Middle        2:51.26      4
  3 Britt Madeleine        6 Forsyth Home Educato  2:51.32      3
  4 Nance Claire           8 Watauga Middle        2:57.78      2
  5 Jackson Ellary         7 Watauga Middle        2:58.25      1
  6 Patton Rachel          7 Forsyth Home Educato  3:00.83       
  7 Scantlin Grace         8 Watauga Middle        3:11.87       
  8 Kelley Mia             6 Watauga Middle        3:29.52       
  9 Hancox Olive           6 Forsyth Home Educato  3:49.49       

                       Varsity Girls 200 Meter Dash                       
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Rosie Rinaldi          7 IC Imagine              32.97    NWI  1     6
  2 Stewart Adamae         7 Watauga Middle          34.18    NWI  1     4
  3 Cayden Spencer         6 IC Imagine              34.93    NWI  2     3
  4 Aubry Alvarez          6 IC Imagine              35.16    NWI  1     2
  5 Grace Skierczynski     6 IC Imagine              36.24    NWI  1      
  6 Merry Kirkwood         6 IC Imagine              36.36    NWI  2      
  7 Kali Emerson           6 IC Imagine              36.60    NWI  2      
  8 Marianne Cottrell      5 Grace Academy           38.55    NWI  1     1
  9 Page Lori              7 Watauga Middle          39.27    NWI  2      
 10 Kaylie Tipton          7 IC Imagine              39.71    NWI  2      
 11 Whicker Ellie          8 Forsyth Home Educato    46.26    NWI  1      

              Varsity Girls 4x400 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Forsyth Home Educators                    5:03.43      6
  2 Watauga Middle                            5:03.48      4

                        Varsity Girls Long Jump                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Windish Kelbey         8 Watauga Middle       12-10.00    NWI     6
  2 Fuqua Hannah           6 Watauga Middle        9-11.50    NWI     4
  3 Page Lori              7 Watauga Middle        9-06.50    NWI     3
  4 Strickland Jules       6 Watauga Middle        8-11.75    NWI      
  5 Whicker Ellie          8 Forsyth Home Educato  8-07.50    NWI     2

                     Varsity Girls High Jump                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Honeycutt Ember        7 Watauga Middle        4-08.00      6
  2 Taylor Madalyn         8 Watauga Middle        4-00.00    3.5
  2 Woolard Macy           6 Watauga Middle        4-00.00    3.5

                     Varsity Girls Shot Put                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Helms Ellie            7 Watauga Middle       28-11.00      6
  2 Woolard Macy           6 Watauga Middle       26-09.50      4
  3 Gilbert Ellie          6 Watauga Middle       22-11.50      3
  4 Miranda-Castro Valent  7 Watauga Middle       22-04.00       
  5 Prince Ashlyn          7 Watauga Middle       18-07.00       
  6 Miranda-Castro Zoe     6 Watauga Middle       15-06.00       

                   Varsity Girls Discus Throw                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Helms Ellie            7 Watauga Middle          67-06      6
  2 Gilbert Ellie          6 Watauga Middle          61-06      4
  3 Miranda-Castro Valent  7 Watauga Middle          54-05      3
  4 Woolard Macy           6 Watauga Middle          52-03       
  5 Prince Ashlyn          7 Watauga Middle          43-01       
  6 Miranda-Castro Zoe     6 Watauga Middle          26-01       

              Varsity Girls 4x100 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga Middle A                          1:05.96      6
  2 Forsyth Home Educators A                  1:06.81      4
  3 Watauga Middle B                          1:07.23      2
  4 Watauga Middle C                          1:07.78       

        Varsity Girls Team Scores (15 Events Scored)        
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    Team                        Pts    Spr  Dst  Hrd  Rel  Thr  Jmp  Oth 
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  1 Watauga Middle              139    24   24   23   16   26   26    0  
  2 Forsyth Home Educators      44      9   18    3   12    0    2    0  
  3 IC Imagine                  21     14    0    3    4    0    0    0  
  4 Grace Academy                1      1    0    0    0    0    0    0  

        Varsity Mixed Team Scores (1 Events Scored)         
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    Team                        Pts    Spr  Dst  Hrd  Rel  Thr  Jmp  Oth 
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  1 Watauga Middle               8      0    0    0    8    0    0    0  
  2 Forsyth Home Educators       4      0    0    0    4    0    0    0  


