Do we have a new 400 star in the state, or is Wilma Burton just passing through for summer track?
The Blunt ECI brings talent from multiple states (and Bermuda!) to North Carolina every summer, but today we're just going to focus on the performances of athletes from our own state. The overall meet was won by the Durham Striders, tabulating points from all the different gender and age group divisions.
High School HIghlights
- Tamara Clark (High Point Central) continued her sizzling sophomore season, winning the 100 and 200 in the 15-16 age group. Her 11.89 and 24.45 both would have won the 17-18 races.
- Wilma Burton (Greensboro Champions) had a breakthrough meet, clocking 56.01 NC #5 in the 15-16 girls' 400. Anyone know what school she attends?
- Kennedy Thorne (Clayton) improved to 1:02.61 NC #4 in the 17-18 Women 400 Hurdles, the fastest time from a NC girl.
- Rising sophomore Veronica Fraley (Wakefield) threw PR's in the discus (125' 8" NC #7) and shot put (38' 0.75"), claiming 1st place in the 15-16 girls in both events. Khayla Dawson (Olympic) duplicated the double golds in the 17-18 division, but did not set new season bests.
- Cha'Mia Rothwell (Durham Academy) returned in style after sitting out the spring season, clocking 13.95 in the prelims of the 17-18 Women 100 Hurdles before ending up in 2nd in the final. She also jumped 5' 5" in the high jump .
- Familiar names Brent Carroll (110H), Elliott Graves (400H), Rodney Rowe (100 Dash), Jordan Dale (Northwest Guilford), and Iyin Battle (Discus) all brought home gold medals in the 17-18 Men division.
Middle School Highlights
- The meet turned out to be great for young female throwers. Jayza Lowry (Charlotte Flights) took over the state lead with a 92' 11" NC #1 toss, while Teteateh Snoh (Triangle Champions) threw 91' 9" to move up to NC #2. In the shot put, En'Joneah Reel (Prime Track) is now NC #1 with her 40' 10.5" mark, with Lowry sliding up to NC #2 by throwing 39' 1".
- It wasn't just the girls, either: Timon Edelen (Junior Striders) dominated the 13-14 Boys throws, getting 44' 5.25 and 142' 3" with the lighter middle-school implements. He even won the javelin throw with a mark of 144' 2", giving us the hope that North Carolina might soon have its first true high school javelin star (South Johnston's Anna Raynor become a star in college, but did not throw the javelin in high school). Edelen's PR of 150' 8" is the best middle school mark in the MileSplit national database!
- William Leach (High Point Blaze) ran 10:05.25 in the 3000, moving him to NC #3 in that event.
- Kaylin Brown (Gastonia Eagles) clocked 59.41 NC #3 in the 400.
- Jordan Sales (rising 8th-grader at Aycock Middle in Greenville) won the 100 and 200 in the 13-14 Girls division.
- Jalen Houston (Hurley YMCA Warriors) won the 100 Hurdles and 200 Hurdles in the 13-14 Boys division.
