Polk County’s track and field athletes delivered several strong performances at Friday’s Swain County High School Invitational held at Montreat College.
In a meet featuring more than 20 schools from across Western North Carolina, the Wolverines secured multiple top-10 finishes and achieved an important milestone as all three girls relay teams qualified for the 1A West Regional scheduled for May.
Karsyn Huskey led the Polk County girls with a third-place finish in the 800-meter run, posting a time of 2:20.41. The girls 4×200-meter relay team earned the school’s highest finish of the day, taking second with a time of 1:53.58.
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On the boys side, Khristian Littlejohn cleared 5-10 in the high jump to place third, while the boys 4×200-meter relay team finished fourth with a time of 1:38.17.
Other top performances for the Wolverines included fifth-place finishes in boys 4×400-meter relay (3:44.45) and 4×800-meter relay (9:24.77). Akeela Cunningham placed fifth in the girls shot put with a throw of 29-9, and Sofia Avellaneda took fifth in the pole vault, clearing 5-6.
Lorenzo Sanchez recorded Polk’s best individual track result in the boys running events, placing seventh in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.81. Nolan Simpson also earned a seventh-place finish in the boys triple jump with a distance of 36-1.
Danny Bradley posted a time of 23.97 in the 200-meter dash to place 14th, while Davis Young finished 12th in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:02.69.
Polk County teams will be back in action on Saturday, competing in the Coach Odell Williams Raider Invitational at North Iredell High School in Statesville.
BOYS
100-meter dash
- Khristian Littlejohn, 11.93; 30. David Alvarez, 13.41
200-meter dash
- Danny Bradley, 23.97
400-meter dash
- Joshua Chavez, 56.01; 15. Cannon Iamurri, 56.15
800-meter run
- Dean Holland, 2:28.06
1600-meter run
- Davis Young, 5:02.69; 35. Ethan Jenne, 5:52.81; 44. Ryan Welch, 6:29.10
110-meter hurdles
- Santiago Alvar, 21.30
300-meter hurdles
- Loreynzo Sanchez, 45.81; 18. Santiago Alvar, 52.45
4×100-meter relay
- Polk County, 48.16
4×200-meter relay
- Polk County, 1:38.17
4×400-meter relay
- Polk County, 3:44.45
4×800-meter relay
- Polk County, 9:24.77
High jump
- Khristian Littlejohn, 5-10
Triple jump
- Nolan Simpson, 36-1
Pole vault
- Jayvin Clark, 7-6
GIRLS
100-meter dash
- Akyla Cunningham, 13.70
400-meter dash
- Naomi Martinez, 1:08.13
800-meter run
- Karsyn Huskey, 2:20.41; 28. Emily-Charlie Keller, 3:43.07
1600-meter run
- Jessie Bradley, 6:41.36
300-meter hurdles
- Renee Bright, 57.42; 24. Carman Diaz, 1:04.73
4×100-meter relay
- Polk County, 53.09
4×200-meter relay
- Polk County, 1:53.58
4×400-meter relay
- Polk County, 4:28.18
High jump
- Lorali Wing, 4-4
Long jump
- Chloe Emory, 11-10
Triple jump
- Beija Olivari, 29-0
Pole vault
- Sofia Avellaneda, 5-6
Discus
- Akeela Cunningham, 76-11.5; 39. Khloe Hannon, 51-8.5; 44. Kiera Littlejohn, 47-8.5
Shot put
- Akeela Cunningham, 29-9; 11. Bailey Staton, 27-0; 29. Khloe Hannon, 20-9
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