Over 40 county athletes qualify to compete in this weekend’s state track meets

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Over 40 county athletes have qualified to compete in the state track meets coming up this weekend in Gulf Shores and Cullman. Handley will compete in 4A in Gulf Shores April 30-May 2, while RCHS, Woodland and Wadley will travel to Cullman May 1-2 to compete in 3A, 1A and 1A, respectively.

Multiple athletes have a chance to earn points or medal at the event, based on their standing among other qualifiers.

Handley sophomore Elijah Stegall is the defending state champion in the 4A triple jump after he won the event as a freshman. His qualifying jump of 48 feet, 0.5 inches is a quarter inch better than his title winning jump from a year ago and a full five feet longer than the next best qualifier, Cleburne County’s Lyric Ware.

Wadley’s Damarious Spraddling and Desmond Thomas; Woodland’s Emma Hines, Asa Burge, Tye Burge and Andrew Sanchez, as well as the Bobcats’ 4×400 and 4×800 relay teams; RCHS’s Mo Winston; and Handley’s Kinsley Arnold, Trinity Askew, Madison Carter, Kassidy Arnold, Alex Busbin, Tayshaun Andrews and Ridge Nelson all posted qualifying results in the top 8 in their respective events. The top eight finishers in each event earn points toward their team’s total for the meet.

Woodland compiled enough points to finish as the team runner-up at the AHSAA Class 1A sectional meet in Scottsboro last weekend.

The standing among qualifiers is often indicative of an athlete or team’s chances of earning points in that event, but an exception below is the Handley 4×100 relay team.

Handley has the 11th best qualifying time in the 16-team field. But that time is less than .7 seconds behind the time of the top qualifier Jackson. Also, 14 of the 16 teams are within one second of each other with their qualifying times. That means the race is up for grabs and depends on who competes the best on the day of the event.

Here are all the athletes who qualified for this week’s state meets, and the events in which they are scheduled to compete.

Wadley

Hannah Spraddling, Wadley (9th grade)  

• 200 meter dash – 28.73 seconds (18th out of 21 qualifiers)
• 100 meter hurdles – 19.30 seconds (14th out of 24 qualifiers)
• Long jump – 14 feet, 5.75 inches (14th out of 24 qualifiers)

Damarious Spraddling, Wadley (12th grade)

• 400 meter dash – 52.94 seconds (5th out of 24 qualifiers)
• Triple jump – 41 feet, 6 inches (5th out of 22 qualifiers)
• Javelin – 152 feet, 10 inches (3rd out of 19 qualifiers)

Ryan Matherne, Wadley (10th grade)

• 800 meter run – 2:20.76 (20th out of 24 qualifiers)

Desmond Thomas, Wadley (10th grade)

• Discus – 119 feet, 4 inches (6th out of 24 qualifiers)

Jabari Burns,  Wadley (12th grade)

• Discus – 110 feet, 3 inches (12th out of 24 qualifiers)

Woodland

Emma Hines, Woodland (10th grade)

• Shot put – 30 feet, 6 inches (3rd out of 17 qualifiers)
• Discus – 84 feet, 10 inches (8th out of 24 qualifiers)
• Javelin – 73 feet, 9 inches (21st out of 24 qualifiers)

Nyliee Herren, Woodland (8th grade)

• 200 meter dash – 28.63 seconds (15th out of 24 qualifiers)
• 300 meter hurdles – 56.4 seconds (14th out of 21 qualifiers)
• Long jump – 13 feet, 10.75 inches (20th out of 24 qualifiers)

Team

• Girls 4×100 relay – 54.8 seconds (12th out of 16 qualifiers)
• Boys 4×100 relay – 47.32 seconds (12th out of 16 qualifiers)
• Boys 4×400 relay – 3:51.10 (4th out of 7 qualifiers)
• Boys 4×800 relay – 9:39.66 (4th out of 9 qualifiers)

Tye Burge, Woodland (12th grade)

• 110 meter hurdles – 16.52 seconds (2nd out of 24 qualifiers)
• 300 meter hurdles – 44.13 seconds (5th out of 24 qualifiers)

Allen Grant, Woodland (12th grade)

• High jump – 5 feet, 4 inches (tied for 12th out of 15 qualifiers)
• 100 meter dash – 11.83 seconds (18th out of 24 qualifiers)

Asa Burge, Woodland (12th grade)

• Triple jump – 37 feet, 1 inch (15th out of 22 qualifiers)
• Javelin – 146 feet, 3 inches (4th out of 19 qualifiers)

