
Wolverines teams each take second at Spring Fling
Polk County’s track and field squads concluded their pre-spring break schedule Wednesday with the Spring Fling at Polk County meet held on Alan Peoples Track.
R-S Central’s girls took a comfortable victory over Polk County and the Burns boys nipped the Wolverines by 20 points in the team standings. East Rutherford and Christ School also competed with limited teams.
Polk had a handful of event winners during the meet, those including:
- Sophia Overholt in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.62
- Leah Dotson in the pole vault with a leap of 8-0
- Avia Cunningham in the discus with a throw of 83-2
- Blake Anderson in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:09.89
- Jordy Rojas-Argate in the 1600 meters with a mark of 5:06.43
- Davis Young in the 3200 meters with a time of 11:38.96
- Nathaniel Rhein in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.70
- Polk County’s boys 4×400-meter relay team with a time of 3:42.13
- Polk County’s boys 4×800-meter relay team with a time of 9:21.34
The meet currently serves as Polk County’s final home event until the Mountain Foothills 7 Conference meet in May. The Wolverines are slated to return to competition on April 21 at the Falcon Invitational at West Henderson.

Spring Fling at Polk County Polk County High School - 4/5/2023 Results Women 100 Meter Dash ========================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== Finals 1 Makaiyah Ross Burns 12.96 2 8 2 Cloey Jenkins R-S Central 13.27 2 6 3 Akyla Cunningham Polk County 14.04 1 4 4 Bailey Staton Polk County 14.28 2 2 5 Bianca Pitts Polk County 14.78 2 1 6 Miah Lattimore E Rutherford 14.97 1 7 Nakira Thurman Burns 14.98 2 8 Morgan Magers R-S Central 15.16 1 9 Chloe Ingle Burns 15.32 1 10 Chelsea Booker Polk County x16.04 1 11 Scarlett Hooper R-S Central 16.07 1 Women 200 Meter Dash ========================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== 1 Cloey Jenkins R-S Central 26.88 2 8 2 Akyla Cunningham Polk County 27.97 2 6 3 Lilyana Mast R-S Central 28.13 2 4 4 Jamiyah Miller R-S Central 28.14 2 2 5 Makaiyah Ross Burns 28.39 2 0.50 5 Sophia Overholt Polk County 28.39 2 0.50 7 Bianca Pitts Polk County 30.68 1 8 Abagail Mast R-S Central x30.85 1 9 Miley Beam Burns 31.09 1 10 Emma Jones R-S Central x33.62 1 11 Miah Lattimore E Rutherford 33.88 1 12 Abigail Rose R-S Central x34.43 1 Women 400 Meter Dash ========================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== 1 Sophia Overholt Polk County 1:03.62 2 8 2 Sarah Day Burns 1:05.31 2 6 3 Bailey Staton Polk County 1:05.42 2 4 4 Miley Beam Burns 1:10.62 2 2 5 Naomi Martinez Polk County 1:13.01 2 1 6 Cheyanne Goodson Burns 1:15.75 2 7 Abigail Rose R-S Central 1:20.07 1 8 Emma Jones R-S Central 1:22.40 1 9 Scarlett Hooper R-S Central 1:29.87 1 Women 800 Meter Run ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Brooke Hope R-S Central 2:40.26 8 2 Michayla Hendren R-S Central 3:06.69 6 3 Nayah Nolan Burns 3:33.70 4 4 Emma Richardson Burns 3:43.42 2 Women 1600 Meter Run ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Brooke Hope R-S Central 5:51.34 8 2 Cora Lawrence Polk County 6:54.73 6 3 Michayla Hendren R-S Central 7:10.88 4 4 Kayla Kitchen Polk County 7:39.79 2 5 Carly Holland Polk County 7:46.11 1 Women 3200 Meter Run ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Brooke Hope R-S Central 13:05.86 8 2 Kayla Kitchen Polk County 16:48.04 6 3 Alice Wray Burns 17:05.59 4 Women 100 Meter