Pinewood track teams take second at BA Meet

By: Reagan Parker, PCA sophomore

Pinewood’s varsity track teams traveled to Bulloch Academy to compete in the 3 track meet. Schools that came out to the event included:  Pinewood (PCA), Bulloch Academy (BA), Robert Toombs Christian Academy (RTCA), Vidalia Heritage Academy (VHA), Heritage Christian Academy (HCA), First Preparatory Bryan Co. High School (CCA), and Portal High School (PHS).

Pinewood’s boys brought home 2^nd earning a total of 91.5 points overall, BA winning with 142 points.  RTCA in 3^rd with 86, Portal with 79, Bryan with 67.5, DEA with 25,  FPCA with 18, and VHA with 11.

In the girl’s competition, Pinewood claimed the second with a score of 118 just behind BA who won with a score of 178. RTCA came in 3^rd with 78 points followed by Portal with 68, Bryan with 39, and VHA with 2.

Events:

3200 Meters 

Girls:
4^th – Ella Johns (15:44)
5^th – Priscilla Dillon (17.34)

Pole Vault

Girls:
1^st – Mary Lucy Dasher (7’3”)

Boys:
3^rd – Jesse McLendon (9’6’)
4^th – Johnathan Fries (9’0”)

Discus
Girls:
1^st – Jaeley MacGregor (84’7”)
6^th – Lara Durrence (63’11”)

Boys:
1^st – Peyton Williams (143’3”)
5^th – Yug Patel (98’11”)

Shot Put

Girls:
1^st – Jaeley MacGregor (30’3½”)
6^th – Lara Durrence (25’6”)

Boys:
4^th – Peyton Williams (41’0”)

Long Jump

Boys:
3^rd – Tyson Swindell (19’4”)

Triple Jump

Girls:
5^th – Mattie Spacek (28’6½”)

Boys:
2^nd –Tyson Swindell (41’1/2”)

High Jump

Girls:
3^rd – Abi Scott (4’8”)

Boys:
5^th – Pearce Dutton (5’6”)

100 Meters Hurdles

Girls:
3^rd – Becky Edwards (17.28)
4^th – Abi Scott (17.33)

110 Meters Hurdles

Boys:
3^rd – Tyson Swindell (17.90)
6^th – Seth Dekle (20.28)

100 Meters

Girls:
3^rd – Katelin Smith (13.62)

1600 Meters

Boys:
6^th – Cash Bland (5:51)

400 Meters 

Girls:
1^st – Ginny Nutting (66.26)
3^rd – Lilly Griffin (67.25)

Boys:
1^st – Banks Durrence (56.62)

300 Hurdles

Girls:
3^rd – Aubree Cate Danner (56.16)

Boys:
2^nd – Luke Scott (46.94)
3^rd – Tyson Swindell (48.29)

800 Meters

Girls:
3^rd – Payton Cowart (2:52)

200 Meters

Girls:
6^th – Becky Edwards (34.18)

4×100 Relay

Girls:
2^nd– A Team – Katelin Smith, Becky Edwards, Abi Scott, Lilly Griffin (53.38)

4×400 Relay

Girls:
1^st – A Team – Payton Cowart, Ginny Nutting, Lilly Griffin, Aubree Cate Danner (5:01)
6^th – B Team – Kayla Cowart, Priscilla Dillion, Ryleigh O’Sullivan, Ella Johns (5:04)

Boys:
3^rd – A Team – Luke Scott, Maddox Akins, Banks Durrence, Tyson Swindell (4:15)

4×800 Relay

Girls:
3^rd – A Team – Emma Strickland, Ella Johns, Payton Cowart, Ginny Nutting (12:23)
5^th – B Team – Polly Claxton, Ramsey Middleton, Erica Wasson, Kayla Cowart (14:05)

Boys:
3^rd – A Team – Carter Sikes, Bryson Croft, Jordan Kinlaw, Seth Dekle (10:36)