Track & Field: Wolverine Classic

PURCELLVILLE — Noah Harris, Micah Carlson and Quincy Walker each took individual titles to lead the Sherando boys to a second-place team finish at the Wolverine Classic on Friday.

Host Woodgrove led 21 teams that scored in the boys' event with 96 points. The Warriors totaled 65. Handley (37) took sixth. Clarke County (31.5) was 10th, while James Wood (29) placed 11th and Millbrook (5) was 20th.

Harris cleared 6 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump. Carlson dominated the discus with a winning throw of 152-7 that was more than 11 feet better than the runner-up finisher. Walker had a toss of 45-4.5 to capture the shot put. The Warriors also won the 4x800 relay in 8:12.95.

Handley's Will Pardue (4:19.10) topped James Wood's Ethan Pratt-Perez (4:21.73) as locals finished 1-2 in the 1,600 final.

Among the 22 girls' teams that scored, Fauquier won with 96 points. James Wood (52) and Sherando (42), placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Handley (12.5) took 14th, while Clarke County (10) finished 17th and Millbrook (5) was 21st.

Other local Top 5 performances:

Boys

Sherando: Brock Smith (3rd in 800, 1:59.43); Carlson (4th in long jump, 20-3); Pete Carter (5th in triple jump, 39-3); Dylan McGraw (5th in 400, 52.64)

Handley: Brendan Campbell (3rd in high jump, 5-11); 5. 4x100 relay 44.52; 5. 4x400 relay 3:38.54

James Wood: 2. 4x400 relay 3:34.72; Jude Miller (4th in discus, 134-10)

Clarke County: Isaac Nei (2nd in long jump, 20-2.25); Will Booker (4th in high jump, 5-10); Cal Beckett (4th in 1,600, 4:30.46); Jackson Ellis (4th in 400, 52.03); 3. 4x400 relay 3:35.48

Millbrook: Cole Purdy (4th in shot put, 43-6.5)

Girls:

James Wood: Kate Konyar (2nd in 3,200, 11:20.46); Alina Kieffer (2nd in 1,600, 5:29.54); 2. 4x800 relay 10:07.70; Mackenzie Sine (5th in discus, 88-1); Lauren Thompson (5th in 1,600, 5:42.51); 4. 4x400 relay 4:24.30

Sherando: Sarah Starling (3rd in discus 93-3, 3rd in shot put 31-10); Mercedes Silver (4th in 300 hurdles, 50.45); Gracie Defibaugh (4th in 1,600, 5:38.98); Josie Willett (5th in long jump, 16-0.25 and 5th in triple jump, 31-4); 3. 4x100 relay 52.18

Handley: Amaya Smith (2nd in triple jump, 32-9); Elisabeth Pitcock (5th in high jump, 4-8)

Clarke County: Emmalene Morris (4th in high jump, 4-10); Teya Starley (4th in 3,200, 11:40.99)