The 3A state track and field championships were held today at North Carolina A&T and three events were won by three Nash County boys Tracksters. Nash Central girls claimed a relay title. Two hail from Southern Nash and one from Rocky Mount. The three state champions are Jaquay Mitchell Sr Southern Nash Triple Jump. He won with a jump of 47 feet and nine inches. The Firebirds also scored big with Nadir Thompson sophomore who won the 200 meter dash.
Rocky Mount State champions is Sherrod Green jr who won the shot put with a toss of 55 feet and eleven inches. A rather nice 24 hours for Greene after having won Thursday night the title of best boys athlete at the Gryphon's sports banquet. The 4 by 400 relay for the Nash Central girls took top honors as state champs. Their team consisted of T'Keyah Macklin, Carisha Leonard, Kiera Ausby and Myka Hedgepeth.
Southern Nash boys tied for seventh in the overall standings collecting 26 point with ten points each coming from their state Champions. Rocky Mount finished 18th getting ten from Greene's state championship effort. Nash Central boys were 39th with four points and Northern Nash garnered two points.
The girls only had two teams to score points from the area as Nash Central scored twenty seven to finish eighth. Rocky Mount scored six points which gave them a 30th finish.
Listed below is every Nash County athlete that finished in the top eight which was good enough to score at least one point.
Boys High Jump: JaClayton Freeman Rocky Mount 5th
Boys Triple Jump: Jaquay Mitchell Southern Nash State champion
Boys shot put : Sherrod Greene Rocky Mount State Champion
Boys 120 meter hurdles: D'Jahe Ruffin Nash Centrsl 5th-Jonathan Romero Rocky Mount 8th
Girls 100 yard dash: Laneeja Sheppard Rocky Mount 5th
Girls 4x200 relay: Nash Central 3rd Michaela Nelms, Teona Hill, Kiera Ausby and T'Keyah Macklin
Boys 4x200 relay: Southern Nash 7th. Daeone Wilkins, Zonovan Knight, Chris Lucus and Nadir Thompson.
Boys 1600 meter run: Northern Nash 7th Coleman Cherry
Girls 4x400 Relay: Nash Central 3rd Keira Ausby, Michaela Nelms. Teona Hill and T'Keyah Macklin
Girls 400 yard dash: Nash Central 4th Michaela Nelms, Rocky Mount 7th Brittany Beckford
Boys 200 meter dash: Southern Nash Nadir Thompson State Champion
Girls 4x400 relay: Nash Central T'Keyah Mavklin, Carisha Leonard, Kiera Ausby and Myka
Hedgepeth State Champions.
Every so often I have mentioned that former Rocky Mount Gryphon Baseball players Bill Merrifield's son Whit who played on two national champion baseball teams at South Carolina was on the verge of making the majors. It happened Tuesday night as a player for the Kansas City Royals was sent to the minors and Whit Merrifield who this season has played second base in AAA Omaha got the call to report to KC
Wednesday KC played a doubleheader and Whitfield got a start in the second game of the DH. He got his first major league hit going 1-3. He started in left field and his ability to play all outfield positions an infield makes him a valuable utility player. During the KC broadcast Wednesdsy night with both his parents in attendance the tv crew went in the stands to talk to Bill and Kissie. Those of you who know the Merrifields can go on the website of the KC Royals and see that interview on line.
Friday, May 20, 2016
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