Wolverine athletes shine in chilly Polar Bear 1 meet
As winds whipped across W.J. Miller Field on Wednesday afternoon, a visiting coach stood in the grass and shouted to no one in particular.
“Indoor track,” he said. “It’s indoor track.”
Polk County’s Polar Bear 1 indoor track and field meet certainly felt at times fit for those Arctic dwellers, but that didn’t stop athletes from eight schools from competing in the first full meet since the resurfacing of the Wolverines’ track.
It proved a good day for Polk athletes as well – the Wolverine boys placed first in the team competition, with the Polk girls finishing third behind Pisgah and Smoky Mountain.
Polk County’s Nathaniel Rhein delivered the best showing of the day, posting qualifying times in two events for the state 2A/1A indoor track and field championships set for February. Rhein won the triple jump with a mark of 39-3 and took the 55-meter hurdles in 8.52.
Polk’s 4×400-meter relay squad also earned a state spot, winning that event with a time of 3:46.98.
Susanna Ashworth had the lone track win for the Polk girls, taking the 3200-meter run in a time of 13:31.40. Wolverines’ Leah Dotson and Sarah Vitale had field event victories, with Dotson winning the pole vault with a jump of 6-6 and Vitale topping the long jump field with a mark of 12-8.
Polk County teams are scheduled to return to G.M. Tennant Stadium on Dec. 7 for the Polar Bear 2 meet.
PCHS Polar Bear 1 - 11/30/2022
Polk County High School
Results
Women 55 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals H#
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Finals
1 Emeline Addy 11 Smoky Mountain 8.19 2
2 Mattie Dorlan 10 Pisgah 8.47 1
3 Cheyenne Sherman 12 East Henderson 8.49 2
4 Ariel McElreath 12 Pisgah 8.64 2
5 Jessica Ross 9 Pisgah 8.82 1
6 Addison Cowan 11 Smoky Mountain 8.99 2
7 Vivian Bell 11 Smoky Mountain 9.02 2
8 Jaime Lambert 12 Smoky Mountain x9.15 2
9 Anna Curtis 12 Freedom 9.20 2
10 Riley Cullen 12 Freedom 9.33 2
Women 300 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals H#
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1 Sierra Early 12 Pisgah 48.15 1
2 Mattie Dorlan 10 Pisgah 48.26 3
3 Emma Michna 12 North Henderson 49.72 1
4 Peyton Draper 11 Charles D. Owen 51.10 2
5 Ariel McElreath 12 Pisgah 51.54 3
6 Piper Berry 11 Charles D. Owen 52.32 3
7 Laney Littlefield 10 Polk County 52.92 2
8 Annika McElreath 12 Pisgah x53.62 3
9 Anna Curtis 12 Freedom 54.73 1
10 Vivian Bell 11 Smoky Mountain 56.91 1
11 Cadence Rollins 12 Pisgah x57.59 2
12 Riley Cullen 12 Freedom 57.68 3
13 Jaime Lambert 12 Smoky Mountain 57.82 2
14 Jaeda Hall 9 Charles D. Owen 1:01.07 3
15 Anna Perez 9 North Henderson 1:01.83 2
Women 500 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Natalia Gamez 12 East Henderson 1:42.72
2 Victoria Felder 10 North Henderson 1:43.00
3 Carrie Sutton 10 Smoky Mountain 1:45.65
4 Kylie Price 12 Freedom 1:45.73
5 Jaeda Hall 9 Charles D. Owen 1:53.31
6 Bailey Cruz-Schultz 9 North Henderson 1:57.80
7 Kylee Allen 10 North Henderson 2:03.40
Women 1000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Caroline Henson 10 Pisgah 3:58.49
2 Maggie McCammon 11 Polk County 4:19.10
3 Kayla Kitchen 12 Polk County 4:22.40
4 Yukiko Luna 11 Freedom 4:25.49
