Indoor track & field: Millbrook’s Washington 3rd in state high jump
LYNCHBURG — Millbrook junior Janai Washington placed third in the high jump to highlight finals performances on Monday on the first day of two days of action for the Class 4 state track & field meet at Liberty University.
Washington — the reigning outdoor state champion — cleared 5 feet, 2 inches on her first attempt to lead three athletes who also cleared 5-2. Phoebus’ Cheyanne Mayo placed fourth (she needed three attempts at 5-2 but cleared 5-0 on her first attempt) and Sherando senior Mercedes Silver placed fifth (she needed three attempts at 5-2 and two at 5-0).
Handley senior Carson Green was the only local boy to score points, taking seventh in the shot put (48-3.5).
Two local boys have positioned themselves to score points on Tuesday. Handley senior Rylan Stribling — the defending state champion in the 55 meters — had the fastest time in prelims for that event by 0.03, finishing in 6.42 seconds. Sherando’s Sunil Dutt also qualified for Tuesday’s finals in his event, finishing third in the 55 hurdles prelims in 7.76.
Most of the state meet events take place on Tuesday. Action begins at 9:30 a.m.
Other local performances from Monday:
Sherando boys: 4×800 (Hatcher Smith, Quintin Priest, Thomas Miles, Chester Konisiewicz), ninth, 8:22.02.
James Wood boys: Jorel Baltimore (55 hurdles, 10th, 8.02); Duncan Stanton (11th, 8.12); Sawyer Speet (shot put, 15th, 42.9-5).
Handley boys: Isaiah Baxter (triple jump, 10th, 42-7.25).
James Wood girls: 4×800 (Lauren Thompson, Ally Oliver, Kete Konyar, Katelyn Palmer), ninth, 9:53.39; Aubrey Darnall (tied for ninth, 5-0); Isabelle French (55 hurdles, 11th, 9.53).
Millbrook girls: 4×800 (Marisol Lara, Caydence Bayne, Adilyn Steinmetz, Aubrey Steinmetz), 14th, 10:27.33.