One Feather Staff Report
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Lady Braves Middle School track team edged Hayesville Middle by 3.5 points to win the 2024 Smoky Mountain Middle School Track & Field Championship. The meet was hosted by Cherokee on the afternoon of Monday, April 22.
The Cherokee Lady Braves Middle School track team edged Hayesville Middle by 3.5 points to win the 2024 Smoky Mountain Middle School Track & Field Championship. (Photo courtesy of A&M Sports)
Cherokee’s Austin Fourkiller-Raby won both the girl’s 800M Run (2:42.02) and 1600M Run (5:46.74), and Cambry Stamper won the girl’s high jump (4-04). The Lady Braves won three out of four relay events including the 4x200M (1:58.88), 4x400M (4:36.87), and the 4x800M (11:24.13).
Several other Lady Braves made the podium (top three) including:
- Maya Lossiah, third place, 1600M Run, 6:19.61
- Lady Braves, third place, 4x100M Relay, 59.18
- Maia Lane, third place, shot put, 27-03
- Briann Teesateskie, third place, discus throw, 77-02
Several members of the Braves team made the podium including:
- Braves, third place, 4x100M Relay, 52.43
- Mack Burgess, second place, high jump, 5-02
- Nashoba Tushka, third place (tie), high jump, 4-10
- Kimo Sokol, third place (tie), high jump, 4-10; third place, long jump, 16-02.50
Following are results, per nc.milesplit, showing the top three finishers in each event plus all CMS finishers:
Boy’s Events
Team Scores
1 – Robbinsville Middle 162
2 – Swain Middle 116
3 – Hayesville Middle 107
4 – Murphy Middle 54
5 – Andrews Middle 51
6 – Cherokee Middle 44
7 – Hiwassee Dam/Ranger Middle 29
100M Dash
1 – Cameron Allison, Robbinsville, 11.62
2 – Colton McCoy, Robbinsville, 11.82
3 – Brett Hanna, Hayesville, 12.22
6 – Kimo Sokol, Cherokee, 12.50
10 – Nashoba Tushka, Cherokee, 13.47
12 – Mack Burgess, Cherokee, 13.93
200M Dash
1 – Colton McCoy, Robbinsville, 23.59
2 – Cameron Allison, Robbinsville, 24.51
3 – Brett Hanna, Hayesville, 25.53
10 – Jeron Martens, Cherokee, 28.89
11 – Marek Brown, Cherokee, 30.11
14 – William Welch, Cherokee, 31.01
400M Dash
1 – Brett Hanna, Hayesville, 56.40
2 – Cameron Allison, Robbinsville, 57.45
3 – Ayden Kirkland, Swain, 57.89
9 – Jordan Panther, Cherokee, 1:00.76
12 – Odie Owle, Cherokee, 1:05.41
16 – Lucas Myers, Cherokee, 1:19.83
800M Run
1 – Oscar Page, Hiwassee Dam/Ranger, 2:11.91
2 – Xamuel Wachacha, Robbinsville, 2:13.49
3 – Benjamin Koeller, Robbinsville, 2:20.18
10 – Carter Stephens, Cherokee, 2:39.09
12 – Kingzlli Beheler, Cherokee, 2:40.56
1600M Run
1 – Xamuel Wachacha, Robbinsville, 4:53.34
2 – Oscar Page, Hiwassee Dam/Ranger, 4:56.58
3 – Elliot Salinas, Andrews, 5:00.64
8 – Kingzlli Beheler, Cherokee, 5:45.31
11 – Jeshua Lossiah, Cherokee, 6:11.13
16 – Drayzin Beheler, Cherokee, 6:43.16
110M Hurdles
1 – Elijah Lambert, Robbinsville, 18.61
2 – Tristen Cody, Hayesville, 19.83
3 – Austin Angelo, Robbinsville, 19.94
9 – Jess Walkingstick, Cherokee, 22.76
4x100M Relay
1 – Robbinsville, 49.51
2 – Murphy, 50.69
3 – Cherokee, 52.43
4x200M Relay
1 – Robbinsville, 1:46.79
2 – Murphy, 1:49.27
3 – Hayesville, 1:52.45
5 – Cherokee, 1:52.53
4x400M Relay
1 – Hayesville, 4:07.05
2 – Swain, 4:11.36
3 – Murphy, 4:12.26
4x800M Relay
1 – Andrews, 9:51.34
2 – Swain, 10:18.92
3 – Robbinsville, 10:26.27
High Jump
1 – Jonah Dockery, Hiwassee Dam/Ranger, 5-08
2 – Mack Burgess, Cherokee, 5-02
3 – Nashoba Tushka, Cherokee, 4-10
3 – Kimo Sokol, Cherokee, 4-10
Long Jump
1 – Colton McCoy, Robbinsville, 18-01.50
