HARRISONBURG — The James Wood High School girls’ track & field team placed first out of 24 teams at the Rocktown Raptors Invitational on Saturday.
The Colonels scored 74 points, five more than runner-up Fort Defiance (69). James Wood placed fourth in the boys’ meet with 36 points. Charlottesville was first with 75 points and Spotswood was second with 70.
James Wood girls’ leaders: Isabelle French (100-meter hurdles, 16.56 seconds, first, long jump, fifth, 16 feet, 5 inches); Alexis Brown (100, second, 13.01); Alina Kieffer (1,600, second, 5:32.25); 4×100 (Brown, Sierra-Nicole Wimer, Melanie Padilla, French), second, school-record 50.13; 4×400 (Grace Thompson, Peyton Sinasac, Mallory Juvinall, Reese Lessard), second, 4:27.10; Claire Snell (1,600, third, 5:33.99); 4×800 (Marley Savino, Vivian Porter, Bella Posey, Katelyn Palmer), third, 10:46.75; Emerson Hart (3,200, fourth, 14:17.04); Alexandra Van Meter (100 hurdles, fourth, 18.03); Jordan Bowes (100 hurdles, fifth, 18.25; 300 hurdles, fifth, 52.39); Kylie Salyer (3,200, fifth, 14:19.50); Reese Lessard (400, fifth, 1:03.20).
James Wood boys’ leaders: 4×400 (Ivan Andrews, Riley Malone, Jorel Baltimore, Connor Kenney-Fitzner), first, 3:40.80; Duncan Stanton (110 hurdles, second, 15.50; Jorel Baltimore (110 hurdles, third, 15.52; 300 hurdles, third, 41.41); Ben Clark (shot put, fourth, 41-1); Connor Kenney-Fitzner (200, fifth, 24.15).