Hurdles ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Lilyana Mast R-S Central 18.98 8 2 Emma Jones R-S Central 21.51 6 3 Zydazia Fuller R-S Central 21.63 4 4 Jazariah McKinney R-S Central x21.98 Women 300 Meter Hurdles ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Jamya Mosley R-S Central 53.25 8 2 Jazariah McKinney R-S Central 1:03.27 6 Women 4x100 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 R-S Central 'A' 52.27 8 2 East Rutherford 'A' 53.35 6 3 Burns 'A' 54.24 4 4 Polk County 'A' 59.54 2 Women 4x200 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 R-S Central 'A' 1:50.83 8 2 East Rutherford 'A' 1:53.42 6 3 Burns 'A' 1:58.30 4 Women 4x400 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Burns 'A' 4:49.71 8 Women High Jump ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Aniyah Tate R-S Central 4-08.00 8 2 Cana Scruggs Burns 4-00.00 6 Women Pole Vault ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Leah Dotson Polk County 8-00.00 8 2 Addison Huntley E Rutherford 6-06.00 6 3 Alayah Moore E Rutherford J6-00.00 4 4 Mary Grace Tisdale E Rutherford J6-00.00 2 5 Sofia Avellaneda Polk County J5-06.00 1 5 Abigail Greene E Rutherford xJ5-06.00 7 Liesl Ellington Asheville School J5-06.00 8 Naomi Martinez Polk County 5-00.00 9 Brooklyn Weaver Asheville School 4-00.00 -- Kadence Chapman E Rutherford NH Women Long Jump ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Makaiyah Ross Burns 16-03.00 8 2 Sophia Overholt Polk County 15-10.00 6 3 Jamya Mosley R-S Central 14-05.00 4 4 Aniyah Tate R-S Central 14-02.00 2 5 Reece Elliott Burns 13-04.00 1 6 Jazariah McKinney R-S Central 12-04.50 7 Braelyn Henderson R-S Central x11-08.50 8 Havyn McCurry R-S Central x11-02.00 9 Cheyanne Goodson Burns 10-11.00 Women Triple Jump ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Jamya Mosley R-S Central 32-02.50 8 2 Reece Elliott Burns 26-04.50 6 -- A'Ariona Burris Burns ND -- Joherenny Algarin R-S Central ND Women Shot Put (4 KG) ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Kayla Ilges R-S Central 30-04.00 8 2 Akeela Cunningham Polk County 27-10.00 6 3 Avia Cunningham Polk County 26-09.50 4 4 Bailey Staton Polk County 25-05.50 2 5 Gabi Cook R-S Central 25-05.00 1 6 Tali Thompson Polk County x25-01.50 7 KeAsia Borders Burns 24-06.00 8 Lindsey Dotson Polk County x23-04.50 9 Chloe Miller R-S Central 22-09.50 10 Keemahnei Lattimore R-S Central x19-09.00 11 Jeri Allen Polk County x19-01.00 12 Aleiah Kirkpatrick Burns 19-00.00 13 Sarenity Carson Polk County x16-10.00 14 Nayah Nolan Burns 16-05.50 Women Discus Throw (1 KG) ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Avia Cunningham Polk County 83-02 8 2 Gabi Cook R-S Central 72-02 6 3 Akeela Cunningham Polk County 70-02 4 4 Kayla Ilges R-S Central 67-04 2 5 Chloe Miller R-S Central 64-07 1 6 Lindsey Dotson Polk County 59-03 7 Aleiah Kirkpatrick Burns 57-05 8 Tali Thompson Polk County x56-04 9 Nayah Nolan Burns 52-09 10 KeAsia Borders Burns 50-01 11 Jeri Allen Polk County x46-01 12 Keemahnei Lattimore R-S Central x44-01 13 Sarenity Carson Polk County x43-05 14 Reece Elliott Burns x43-03 Men 100 Meter Dash ========================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== 1 Noah Carson R-S Central 11.55 2 8 2 Landy Goolsby Burns 12.10 2 6 3 Cole Pereria Polk County 12.24 2 4 4 Marcus KcKinney R-S Central 12.48 2 2 5 Mykah Hills Polk County 12.64 2 1 6 Jordyn Hulse R-S Central 12.66 1 7 Zalen McCraw Polk County 12.72 1 8 Damarion Wilkerson R-S Central x12.75 2 9 Antonio Simpson