Fairfield Lions win 4th consecutive SHAC boys track & field championship
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
LEESBURG — The senior class of the Fairfield Lions boys track and field team gained the Southern Hills Athletic Conference career sweep as the boys team won the conference championship for a fourth consecutive year, this time winning by scoring 131 points at their home track.
Fairfield were the hosts of the 2019 SHAC Track and Field Championships, and on the windy 60-degree day that turned into evening, the Lions did everything necessary and then some to clinch the championship by not only scoring the aforementioned 131 points, but they won over second-place Whiteoak by 33 points.
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Whiteoak was second place with 98 points for the runner-up spot. In third place was West Union at 75 points, and fourth place was Eastern with 68 points. Fifth place went to North Adams (65 points), followed by Ripley (64 points), Lynchburg-Clay (56 points), Peebles (52 points), Fayetteville (11 points) and Manchester (1 point).
The Lions in their win on Friday night totaled six first-place finishes, three second-places, four third-place finishes, three fifth-place finishes, three sixth-places and one seventh-place finish for their final scoring.
As for the first-place finishes, the Lions saw senior Bennett Hodson win the 400-meter run with a championship time of 55.84. Another first-place finish came from senior Brandtson Duffie, who in the 800m run finished with a time of 2:02.85.
Duffie also was first place in the 1600m run at 4:43.26. Fairfield’s 4x400m relay team of Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Wyatt Fent and Duffie earned the first-place finish with a time of 4:43.01, winning by nearly 10 seconds over the second-place time.
The Lions 4x800m team of Hodson, Ethan Davis, Campbell and Duffie were also the winners, dominating the race with a time of 8:57.05, as the second-place time was 9:22.64.
Fairfield also won in the field, with senior Ethan Whalen winning the shot put event with a distance of 41-06.00.
Also from Highland County in first place was Whiteoak sophomore Garrett Miller who in the 110m hurdles won with a time of 17.14. Miller was also the winner in the 300m hurdles race in a very close contest as he had a time of 44.26, while Hunter Balon of Lynchburg-Clay was second with a time of 44.66.
In the girls events, Whiteoak junior Kensley Bailey won the 100m dash with a time of 13.29, then came back later and was the winner of the 200m dash at 27.30. Bailey also won the girls high jump event with a height of 4-10.00 and was second place in the long jump with a distance of 16-07.00.
Fairfield’s Ailean Duffie was first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 17.15.
The team championship for the girls meet went to Peebles with a score of 186 points, and in second was Fairfield at 119 points. Third place went to North Adams (82 points), followed by Eastern (64 points) and West Union (46 points) to complete the Top 5. In sixth through ninth place were: Whiteoak (44 points), Lynchburg-Clay (41 points), Manchester (24 points) and Fayetteville (14 points).
Listed are Top 8 finishers for Fairfield, Whiteoak and Lynchburg-Clay from the 2019 SHAC championships:
GIRLS
• 100m dash — 1, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 13.29; 6, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 13.80; 8, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 13.91.
• 200m dash — 1, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 27.30; 5, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 28.61; 6, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 29.19; 7, Jordan Griggs (WHS), 30.71; 8, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 31.02.
• 400m dash — 4, Mikayla Griffith (FHS), 1:08.80; 5, Paige Teeters (FHS), 1:10.65; 7, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 1:44.81.
• 800m run — 4, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 2:37.87; 8, Morgan Richmond (FHS), 2:59.12.
• 1600m run — 4, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 5:40.47; 5, Mia McCammon (LCHS), 6:14.14; 6, Raelynn Ruble (LCHS), 6:19.72; 8, Anna Davis (FHS), 6:37.38.
• 3200m run — 3, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 12:46.95; 5, Anna Davis (FHS), 14:22.67; 8, Mea Quigley (LCHS), 17:20.77.
• 100m hurdles — 1, Ailean Duffie (FHS), 17.15; 3, Audra Greiner (FHS), 18.48; 8, Allison Kohus (LCHS), 21.24.
• 300m hurdles — 3, Audra Greiner (FHS), 56.76; 5, Ailean Duffie (FHS), 58.56.
• 4x100m relay — 2, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Caitlin Campbell, Autumn Avedisian, Ailean Duffie), 54.18; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Brooklynn Laymon, Allison Kohus, Audrey Merry); 1:00.48.
• 4x200m relay — 2, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Payton Harvey, Paige Teeters, Ailean Duffie), 1:55.51; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Allison Kohus, Audrey Merry, Brooklyn Laymon), 2:10.10.
