By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.
One Feather Staff
The Smoky Mountain Conference (SMC) track and field championship was held at Cherokee High School (CHS) on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 4. The event was hosted by Hayesville High School. Both the Swain Co. boys and girls teams both won team titles.
Several CHS athletes finished second in their respective event and was named All-SMC honorable mention including: Leilaya McMillan (400M dash), Alexis Smith (discus), Kensen Davis (discus and shot put), Joey Hornbuckle (100M dash), and Jaylen Bark (800M run and 1600M run).
Following are the top three finishers and all CHS finishers in each event per nc.milesplit.com:
Kensen Davis, a junior at Cherokee High School, throws the shot put. He placed second in the event with a throw of 44-03. Davis also placed second in the discus with a throw of 129-02. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photos)
Boys
Team Scores
1 – Swain Co. 217
2 – Murphy 114
3 – Hayesville 96
5 – Cherokee 88
100M Dash
1 – Isaac Weaver, Andrews, 11.43
2 – Joseph Hornbuckle, Cherokee, 11.44
3 – Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville, 11.50
12 – Dalmon King, Cherokee, 12.13
15 – Ray Bradley, Cherokee, 12.33
200M Dash
1 – Austin Woody, Murphy, 23.25
2 – Josiah Glaspie, Swain Co., 24.13
3 – Cooper Hyatt, Swain Co., 24.38
400M Dash
1 – Cameron Grooms, Murphy, 52.45
2 – Cooper Hyatt, Swain Co., 55.30
3 – Tanin Esquivel, Cherokee, 55.80
800M Run
1 – Connor Brown, Swain Co., 2:11.31
2 – Jaylen Bark, Cherokee, 2:13.84
3 – Kane Jones, Swain Co., 2:15.45
12 – Oztin Swayney, Cherokee, 2:25.10
14 – Ayden Thompson, Cherokee, 2:28.44
1600M Run
1 – Connor Brown, Swain Co., 4:51.60
2 – Jaylen Bark, Cherokee, 4:53.28
3 – Tyce Hogner, Cherokee, 5:05.80
19 – Eli Bird, Cherokee, 6:19.47
3200M Run
1 – Abhi Patel, Swain Co., 11:17.43
2 – Connor Brown, Swain Co., 11:26.57
3 – Hayden Stewart, Robbinsville, 11:29.61
110M Hurdles
1 – Brock Adams, Robbinsville, 15.16
2 – Juan Allen, Murphy, 17.16
3 – Austin Jenkins, Swain Co., 17.38
300M Hurdles
1 – Brock Adams, Robbinsville, 41.75
2 – Keln McCullough, Swain Co., 44.54
3 – Josiah Glaspie, Swain Co., 44.82
4x100M Relay
1 – Murphy 46.09
2 – Swain Co. 47.01
3 – Hayesville 47.14
5 – Cherokee 48.08
4x200M Relay
1 – Murphy 1:34.86
2 – Swain Co. 1:36.27
3 – Hayesville 1:39.33
5 – Cherokee 1:42.50
4x400M Relay
1 – Swain Co. 3:40.03
2 – Robbinsville 3:42.93
3 – Hayesville 3:45.23
6 – Cherokee 3:53.90
4x800M Relay
1 – Swain Co. 8:53.64
2 – Hayesville 9:05.17
3 – Cherokee 9:14.01
High Jump
1 – Brock Adams, Robbinsville, 6-02
2 – Isaac Weaver, Andrews, 6-0
3 – Hunter Laney, Murphy, 5-10
6 – William Hartbarger, Cherokee, 5-06
9 – Ray Bradley, Cherokee, 5-02
Long Jump
1 – Isaac Weaver, Andrews, 21-06.50
2 – Juan Allen, Murphy, 20-06.75
3 – Dawson Cody, Swain Co., 20-03.25
11 – Tso Smith, Cherokee, 18-06.25
16 – Gideon Freeman, Cherokee, 11-02.50
Triple Jump
1 – Dawson Cody, Swain Co., 40-07.75
2 – Isaiah Collins, Swain Co., 40-07.75
3 – Matthew Gray, Swain Co., 30-10.50
8 – William Hartbarger, Cherokee, 36-05.50
9 – Anthony Lossiah, Cherokee, 30-03.00
Pole Vault
1 – Matthew Gray, Swain Co., 13-06
2 – Kelan McCullough, Swain Co., 11-00
3 – Caden Lail, Robbinsville, 9-06
Discus
1 – Jake McTaggart, Hayesville, 159-10
2 – Kensen Davis, Cherokee, 129-02
3 – James Reed, Cherokee, 128-02
5 – Luke Smith, Cherokee, 116-07
Shot Put
1 – Jake McTaggart, Hayesville, 44-07
2 – Kensen Davis, Cherokee, 44-03
3 – Taylor McClure, Hayesville, 41-08
4 – James Reed, Cherokee, 39-08
13 – Luke Smith, Cherokee, 33-04
Alexis Smith, a sophomore at Cherokee High School (CHS), winds during a throw in the discus event at the Smoky Mountain Conference Championships held at CHS on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 4. She finished second in the event with a throw of 94-00.