Polk County x13.01 2 10 Kaden Baker R-S Central x13.06 1 11 Elijah Goodson Burns 13.12 1 Men 200 Meter Dash ========================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== 1 Ryan Thompson Burns 23.80 2 8 2 KJ Huskey Burns 24.91 2 6 3 Damarion Wilkerson R-S Central 25.01 2 4 4 Trevonne Barbee R-S Central 25.65 1 2 5 Landy Goolsby Burns 25.67 2 1 6 Zalen McCraw Polk County 25.98 1 7 Dahjay Palmer R-S Central 25.99 2 8 Jordyn Hulse R-S Central x26.12 2 Men 400 Meter Dash ========================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== 1 KJ Huskey Burns 53.97 2 8 2 Cole Pereria Polk County 55.12 2 6 3 Damarion Wilkerson R-S Central 56.40 2 4 4 Cade Bright Polk County 57.01 2 2 5 Sabastian Soriano Burns 57.32 1 1 6 Michael Allen Burns 58.65 1 7 Tristan Deviney R-S Central 1:00.93 1 8 Austin Shipman Polk County 1:01.21 2 Men 800 Meter Run ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Blake Anderson Polk County 2:09.89 8 2 Nathanael Martinez Polk County 2:10.00 6 3 Owen Highsmith Polk County 2:14.62 4 4 Tommy Jackson Christ School 2:16.60 2 5 Christian Wilson R-S Central 2:27.83 1 6 Riley Howard R-S Central 2:30.78 7 Jakobii Nolan Burns 2:34.91 8 Noah Young Burns 2:43.07 Men 1600 Meter Run ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Jordy Rojas-Argate Polk County 5:06.43 8 2 Christian Wilson R-S Central 5:19.72 6 3 Riley Howard R-S Central 5:42.79 4 4 Brinson Ashworth Polk County 5:58.76 2 5 Ezra Burns Burns 6:20.28 1 Men 3200 Meter Run ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Davis Young Polk County 11:38.96 8 2 Ardon Malan Polk County 12:43.98 6 3 Riley Howard R-S Central 13:05.10 4 4 Christian Wilson R-S Central 13:35.41 2 5 Jameson Brown Burns 13:55.29 1 Men 110 Meter Hurdles ========================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# Points ========================================================================== 1 Graham Warlick Burns 16.08 2 8 2 Kamari Surratt Burns 16.44 2 6 3 Trevonne Barbee R-S Central 18.79 2 4 4 Zavion Wilson Burns 18.80 2 2 5 Lorenzo Sanchez Polk County 19.22 1 1 6 Nathaniel Rhein Polk County 20.28 2 7 Ryan Rogerson Polk County 20.38 1 8 Justyn Porter Burns x20.46 1 9 Nolan Simpson Polk County x21.12 1 10 Cannon Iamurri Polk County x21.23 1 Men 300 Meter Hurdles ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Nathaniel Rhein Polk County 42.70 8 2 Graham Warlick Burns 42.87 6 3 Justyn Porter Burns 48.22 4 4 Nolan Simpson Polk County 49.96 2 5 Corbin Bullman R-S Central 49.99 1 6 Khristian Littlejohn Polk County 56.10 Men 4x100 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Burns 'A' 45.08 8 2 R-S Central 'A' 45.16 6 3 Polk County 'A' 48.88 4 Men 4x200 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Burns 'A' 1:36.29 8 2 R-S Central 'A' 1:41.95 6 -- Polk County 'A' DQ Exchange Violation Men 4x400 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Polk County 'A' 3:42.13 8 2 Burns 'A' 3:48.23 6 3 Polk County 'B' x3:49.62 Men 4x800 Meter Relay ======================================================================= School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Polk County 'A' 9:21.34 8 2 Burns 'A' 10:57.73 6 Men High Jump ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Marcus KcKinney R-S Central 5-06.00 8 2 Aaron Dickey Polk County 5-04.00 6 3 Jordan Watkins R-S Central J5-02.00 4 4 Ryan Rogerson Polk County J5-02.00 2 5 Khristian Littlejohn Polk County 4-10.00 0.50 5 Timothy Bryant Burns 4-10.00 0.50 -- Duane Jolly Burns NH -- Jaiden Porter Burns NH Men Pole Vault ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Noah Graham Christ School 11-06.00 8 2 Jacob Shuford E Rutherford 10-00.00 6 3 Noah Rollins R-S Central J8-06.00 4 4 Triston Mowry Christ School J8-06.00 2 5 Tommy Jackson Christ School 7-06.00 1 -- Noah Henthorn Christ School NH -- Sebastian Mendoza E Rutherford NH Men Long Jump ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Kamari Surratt Burns 21-00.00 8 2 Marcus KcKinney R-S Central 18-10.00 6 3 Aaron Dickey Polk County 18-06.50 4 4 Mackus Simpson Polk County 18-04.50 2 5 Timothy Bryant Burns 17-11.00 1 6 Lorenzo Sanchez Polk County 17-05.50 6 Duane Jolly Burns 17-05.50 8 Jaiden Porter Burns x17-03.50 9 Mason Conard R-S Central 17-02.00 10 Ryan Thompson Burns x17-01.50 11 Xzavier Cohen R-S Central 15-10.00 12 Cannon Iamurri Polk County x15-04.00 13 Jordan Watkins R-S Central x15-03.00 14 Khristian Littlejohn Polk County x15-02.00 -- Cayden Wilson R-S Central ND Men Triple Jump ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Kamari Surratt Burns 42-07.00 8 2 Duane Jolly Burns 34-08.00 6 3 Cannon Iamurri Polk County 32-08.00 4 4 Jaiden Porter Burns 31-03.00 2 5 Noah Rollins R-S Central 30-05.00 1 6 Elijah Goodson Burns x29-10.50 7 Nolan Simpson Polk County 27-07.50 8 Noah Carson R-S Central 27-05.50 9 Curtis Simmons Polk County 26-02.00 10 Cayden Wilson R-S Central 25-05.00 Men Shot Put (12 pound) ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 Caleb Byrd Burns 40-09.50 8 2 Kavion Hopper Burns 38-00.50 6 3 Austin Scoggins R-S Central 37-07.50 4 4 Bryson Owen Polk County 36-10.00 2 5 Cameron Scott R-S Central 35-04.50 1 6 Colby Garner R-S Central 34-08.00 7 Kole Powell Polk County 33-06.00 8 Daniel Owens R-S Central x33-00.50 9 Malachi Coston R-S Central x33-00.00 10 Landon Dover Burns 32-05.50 11 Zalen McCraw Polk County 30-09.50 12 Zach Currier Burns x29-11.00 13 RJ Ruff Polk County x29-01.00 14 J-Quan Murray R-S Central x28-08.00 15 Kayvahn Bonner Burns x28-06.00 16 Shawn Kring R-S Central x28-01.50 17 Nicholas Batiato Polk County x27-11.00 18 Sullivan Kring R-S Central x25-11.00 19 Tanner McKinney Polk County x24-00.00 20 Derrick Griffin Polk County x21-05.00 21 Lucas Johnson Polk County x20-09.50 Men Discus Throw (1.6 KG) ======================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ======================================================================= 1 J-Quan Murray R-S Central 106-11 8 2 Austin Scoggins R-S Central 98-01 6 3 Colby Garner R-S Central 97-05 4 4 Cameron Scott R-S Central x97-01 5 Caleb Byrd Burns 94-03 2 6 Kole Powell Polk County 92-06 1 7 John Hendren R-S Central x85-09 8 Kavion Hopper Burns 85-05 9 Daniel Owens R-S Central x78-05 10 Conner Henson R-S Central x77-04 11 Bryson Owen Polk County 71-11 12 Tanner McKinney Polk County 64-01 13 Bryson Westbrook Burns 63-08 14 Caiden Orr R-S Central x63-05 15 Landon Dover Burns x62-01 16 Lucas Johnson Polk County x61-07 17 RJ Ruff Polk County x57-04 18 Derrick Griffin Polk County x56-06 19 Nicholas Batiato Polk County x53-03 Women - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored =============================================================================== 1) R-S Central 142 2) Polk County 82.50 3) Burns 63.50 4) East Rutherford 24 Men - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored =============================================================================== 1) Burns 127.50 2) Polk County 107.50 3) R-S Central 100 4) Christ School 13 5) East Rutherford 6