5 Gaby Lara Arredondo 11 Pisgah 4:30.47
6 Luna Gonzalez 11 Polk County 4:38.28
7 Anna Buenting 9 Smoky Mountain 4:42.35
Women 1600 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Lily Buenting 12 Smoky Mountain 6:11.51
2 Susanna Ashworth 12 Polk County 6:14.25
3 Piper Berry 11 Charles D. Owen 6:34.43
4 Vanessa Salgado 10 Smoky Mountain 6:36.73
5 Caroline Henson 10 Pisgah 6:39.17
6 Peyton Draper 11 Charles D. Owen 6:53.07
7 Gaby Lara Arredondo 11 Pisgah 7:53.51
Women 3200 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Susanna Ashworth 12 Polk County 13:31.40
Women 55 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Caroline Spilliards 12 Smoky Mountain 9.23
2 Annika McElreath 12 Pisgah 10.90
3 Cadence Rollins 12 Pisgah 11.12
4 Jessica Ross 9 Pisgah 11.91
Women 4x200 Meter Relay
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School Finals
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1 Smoky Mountain 'A' 2:10.29
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
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School Finals
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1 Pisgah 'A' 5:00.87
2 Pisgah 'B' x5:36.98
Women 4x800 Meter Relay
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School Finals
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1 Smoky Mountain 'A' 12:33.54
Women High Jump
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Caydence Lindsey 12 East Henderson 4-08.00
2 Sierra Early 12 Pisgah 4-06.00
3 Chloe Smith 11 North Henderson 4-00.00
4 Emma Michna 12 North Henderson 3-10.00
Women Pole Vault
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Leah Dotson 9 Polk County 6-06.00
2 Elizabeth Vitale 10 Polk County 5-06.00
2 Caitlyn McMinn 12 North Henderson 5-06.00
Women Long Jump
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Sarah Vitale 10 Polk County 12-08.00
2 Elizabeth Vitale 10 Polk County 9-11.00
-- Lydia Norman 12 Smoky Mountain ND
-- Laney Littlefield 10 Polk County ND
Women Triple Jump
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Lydia Norman 12 Smoky Mountain 30-07.50
Women Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Sam Morgan 11 Pisgah 29-07.00
2 Mariella Sheppard 12 Smoky Mountain 25-07.50
3 Sarah Robertson 10 Pisgah 25-01.50
4 Lindsey Dotson 11 Polk County 24-03.50
5 Kai Bigwitch 12 Smoky Mountain 22-10.50
6 Tali Thompson 10 Polk County 20-07.00
7 Maggie McCammon 11 Polk County 18-00.00
8 Addison Cowan 11 Smoky Mountain 17-09.00
9 Sarah Vitale 10 Polk County x17-00.50
10 Gabriella Renegar 9 Pisgah 16-04.00
11 Elizabeth Webb 11 Pisgah x15-11.50
Men 55 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals H#
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1 Davis Kendall 10 Charles D. Owen 6.69 2
2 Evan Byrd 11 Pisgah 6.79 3
3 Cole Pereria 12 Polk County 6.82 3
4 Keron Clayton 10 Charles D. Owen 6.85 1
5 Deandre Michael 10 North Henderson 7.06 3
6 Jonathan Costley 11 North Henderson 7.09 1
7 Keith Payne 11 North Henderson 7.11 1
8 Jahiem Kelley 11 Freedom 7.18 3
9 Sam Lingerfelt 12 Freedom 7.19 3
10 Jamie Barcenilla 10 Pisgah 7.22 2
11 Ashton Sutton 11 Pisgah 7.23 2
12 Landon Cox Freedom 7.31 2
13 Brian Gonzalez 10 North Henderson x7.65 2
13 Cooper Meyer 9 Polk County 7.65 1