2 – Ayden Kirkland, Swain, 16-11.50
3 – Kimo Sokol, Cherokee, 16-02.50
7 – Mack Burgess, Cherokee, 14-09.50
8 – Nashoba Tushka, Cherokee, 14-07
Triple Jump
1 – Colton McCoy, Robbinsville, 37-03.25
2 – Ayden Kirkland, Swain, 33-11.50
3 – Eli Cheeks, Hayesville, 33-01.50
9 – Odie Owle, Cherokee, 29-11
10 – Hunter McMillan, Cherokee, 28-09.25
Shot Put
1 – EJ Mapusua, Hayesville, 41-08
2 – Braydon Lane, Robbinsville, 38-04
3 – Colton Shuler, Swain, 36-07.50
7 – Greyson Ledford, Cherokee, 33-01.50
17 – Joe Perry Saunooke, Cherokee, 26-03
18 – Theron Parker, Cherokee, 23-00.75
Discus Throw
1 – Colton Shuler, Swain, 129-07
2 – EJ Mapusua, Hayesville, 123-09
3 – Trenton Cook, Murphy, 116-08
11 – Jess Walkingstick, Cherokee, 84-06
13 – Sunny Foalima, Cherokee, 68-08
17 – Joe Perry Saunooke, Cherokee, 51-06
Girl’s Events
Team Scores
1 – Cherokee Middle 123
2 – Hayesville Middle 119.5
3 – Murphy Middle 108
4 – Swain Middle 97
5 – Robbinsville Middle 76.5
6 – Andrews Middle 41
7 – Hiwassee Dam/Ranger Middle 10
100M Dash
1 – Chloe Adams, Robbinsville, 13.04
2 – Cassidy Sudderth, Robbinsville, 13.52
3 – Kazandra Cooper, Swain, 13.57
8 – Lilly Lossiah, Cherokee, 14.56
15 – Taytem Saunooke, Cherokee, 15.46
17 – Makeena Armachain, Cherokee, 15.74
200M Dash
1 – Chloe Adams, Robbinsville, 27.00
2 – Juliet Holloway, Andrews, 28.60
3 – CJ Yarbro, Murphy, 28.69
5 – Cambry Stamper, Cherokee, 29.72
11 – Eloise Frady, Cherokee, 31.95
12 – Emma Milholen, Cherokee, 32.45
400M Dash
1 – Kazandra Cooper, Swain, 1:04.31
2 – Cara Aldridge, Swain, 1:06.13
3 – Micalynn McClure, Hayesville, 1:07.64
6 – Kiara Sneed, Cherokee, 1:13.31
8 – Aiyana Evans, Cherokee, 1:14.05
9 – Cambry Stamper, Cherokee, 1:14.43
800M Run
1 – Austin Fourkiller-Raby, Cherokee, 2:42.02
2 – Makenna Moss, Hayesville, 2:49.48
3 – Keirstin Westmoreland, Murphy, 2:50.67
4 – Maya Lossiah, Cherokee, 2:56.47
5 – Savannah Hornbuckle, Cherokee, 2:59.30
1600M Run
1 – Austin Fourkiller-Raby, Cherokee, 5:46.74
2 – Makenna Moss, Hayesville, 5:59.24
3 – Maya Lossiah, 6:19.61
4 – Morgan Hernandez, Cherokee, 6:28.55
100M Hurdles
1 – Sadie Cornwell, Murphy, 18.49
2 – Khylei Alberta, Hayesville, 19.01
3 – Emily Dowling, Hayesville, 20.28
10 – Eloise Frady, Cherokee, 21.83
14 – Kyla Keel-Aguilera, Cherokee, 22.85
4x100M Relay
1 – Hayesville, 57.69
2 – Andrews, 58.19
3 – Cherokee, 59.18
4x200M Relay
1 – Cherokee, 1:58.88
2 – Andrews, 2:01.30
3 – Hayesville, 2:01.54
4x400M Relay
1 – Cherokee, 4:36.87
2 – Hayesville, 4:44.72
3 – Swain, 4:53.69
4x800M Relay
1 – Cherokee, 11:24.13
2 – Swain, 11:55.76
3 – Hayesville, 12:24.31
High Jump
1 – Cambry Stamper, Cherokee, 4-04
2 – Kinlee Herr, Murphy, 4-04
3 – Ellie Black, Hayesville, 4-02
Long Jump
1 – Chloe Adams, Robbinsville, 16-03
2 – Cara Aldridge, Swain, 13-09
3 – CJ Yarbro, Murphy, 13-04.75
7 – Nyra Reed, Cherokee, 11-11.50
14 – Kennedy Moore, Cherokee, 11-06.50
15 – Kiara Sneed, Cherokee, 11-06.25
Triple Jump
1 – Chloe Adams, Robbinsville, 31-08.25
2 – Cara Aldridge, Swain, 28-11.50
3 – Lucy Trout, Hayesville, 28-05.50
5 – Lolo Bell, Cherokee, 27-06
7 – Taytem Saunooke, Cherokee, 26-07
9 – Kennedy Moore, Cherokee, 24-02.75
Shot Put
1 – Piper Dalton, Murphy, 27-07.50
2 – Morgan Oliver, Murphy, 27-07
3 – Maia Lane, Cherokee, 27-03
6 – Eleanor Smith, Cherokee, 25-00
9 – Laylah Thompson, Cherokee, 21-08
Discus Throw
1 – Amelia Joyner, Murphy, 79-09
2 – Lily Milsaps, Swain, 78-09
3 – Briann Teesateskie, Cherokee, 77-02
5 – Khloe Cucumber, Cherokee, 70-07
8 – Laylah Thompson, Cherokee, 65-07
