Indoor track looks to be strong this year in North Carolina. On paper, NC doesn’t have the larger number of nationally ranked athletes as we had last year, but don’t count out some of these top athletes. North Carolina has seemed to produce national champ left and right over the past few years. Let’s hope some new NC faces bust on the scene like Wayne Davis of SE Raleigh did last year.
Questions for the girls . . .
1) Can Kimberly Spano continue her quick improvement in the distance events?
2) Will NC continue to dominate in the hurdles with Walker and Bethune?
3) Will Nyosha Bryant run indoors and is she running for West Charlotte now?
Girls Indoor Track - Top Returning Athletes
55mH
8.08 - Ashley Bethune, Harding
8.16 - Sherice Walker, Cummings
8.49 - Jasmine Isley, Charlotte Latin
8.68 - Sophia Treakle, Asheville
55m
7.07 - Ashley Bethune, Harding
7.11 - Kelsey McCorkle, South Central
7.28 - Jacinda Evans, Southern Durham
7.28 - Christine Council, Parkland
300m
40.22 - Kelsey McCorkle, South Central
41.20 - Christine Council, Parkland
41.74 - Taylor Dewberry, Mount Tabor
41.99 - Jacinda Evans, Southern Durham
500m
1:19.13 - Taylor Dewberry, Mount Tabor
1:20.64 - Lea Anna Godwin, Triton
1:20.64 - Amanda Jones, East Forsyth
1:20.87 - Jakobie Smith, South View
1000m
3:02.45 - Amanda Lapp, Southeast Raleigh
3:07.42 - Kimberly Spano, North Mecklenburg
3:09.41 - Anna Gillespie, NW Guilford
3:09.64 - Lea Anna Godwin, Triton
1600m
5:12.65 - Andie Cozzarelli, Apex
5:13.29 - Kimberly Spano, North Mecklenburg
5:14.04 - Adrianne Soo, Durham Academy
5:22.84 - Courtney Whittington, Mount Tabor
3200m
11:10.79 - Adrianne Soo, Durham Academy
11:29.79 - Andie Cozzarelli, Apex
11:33.49 - Courtney Whittington, Mount Tabor
11:45.30 - Allison Hofmann, Myers Park
Long Jump
19-00.25 - Ranae Nelson, Harding
18-05.0 - Jacinda Evans, Southern Durham
18-02.75 - Chrishawn Williams, Southeast Raleigh
17-08.50 - Sherice Walker, Cummings
Triple Jump
39-03.75 - Sherice Walker, Cummings
38-07.0 - Radiance Basden, Western Guilford
37-03.50 - Chrishawn Williams, Southeast Raleigh
36-00.0 - Naadia Crutchfield, Ragsdale
Shot Put
41-01.0 - Aslynn Halvorson, Butler
40-06.25 - Diedra Morrison, Wilkes Central
* Missing grades, but these are the top 2
Pole Vault
10-06 - Kristina Parker, White Oak
10-06 - Taylor Cook, Watauga
10-0 - Lynne Hull, Forsyth Country Day
High Jump
* Missing too many grades