Class 4A State Track Meet Tuesday in Batesville

Magnolia traveled to Crossett Tuesday for the 2019 4A Region 8 Conference Track & Field Championships.

The Panthers and Lady Panthers were among the favorites to win the event that also consisted of Crossett, Star City, Monticello, Warren, Camden Fairview and Hamburg. Action got under way at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and lasted into the evening, with final results not available by press time for today’s paper.

Following the district meet, Magnolia will head to Batesville on Tuesday for the Class 4A Track & Field Championships. To prepare for district and state competition, Magnolia participated in the recent Coca Cola Relays hosted by Nashville.

The Panthers ran away with the Cocal Cola Relays, scoring 119 points while Prescott was a distant second with 87. Other scores included Arkansas High (79), Lake Hamilton (77), Nashville (70), Genoa Central (69), De Queen (61), Idabel (45), Broken Bow (30), El Dorado (20), Ashdown (19), Nashville B (10) and Gurdon (7).

The Lady Panthers (89 1/2 point) finished second behind Arkansas High’s 114 while Broken Bow (85) was third and Lake Hamilton (78) fourth. Other scores included De Queen (73), El Dorado (62), Ashdown (43), Genoa Central (37), Idabel (36), Nashville (31), Prescott (30) and Gurdon (13 1/2).

Following is how the Panthers and Lady Panthers fared at the Coca Cola Relays:

Panthers

• High jump - Jaqualen Moore, first, 6-2; Kadyn Roach, tied for ninth, 5-8.

• Triple jump - Tavvis Harris, first, 45-3; Kameron Hill, seventh, 42-0.

• Shot put - Joseph Goza, eighth, 44-1; Phillip Simiyu, 14th,19-5.

• Discus - Jakamren Zachary, first, 145-10; Jamal McCray, seventh, 120-0.

• Pole vault - Stephen Birmingham, second, 12-6.

• 4x800m relay - Fourth (Sid Hampton, Steven Liberty, Thomas Stough, Chris Hartsfield), 9:02.41.

• 110m hurdles - Jessie Scarber, third, 15.57; Triston Johnson, 13th, 22.79.

• 100m - Dandrea Green, first, 10.83; Octavious Smith, eighth, 11.46.

• 4x200m relay - Fifth (Johnson, Dewaine Thomas, Jamesdarius Smith, Axavian Green) 1:38.90.

• 1,600m relay - Steven Liberty, sixth, 5:02.55; Sid Hampton, sixth, 5:12.62.

• 4x100m relay - Second (D. Green, Robert Mack, Smith, Scarber), 43.56.

• 400m - Ta’Zion Banks, fifth, 53.45; Hezekiah Cooper, seventh, 53.80.

• 300m hurdles - Scarber, third, 42.02; Zy Snell, eighth, 44.86.

• 800m - Hampton, sixth, 2:13.75; Stough, eighth, 2:16.14.

• 200m - D. Green, first, 22.48; Harris, seventh, 23.43.

• 3,200m - Liberty, fifth, 11:05.72; Stough, sixth, 12:10.74.

• 4x400m relay - Eighth (Banks, Cooper, Harris, Scarber), 3:37.37.

Lady Panthers

• High jump - Radasia Turner, tied for fourth, 4-10; Mynasia Crockett, tied for ninth, 4-8.

• Long jump - Shuntia Hunter, second, 16-0; Jadda Purifoy, 11th, 14-5.

• Triple jump - Hunter, third, 33-9; Purifoy, sixth, 33-5.

• Shot put - Stajah Hayes, third, 35-10; Janiya Harris, sixth, 34-8.

• Discus - Stajah Hayes, first, 117-7; Hunter, eighth, 95-2.

• Pole vault - Jurnee Lowe, fourth, 8-0; Bailey Stultz, sixth, 7-0.

• 4x800m relay - Third (Kiara Frazier Grace Gore, Alexis Martin, Turner), 11:06.34.

• 100m hurdles - Callie Barnett, seventh, 17.76; Emory Smith, 13th,18.75.

• 100m - Tylaa Berry, first, 12.61; Purifoy, 11th, 13.77.

• 4x200m relay - Sixth (Natalie Boyd, Cockett, Hallie May, Gabrielle Reese), 2:07.86.

• 1,600m - Janie Barham, ninth, 6:28.46; Lauren Chambliss, 11th, 6:32.75.

• 4x100m relay - Fourth (Purifoy, Turner, Hunter, Berry), 51.91.

• 400m - Turner, 12th, 70.13.

• 800m - Martin, second, 2:35.0.

• 200m - Turner, ninth, 28.42; Purifoy, 12th, 29.51.

• 3,200m - Barham, ninth, 14:10.55.

• 4x400m relay - Third (Frazier, Martin, Deshauntra Young, Savannah Lovewell), 4:30.11.

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