Editor’s note: A previous version of this story had incorrect information based on results given to Port City Daily.
Ashley boys and girls track and field teams swept the New Hanover County track and field championship Wednesday at their home track.
Ashley earned 166.5 points and the boys title on their own track.
Laney, behind a busy and productive day from their 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams and a first-place finish by Kion Hobdy finished second with 135.75 points.
In the girls competition Jamie Stacey won the 100- and 200-meter dashes, Destiny Godfrey added a first-place finish in the 400, and Heather Keck added 10 points by winning the pole vault as the Ashley girls captured their first conference title in school history with 143 points, seven better than runner-up New Hanover which was second with 136.
Laney finished third with 130 points.
“It’s enormous for the girls. It’s the first time in school history the girls have won the county title and I am really excited for them,” Ashley Coach Ryan Hauck said. “And I am extremely pleased with the boys’ effort. A lot of things didn’t go our way early but a lot of kids stepped up and put themselves in a good position and it was a good tune-up for next week.”
Originally the meet results were compiled and sent out late last evening. But after a review of the coaches the results were adjusted. Hauck said that’s something that often occurs when it comes to track and field results.
“What tends to happen with meets like this is that things have to be double-checked and it often happens some time later after the meet is finished,” Hauck said. “There were changes made in the girls pole vault and with the times in the 4×400 relay and it changed the results.”
Laney Coach Sam Bobbitt was equally pleased with the way his teams performed, accentuating the fact that anything can happen in the upcoming meets.
“I think the both teams showed up and performed well,” Bobbitt said. “I haven’t had a chance to look through the results but I thought the relays did really well. There were a lot of people that stepped up and did a lot of good things and that’s encouraging with what is coming up the rest of the year.”
Kerry Leonard cruised to victory in both the 800 (2:26.44) and the 1,600 (5:18.95).
“I was really going to do all three (800, 1,600, 3,200) and I’ll be doing that next week (Mideastern Conference Championship) so I felt okay,” Leonard said. “I haven’t raced with the girls that much this season. I usually race with the guys. It doesn’t count for anything on MileSplit, but to me it does because I can get the time under my belt and it gets easier.
“I was kind of nervous running with the girls for the first time because I didn’t know what to expect, maybe they would try to run with me but I felt really good. I’m not too sure what I am going to do for the regional and state meet. I wasn’t too sure about the 800 because it’s not my best race but I’m leaning toward doing both.
Jamie Stacey won the 100 (12.7) and the 200 (26.1) for the Lady Screaming Eagles, edging teammate Destiny Godfrey (12.9 in the 100 and 266) in the 200. Godfrey gave her team 10 more points with a 1:00.6 first-place finish in the 400. Suggs and Godfrey joined forces with Rhaven Davis and Alyssa Yaw to win the 4×400 relay in 4:21.7, adding another 10 points to the scoring ledger.
Keck won the pole vault for Ashley, and sophomore Julia Boudreau contributed 14 points to the historic win with a third in the 800 (2:34.1), a fourth in the 1,600 (5:42.6), and the anchor leg on Ashley’s second-place (10:53.0 behind the 10:21.3 first-place time of Hoggard).
Kion Hobdy won the 100 in 11.06 and anchored the winning 4×100 relay (43.83) and 4×200 relay (1:32.37) – teaming with Trey Smith, Alex Newkirk, and Imeek Watkins in the 4×100 and the same threesome in the 4×200.
Corbett and Banoczi switched places in the throwing events with Corbett winning the shot (47-4) with Banoczi second (46-9), and Banoczi winning the discus (151-06) with his teammate second at 122-07.
The Screaming Eagles also scored big in the pole vault with Bruce Kopka (12-0) first, Daniel Suggs (10-6) second, Eric Lehman (9-8) third, and Luka Abraham (9-0) sixth.
The Mideastern Conference meet is scheduled for next Thursday at Hoggard with a start time at approximately 3:30 p.m. The 4A regional meet will be at Hoggard on Friday and Saturday (May 2-3).
New Hanover County Track Championships
Boys Team Scoring: 1. Ashley 166.5; 2. Laney 135.75; 3. New Hanover 109.5; 4. Hoggard 92.25; 5. Coastal Christian 37; 6. Cape Fear Academy 2.
Individual Results:
100-1. Kion Hobdy (L) 11.06; 2. Zan Richardson (A) 11.08; 3. Jamal Mitton (NH) 11.19; 4. Malyk Michel (H) 11.50; 5. Trey Smith (L) 11.57; 6. Malachi Mosley (H) 11.62.
200-1. Zan Richardson (A) 22.62; 2. Damien Batts (A) 23.10; 3. Jamal Mitton (NH) 23.230; 4. Trey Smith (L) 23.71; 5. Conner Kelley (H) 23.98; 6. Dandrell Utley (NH) 24.10.