• 4x400m relay — 2, Fairfield (Payton Harvey, Mikayla Griffith, Paige Teeters, Morgan Richmond), 4:44.08; 3, Lynchburg-Clay (Abigail Brioli, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Brooklynn Laymon), 5:00.75.
• 4x800m relay — 2, Fairfield (Ciara Colwell, Sammi Shepherd, Morgan Richmond, Emily Price); 11:21.31; 4, Lynchburg-Clay (Jennifer Zwiesler, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Audrey Merry), 12:01.53.
• High Jump — 1, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 4-10.00; 2, Sammi Shepherd (FHS), 4-08.00; 7, Nova Pohl (LCHS), 4-06.00.
• Long Jump — 2, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 16-07.00; 5, Paige Teeters (FHS), 13-08.00; 6, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 13-07.50; 7, Payton Harvey (FHS), 13-07.00.
• Shot Put — 4, Serene Walker (LCHS), 28-10.50; 7, Shaleigh Duncan (FHS), 27-01.00.
• Discus Throw — 5, Jeanette Cox (WHS), 73-03; 7, Grace Buchanan (FHS), 69-05; 8, Hannah Hodson (FHS), 69-05.
BOYS
• 100m dash — 5, Wyatt Fent (FHS), 11.96; 7, Bryce Posey (FHS), 12.40; 8, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 12.57.
• 200m dash — 3, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 24.07; 5, Wyatt Fent (FHS), 24.70; 6, Taylor Newton (WHS), 25.28; 8, Nathan Brown (LCHS), 25.62.
• 400m dash — 1, Bennett Hodson (FHS), 53.87; 2, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 55.84; 3, Gavin Campbell (FHS), 56.74; 5, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 57.80.
• 800m run — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 2:02.85; 3, Bennett Hodson (FHS), 2:16.57; 4, Atlee Carr (WHS), 2:16.57; 5, Zach DeAtley (WHS), 2:18.20.
• 1600m run — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 4:43.26; 2, Cohen Frost (FHS), 4:50.98; 3, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 4:51.66; 8, Robbie Raines (WHS), 5:12.61.
• 3200m run — 2, Cohen Frost (FHS), 10:28.31; 3, Ethan Davis (FHS), 10:29.54; 4, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 10:39.33; 5, Atlee Carr (WHS), 11:02.47.
• 110m hurdles — 1, Garrett Miller (WHS), 17.14; 5, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 19.08; 6, Ethan Saunders (FHS), 19.15; 8, Taylor Newton (WHS), 19.62.
• 300m hurdles — 1, Garrett Miller (WHS), 44.26; 2, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 44.66; 5, Reese Teeters (FHS), 48.86; 6, Titus Taylor (WHS), 49.28.
• 4x100m relay — 2, Fairfield (Bryce Posey, Ethan Saunders, Tristan Victor, Wyatt Fent), 48.22; 5, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Garrett Miller, Titus Taylor, Taylor Newton), 49.03; 8, Lynchburg-Clay (Nathan Brown, Tony You, Andrew Cumberland, Quinn Brown), 51.49.
• 4x200m relay — 2, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Taylor Newton, Titus Taylor, Bryce Bailey), 1:40.96; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Andrew Cumberland, Hunter Balon, Daniel Pohl, Nathan Brown), 1:42.69; 6, Fairfield (Bryce Posey, Austin Lovitt, Tristan Victor, Ethan Saunders), 1:42.81.
• 4x400m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Wyatt Fent, Brandtson Duffie), 3:43.01; 3, Lynchburg-Clay (Andrew Cumberland, Harrison Burge, Daniel Bohl, Hunter Balon), 3:59.63; 7, Whiteoak (Skylar Lightner, Zach DeAtley, Titus Taylor, Colton Grosvenor), 4:09.23.
• 4x800m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Ethan Davis, Gavin Campbell, Brandtson Duffie), 8:57.05; 4, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Robbie Raines, Zach DeAtley, Atlee Carr), 9:28.81; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Casey Barger, Harrison Burge, Dawson Osborn, Cole Parker), 10:10.33.
• High Jump — 5, Harrison Burge (LCHS), 5-02.00.
• Long Jump — 5, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 18-10.00; 6, Nathan Brown (LCHS), 17-07.75.
• Shot Put — 1, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 41-06.00; 2, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 38-03.00; 4, Tristan Mick (WHS), 34-05.00.
• Discus Throw — 2, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 104-11; 3, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 103-01; 5, Atlee Carr (WHS), 87-02; 6, Hunter McIntosh (FHS), 83-03.
Fairfield were the hosts of the 2019 SHAC Track and Field Championships, and on the windy 60-degree day that turned into evening, the Lions did everything necessary and then some to clinch the championship by not only scoring the aforementioned 131 points, but they won over second-place Whiteoak by 33 points.