15 Nick Pierce 11 Smoky Mountain 7.66 1
16 Caleb Allen 10 Smoky Mountain 7.71 3
17 Cannon Iamurri 9 Polk County 8.07 1
18 Kylo Wright 12 North Henderson x8.46 2
Men 300 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals H#
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1 Evan Byrd 11 Pisgah 37.24 2
2 Cole Pereria 12 Polk County 38.01 4
3 Keron Clayton 10 Charles D. Owen 39.18 4
4 Sam Lingerfelt 12 Freedom 40.64 4
5 Landon Cox Freedom 41.81 2
6 Brian Gonzalez 10 North Henderson 41.86 4
7 Nathan Lindsay 11 Freedom 41.95 2
8 Asher Ellis 12 Freedom x42.33 1
9 Eduardo Carrillo-Valdez 9 North Henderson 43.41 3
10 Nick Pierce 11 Smoky Mountain 44.06 2
11 Austin Shipman 10 Polk County 44.54 3
12 Casey Dixon 10 Smoky Mountain 44.87 3
13 Wesley Allen 12 East Henderson 45.13 1
14 Gauge Seagle 9 North Henderson 45.65 3
15 Oisin Ledford 9 Pisgah 45.74 2
16 Banks Barber 10 Polk County 47.62 3
17 David Amitrano 10 Polk County x48.54 1
18 Eli Ramirez 10 Smoky Mountain 49.11 4
19 Jamie Barcenilla 10 Pisgah 51.03 2
20 Elias Cruz 10 Smoky Mountain x54.95 3
Men 500 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Davis Kendall 10 Charles D. Owen 1:09.94
2 Austin McGuire 11 Robert L. Patton 1:10.56
3 Nathaniel Rhein 12 Polk County 1:12.37
4 Caleb Borchelt 12 Smoky Mountain 1:14.94
5 Dylan Kleinknecht 9 North Henderson 1:15.26
6 Keron Clayton 10 Charles D. Owen 1:15.66
7 Sebastian Ortiz 10 North Henderson 1:19.96
8 Andres Ramirez 12 North Henderson 1:29.00
9 Caleb Allen 10 Smoky Mountain 1:32.01
10 Jack Duggins 10 Smoky Mountain 1:34.56
Men 1000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Tad Sloan-Westmoreland 12 Charles D. Owen 2:51.03
2 Charlie Bennett 11 Robert L. Patton 2:53.85
3 Daniel Sayblack 10 Pisgah 3:14.59
4 Devin Velasquez 10 Pisgah 3:16.28
5 Cade Bright 11 Polk County 3:22.35
6 Xavier Tallent 10 Freedom 3:28.00
7 Hugo Angles Moreno 11 North Henderson 3:30.15
8 Gus Burgess 9 Smoky Mountain 3:30.68
9 Tristan Devine 11 Polk County 3:31.50
10 Luke Hall 9 Charles D. Owen 3:31.71
11 Jordy Rojas-Argate 11 Polk County 3:35.16
12 Nick Sharkey Charles D. Owen 3:45.40
13 Parker Brown 10 Freedom 3:50.52
14 Lyric Broach 9 Polk County x3:55.50
15 Sebastain Sarellano 10 Charles D. Owen x4:00.77
Men 1600 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Caleb Phillips 12 Smoky Mountain 4:58.91
2 Benji McDaniel 12 East Henderson 5:05.40
3 Leo Parmenter 11 Charles D. Owen 5:09.52
4 Daniel Sayblack 10 Pisgah 5:11.68
5 Harding Kinnaird 10 Charles D. Owen 5:24.98
6 Zeb Mathis 10 Smoky Mountain 5:24.99
7 Alex Greer 12 East Henderson 5:27.38
8 Jalyn Thomas 11 Polk County 5:30.01
9 Devin Velasquez 10 Pisgah 5:39.05
10 Harrison Ashworth 11 Polk County 5:57.14
11 David Aguilar 9 North Henderson 6:07.18
12 Rosa Beck 9 Smoky Mountain 6:17.18
13 Brinson Ashworth 9 Polk County 6:20.28
14 Aaden Denton 9 Polk County x6:21.77
15 Drew Poston 11 Smoky Mountain x6:23.06
16 Ian Shirk 11 Charles D. Owen 6:36.40
17 Angel Aravjo 9 North Henderson 7:27.65
Men 3200 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Elijah Jones 12 Charles D. Owen 9:58.16
2 Caleb Phillips 12 Smoky Mountain 10:20.57
3 Harding Kinnaird 10 Charles D. Owen 11:48.03
4 Zeb Mathis 10 Smoky Mountain 12:03.96
5 Davis Young 10 Polk County 12:06.52
