Nash Central/Rocky Mount Claim State Champions

Today at the North Carolina State Indoor Tracks Championships being held outside this year due to the only indoor facilities not being available. Today's temperatures have cooperated with the event being outside.

Nash Central Runner Will Bass has been name the MVP of the State Indoor Track Championships in Fayetteville. Bass won the 1600 meters, 3000 meter s and was part of the of the 4x800 relay team that finished second. Bass help lead Nash Central to a third place finish in the final totals

Rocky Mount High school sent two runners to today's events and both will be called All State performers once they get to school on Monday. Senior ZiKeena Parker ran 7.28 second 55 meters and won the State Championship in that event. It has become a tradition at Rocky Mount High School to put a banner up in the gym displaying the names of each and every state champion. Parker has earned her banner. It is a good thing that starting in the school year of 12/13 there will be a new gym wall to start adding the banners to as the old gym is about full.

Parker followed up her state championship run in the 55 meters and finished third in the 300 meter run. If you make the top four in any event you are considered an All State performer so Parker has made all state in two events.

Gryphon junior Paul Lilley has finished second in the 1000 meter run. Lilley who is a soccer player in the fall and has piddled with long distance running has a great chance in the spring to become a champion. Tevin Richardson of Nash Central finished fourth in the 1000 earning all state honors.

The Nash Central 4x800 Relay team has claimed second spot. The team of Jeremy Judd, Andrew Nguyen, Tevin Richardson and Will Bass ran a 8.33 relay in finishing second.

Today was a big day for Nash County as they have three events that they have State champions and a total of ten All State honors were bestowed on athletes from this area. Will Bass lead the way getting three all state honors Zikeena Parker grabbed two for Rocky Mount. Tevin Richardson garnered two while Paul Lilley, Jeremy Judd and Andrew Nguyen all made all state in their events