Andrew Sanchez, Woodland (12th grade)

• Shot put – 42 feet, 1.5 inches (3rd out of 24 qualifiers)
• Discus – 126 feet, 10 inches (4th out of 24 qualifiers)

Sean Noles, Woodland (11th grade)

• Shot put – 38 feet, 11 inches (14th out of 24 qualifiers)

Derrius Grant, Woodland (11th grade)

• Shot put – 36 feet, 10 inches (21st out of 24 qualifiers)
• Discus – 108 feet, 1 inch (14th out of 24 qualifiers)

Eli Wiggins, Woodland (12th grade)

• Javelin – 128 feet, 8 inches (13th out of 19 qualifiers)

Nate Herren, Woodland (12th grade)

• 100 meter dash – 12.05 seconds (24th out of 24 qualifiers)

Brayden Watts, Woodland (11th grade)

• 800 meter run – 2:26.91 (14th out of 24 qualifiers)

Tristen Black, Woodland (9th grade)

• 1600 meter run – 5:14.86 – (16th out of 24 qualifiers)

RCHS

Mo Winston, RCHS (12th grade)

• 400 meter dash – 51.44 seconds (5th out of 24 qualifiers)

Edric Hernandez, RCHS (11th grade)

• 110 meter hurdles – 18.49 seconds (14th out of 24 qualifiers)

Kayden Rollins, RCHS (8th grade)

• 110 meter hurdles – 19.46 seconds (23rd out of 24 qualifiers)

Team

• Boys 4×800 relay – 9:35.70 – (12th out of 16 qualifiers)

Nadia Jordan, RCHS (8th grade)

• 100 meter dash – 13.82 seconds (23rd out of 24 qualifiers)
• 300 meter hurdles – 54.33 seconds (19th out of 24 qualifiers)

Elisabeth Hannah, RCHS (12th grade)

• Discus – 75 feet, 9 inches (24th out of 24 qualifiers)

Handley

Kinsley Arnold, Handley (11th grade)

• 100 meter dash – 13.06 seconds (16th out of 24 qualifiers)
• 200 meter dash – 27.39 seconds (18th out of 21 qualifiers)
• Long jump – 15 feet, 9 inches (7th out of 24 qualifiers)

Arianna Thomas, Handley (11th grade)

• 200 meter dash – 27.48 seconds (19th out of 21 qualifiers)

Trinity Askew, Handley (9th grade)

• 100 meter hurdles – 15.92 seconds (2nd out of 24 qualifiers)
• 300 meter hurdles – 50.00 seconds (13th out of 24 qualifiers)

Madison Carter, Handley (11th grade)

• Pole vault – 8 feet, 0 inches (tied for 6th out of 17 qualifiers)

Kassidy Arnold, Handley (11th grade)

• Triple jump – 34 feet, 1 inch (5th out of 24 qualifiers)

Jodazalyn Fuller, Handley (12th grade)

• Shot put – 32 feet, 7 inches (14th out of 24 qualifiers)

Ana Tucker, Handley (12th grade)

• Shot put – 31 fee, 11 inches (16th out of 24 qualifiers)

Team

• Boys 4×100 relay – 43.92 (11th out of 16 qualifiers)

Makavian Allen, Handley (12th grade)

• 100 meter dash – 11.27 seconds (13th out of 24 qualifiers)

Alex Busbin, Handley (12th grade)

• 400 meter dash – 50.19 seconds (3rd out of 24 qualifiers)
• 800 meter run – 2:01.55 (8th out of 24 qualifiers)

Tayshaun Andrews, Handley (10th grade)

• 300 meter hurdles – 42.97 seconds (11th out of 24 qualifiers)
• High jump – 6 feet, 0 inches (tied for 3rd out of 24 qualifiers)

JaMarcus Daniel, Handley (12th grade)

• Long jump – 19 feet, 5 inches (20th out of 24 qualifiers)

Elijah Stegall, Handley (10th grade)

• Triple jump – 48 feet, 0.5 inches (1st out of 24 qualifiers)

Jaylon Morgan, Handley (11th grade)

• Shot put – 43 feet, 7 inches (15th out of 24 qualifiers)

Corie Lewis, Handley (12th grade)

• Discus – 112 feet, 1 inch (22nd out of 24 qualifiers)

Ridge Nelson, Handley (12th grade)

• Javelin – 170 feet, 7 inches (2nd out of 24 qualifiers)