400-1. Connor Kelley (H) 51.82; 2. Jared Robertson (H) 51.83; 3. Nigel Barnes (NH) 52.06; 4. Harrison Smith (H) 52.29; 5. Joseph Harty (A) 52.88; 6. Chris Diaz (L) 53.47.
800-1. Shaffer Lisle (NH) 2:02.60; 2. David Fletcher (A) 2:04.32; 3. Stephen Wilson (A) 2:08.02; 4. Daniel Lancaster (A) 2:10.31; 5. Joe Harty (A) 2:11.04; 6. Vaughn Rizzo (A) 2:13.07.
1,600-1. David Parker (H) 4:26.00; 2. Ben Schmidt (H) 4:37.00; 3. Daniel Lancaster (A) 4:38.00; 4. Calvin Daughtry (L) 4:41.00; 5. Alex Nadaud (Cape Fear Academy) 4:48.19; 6. Ryley Brashear (L) 4:48.74.
3,200-1. Justin Lehn (CC) 9:55.58; 2. Ben Schmidt (H) 10:01.24; 3. Robinson Snider (H) 10:14.43; 4. Calvin Daughtry (L) 10:16.41; 5. Nathan Suduth (H) 10:42.59; 6. Wil Mayo (A) 10:46.62.
110-Hurdles-1.Rome Murphy (NH) 15.45; 2. Juwan Johnson (L) 16.17; 3. Mykol Branch (L) 16.29; 4. Tyreek Carr (L) 16.30; 5. Jeremy Burgess (NH) 16.56; 6. Luke Ward (H) 17.94.
300-Hurdles-1. Jeremy Burgess (NH) 40.56; 2. Juwan Johnson (L) 40.93; 3. Damien Batts (A) 41.98; 4. Caleb Ward (CC) 44.10; 5. (Tie) Ronnie Beatty (NH) & Tyreek Carr (L) 45.78.
4×100 Relay-1. Laney (Trey Smith, Alex Newkirk, Imeek Watkins, (Kion Hobdy), 43.83; 2. Ashley 44.16; 3. Coastal Christian 44.58; 4. Hoggard 45.06; 5. New Hanover 45.21.
4×200 Relay- Laney (Juwan Johnson, Alex Nesselroade, Trey Smith, Kion Hobdy), 1:32.37; 2. New Hanover 1:32.75; 3. Coastal Christian 1:35.70.
4×400 Relay-1. New Hanover 3:31.67; 2. Ashley 3:39.76; 3. Hoggard 3:42.64.
4x800Relay-1. New Hanover (Jackson Denton, Nigel Barnes, Shaffer Lisle, Henry Kunz), 8:14.09; 2. Hoggard 8:22.38; 3. Ashley 8:53.65; 4. Coastal Christian 8:59.05; 5. Laney 10:00.00
Shot Put-1. Russell Corbett (A) 47-4; 2. Alex Banoczi (A) 46-9; 3. Jeavone Batts (L) 43-9; 4. John Suggs (A) 41-6; 5. Sylvester Smith (H) 40-6; 6. Tyleke Moore (NH) 39-7.
Discus-Alex Banoczi (A) 151-06; 2. Russell Corbett (A) 122-07; 3. Sylvester Smith (H) 121-07; 4. Brian Howell (NH) 106-3; 5. Tyler Davenport (CC) 105-03; 6. Jeavone Batts (L) 105-01..
High Jump-1. Mykol Branch (L) 6-4; 2. Dandrell Utley (NH) 6-2; 3. Tyree Gathright (A) 6-; 4. Rashad Taylor (L) 6-0; 5. Yyasin Ward (L) 6-0; 6. Ben Jackson (A) 5-11.
Long Jump-1. Terron Piedra (NH) 19-3; 2. Yyasin Ward (L) 19-3; 3. Alex Newkirk (L) 18-8; 4. Richard Wetherill (CC) 18-3-1/2; 5. Malachi Mosley (NH) 18-3; 6. Nick Tomlinson (L) 18-2.
Triple Jump-1. Nick Tomlin (L) 37-4; 2. Alex Newkirk (L) 36-10; 3. Diego Abraham A 35-10; 4. Monee Statum (NH) 35-6; 5. Luka Abraham (A) 35-4; 6. Brice Eller (A) 29-0.
Pole Vault-1. Bruce Kopka (A) 12-0; 2. Daniel Suggs (A) 10-6; 3. Eric Lehman (A) 9-8;
4. (Tie) Ivan Browning (H) & Ivan Browning (H) 9-6; 6. Luka Abraham (A) 9-0.
Girls Team Scoring: 1. New Hanover 128; 2. Hoggard 126; 3. Laney 125; 4. Ashley 123.
Individual Results:
100-1. Jamie Stacey (A) 12.67; 2. Destiny Godfrey (A) 12.81; 3. ErinNesselroade (L) 12.96; 4. Charlene Thompson (L) 12.99; 5. Peyton Apel (H) 13.01; 6. Imani James (NH) 13.20.