Featured Meets
Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational
Durham County Memorial Stadium Durham, NCJul 24, 2015 Jul 26, 2015
1,684 Total Performances (1,193 NC)
Photo Albums (1)
Elite Performances
Girls (43) | |||||
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100m | F 1 1st | 11.89 | Tamara Clark | High Point Heat | |
100m | F 1 1st | 11.99 | Lauren White | Carolina Elite Track Club | |
100m | F 1 3rd | 12.25 | Taylor Henderson | Greensboro Gladiators | |
100m | p 5 1st | 12.21 | Tamara Clark | High Point Heat | |
100m | p 5 1st | 11.99 | Charminiqu Hackney | Track Xplosion | |
100m | p 3 2nd | 12.12 | Lauren White | Carolina Elite Track Club | |
100m | p 4 3rd | 12.12 | Kylia Wright | Track Xplosion | |
200m | F 1 1st | 24.45 | Tamara Clark | High Point Heat | |
200m | F 1 1st | 24.70 | Jazmine Gooden | Greensboro Blazers | |
200m | F 1 2nd | 24.87 | McKinley McNeill | Platinum Sports | |
200m | p 3 1st | 24.64 | McKinley McNeill | Platinum Sports | |
400m | F 1 1st | 56.01 | Wilma Burton | Greensboro Champions | |
400m | F 1 3rd | 56.84 | Jessica Wright | Durham Striders | |
400m | F 1 3rd | 57.14 | Jasmine Parquet | Durham Striders | |
400m | p 2 1st | 56.72 | Wilma Burton | Greensboro Champions | |
400m | p 1 3rd | 56.67 | Kleo Torres | Track Xplosion | |
800m | F 2 1st | 2:17.81 | Tatiana Mills | Berry, Phillip O. | |
800m | F 2 2nd | 2:19.65 | Brittany Ollivierre | Wakefield | |
100H | F 1 1st | 14.72 | Kayla Moore | Cummings, Hugh M. | |
100H | F 1 2nd | 14.86 | Akira Rhodes | Charlotte Heat Track Club | |
100H | F 1 2nd | 14.00 | Cha'mia Rothwell | Durham Striders | |
100H | F 1 6th | 14.67 | Imani Chapman | Hurdles 1st Track Club | |
100H | p 3 1st | 14.68 | Akira Rhodes | Charlotte Heat Track Club | |
100H | p 3 1st | 13.95 | Cha'mia Rothwell | Durham Striders | |
100H | p 1 2nd | 14.86 | Kayla Moore | Cummings, Hugh M. | |
100H | p 4 6th | 14.64 | Imani Chapman | Hurdles 1st Track Club | |
100H | p 2 8th | 14.96 | Cathy Jackson | Hurdles 1st Track Club | |
400H | F 3 3rd | 1:02.61 | Kennedy Thorne | Track Xplosion | |
400H | F 3 6th | 1:04.30 | Jazmine Gooden | Greensboro Blazers | |
HJ | F 1 2nd | 5-5 | Cha'mia Rothwell | Durham Striders | |
HJ | F 1 3rd | 5-5 | Rachel Breasseale | Sandhills Track Club | |
LJ | F 1 1st | 17-8.25 | Kenyae Majors | Durham Striders | |
LJ | F 1 1st | 18-10.75 | Tainasha Vines | Durham Striders | |
LJ | F 1 4th | 17-8 | Jazmine Gooden | Greensboro Blazers | |
TJ | F 1 1st | 38-3.25 | Nicole Lawson | North Mecklenburg | |
TJ | F 1 2nd | 36-10.25 | Kalynn Mcnair | Mid City Xpress Track Club | |
TJ | F 1 3rd | 36-5.5 | Kenyae Majors | Durham Striders | |
TJ | F 1 3rd | 36-0.75 | Nateja Hale | Lights Out Track Club | |
D | F 1 1st | 125-8 | Veronica Fraley | Junior Striders Track Club | |
D | F 1 1st | 137-9 | Khayla Dawson | Higher Power Track Club | |
D | F 1 2nd | 122-11 | Avianna Hopkins | Queens Grant | |
S | F 1 1st | 38-0.75 | Veronica Fraley | Junior Striders Track Club | |
S | F 1 1st | 47-1.5 | Khayla Dawson | Higher Power Track Club | |
Boys (14) | |||||
100m | F 1 1st | 10.64 | Rodney Rowe | Track Xplosion | |
100m | p 5 1st | 10.67 | Rodney Rowe | Track Xplosion | |
200m | F 1 3rd | 21.76 | Ky-Mani Dula | Bull City Expres | |
200m | p 1 1st | 21.80 | Ky-Mani Dula | Bull City Expres | |
1500m | F 1 1st | 4:08.15 | Hunter Gilbert | Durham Striders | |
110H | F 1 1st | 14.32 | Brent Carroll | Berry, Phillip O. | |
110H | F 1 2nd | 14.63 | Elliott Graves | Durham Striders | |
110H | p 3 1st | 14.53 | Brent Carroll | Berry, Phillip O. | |
HJ | F 1 1st | 6-6.75 | Jordan Dale | Northwest Guilford | |
D | F 1 1st | 166-9 | Iyin Battle | Durham Striders | |
D | F 1 2nd | 161-5 | Magnus Herweyer | Durham Striders | |
S | F 1 2nd | 53-0.75 | Magnus Herweyer | Durham Striders |
Elite Performances
No elite performances.