McIntosh region runner-up in 5-AAAA track meet, OLM wins region 5-A meet

The region 5-AAAA boys track meet was held Monday and Tuesday at Sandy Creek High School. McIntosh placed second to Alexander, while Sandy Creek placed third, Whitewater finished in fifth and Starr’s Mill placed sixth. Fayette County placed 10th overall.

The top two finishers in each event have qualified for the state meet. Locals who are state bound are:

110 meter hurdles
• Stephen Roberts, Starr’s Mill, 2nd, 14.92

300 meter hurdles
• Jeff Greene, Starr’s Mill, 2nd, 40.40

400 meter dash
• Chaz Price, Whitewater, 2nd, 49.89

800 meter run
• Vince Brown, McIntosh, 1st, 1:53.90

1,600 meter run
• Vince Brown, McIntosh, 1st, 4:27.93

3,200 meter run
• Carl Eifert, McIntosh, 2nd, 9:58.92

4x100 meter relay
• Whitewater, 1st, 41.92

High jump
• Mike Chishom, McIntosh, 2nd, 6’4”

Pole vault
• Jeremy Leblanc, Sandy Creek, 1st, 11’6”
• Mike Firsowicz, Starr’s Mill, 2nd, 11’6”

Long jump
• Thomas Frierson, Whitewater, 2nd, 22’8”

Triple jump
• Jarrett Davis, Sandy Creek, 2nd, 45’3.5”

Discus
• Davis Fraker, McIntosh, 1st, 172’3”
• Christian Ezeagawu, Sandy Creek, 2nd, 157’11”

Shot put
• Davis Fraker, McIntosh, 1st, 61’9”
• Bryce Rauhof, McIntosh, 2nd, 51’1”

In the 5-A boys meet, Our Lady of Mercy won the region title, with Landmark Christian placing third. State bound athletes from those schools are:

200 meter dash
• Richie Obiora, Our Lady of Mercy, 2nd, 23.29

400 meter dash
• Richie Obiora, Our Lady of Mercy, 2nd, 52.60

800 meter run
• Jake Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 2:01.89

1,600 meter run
• Jake Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 4:32.67
• Matt Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 2nd, 4:33.62

3,200 meter run
• Matt Lethbridge, Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 10:12.81

110 meter hurdles
• Marlon Bryan, Landmark Christian, 1st, 15.53

300 meter hurdles
• Marlon Bryan, Landmark Christian, 1st, 39.89

4x100 meter relay
• Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 44.93
• Landmark Christian, 2nd, 45.00

4x400 meter relay
• Our Lady of Mercy, 2nd, 3:32.33

Pole vault
• Josh Herr, Landmark Christian, 1st, 11’

Long jump (top seven make finals)
• Nnamdi Moh, Our Lady of Mercy, 1st, 21’0.5”
• Jeremy Stanley, Landmark Christian, 3rd, 20’6.5”
• Robert Trotter, Landmark Christian, 4th, 20’3”
• Courtney Prevost, Our Lady of Mercy, 5th, 20’0.5’

Triple jump (top seven make finals)
• Marlon Bryan, Landmark Christian, 1st, 44’7.5”
• Courtney Prevost, Our Lady of Mercy, 3rd, 42’
• Nick Harris, Landmark Christian, 5th, 40’9”
• Jarrell Bankhead, Our Lady of Mercy, 6th, 39’5.75”

Shot put (top seven advance)
• Sheldon Peters, Landmark Christian, 2nd, 41’7”
• Daniel Wesley, Our Lady of Mercy, 3rd, 41’4.75”

Discus (top seven advance)
• Daniel Alexis, Our Lady of Mercy, 2nd, 135’
• Sheldon Peters, Landmark Christian, 3rd, 122’4”