    Varsity Boys 3200 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Lunde Beckette         8 Forsyth Home Educato 11:46.85      6
  2 Williams Kylor         8 Forsyth Home Educato 12:14.19      4
  3 Micah Arnold           5 Grace Academy        12:40.04      3
  4 Hancox Abram           8 Forsyth Home Educato 12:48.83      2
  5 Hodges Yates           6 Watauga Middle       13:46.60      1
  6 Gray Cole              8 Watauga Middle       14:09.07       
  7 Springer Reed          7 Watauga Middle       15:03.42       

Varsity Boys 100 Meter Hurdles                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind   Pts
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  1 Speas Matthew          7 Forsyth Home Educato    20.45    NWI     6
  2 Fleischer Joel         7 Forsyth Home Educato    22.32    NWI     4
  3 Naar Theo              7 Watauga Middle          22.53    NWI     3
  4 River Lewis            7 IC Imagine              24.37    NWI     2

Varsity Boys 100 Meter Dash                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Ballenger-Peters Davi  7 Watauga Middle          13.33    NWI  1     6
  2 Aydan Lanier           6 IC Imagine              13.65    NWI  1     4
  3 Kwong Darcy            7 Watauga Middle          13.86    NWI  1     3
  4 Everett Luke           7 Watauga Middle          13.96    NWI  2     2
  5 Clark Gavin            6 Watauga Middle          14.02    NWI  2      
  6 Benjamin Paine         6 Grace Academy           14.64    NWI  1     1
  7 Eli Ashoff             5 Grace Academy           14.77    NWI  1      
  8 Ellis Wyatt            8 Watauga Middle          14.88    NWI  2      
  9 Perkins Clifton        8 Forsyth Home Educato    14.91    NWI  1      
 10 Bradley Tucker         8 IC Imagine              14.96    NWI  2      
 11 Sohl Rigdon            6 IC Imagine              14.98    NWI  1      
 12 Alexis Miggas          7 IC Imagine              15.07    NWI  2      
 13 Reed Johnny            6 Watauga Middle          15.16    NWI  3      
 14 Bleakley Isaac         8 Watauga Middle          15.40    NWI  1      
 15 Friedheim Tye          6 Watauga Middle          15.40    NWI  4      
 16 Hankins Nathaniel      6 Watauga Middle          15.48    NWI  4      
 17 McDaniel Holden        7 Watauga Middle          15.52    NWI  4      
 18 Logan Mitchell         6 IC Imagine              15.62    NWI  3      
 19 Chandler Hudson        8 Forsyth Home Educato    15.95    NWI  2      
 20 Whiteside Blake        7 Watauga Middle          15.96    NWI  3      
 21 River Lewis            7 IC Imagine              16.05    NWI  3      
 22 Trader Brooks          6 Forsyth Home Educato    16.38    NWI  3      
 23 Isaac Slagle           5 Grace Academy           16.61    NWI  2      
 24 Miller Charlie         6 Forsyth Home Educato    16.64    NWI  4      
 25 Friedheim Max          6 Watauga Middle          17.08    NWI  4      
 26 Gideon Paine           5 Grace Academy           17.35    NWI  4      

Varsity Boys 4x200 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Forsyth Home Educators A                  2:08.73      6
  2 Watauga Middle A                          2:20.30      4

Varsity Boys 1600 Meter Run                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Rea Sean               7 Watauga Middle        5:11.82      6
  2 Pearson Jonah          7 Watauga Middle        5:12.90      4
  3 Hamilton Andrew        7 Forsyth Home Educato  5:41.74      3
  4 Lunde Beckette         8 Forsyth Home Educato  5:45.70      2
  5 Speas Matthew          7 Forsyth Home Educato  5:48.07      1
  6 Evan Gordon            6 Grace Academy         5:48.23       
  7 Aydan Lanier           6 IC Imagine            5:55.33       
  8 Rosen Zachary          8 Watauga Middle        5:56.54       
  9 Brandon Gordon         5 Grace Academy         6:11.10       
 10 Gray Cole              8 Watauga Middle        6:12.41       
 11 Hanson Dominik         7 Forsyth Home Educato  6:17.35       
 12 Hancox Abram           8 Forsyth Home Educato  6:19.42       
 13 Williams Kylor         8 Forsyth Home Educato  6:19.44       
 14 Duvall Caleb           7 Watauga Middle        6:33.35       
 15 Kroll Eli              7 Watauga Middle        6:36.52       
 16 Everett Landon         5 Unattached            6:49.82       
 17 Harris Caleb           6 Watauga Middle        7:02.86       
 18 Eli Paine              5 Grace Academy         7:03.18       
 19 Springer Reed          7 Watauga Middle        7:04.93       

