One Feather Staff Report
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Cherokee High School (CHS) varsity track and field teams competed in the WNC Kickoff Invitational at the Western Carolina University track on the afternoon of Thursday, March 7. A total of 13 men’s teams and 11 women’s teams competed with Franklin High School winning both team events.
Cherokee’s Aizen Bell took first place in the men’s 110M hurdles with a time of 16.30.
Following are results, per nc.milesplit, showing the top three finishers in each event plus all CHS finishers:
Men’s Events
Team Scores
1 – Franklin 183
2 – Swain Co. 119.5
3 – West Henderson 92.5
4 – Hayesville 62
5 – Tuscola 58
6 – Robbinsville 49
7 – Pisgah 42
8 – North Buncombe 33
9 – Cherokee 31
10 – Clyde A. Erwin 16
11 – Smoky Mountain 6
12 – Hiwassee Dam 5
13 – Tri-County Early College 4
100M Dash
1 – Elijah Cochran, Franklin, 11.05
2 – Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville, 11.24
3 – Josiah Glaspie, Swain, 11.45
11 – Levi Winter, Cherokee, 12.11
19 – Jonathan Saylor, Cherokee, 12.52
30 – Tayvin Bark, Cherokee, 13.16
200M Dash
1 – Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville, 23.24
2 – Josiah Glaspie, Swain, 23.26
3 – Kyngston Denson, N. Buncombe, 24.12
12 – Levi Winter, Cherokee, 24.99
13 – Jonathan Saylor, Cherokee, 25.38
26 – Reggie Hyatt, Cherokee, 28.23
400M Dash
1 – Justin Rodriguez, Franklin, 50.92
2 – Will Robinson, W. Henderson, 52.62
3 – Brandon Jordan, Tuscola, 53.86
22 – Will Ellwood, Cherokee, 1:03.52
26 – Russell McKay, Cherokee, 1:08.15
29 – Isaiah Ledford, Cherokee, 1:15.60
800M Run
1 – Logan Russo, Franklin, 1:59.60
2 – Matheson Post, Franklin, 2:02.10
3 – Kane Jones, Swain, 2:03.28
10 – Aizen Bell, Cherokee, 2:09.72
11 – Ogana Swimmer, Cherokee, 2:09.76
39 – Isiah Ledford, Cherokee, 3:15.68
1600M Run
1 – Logan Russo, Franklin, 4:34.07
2 – Barrett Stork, Franklin, 4:35.12
3 – Carl Baird, Swain, 4:36.64
11 – Aizen Bell, Cherokee, 5:00.29
3200M Run
1 – Noah Clancy, Tuscola, 10:26.19
2 – Carl Baird, Swain, 10?42.95
3 – Daniel Slayback, Pisgah, 10:52.24
110M Hurdles
1 – Levi Winter, Cherokee, 16.30
2 – Tyson Sem, W. Henderson, 17.25
3 – Braylen Dezarn, Franklin, 17.42
300M Hurdles
1 – Braylen Dezarn, Franklin, 42.96
2 – Jacob Jones, Hayesville, 43.58
3 – Ben Frazier, Pisgah, 44.38
4 – Levi Winter, Cherokee, 44.75
4x100M Relay
1 – West Henderson 45.50
2 – Hayesville 45.68
3 – Pisgah 45.72
13 – Cherokee 53.36
4x200M Relay
1 – West Henderson 1:33.17
2 – Franklin 1:33.62
3 – Swain 1:33.63
11 – Cherokee 1:45.05
4x400M Relay
1 – Franklin 3:29.00
2 – West Henderson 3:32.09
3 – Swain 3:36.51
4x800M Relay
1 – Swain 8:37.60
2 – Tuscola 8:54.12
3 – Hayesville 9:13.91
High Jump
1 – Elijah Cochran, Franklin, 5-10
2 – Lawton Hodges, N. Buncbome, 5-10
3 – Jacob Morales, Franklin, 5-08
4 – Aizen Bell, Cherokee, 5-08
15 – Ogana Swimmer, Cherokee, 5-04
Long Jump
1 – Elijah Cochran, Franklin, 20-06
2 – Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville, 20-04.75
3 – Josh Collins, Swain, 18-07.50
Triple Jump
1 – Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville, 40-00.50
2 – Aiden Holmes, W. Henderson, 39-11.70
3 – Cooper Adams, Robbinsville, 39-09
