Winter track & field: Wood girls, Sherando boys win Polar Bear meet

December 4, 2025

STEPHENS CITY — The James Wood girls and the Sherando boys captured the six-team Sherando Polar Bear meet on Wednesday.

The Colonel girls scored 154 points and were followed by Sherando (second, 85.5), Handley (third, 42), Skyline (fourth, 41), Millbrook (fifth, 23) and Warren County (sixth, 3).

The Warrior boys scored 134 points and were followed by James Wood (second, 83), Skyline (third, 50), Milbrook (fourth, 31), Warren County (fifth, 25) and Handley (sixth, 9).

James Wood girls’ leaders: Aubrie Darnall (high jump, first, state-qualifying 5-0); Janiya Holmes (long jump, first, 14-8); Isabelle French (55-meter hurdles, first, 9.54); Sierra-Nicole Wimer (55, first, 7.73); Melanie Padilla (500, first, 1:27.71); Emerson Hart (1,000, first, 3:48.16); 4×200 A team (Alexis Brown, Reese Lessard, Padilla, Wimer), first 1:52.48; Brown (55, second, 7.74); Alexandra Van Meter (55 hurdles, second, 10.10); Lily Picota (triple jump, second, 26-3); Peyton Sinasac (500, second, 1:29.24); Lessard (300, second, 46.61); 4×200 B team, second, 2:01.14.

Sherando girls’ leaders: Tessa Pang (shot put, first, 29-11); Mia Adams (3,200, first, 13:24.15); 4×800, first, 11:43.14; Amelia Rice (1,600, second, 6:06.44).

Handley girls’ leaders: Keila De La O Granado (300, first, 46.36); Cloy Cain (shot put, second, 26-3.5).

Millbrook girls’ leader: Keri Hecker (triple jump, first, 32-3; long jump, second, 14-3).

Sherando boys’ leaders: Seth Garcia (triple jump, first, 39-6); Chester Konisiewicz (1,600, first, 4:45.12); Thomas Miles (500, first, 1:11.77); Quintin Priest (1,000, first, 2:52.60); Noah Farringer (3,200, first, 10:56.35); Gavin Flynn (500, second, 1:12.91); Owen Leatch (1,600, second, 4:55.54); Wyatt Grimm (long jump, second, 18-3); James Bryant (55, second, 7.02); Colby Eback (3,200, second, 11:47.70).

James Wood boys’ leaders: Jorel Baltimore (55 hurdles, first, state-qualifying time of 7.99; 55, first, 6.92); Sawyer Speet (shot put, first, 40-0.5); Duncan Stanton (55 hurdles, second, 8.06); Stephen Chatfield (shot put, second, 33-3.5).

Millbrook boys’ leaders: 4×200 A team, first; 1:45.12; 4×200 B team, second, 1:58.94.

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