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Whiteoak was second place with 98 points for the runner-up spot. In third place was West Union at 75 points, and fourth place was Eastern with 68 points. Fifth place went to North Adams (65 points), followed by Ripley (64 points), Lynchburg-Clay (56 points), Peebles (52 points), Fayetteville (11 points) and Manchester (1 point).
The Lions in their win on Friday night totaled six first-place finishes, three second-places, four third-place finishes, three fifth-place finishes, three sixth-places and one seventh-place finish for their final scoring.
As for the first-place finishes, the Lions saw senior Bennett Hodson win the 400-meter run with a championship time of 55.84. Another first-place finish came from senior Brandtson Duffie, who in the 800m run finished with a time of 2:02.85.
Duffie also was first place in the 1600m run at 4:43.26. Fairfield’s 4x400m relay team of Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Wyatt Fent and Duffie earned the first-place finish with a time of 4:43.01, winning by nearly 10 seconds over the second-place time.
The Lions 4x800m team of Hodson, Ethan Davis, Campbell and Duffie were also the winners, dominating the race with a time of 8:57.05, as the second-place time was 9:22.64.
Fairfield also won in the field, with senior Ethan Whalen winning the shot put event with a distance of 41-06.00.
Also from Highland County in first place was Whiteoak sophomore Garrett Miller who in the 110m hurdles won with a time of 17.14. Miller was also the winner in the 300m hurdles race in a very close contest as he had a time of 44.26, while Hunter Balon of Lynchburg-Clay was second with a time of 44.66.
In the girls events, Whiteoak junior Kensley Bailey won the 100m dash with a time of 13.29, then came back later and was the winner of the 200m dash at 27.30. Bailey also won the girls high jump event with a height of 4-10.00 and was second place in the long jump with a distance of 16-07.00.
Fairfield’s Ailean Duffie was first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 17.15.
The team championship for the girls meet went to Peebles with a score of 186 points, and in second was Fairfield at 119 points. Third place went to North Adams (82 points), followed by Eastern (64 points) and West Union (46 points) to complete the Top 5. In sixth through ninth place were: Whiteoak (44 points), Lynchburg-Clay (41 points), Manchester (24 points) and Fayetteville (14 points).
Listed are Top 8 finishers for Fairfield, Whiteoak and Lynchburg-Clay from the 2019 SHAC championships:
GIRLS
• 100m dash — 1, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 13.29; 6, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 13.80; 8, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 13.91.
• 200m dash — 1, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 27.30; 5, Caitlin Campbell (FHS), 28.61; 6, Autumn Avedisian (FHS), 29.19; 7, Jordan Griggs (WHS), 30.71; 8, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 31.02.
• 400m dash — 4, Mikayla Griffith (FHS), 1:08.80; 5, Paige Teeters (FHS), 1:10.65; 7, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 1:44.81.
• 800m run — 4, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 2:37.87; 8, Morgan Richmond (FHS), 2:59.12.
• 1600m run — 4, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 5:40.47; 5, Mia McCammon (LCHS), 6:14.14; 6, Raelynn Ruble (LCHS), 6:19.72; 8, Anna Davis (FHS), 6:37.38.
• 3200m run — 3, Ciara Colwell (FHS), 12:46.95; 5, Anna Davis (FHS), 14:22.67; 8, Mea Quigley (LCHS), 17:20.77.
• 100m hurdles — 1, Ailean Duffie (FHS), 17.15; 3, Audra Greiner (FHS), 18.48; 8, Allison Kohus (LCHS), 21.24.
• 300m hurdles — 3, Audra Greiner (FHS), 56.76; 5, Ailean Duffie (FHS), 58.56.
• 4x100m relay — 2, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Caitlin Campbell, Autumn Avedisian, Ailean Duffie), 54.18; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Brooklynn Laymon, Allison Kohus, Audrey Merry); 1:00.48.
• 4x200m relay — 2, Fairfield (Mikayla Griffith, Payton Harvey, Paige Teeters, Ailean Duffie), 1:55.51; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Miranda Lawhorn, Allison Kohus, Audrey Merry, Brooklyn Laymon), 2:10.10.
• 4x400m relay — 2, Fairfield (Payton Harvey, Mikayla Griffith, Paige Teeters, Morgan Richmond), 4:44.08; 3, Lynchburg-Clay (Abigail Brioli, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Brooklynn Laymon), 5:00.75.
