Monroe sweeps region track meet

ALBANY — The Monroe boys and girls track & field teams put together a complete performance to earn back-to-back region titles.

The boys earned 149.5 points to earn top honors, while the girls scored 180 points Thursday night in the Region 1-AAAA meet at Hugh Mills Stadium.

Monroe coach Billy Glanton was happy with both his team’s performances but wants to make sure they don’t peak too early. The sectional meet is April 30th in Carrollton.

“Hopefully, we can start to peak a little bit at sectionals,” Glanton said. “We want to really, really peak at the state meet.”

The Westover boys and girls both finished second, earning 96.5 and 142 points respectively.

Westover coach Octavia Jones was happy with how the boys have progressed since early in the season.

“I think the boys came out and performed exceptionally well,” Jones said. “At the beginning of the season, we had a lot of people that were hurt. Once they got back to us and got healthy, we started coming together as a team. I’m proud we were able to pull out the second-place finish.”

The Lady Patriots were in first after eight events, but the Monroe girls put together a complete performance in the track events to jump out in front.

The Westover girls won the triple jump, pole vault and high jump to help build the lead.

“They performed exceptionally well in the field events,” Jones said. “That gave us a chance on the track. We didn’t finish it, but I’m proud of the way they performed.”

Monroe had the top two teams in the girls 4×400-meter relay and took first in the 4×100-meter relay.

The Monroe boys had the top two finishers in the 4×100-meter relay and the 4×400-meter relay.

Monroe’s Tymashye Kendrick won the 200-meter dash and edged out teammate Tedo McGowan for a victory in the 400-meter dash.

“I was thinking about Tedo in the stretch,” Kendrick said. “When he came up behind me, he made me push harder.”

While Glanton was happy with both his teams, he knows everything has to be perfect by the time state comes around.

“I was really impressed that both teams kept it together throughout the whole meet,” Glanton said. “Everybody did what we expected them to do. We had a little hiccup on Tuesday with the boys, but hopefully we will be able to overcome it.”

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Results of the Region 1-AAAA Championship meet on Thursday night at Hugh Mills Stadium

Girls

Team scores: Monroe 180, Westover 142, Bainbridge 84, Albany 76, Thomas County Central 59, Crisp County 22.5, Worth County 13, Cairo 8.5, Cook 6, Americus-Sumter 1, Dougherty 1

Triple Jump — 1. Bryshea Jackson, Westover, 36-3.25; 2. Kristion Jeffries, Westover 35-11.75; 3. Isis Mcvay, Monroe, 32-01.00; 4. Iesha Smart, Bainbridge, 31-04.50

Discus — 1. Kierra Mitchell, Monroe, 121-01; 2. Denovia Hubert, Albany, 107-10; 3. Precious Glenn, Westover, 100-10; 4. Quaikeria Fallin, Westover, 99-09

High Jump — 1. Tiana Campbell, Westover, 5-02.00; 2. Bryshea Jackson, Westover, 5-00.00; 3. Mahogany Walker, Thomas County, J5-00.00; 4. Jakaela Dungee, Albany, J5-00.00

4×100 Meter Relay — 1. Monroe 1 (Jaeda Hunt, J’Milya Poole, Kandice Clyde, Jahari Williams), 46.21 ; 2. Thomas County 1 (Tia Wynn, Ilyria Johns, Jamilah Johnson, Mahogany Walter), 47.99; 3. Monroe 2 (Isis Mcvay, Daysha Polite, Artexis Drake, Zamaria Shead), 49.33; 4. Albany 1 (Jameka Johnson, Desirae Davis, Markashia Newbill, Jakaela Dungee), 49.81

Pole Vault — 1. Alexandria Potts, Westover, 7-00.00; 2. Mya Troup, Westover, 6-06.00; 3. Tavionna Davis, Albany, 5-06.00

Long Jump — 1. Jahari Williams, Monroe, 19-00.00; 2. Jaeda Hunt, Monroe, 17-07.00; 3. Tiana Campbell, Westover, 16-09.00; 4. Desirae Davis, Albany, 16-08.75

Shot Put — 1. Kiera Mitchell, Monroe, 36-00.00; 2. Denovia Hubert, Albany, 34-08.00; 3. Quaikeria Fallin, Westover, 33-00.00; 4. Precious Glenn, Westover, 31-02.00

400 Meters — 1. J’Milya Poole, Monroe, 54.53; 2. Jaeda Hunt, Monroe, 56.09; 3. Tyaisha Gant, Bainbridge, 1:00.67; 4. Brianna Peterson, Thomas County, 1:00.76

100 Meters — 1. Jahari Williams, Monroe, 11.93; 2. Mahogany Walter, Thomas County, 11.96; 3. Jakaela Dungee, Albany, 12.45; 4. Kandice Clyde, Monroe, 12.53

100-Meter Hurdles — 1. Chastity Pickett, Westover, 15.94; 2. Isis Mcvay, Monroe, 15.95; 3. Amaia Taylor, Bainbridge, 16.95; 4. Zuri Ford, Crisp County, 17.24

200 Meters — 1. Jahari Williams, Monroe, 24.03; 2. Mahogany Walter, Thomas County, 24.64; 3. Jaeda Hunt, Monroe, 24.89; 4. Desirae Davis, Albany, 25.99

