CHAPEL HILL WOMEN & WEDDINGTON MEN CAPTURE 3A INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

February 13, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – It came down to the final event, the 4×400 meter relay, as Chapel Hill and Marvin Ridge entered the event on even footing for the women’s championship. The Tiger relay team nabbed a second place finish, posting a time of 4:13.68 and Marvin Ridge slid in just behind them in third at 4:17.23. That proved to be the margin of victory on the night as the Tigers captured their first indoor track championship 62-60, stopping Marvin Ridge’s bid for a third consecutive crown.

Chapel Hill’s distance runners carried them, Tiger’s Senior Anna Passannante won the 1000 Meter, posting a time of 2:58.37, the only sub-3-minute time in the women’s event. Tiger Sophomore Anna Stouffer also earned points in the 1000 finishing in sixth.

In the 1600, Chapel Hill Sophomore Katherine Dokholyan led the way for the Tigers with a second place finish. Alexa King from Marvin Ridge won the event with a time of 5:12.10, but Marija Cook from Chapel Hill placed third and teammate Clare McNamara finished sixth giving the Tigers 17 points in the event.

The Tigers picked up third, fourth and fifth place finishes in the 3200 meter event, as Katherine Dokholyan, Cook and Grace Tate finished in the points. Anna Vess of A.C. Reynolds was the 3200 meter champion.

West Carteret finished in third with 57 points. Mackenzie Whitaker led the way for West, winning the Long Jump clearing 5.44m. She also placed second in the Triple Jump striding 10.88m, only finishing behind SouthernGuilford’s Imani Bennett who won with a distance of 11.60m.

On the Men’s side, Weddington captured the team crown edging West Rowan 58-51. Weddington Senior Mitchell Resor captured the 1600 meter run in a time of 4:20.20. His teammate, Matthew Conner finished third in the event with a time of 4:23.65.

Resor also brought home the 1000 meter championship, finishing in a time of 2:35.11, just ahead of Noah Shore from Asheville who clocked 2:35.42. Resor also anchored the second place 4×800 Meter Relay which finished with a time of 8:02.95, just behind Asheville who won the event with a time of 8:01.84.

Indoor track championships continue tomorrow with the 1A/2A Championship as well as the 4A Championship at the JDL Fast Track Facility in Winston-Salem.

3A Women's Indoor Track Standings			3A Men's Indoor Track Standings
1	Chapel Hill	62	1	Weddington	58
2	Marvin Ridge	60	2	West Rowan	51
3	West Carteret	57	3	Marvin Ridge	49
4	Southern Guilford	48	4	Asheville	37
5	Swansboro	30	5	Terry Sanford	36
6	Ashbrook	29	6	Fike	28
7	Weddington	28	7	Southern Guilford	27
8	Nash Central	27	8	Sun Valley	21
9	Cleveland	21	9	Northern Guilford	19
10	Rocky Mount	20	t10	White Oak	18
11	Ledford	18	t10	Richlands	18
t12	Hickory Ridge	16	12	Concord	16
t12	Northwood	16	13	A.C. Reynolds	14
14	Eastern Wayne	14	t14	Burns	13
t15	Jacksonville	10	t14	Cleveland	13
t15	A.C. Reynolds	10	16	South Johnston	12
17	East Rowan	9	17	Jacksonville	11
t18	North Forsyth	8	t18	Chapel Hill	10
t18	Rockingham	8	t18	Ashbrook	10
t18	Asheville	8	20	Hunt	9
t18	White Oak	8	t21	North Lincoln	8
t18	North Lincoln	8	t21	West Craven	8
t23	Lee Senior	6	t23	Carson	7
t23	Southern Wayne	6	t23	Topsail	7
t23	Tuscola	6	t25	Hickory Ridge	6
t23	West Rowan	6	t25	Orange	6
t27	Carson	5	t25	Corinth Holders	6
t27	Northern Guilford	5	t25	Triton	6
t27	South Rowan	5	t25	North Gaston	6
t27	Concord	5	t30	Cedar Ridge	5
t31	C.B. Aycock	4	t30	Swansboro	5
t31	South Brunswick	4	t30	Northern Nash	5
t31	Corinth Holders	4	t30	Eastern Alamance	5
t34	East Henderson	3	t30	Northern Nash	5
t34	West Henderson	3	t30	East Henderson	5
t34	Richlands	3	38	Southern Nash	4
t37	Kings Mountain	2	39	Eastern Guilford	3
t37	Pisgah	2	40	East Rowan	2
t37	Union Pines	2	41	Rockingham	1
t40	Eastern Guilford	1
t40	Western Alamance	1
t40	South Iredell	1
t40	Piedmont	1
t40	Cuthbertson	1

Juli Kidd

Uncategorized