6 Ardon Malan 10 Polk County 13:11.89
7 Harrison Ashworth 11 Polk County 13:18.99
Men 55 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Nathaniel Rhein 12 Polk County 8.52
2 Ryan Rogerson 9 Polk County 10.42
3 Jared Webb 11 Pisgah 10.70
Men 4x200 Meter Relay
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School Finals
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1 North Henderson 'A' 1:43.55
2 Smoky Mountain 'A' 2:04.29
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
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School Finals
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1 Polk County 'A' 3:46.98
2 Pisgah 'A' 3:58.07
3 North Henderson 'A' 4:36.00
-- Pisgah 'B' DNF
Men 4x800 Meter Relay
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School Finals
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1 Polk County 'A' 9:32.79
2 North Henderson 'A' 9:43.96
Men High Jump
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Nathan MacGregor 12 North Henderson J5-02.00
2 Nathan Porter 11 Smoky Mountain J5-02.00
3 Gauge Seagle 9 North Henderson 5-00.00
-- Avery Hester 11 Smoky Mountain NH
-- Caden Graning 10 Smoky Mountain NH
Men Pole Vault
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Jonathan Costley 11 North Henderson 9-06.00
2 Ryan Rogerson 9 Polk County 7-00.00
3 Kristopher Brooks 11 Polk County J6-00.00
4 Oisin Ledford 9 Pisgah J6-00.00
Men Long Jump
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Keith Payne 11 North Henderson 18-10.00
2 Kylo Wright 12 North Henderson 18-06.00
3 Nathan Porter 11 Smoky Mountain 17-08.00
4 Caleb Borchelt 12 Smoky Mountain J16-10.00
5 Ashton Sutton 11 Pisgah J16-10.00
6 Avery Hester 11 Smoky Mountain 14-10.00
7 Cannon Iamurri 9 Polk County 14-06.00
8 Caden Graning 10 Smoky Mountain x12-11.00
Men Triple Jump
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Nathaniel Rhein 12 Polk County 39-03.00
2 Kylo Wright 12 North Henderson 36-03.50
3 Keith Payne 11 North Henderson 35-10.50
4 Caleb Borchelt 12 Smoky Mountain 35-00.50
5 Ashton Sutton 11 Pisgah 34-02.50
6 Caden Graning 10 Smoky Mountain 26-07.75
Men Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Antonio Lorenzo 12 Smoky Mountain 42-10.00
2 Preston Wright 10 Pisgah 36-08.00
3 Bryson Owen 12 Polk County 36-01.00
4 Isaac Searcy 12 Freedom 32-07.50
5 RJ Ruff 10 Polk County 31-04.50
6 Mathias Saunooke 11 Smoky Mountain 31-00.00
7 Caleb Walker 9 East Henderson 29-05.00
8 Nicholas Dalton 10 North Henderson 29-04.00
9 Nicholas Batiato 10 Polk County 26-05.00
10 Joshua Murphy 12 North Henderson 25-09.50
11 Braxton Heath 10 North Henderson 24-03.00
12 Noah Beddingfield 9 East Henderson 22-10.00
13 Josh Conner 11 North Henderson x22-01.00
Women - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored
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1) Pisgah 112 2) Smoky Mountain 91
3) Polk County 82 4) North Henderson 37
5) East Henderson 26 6) Charles D. Owen 21
7) Freedom 12
Men - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored
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1) Polk County 108 2) North Henderson 105
3) Smoky Mountain 83 4) Charles D. Owen 70
5) Pisgah 69 6) Freedom 20
7) Robert L. Patton 16 8) East Henderson 12