3200 Meter — 1. Uriyah Davis, Bainbridge, 13:28.66; 2. Mehkya Wilcox, Westover, 13;46.88; 3. Justice Lucas, Worth County, 14:37.96; 4. Camry Fillingame, Bainbridge, 15:14.35

4×400-meter relay — 1. Monroe 1 (Jaeda Hunt, J’Milya Poole, Kandice Clyde, Jahari Williams), 3:48.40 ; 2. Monroe 2 (Artexis Drake, Isis Mcvay, Deaundria Anderson, Zamaria Shead), 4:02.58; 3. Westover 1 (Kristion Jeffries, Shakyra Horton, Bryshea Jackson, Saniyah Brooks), 4:06.74; 4. Thomas County 1(Tia Wynn, Brianna Peterson, Mahogany Walter, Tekia’yah Lenton), 4:13.03

Boys

Team scores: Monroe 149. 5, Westover 96.5, Bainbridge 83, Thomas County Central 82, Albany 53, Cairo 40, Worth County 37, Dougherty 23, Crisp County 22, Cook 14, Americus-Sumter 1

300-meter hurdles — 1. Jaylyn Scott, Bainbridge, 39.12; 2. Danbrell Harris, Bainbridge, 40.34; 3. James Baker, Thomas County, 41.05; 4. Qundez Carter, Westover, 41.38

Triple Jump — 1. Chavis Marshall, Worth County, 44-08.50 ; 2. Charles Porter, Dougherty, 43-05.00; 3. Zyon McGee,Bainbridge, 43-04.00; 4. Dontarrius Donaldson, Cairo, 43-03.00

Discus — 1. Akelies Leroy, Monroe, 147-00; 2. Eric Seay, Monroe, 145-10; 3. Marquis Brooks, Thomas County, 137-01; 4. Julian Thomas, Albany, 128-04

High Jump — 1. Kevon Henry, Cook, 5-10.00; 2. Freddie Ross, Thomas County, ; (Tied) 3. Devontae Broussard, Westover, J5-08.00; (Tie) 3. Jordan Taylor, Monroe, J5-08.00

4×100-Meter Relay — 1. Monroe 1 (Tymashye Kendrick, Tedo McGowan, Carter Christian, Quinshawn King), 42.50; 2. Monroe 2(Larry Whitfield, Markquece Lowery, Nashid Bryant, Morgan Glover), 43.58; 3. Thomas County 1 (Carlie Dismuke, Alfonzo Wallace, Quintavius Cooksey, De’Andre Williams), 43.63, 4. Westover 1 (Ervin Bush, Qundez Carter, De’Narius Morgan), 43.86

Pole Vault — 1. Deauntee McDuffie, Westover, 11-00.00; 2. Rodney Walker, Albany, 9-00.00; 3. Jashawn Wright, 8-06.00, Albany; 4. Larry Whitfield, Monroe, 8-00.00

Long Jump — 1. Jamal Thomas, Cairo, 21-10.50; 2. Akenyon Bagley, Worth County, 20-11.00; 3. Cedric Jones, Westover, 20-07.50; 4. JaKwaveon Thomas, Worth County, 20-04.00

Shot Put — 1. Akelies Leroy, Monroe, 53-11.00; 2. Dominique Arrington, Thomas County, 45-01.00; 3. Matthew Hunter, Westover, 45-00.50 ; 4. Cedric Bryant, Dougherty, 44-09.50

400 Meters — 1. Tymashye Kendrick, Monroe, 48.87; 2. Tedo McGowan, Monroe, 49.69; 3. Damias Ward, Crisp, 51.14; 4. Allec Williams, Westover, 51.23

100 Meters —1. Jamal Thomas, Cairo, 11.12; 2. Antonio Leroy, Monroe, 11.14; 3. De’Narius Morgan, Westover, 11.28; 4. Damian Pierce, Bainbridge, 11.34

110-Meter Hurdles — 1. Danbrell Harris, Bainbridge, 15.18; 2. Jaylyn Scott, Bainbridge, 15.52; 3. James Baker, Thomas County, 15.54; 4. Myles McCoy, Westover, 16.25

200 Meters — 1. Tymashye Kendrick, Monroe, 22.41; 2. Jamal Thomas , Cairo, 22.56; 3. Markquece Lowery, Monroe, 22.70; 4. De’Narius Morgan, Westover, 23.04

Boys 3200 Meter — 1. Poncherella Leonard, Bainbridge, 10:12.76; 2. Conley Wilhelm, Thomas County, 10:53.89; 3. Roderic Walls, Westover, 11:07.01; 4. TyQuavious Hines, Monroe, 11:09.76

4×400-meter relay — 1. Monroe 1 (Jourdan Bell, Tedo Mcgowan, Nashid Bryant, Tymashye Kendrick), 3:21.57 ; 2. Monroe 2 (Markquece Lowery, Morgan Glover, Nigel Trice, Quinshawn King), 3:24.64; 3. Bainbridge 1 (Jaylyn Scott, Lorenzo Mitchell, Danbrell Harris, Jeremiah Hodge), 3:25.28; 4. Westover 1 (De’Narius Morgan, Allec Williams, Qundez Carter, Demetrius Gilliard), 3:26.99