– 3A-3 Girls Track Meet – Manila Lady Lions dominate competition

By DAVID PIERCE - NEA Town Courier

MANILA – The Manila Lion girls track team left no doubt as to which school was the best in the 3A-3.

Manila dominated its competition with a total of 253 points Monday, April 24 at the district track meet.

Manila Senior High Girls won first place overall in the Senior High District Track meet held in Manila on Monday, April 24. Pictured (from left) are: (front) Hannah Counts, Ryleigh Smith, Eden Chipman, Emily Pryor, Jenna LaRose, Landree Costner, Eva Mashaal, Diem Warrenfells, Kyleigh Havis; (back row) Mattie Claire Adams, Makayla Milli-gan, Molly Bunch, Rowyn Shanks, Lundyn Storey, Mary Scott Deaton, Emma Jackson, Chloe Helms, and Coach Amy Pryor. (Photos By Revis Blaylock)

None of the remaining six teams broke triple digits with Gosnell finishing second with 86, Osceola (78) fourth, Rivercrest (25) sixth, and Harrisburg (23) seventh.

The Lady Lions placed first in nine of the 18 events and earned the top two spots in five. They also posted the top three jumps in the pole vault.

Emma Jackson and Landree Costner placed first in two individual events each. Jackson earned first in the high jump and pole vault, while teammate Costner won the triple jump and the 800 meters.

Osceola’s Nevaeh Jones and Gosnell’s Nykira Real dueled all afternoon with Real winning the 100 meter and Jones finishing second. The order was reversed in the 200 meter with Jones placing first. Jones outdistanced Real in the long jump by nearly two inches. Real bounced back with a victory in the 100 hurdles.

Girls Results (Top 3)

100 meters – (1) Real, GHS, 13.22; (2) Jones, OHS, 13.53;(3) Jha’mea Hunter, GHS, 14.03;

200 meters – (1) Jones, OHS, 28.51; (2) Real, GHS, 29.20;(3) Hunter, GHS, 30.05;

400 meters – (1) Jenna LaRose, MHS, 1:11.81; (2) Nicoline Hemmsen, GHS, 1:13.26; (3) Callie Rowland, HHS, 1:17.26;

800 meters – (1) Costner, MHS, 3:05.81; (2) Molly Bunch, MHS, 3:09.18; (3) Graci Willis, HHS, 3:19.36;

1600 meters – (1) Bunch, MHS, 7:09.47; (2) Jackson, MHS, 7:16.58; (3) Gabby Ashley, RHS, 8:09.12;

3200 meters – (1) Abby Staggs, Corning, 16:57.90; (2) Taytum Whitley, CHS, 17:17.86; (3) Lundyn Storey, MHS, 18:04.46;

100 Hurdles – (1) Real, GHS, 18.11; (2) Emily Pryor, MHS, 19.71; (3) Alyssa Russell, PHS, 19.71;

300m Hurdles – (1) Russell, Piggott, 51.71; (2) Chloe Helms, MHS, 59.5; (3) Rowyn Shanks, MHS, 1:01.2;

4x100 relay – (1) Osceola, 55.65; (2) Manila, 58.32; (3) Corning, 1:02.01;

4x200 relay – (1) Osceola, 2:00.26; (2) Corning, 2:09.76;(3) Manila, 2:11.33;

4x400 relay – (1) Manila, 5:46.55; (2) Corning, 6:15.78;

4x800 relay – (1) Manila, 12:53.40; (2) Corning, 13:40.78;

High Jump – (1) Jackson, MHS, 4-10; (2) Alyssa Manor, PHS, 4-8; (3) Real, GHS, 4-6;

Pole Vault – (1) Jackson, MHS, 8-0; (2) Pryor, MHS, 8-0;(3) Helms, MHS, 6-6;

Long Jump – (1) Jones, OHS, 14-3.50; (2) Real, GHS, 14-1.75; (3) LaRose, MHS, 13-10;

Triple Jump – (1) Costner, MHS, 29-11.5; (2) LaRose,

MHS, 28-11.5; (3) Landry McCluskey, HHS, 28-6;

Shot Put – (1) Katie Carr, CHS, 28-3; (2) Karsyn Graham, RHS, 27-6; (3) Kylea Magouirk, PHS, 26-9;

Discus – (1) Makayla Milligan, MHS, 76-3; (2) Mary Scott Deaton, MHS, 67-5; (3) Laniyah Lincoln, Gosnell, 65-11.