Girls
Team Scores
1 – Swain Co. 239
2 – Murphy 119.50
3 – Robbinsville 114.50
6 – Cherokee 35
100M Dash
1 – Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 12.84
2 – Kia Guerrero, Murphy, 13.41
3 – Yeikamarie JImenez Díaz, Robbinsville, 13.65
4 – Leilaya McMillan, Cherokee, 13.97
13 – Awee Walkingstick, Cherokee, 15.43
100 Yard Dash (Wheelchair)
1 – Jordan Oliver, Murphy, 42.40
200M Dash
1 – Mazie Helpman, Swain Co., 27.34
2 – Faith Ann Revis, Murphy, 28.53
3 – Yeikamarie JImenez Díaz, Robbinsville, 28.75
6 – Letsi Burgos, Cherokee, 29.25
7 – Leilaya McMillan, Cherokee, 29.66
11 – Awee Walkingstick, Cherokee, 33.35
400M Dash
1 – Mazie Helpman, Swain Co., 1:02.64
2 – Leilaya McMillan, Cherokee, 1:05.43
3 – Isabella Walker, Swain Co., 1:07.02
800M Run
1 – Amaya Hicks, Swain Co., 2:32.57
2 – Arizona Blankenship, Swain Co., 2:36.50
3 – Corinne Cotton, Murphy, 2:40.30
1600M Run
1 – Arizona Blankenship, Swain Co., 5:27.93
2 – Gracie Monteith, Swain Co., 6:03.88
3 – Lily Bjerkness, Swain Co., 6:11.64
3200M Run
1 – Arizona Blankenship, Swain Co., 11:43.06
2 – Gracie Monteith, Swain Co., 13:31.43
3 – Lily Bjerkness, Swain Co., 13:46.02
100M Hurdles
1 – Emma Shook, Hayesville, 16.36
2 – Kaylin Ellis, Andrews, 16.54
3 – Calista Rumfelt, Murphy, 18.89
300M Hurdles
1 – Mya Burrows-Kent, Swain Co., 51.97
2 – Melani Linton, Swain Co., 52.97
3 – Kaylin Ellis, Andrews, 53.58
4x100M Relay
1 – Robbinsville 53.61
2 – Andrews 55.05
3 – Swain Co. 55.42
5 – Cherokee 1:00.95
4x200M Relay
1 – Robbinsville 1:49.68
2 – Swain Co. 1:51.46
3 – Andrews 2:03.47
5 – Cherokee 2:12.92
4x400M Relay
1 – Swain Co. 4:25.64
2 – Hayesville 4:29.07
3 – Murphy 4:31.51
4x800M Relay
1 – Swain Co. 10:40.51
2 – Murphy 11:01.65
3 – Hayesville 11:14.32
High Jump
1 – Gracie Sutton, Swain Co., 4-10
2 – Calista Rumfelt, Murphy, 4-08
3 – Erika Wachacha, Swain Co., 4-08
Long Jump
1 – Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 17-09
2 – Kylie Donaldson, Andrews, 15-11.50
3 – Kensley Phillips, Robbinsville, 15-09.75
12 – Betty Lossiah, Cherokee, 10-01
Triple Jump
1 – Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 36-05
2 – Caylin Lunsford, Robbinsville, 32-11.75
3 – Faith Ann Revis, Murphy, 32-10.75
Pole Vault
1 – Amelia Rogers, Swain Co., 8-06
2 – Alden Thomas, Swain Co., 8-00
3 – Laiken Harvey, Swain Co., 7-06
Discus
1 – Aiden Smith, Murphy, 94-01
2 – Alexis Smith, Cherokee, 94-00
3 – Jersey Schwalm, Murphy, 84-02
12 – Jaelyn Lossiah, Cherokee, 73-02
14 – Aria Foerst, Cherokee, 69-02
Shot Put
1 – Jersey Schwalm, Murphy, 31-03.50
2 – Savannah Smith, Swain Co., 28-06
3 – Lily Trout, Hayesville, 28-04
9 – Alexis Smith, Cherokee, 27-00.50
10 – Aria Foerst, Cherokee, 26-08
14- Jaelyn Lossiah, Cherokee, 23-07
