By David Rogers. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — While Reagan (Winston-Salem) and Olympic (Charlotte) high schools were dividing up the spoils in the shorter distances, the Watauga men dominated the longer events on Dec. 1, in the Titan Clash I at JDL Fast Track. Pioneer sophomore Will Bradbury led the way with two first place finishes in the 1600m and 3200m events and leading off a strong, first place performance by Watauga’s 4x800m relay team.
Ten schools competed in the Titan Clash I meet. Team scores: Watauga (105), Reagan (101), Olympic (84), Mount Tabor (72), North Surry (61), West Forsyth (43), Alexander Central (29), R J Reynolds (13), and Forbush (4).
Among the noteworthy performances by Watauga runners:
- 55m (40 runners) – Tristan Salinas, 7th; Lade Oguntoyinbo, 10th
- 55m hurdles (18 runners) – Maxwell DePriest,7th
- 300m (40 runners) – Jakob Crosswell, 8th; Evan Burroughs, 9th
- 500m (27 runners) – Josh Hamilton, 2nd; Alex Gremmell, 8th; Nyle Peays, 9th
- 1000m (20 runners) – Kade Maiden, 7th; Collin Anderson, 8th
- 1600m (17 runners) – Will Bradbury, 1st; Calvin Zwetsloot, 2nd; Davis Crymes, 6th
- 3200m (10 runners) – Will Bradbury, 1st; Collin Anderson, 3rd; Calvin Zwetsloot, 5th, Davis Crymes, 6th
- 4×200 Relay (9 teams) – Watauga, 6th (Lade Oguntoyinbo, Nyles Peays, Mason Harris, Tristan Salinas)
- 4×800 Relay (3 teams) – Watauga, 1st (Will Bradbury, Kade Maiden, Nathaniel Cox, Cameron Nance)
- 4×400 Relay (5 teams) – Watauga 4th (Alex Gremmell, Jakob Crosswell, Mason Harris, Joshua Hamilton)
- Shot Put (22 entries) – Carson Gunnell-Beck, 5th
- Pole Vault (4 entries) – Clayo Kulczyk, 2nd
- High Jump (8 entries) – Evan Burroughs, 4th
- Triple Jump (8 entries) – Evan Burroughs, 5th
New personal records (PRs) were achieved by Tristan Salinas (55m), Lade Oguntoyinbo (55m), Max DePriest (55m, Triple Jump), Jacob Crosswell (300m), Josh Hamilton (500m), Alex Gremmell (500m), Evan Burroughs (Long Jump), Will Bradbury (1600m, 3200m), Kade Maiden (1000m), Davis Crymes (3200m), Carson Gunnel-Beck (Shot Put).
“What is exciting about this team,” said coach Scott Townsend, “is that they are hungry and a lot of them are posting new personal records in their events each week. It is a young team, with a lot of freshmen and sophomores, so we should see some good progression through the indoor season, carrying into the spring outdoor season. This is just week 4 of 14, so to have come out on top of this 10 team field is pretty special and it speaks to our roster depth.”