Pole Vault
1 – Aaron Jennings, Franklin, 13-00
2 – Owen Craig, Swain, 12-06
3 – Adam Rogers, Franklin, 12-06
Discus Throw
1 – Nse Uffort, Swain, 173-11
2 – Luke Smith, Cherokee, 124-08
3 – Andrew Scaggs, Swain, 122-10
20 – Zaynon Taylor, Cherokee, 92-00
Shot Put
1 – Nse Uffort, Swain, 56-01.50
2 – Tayhlor McClure, Hayesville, 45-09
3 – Preston Wright, Pisgah, 42-00
6 – Luke Smith, Cherokee, 39-10
21 – Zaynon Taylor, Cherokee, 33-06
37 – Johnny Long, Cherokee, 30-01
Women’s Events
Team Scores
1 – Franklin 209
2 – Swain Co. 105.5
3 – North Buncombe 81.5
4 – West Henderson 74
5 – Hayesville 71
5 – Pisgah 71
7 – Tuscola 51
8 – Clyde A. Erwin 11
9 – Smoky Mountain 10
10 – Robbinsville 9
11 – Cherokee 6
100M Dash
1 – Laura Covarrubias, Franklin, 12.62
2 – Hope Smith, Franklin, 12.71
3 – Jasmine Banks, W. Henderson, 13.05
26 – Brianna Reynolds, Cherokee, 17.99
200M Dash
1 – Laura Covarrubias, Franklin, 25.94
2 – Hope Smith, Franklin, 26.12
3 – Letsi Burgos, Cherokee, 26.54
25 – Brianna Reynolds, Cherokee, 37.75
400M Dash
1 – Annie Lewis, Swain, 1:02.11
2 – Rylee Cassada, Franklin, 1:02.83
3 – Ava Shook, Hayesville, 1:03.89
800M Run
1 – Sophia Banks, N. Buncombe, 2:23.13
2 – Katie Johnson, N. Buncombe, 2:26.61
3 – Amy Mendoza Lopez, Franklin, 2:29.59
1600M Run
1 – Katie Johnson, N. Buncombe, 5:17.09
2 – Eden Barnwell, N. Buncombe, 5:24.27
3 – Angelina Lomelli, Swain, 5:27.55
3200M Run
1 – Arizona Blankenship, Swain, 11:02.81
2 – Breanna Budzinski, W. Henderson, 11:37.05
3 – Angelina Lomelli, Swain, 12:03.45
100M Hurdles
1 – Melani Linton, Swain, 16.88
2 – Addison Coker, Franklin, 17.57
3 – Olivia Powell, Pisgah, 17.92
10 – Roxi Bark, Cherokee, 22.94
11 – Sara Toineeta, Cherokee, 22.97
300M Hurdles
1 – Melani Linton, Swain, 48.37
2 – Olivia Powell, Pisgah, 52.62
3 – Katie Smith, Tuscola, 53.80
12 – Roxi Bark, Cherokee, 1:04.02
4x100M Relay
1 – Franklin 49.73
2 – Pisgah 52.82
3 – West Henderson 53.02
4x200M Relay
1 – Franklin 1:52.90
2 – West Henderson 1:55.80
3 – Tuscola 1:58.12
4x400M Relay
1 – North Buncombe 3:57.89
2 – Swain 4:23.02
3 – Franklin 4:28.24
4x800M Relay
1 – Swain 9:45.38
2 – Hayesville 11:17.53
3 – Franklin 11:55.93
High Jump
1 – Ella Matheson, Hayesville, 4-10
2 – Isabella Shope, Franklin, 4-08
2 – Talley Kinsland, Franklin, 4-08
Long Jump
1 – Laura Covarrubias, Franklin, 17-02.50
2 – Addison Coker, Franklin, 15-05.50
3 – Aubrey Haley, Franklin, 15-00.75
16 – Sara Toineeta, Cherokee, 10-00.75
Triple Jump
1 – Addison Coker, Franklin, 34-05.75
2 – Ella Matheson, Hayesville, 33-05.25
3 – Ryan Ellis, Swain, 31-00.25
Pole Vault
1 – Boston Stringer, Franklin, 10-06
2 – Maya Flynn, N. Buncombe, 10-00
3 – Sarah Gorgas, W. Henderson, 9-00
Discus Throw
1 – Bailey Barrett, N. Buncombe, 114-09
2 – Lily Trout, Hayesville, 101-08
3 – Claire Ballard, Franklin, 101-02
28 – Chloe Cooper, Cherokee, 60-06
29 – Ava Walkingstick, Cherokee, 60-00
33 – Annie Tramper, Cherokee, 56-06
51 – Jennifer Escabar, Cherokee, 39-11
Shot Put
1 – Charlie Seagle, Franklin, 37-10
2 – Sam Morgan, Pisgah, 34-07
3 – Mikaela Hyatt, Tuscola, 31-08
24 – Chloe Cooper, Cherokee, 22-08.50
37 – Ava Walkingstick, Cherokee, 19-09
47 – Jennifer Escabar, Cherokee, 16-08