200-1. Jamie Stacey (A) 26.02; 2. Destiny Godfrey (A) 26.52; 3. ErinNesselroade (L) 26.55; 4. Ayanna Mathews (L) 27.16; 5. Charlene Thompson (L) 27.31; 6. Desiree Preston (NH) 2757.
400-1. Destiny Godfrey (A) 1:00.59; 2. Safesha Granger (H) 1:01.70; 3. Ashley Woodward (NH) 1:02.61; 4. Alissa Yaw (A) 1:04.59; 5. Tatum Filer (NH) 1:09.68; 6. Carly Higgins (A) 1:09.50..
800-1. Kerry Leonard (L) 2:26.44; 2. Cameron Smithwick (L) 2:33.18; 3. Julia Boudreau (A) 2:34.04; 4. Sara Weldon (H) 2:35.18; 5. Madeline Hulbert (H) 2:41.49; 6. Clara Seiffert (NH) 2:43.83.
1,600-1. Kerry Leonard (L) 5:18.95; 2. Sarah Pellazari (H) 5:40.42; 3. Cameron Smithwick (L) 5:40.67; 4. Julia Boudreau (A) 5:42.57; 5. Sara Weldon (H) 5:45.89; 6. Sara Silika (A) 5:46.95.
3,200-1. Sarah Pelliazari (H) 12:04.70; 2. Sarah Silika (A) 12:45.60; 3. Waverly Leonard (NH) 13:01.35; 4. Hannah DeLange (H) 13:01.69; 5. Natalie Foley (NH) 13:09.02; 6. Bella Idol (NH) 13:13.57.
110-Hurdles-1. Amy Lee (NH) 17.54; 2. Rachel Luscher (A) 18.09; 3. Hannah McLendon (L) 18.21; 4. Venice Leone (H) 18.70; 5. Katie Bell (L) 19.12; 6. Gina Bonini (A) 19.94.
300-Hurdles-1. Amy Lee (NH) 49.28; 2. Charlotte Jones (NH) 53.56; 3. Rachel Luscher (A) 53.75; 4. Venice Leone (H) 54.86; 5. Savannah Kirchoff (L) 55.54; 6. Abby Webb (NH) 56.69.
4×100 Relay-Laney (Charlene Thompson, Ayanna Matthews, Symone McBRide, Erin Nesselroade), 50.94; 2. Hoggard 52.93; 3. New Hanover 55.18; 4. Ashley 56.11.
4×200 Relay-1. Laney (Ana Williams, Charlene Thompson, Symone McBride, Erin Neesselroade), 1:48.70; 2. Hoggard 1:54.07; 3. New Hanover 1:55.29; 4. Ashley 1:56.31.
4×400 Relay-1. Ashley (Jaimie Suggs, Destiny Godfrey, Rhaven Davis, Alyssa Yaw), 4:21.76; 2. New Hanover 4:22.94; 3. Hoggard 4:27.62.
4x800Relay-1. Hoggard 10:21.21; 2. Ashley 10:52.97; 3. Laney 11:17.4; 4. New Hanover 11:35.00.
Shot Put-1. Ayesha Dubar (NH) 31-9; 2. Morgan Targetta (A) 27-9; 3. Angelica May (L) 26-3; 4. Sarah Jonkheer (NH) 26-1; 5. Sara Sherrill (A) 24-3; 6. Lea Stornilio (A) 22-10.
Discus-1. Sarah Jonkheer (NH) 90-8; 2. Ayesha Dubar (NH) 70-5-1/2; 3. Alex Erling (L) 67-11; 4. Maddie Bonser (A) 67-1-1/2; 5. Leah Stornilio (A) 63-8; 6. Morgan Targhetta (A) 61-10.
High Jump-1. Anna Kester (H) 5-2; 2. Charlotte Jones (NH) 5-2; 3. Hannah McLendon (L) 4-10; 4. Devin Wood (H) 4-10; 5. Sarah Jonkheer (NH) 408; 6. Anissa Edge (L) 4-6; 6. Maddie Williams (L) 4-4.
Long Jump-1. Peyton Apel (H) 17-4; 2. Meghan Gallimore (H) 15-0; 3. Ayesha Dubar (NH) 14-9-1/.2; 4. Rhaven Davis (A) 14-9; 5. Elise Holland (H) 14-3; 6. Symone McBride (L) 14-1.
Triple Jump-1. Katie Dubrouillet (H) 30-6; 2. Ayesha Dubar (NH) 29-5; 3. Abby Webb (NH) 28-2; 4. Anissa Edge (L) 26-2.
Pole Vault-1. Heather Keck (A) 9-0; 2. (tie) Emma Orosz & Kathryn Bell (L) 6-6.
