Four area athletes came home with at least one regional title following Saturday’s NCHSAA 2A Eastern Regional track and field championships at Wilson Beddingfield High School.
South Lenoir’s Caroline Jones won two events in the girls portion, finishing first in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs.
Greene Central’s Tevin Bates also collected two titles in the boys portion, winning the high jump and long jump competitions. Kinston’s Jeremy Taylor won a regional title in the triple jump and South Lenoir’s Bryce Floyd won regional titles in all four wheelchair events he competed in.
South Lenoir’s girls team had the best finish among the three area 2A schools in sixth with a score of 34. Kinston’s girls team finished in seventh with a 31 and Greene Central 11th with a 15.
Swansboro won the girls team championship.
Greene Central’s boys finished tied for second with the host school behind North Brunswick with a score of 56. Kinston finished ninth (39) and South Lenoir 15th (7).
Individuals who finished in the top four qualified for Friday’s NCHSAA state 2A track and field championships at N.C. A&T.
Here is a list of local athletes who qualified, with their events, places and times/distances:
Girls
200-meter dash — Lydia Rivers, KHS, second 26.22
400-meter dash — Alexis Robinson, GC, third, 1:02.20
800-meter run — Caroline Jones, SL, first, 2:31.60
1,600-meter run — Caroline Jones, SL, first, 5:26.92
3,200-meter run — Caroline Jones, SL, fourth, 13:23.04
100-meter hurdles — Azalea Hill, GC, second, 16.21
300-meter hurdles — Annie Thi, KHS, second, 50.45; Meredith Rhodes, SL, fourth, 53.84
4-by-400-meter relay — KHS (Starr Nwabuo, Alexis Soloman, Debbie Martin, Annie Thi), second, 4:22.10
4-by-800-meter relay — SL (Caroline Jones, Meredith Rhodes, Carley Hill, Tana Tyndall), fourth, 10:45.41
High jump — Lydia Rivers, KHS, third, 4-feet, 10.00-inches
Boys
100-meter wheelchair dash — Bryce Floyd, SL, 35.10
200-meter dash — Daequon Carr, KHS, fourth, 23.15
200-meter wheelchair dash — Bryce Floyd, SL, 1:20.05
800-meter run — Chris Bell, KHS, third, 2:03.61
3,200-meter run — Mason Zeagler, SL, third, 10:39.08
4-by-100-meter relay — GC (Alex Thaggard, Daquan Lee-Jones, Brandon Belcher, Tevin Bates), fourth, 43.80
4-by-200-meter relay — GC (Alex Thaggard, Curtez Braswell, Dwight Evans, Brandon Belcher), fourth, 1:31.49
4-by-400-meter relay — KHS (Reggie Lewis, Denzel Keyes, Chris Bell, Keith Haynie), third, 3:28.73
4-by-800-meter relay — KHS (Chris Bell, Nick Frankfort, Denzel Keyes, Tajahn Williams), third, 8:33.07
High jump — Tevin Bates, GC, first, 6-feet, 6.00-inches; Joseph Biggs, GC, second, 6-feet, 4.00-inches
Long jump — Tevin Bates, GC, first, 23-feet, 4.00-inches; Curtez Braswell, GC, second 22-feet, 2.00-inches; Daquan Lee-Jones, GC, fourth, 21-feet, 8.25-inches
Triple jump — Jeremy Taylor, KHS, first, 43-feet, 5.50-inches; Tevin Bates, GC, second, 43-feet, 3.00-inches
Shot put wheelchair — Bryce Floyd, SL, 11-feet, 8-inches
Discus wheelchair — Bryce Floyd, SL, 20-feet, 6-inches