Varsity Boys 4x100 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga Middle A                            55.96      6
  2 Watauga Middle B                            56.14       
  3 Watauga Middle D                          1:01.38       
  4 IC Imagine A                              1:02.79      4
  5 Watauga Middle C                          1:08.25       
  6 Forsyth Home Educators A                  1:08.92      2

Varsity Boys 400 Meter Dash                     
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time H#   Pts
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  1 Fleischer Joel         7 Forsyth Home Educato  1:11.52   2     6
  2 Bradley Tucker         8 IC Imagine            1:14.49   2     4
  3 Wilde Silas            7 Watauga Middle        1:15.22   2     3
  4 Sohl Rigdon            6 IC Imagine            1:16.71   2     2
  5 Miller Nakhi           7 Watauga Middle        1:17.39   1     1
  6 Eli Ashoff             5 Grace Academy         1:17.59   1      
  7 Trader Brooks          6 Forsyth Home Educato  1:18.50   1      
  8 Micah Arnold           5 Grace Academy         1:20.43   2      
  9 Alexis Miggas          7 IC Imagine            1:21.47   1      
 10 River Lewis            7 IC Imagine            1:21.76   2      
 11 Logan Mitchell         6 IC Imagine            1:23.69   2      
 12 Lunde Pierce           6 Forsyth Home Educato  1:28.32   2      

Varsity Boys 300 Meter Hurdles                   
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time H#   Pts
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  1 Ballenger-Peters Davi  7 Watauga Middle          54.02   1     6
  2 Chiarolanzio Kaiden    7 Watauga Middle          56.02   2     4
  3 Lunde Beckette         8 Forsyth Home Educato    56.02   2     3
  4 Naar Theo              7 Watauga Middle          59.95   1     2
  5 Fleischer Joel         7 Forsyth Home Educato  1:05.18   1     1
  6 Hicks Gray             6 Forsyth Home Educato  1:05.23   2      
  7 Hanson Dominik         7 Forsyth Home Educato  1:06.83   1      

Varsity Boys 800 Meter Run                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time   Pts
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  1 Pearson Jonah          7 Watauga Middle        2:28.41      6
  2 Hamilton Andrew        7 Forsyth Home Educato  2:29.06      4
  3 Rea Sean               7 Watauga Middle        2:30.56      3
  4 Evan Gordon            6 Grace Academy         2:50.97      2
  5 Aydan Lanier           6 IC Imagine            2:54.06      1
  6 Brandon Gordon         5 Grace Academy         2:54.17       
  7 Duvall Caleb           7 Watauga Middle        2:56.98       
  8 Isaac Slagle           5 Grace Academy         3:06.69       
  9 Ellis Wyatt            8 Watauga Middle        3:13.06       
 10 Trader Brooks          6 Forsyth Home Educato  3:13.82       
 11 Whiteside Blake        7 Watauga Middle        3:17.68       
 12 Miller Charlie         6 Forsyth Home Educato  3:27.16       
 13 Lunde Pierce           6 Forsyth Home Educato  3:27.31       
 14 Miranda-Castro Sebast  8 Watauga Middle        3:27.80       
 15 Stiller Judson         6 Forsyth Home Educato  4:59.61       

Varsity Boys 200 Meter Dash                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Time  Wind H#   Pts
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  1 Lovette Beck           8 Forsyth Home Educato    28.59    NWI  2     6
  2 Bleakley Isaac         8 Watauga Middle          28.86    NWI  1     4
  3 Perkins Clifton        8 Forsyth Home Educato    30.12    NWI  2     3
  4 Bradley Tucker         8 IC Imagine              31.45    NWI  1     2
  5 Reed Johnny            6 Watauga Middle          31.85    NWI  2     1
  6 Eli Ashoff             5 Grace Academy           32.49    NWI  1      
  7 Sohl Rigdon            6 IC Imagine              33.41    NWI  1      
  8 Chandler Hudson        8 Forsyth Home Educato    33.69    NWI  1      
  9 Wilde Silas            7 Watauga Middle          33.83    NWI  1      
 10 Alexis Miggas          7 IC Imagine              34.60    NWI  2      
 11 Hicks Gray             6 Forsyth Home Educato    35.05    NWI  1      
 12 River Lewis            7 IC Imagine              35.54    NWI  2      
 13 Isaac Slagle           5 Grace Academy           36.27    NWI  2      
 14 Sohl Rigdon            6 IC Imagine              36.36    NWI  2      

