HOT SPRINGS - The Magnolia Lady Panthers successfully defended their Class 5A state track title, while the Panthers were unable to repeat.
The teams were among 24 schools to compete in the yearly championships at Reese Memorial Stadium on the Hot Springs High School campus.
The Lady Panthers, winning the state crown for the past three years, piled up 95 points, ahead of second-place Maumelle (73).
The Panthers finished fourth, behind first-place Forrest City (107), second-place Vilonia (82) and third place De Queen (69).
Senior Briana Hardiman, who will be attending Arkansas State University next fall, paced the Lady Panthers.
She took first place in the long jump, 100m and 200m. Hardiman placed third in the triple jump and anchored the 4x100m relay team that finished second.
Chassidy Jermany took first-place honor in the triple jump.
Other team scores from the girls' division included Vilonia (67 1/2), Little Rock Christian (54), Camden Fairview (46), Batesville (42), Sylvan Hills, (35), Harrison (31 1/2), Valley View (31), White Hall (28), Nettleton (28), Forrest City (23), De Queen (18), Beebe (17), Hope (16), Blytheville (10), Hot Springs Lakeside (10), Wynne (9), Greenbrier (8), Watson Chapel (7), Mills (7), Hot Springs (4), Jacksonville (2), Greene County Tech (1).
Other team scores from the boys' division included Harrison (57), Nettleton (56 1/2), Maumelle (42), Beebe (26), McClellan (24), Valley View (23), Batesville (18), Camden Fairview (17), Hot Springs (12), Watson Chapel (10), Sylvan Hills (9), J.A. Fair (9), Farmington (7 1/2), Paragould (7), White Hall (5), Morrilton (5), Clarksville (5), Mills (4), Jacksonville (4) and Hope (1)
Following is how Magnolia athletes fared in the state meet:
Lady Panthers
• Pole vault - Kennedy Kuykendall, second, 10-2.
• Long jump - Briana Hardiman, first, 17-7.
• Triple jump - Chassidy Jermany, first, 36-4 3/4; Hardiman, third, 35-8.
• Discus - Lillie Moore, fifth, 99-9; Takayla Ellison, 15th, 74-8.
• Shot - Takayla Ellison, third, 35-6 3/4; Armani Bonner, fourth, 34-10 1/4; Lillie Moore, fifth, 34-5.
• 4x800m relay - Seventh (Abigail Pieratt, Grace Gore, London Mclure, Jamestasha Smith), 10:56.55.
• 100m - Briana Hardiman, first, 12.40; Trinity Easter, third, 12.83.
• 4x100m relay - Second (Bonner, Easter, Da'Kisiya Young, Hardiman), 49.83.
• 800m - Jamestasha Smith, 10th, 2:37.06.
• 200m - Hardiman, first, 25.21; Easter, third, 26.97.
• 4x400m relay - 13th (Pieratt, Bonner, Smith, JarKelah Solomon), 4:45.55.
Panthers
• High jump - Ja'Montay Bunn, ninth, 5-10; Quantraius Martin, tie for 11th, 5-8.
• Pole vault - Austin Lewis, ninth, 11-0.
• Long jump - Juwan Harris, seventh, 20-2; Martin, eighth, 20-0.
• Triple jump - Harris, ninth, 41-6 1/2.
• Discus - Kenny Leaks, second, 152-6; Keynan Davis, 14th, 99-1.
• Shot - Leaks, third, 48-8 3/4; Kobe McDonald, fifth, 47-4 3/4.
• 4x800m relay - Third (John Barham, Patrick Daniel, Javier Guzman, Jack Long), 8:25.95.
• 110m hurdles - Nile Cooper, third, 15.43.
• 100m - Dandrea Green, sixth, 11.53.
• 1,600m run - Jack Long, fifth, 4:35.77; Barham, seventh, 4:39.02.
• 4x100m relay - Fourth (Cooper, Malik Dunn, Green, Mykosky Jones), 44.53.
• 300m hurdles - Cooper, 10th, 43.86.
• 800m - Dionysis Roberts, sixth, 2:03.23.
• 3,200m - Patrick Daniel, third, 10:18.02; Barham, fourth, 10:20.50.
• 400m relay - 11th (Cooper, Harris, Roberts, Charlie Taylor), 3:42.96.