• 4x800m relay — 2, Fairfield (Ciara Colwell, Sammi Shepherd, Morgan Richmond, Emily Price); 11:21.31; 4, Lynchburg-Clay (Jennifer Zwiesler, Mia McCammon, Raelynn Ruble, Audrey Merry), 12:01.53.
• High Jump — 1, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 4-10.00; 2, Sammi Shepherd (FHS), 4-08.00; 7, Nova Pohl (LCHS), 4-06.00.
• Long Jump — 2, Kensley Bailey (WHS), 16-07.00; 5, Paige Teeters (FHS), 13-08.00; 6, Abigail Brioli (LCHS), 13-07.50; 7, Payton Harvey (FHS), 13-07.00.
• Shot Put — 4, Serene Walker (LCHS), 28-10.50; 7, Shaleigh Duncan (FHS), 27-01.00.
• Discus Throw — 5, Jeanette Cox (WHS), 73-03; 7, Grace Buchanan (FHS), 69-05; 8, Hannah Hodson (FHS), 69-05.
BOYS
• 100m dash — 5, Wyatt Fent (FHS), 11.96; 7, Bryce Posey (FHS), 12.40; 8, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 12.57.
• 200m dash — 3, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 24.07; 5, Wyatt Fent (FHS), 24.70; 6, Taylor Newton (WHS), 25.28; 8, Nathan Brown (LCHS), 25.62.
• 400m dash — 1, Bennett Hodson (FHS), 53.87; 2, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 55.84; 3, Gavin Campbell (FHS), 56.74; 5, Daniel Bohl (LCHS), 57.80.
• 800m run — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 2:02.85; 3, Bennett Hodson (FHS), 2:16.57; 4, Atlee Carr (WHS), 2:16.57; 5, Zach DeAtley (WHS), 2:18.20.
• 1600m run — 1, Brandtson Duffie (FHS), 4:43.26; 2, Cohen Frost (FHS), 4:50.98; 3, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 4:51.66; 8, Robbie Raines (WHS), 5:12.61.
• 3200m run — 2, Cohen Frost (FHS), 10:28.31; 3, Ethan Davis (FHS), 10:29.54; 4, Hunter Morgan (WHS), 10:39.33; 5, Atlee Carr (WHS), 11:02.47.
• 110m hurdles — 1, Garrett Miller (WHS), 17.14; 5, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 19.08; 6, Ethan Saunders (FHS), 19.15; 8, Taylor Newton (WHS), 19.62.
• 300m hurdles — 1, Garrett Miller (WHS), 44.26; 2, Hunter Balon (LCHS), 44.66; 5, Reese Teeters (FHS), 48.86; 6, Titus Taylor (WHS), 49.28.
• 4x100m relay — 2, Fairfield (Bryce Posey, Ethan Saunders, Tristan Victor, Wyatt Fent), 48.22; 5, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Garrett Miller, Titus Taylor, Taylor Newton), 49.03; 8, Lynchburg-Clay (Nathan Brown, Tony You, Andrew Cumberland, Quinn Brown), 51.49.
• 4x200m relay — 2, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Taylor Newton, Titus Taylor, Bryce Bailey), 1:40.96; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Andrew Cumberland, Hunter Balon, Daniel Pohl, Nathan Brown), 1:42.69; 6, Fairfield (Bryce Posey, Austin Lovitt, Tristan Victor, Ethan Saunders), 1:42.81.
• 4x400m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Gavin Campbell, Wyatt Fent, Brandtson Duffie), 3:43.01; 3, Lynchburg-Clay (Andrew Cumberland, Harrison Burge, Daniel Bohl, Hunter Balon), 3:59.63; 7, Whiteoak (Skylar Lightner, Zach DeAtley, Titus Taylor, Colton Grosvenor), 4:09.23.
• 4x800m relay — 1, Fairfield (Bennett Hodson, Ethan Davis, Gavin Campbell, Brandtson Duffie), 8:57.05; 4, Whiteoak (Jacob Campbell, Robbie Raines, Zach DeAtley, Atlee Carr), 9:28.81; 5, Lynchburg-Clay (Casey Barger, Harrison Burge, Dawson Osborn, Cole Parker), 10:10.33.
• High Jump — 5, Harrison Burge (LCHS), 5-02.00.
• Long Jump — 5, Bryce Bailey (WHS), 18-10.00; 6, Nathan Brown (LCHS), 17-07.75.
• Shot Put — 1, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 41-06.00; 2, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 38-03.00; 4, Tristan Mick (WHS), 34-05.00.
• Discus Throw — 2, Kris Johnson (LCHS), 104-11; 3, Ethan Whalen (FHS), 103-01; 5, Atlee Carr (WHS), 87-02; 6, Hunter McIntosh (FHS), 83-03.