Varsity Boys 4x400 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga Middle                            4:36.94      6
  2 Forsyth Home Educators                    4:42.97      4
  3 Forsyth Home Educators B                  4:56.07       
  4 Watauga Middle B                          5:13.13       
  5 IC Imagine                                5:14.63      2
  6 Forsyth Home Educators C                  6:02.17       

Varsity Boys Long Jump                         
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Bleakley Isaac         8 Watauga Middle       14-05.00    NWI     6
  2 Wright Gavin           7 Watauga Middle       14-02.50    NWI     4
  3 Lunde Beckette         8 Forsyth Home Educato 13-11.50    NWI     3
  4 Miller Nakhi           7 Watauga Middle       13-09.50    NWI     2
  5 Everett Luke           7 Watauga Middle       13-02.00    NWI      
  6 Eli Ashoff             5 Grace Academy        12-10.75    NWI     1
  7 Benjamin Paine         6 Grace Academy        11-04.50    NWI      
  8 Hicks Gray             6 Forsyth Home Educato 10-09.50    NWI      
  9 Isaac Slagle           5 Grace Academy        10-05.50    NWI      
 10 Haynie Kinson          7 Forsyth Home Educato  9-10.50    NWI      
 11 Eli Paine              5 Grace Academy         9-03.50    NWI      
 12 Gideon Paine           5 Grace Academy         9-02.00    NWI      
 13 Trader Brooks          6 Forsyth Home Educato  8-05.00    NWI      
 14 Miller Charlie         6 Forsyth Home Educato  7-10.50    NWI      

Varsity Boys High Jump                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Lunde Beckette         8 Forsyth Home Educato  4-08.00      6
  2 Chiarolanzio Kaiden    7 Watauga Middle        4-08.00      4
  3 Lovette Beck           8 Forsyth Home Educato  4-08.00      3
  4 Kwong Darcy            7 Watauga Middle        4-06.00      2
  5 Miranda Aponte Joaqui  7 Watauga Middle        4-04.00      1
  6 Hicks Gray             6 Forsyth Home Educato  3-10.00       

Varsity Boys Shot Put                      
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Gilbert Lanson         8 Watauga Middle       30-02.00      6
  2 Norman Trent           8 Watauga Middle       29-07.00      4
  3 Kissinger Nathan       8 Forsyth Home Educato 28-04.75      3
  4 Roper Justin           8 Watauga Middle       27-08.00      2
  5 Resendiz Miguel        7 Watauga Middle       24-00.50       
  6 Wade Michael           6 Watauga Middle       22-09.00       
  7 Ballenger-Peters Scot  7 Watauga Middle       22-01.00       
  8 Shanklin Wyatt         7 Watauga Middle       15-06.50       

Varsity Boys Discus Throw                    
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark   Pts
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  1 Kissinger Nathan       8 Forsyth Home Educato   101-03      6
  2 Gilbert Lanson         8 Watauga Middle          98-01      4
  3 Norman Trent           8 Watauga Middle          78-08      3
  4 Roper Justin           8 Watauga Middle          72-01      2
  5 Resendiz Miguel        7 Watauga Middle          69-06       
  6 Wade Michael           6 Watauga Middle          63-11       
  7 Ballenger-Peters Scot  7 Watauga Middle          56-04       
  8 Stiller Judson         6 Forsyth Home Educato    53-08      1
  9 Shanklin Wyatt         7 Watauga Middle          46-11       

Varsity Boys Triple Jump                        
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    Name                  Yr Team                      Mark  Wind   Pts
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  1 Miller Nakhi           7 Watauga Middle       30-08.50    NWI     6
  2 Williams Kylor         8 Forsyth Home Educato 30-05.50    NWI     4
  3 Chiarolanzio Kaiden    7 Watauga Middle       29-03.25    NWI     3
  4 Hanson Dominik         7 Forsyth Home Educato 25-05.25    NWI     2

Varsity Boys 4x100 Meter Relay               
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    Team                                          Time   Pts
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  1 Watauga Middle A                          1:05.96      6
  2 Forsyth Home Educators A                  1:06.81      4
  3 Watauga Middle B                          1:07.23      2
  4 Watauga Middle C                          1:07.78       



Varsity Boys Team Scores (16 Events Scored)         
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    Team                        Pts    Spr  Dst  Hrd  Rel  Thr  Jmp  Oth 
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  1 Watauga Middle              120    20   20   15   16   21   28    0  
  2 Forsyth Home Educators      91     15   22   14   12   10   18    0  
  3 IC Imagine                  21     12    1    2    6    0    0    0  
  4 Grace Academy                7      1    5    0    0    0    1    0  


Varsity Mixed Team Scores (1 Events Scored)         
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    Team                        Pts    Spr  Dst  Hrd  Rel  Thr  Jmp  Oth 
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  1 Watauga Middle               8      0    0    0    8    0    0    0  
  2 Forsyth Home Educators       4      0    0    0    4    0    0    0

     

  • Project Dance lights up New York City

    By David Rogers. NEW YORK CITY — Let it be known that the Carolina Snowbelles and SnowFlurries were among more than 250 young performing artists stealing the hearts of people in The Big Apple on April 20. And they executed this “larceny” in broad daylight — in the very heart of Times Square. The larceny was grand, indeed!

