Leah Dotson placed fourth in the pole vault and Sam Rhein earned three top-10 finishes to lead Polk County at Wednesday’s NCHSAA 3A Indoor Track and Field State Championships at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.
Dotson cleared 7 feet, 6 inches to finish fourth in the girls pole vault, concluding her indoor career with her third state championship meet appearance.
Rhein led the Wolverine boys with a sixth-place finish in the long jump (20-5), seventh in the shot put (39-5.5) and ninth in the triple jump (38-3.25). Austin Martin, Jayvin Clark and Caleb Young each cleared 8-6 to finish sixth, eighth and ninth, respectively, in the boys pole vault. Danny Bradley placed 10th in the 300-meter dash (38.16) and Jesse Moore finished 14th in the long jump (17-6).
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For the girls, Renee Bright finished 11th in the preliminaries of the 55-meter hurdles (11.08) and placed 10th in the 500-meter dash (1:35.21). The girls 4×800 relay team of Kendra Kitchen, Adrianne Dyson, Sadie Schweitzer and Khloe Kitchen finished 11th with a time of 14:29.53.
The Wolverine boys finished 19th in team scoring with nine points in a field won by Union Academy (64), followed by Northwood (57) and North Stanly (56). The girls scored 4.5 points to finish 25th, with Union Academy claiming the girls title as well with 116 points, followed by Shelby (49.5) and Pine Lake Prep (43).
POLK COUNTY RESULTS
Girls
Pole Vault: 4. Leah Dotson 7-6
55-Meter Hurdles (Prelims): 11. Renee Bright 11.08
500 Meters: 10. Renee Bright 1:35.21
4×800 Relay: 11. Polk County 14:29.53 (Kendra Kitchen, Adrianne Dyson, Sadie Schweitzer, Khloe Kitchen)
Boys
Long Jump: 6. Sam Rhein 20-5; 14. Jesse Moore 17-6
Triple Jump: 9. Sam Rhein 38-3.25
Shot Put: 7. Sam Rhein 39-5.5
Pole Vault: 6. Austin Martin 8-6; 8. Jayvin Clark 8-6; 9. Caleb Young 8-6
300 Meters: 10. Danny Bradley 38.16
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