    BONUS PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE

    FOR BEST VIEWING, CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR ‘SLIDESHOW’ MODE

    All photographic images by David Rogers for High Country Sports.

    At 22 years, Project Dance may well be the longest-running show on Broadway. Sure, it is only performed once a year on the third Saturday of April and there was a three-year hiatus while the world dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, but when a show is this good who cares about details?

    The Carolina Snowbelles perform in Times Square on April 20 as part of Project Dance. Photographic image by David Rogers

    Launched in 2002 by the Project Dance Foundation as a way to help the city “heal” after Sept. 11, 2001, Project Dance has now inspired people in more than 30 cities in 13 countries around the world with a series of open-air, free dance concerts that go for almost eight hours on a single day. In New York City, the event is performed on a popup stage where 44th Street, Broadway Avenue, and 7th Avenue intersect.

    The Project Dance Foundation principal and founder is Cheryl Cutlip, now with ties to Boone and Blowing Rock, but who spent 15 years with the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes as a performer and, later, administrator. Through her High Country studio, The Space at Project Dance, Cutlip formed the Snowbelles and SnowFlurries as a way for young people, especially girls, to find themselves through dance and performing. Although the New York contingent included some two dozen performers and their families, Cutlip’s dance school has grown to more than 100 dancers from all over the High Country.

    The High Country’s SnowFlurries perform April 20 as part of Project Dance in New York City’s Times Square. Photographic image by David Rogers

    In fact, The Space at Project Dance has outgrown their current rented space with Cutlip and her supporters looking to move into a purchased building in the near future.

    For Project Dance on April 20, some 30 dance troupes from all over the U.S. took turns performing with ensemble, duo and solo acts, from 10 a.m. to almost 5 p.m. The weather gods knew Project Dance was coming, sending a morning rain shower during the event setup before 9 a.m., but clearing the skies for the rest of a “Chamber of Commerce” day.

    Few artistic performances are as striking as the cacophony of beautiful, often inspirational and spiritual music against the backdrop of horns, sirens, and a multitude of vehicles rumbling over manhole covers. And visually, seeing the dancers perform juxtaposed against the neon lights and iconic signage for which Times Square is so famous may well be incongruous, but the energy and excitement of the moments are something to behold.

    And behold they were, the individual performances often inviting whoops and hollars of encouragement but always drawing enthusiastic applause.

    Project Dance 2024 in New York City’s Times Square, April 20. Photographic image by David Rogers

    The High Country’s Snowbelles performed two routines and the SnowFlurries one, as well as special performances by two High Country based dance teachers and a solo performance by a young member of the Snowbelles.

    DIFFERENT DRUM (SnowFlurries)
    Choreography by: Emma Pinnix
    Evie Jolly
    Everlie Powell
    Henley Brinker
    Hollis Brinker
    Emery Reed
    Shepherd Gray
    Avery Willingham
    Addy Salley
    Vera Kwong
    SING (Carolina Snowbelles)
    Choreography by: Cheryl Cutliip
    Vera Kwong
    Avery Willingham
    Everlie Powell
    Maggie Schlake
    Anasofia Salinas
    Rachel Witmer
    Carly Watson
    Brooke Church Handy
    Emma Pinnix
    Luci Pedroni
    Journey Lockhart
    Genevieve Goff
    Cameron Parker
    HAPPY (Carolina Snowbelles)
    Choreography by: Claudia Palta
    Maggie Schlake
    Anasofia Salinas
    Rachel Witmer
    Carly Watson
    Emma Pinnix
    Luci Pedroni
    Journey Lockhart
    Genevieve Goff
    Cameron Parker

    Without You, Without Them
    Choreographed and Performed by Emma Pinnix and Brooke Church Handy

     

    In addition, Snowbelles member Journey Lockhart performed a solo routine, Columcille, choreographed by Randall Flinn.

    BONUS PHOTOS