Eastern High School Challenge Coverage

The Eastern High School Challenge turned in some stellar performances across the board.

Full coverage will not be up until tomorrow, but in the meantime, be sure to check out what is already posted.

Videos, pictures, highlights, etc. will periodically be loaded, so check back often.

 

Results: Day 1 | Day 2

Videos of just about every race was taken, take some time to watch.

 

 

Highlights

Meet Records were set in multiple events:

  • New Bern's 4x800 ran 8:06.68
  • Jacinda Evans of Southern Durham leaped 19-01.00 in the long jump
  • Jasmine Stowers of Pendleton (SC) ran 8.01 in the 55mHurdles, ties Gabby Mayo's record
  • Marlena Wesh of Landstown (VA) sprinted to 39.63 in the 300m dash
  • TJ Graham of Wakefield smashed the record by half a second in the 300m, running 34.43
  • Radiance Basden of Western Guilford went 39-02.50 in the triple jump

National Qualifying marks for North Carolina athletes:

  • Jacinda Evans(Southern Durham), long jump
  • Ashley Bethune(Harding), Jacqunda Wright(Knightdale) & Sherice Walker(Cummings), 55m hurdles
  • Booker Nunley(Gardner) & Spencer Adams(Butler), 55m hurdles
  • Ashley Bethune(Harding) & Sushannie Blake(NW Cabarrus), 55m dash
  • Giovani McKnight(Asheville), 55m dash
  • Brandy Swann(Jacksonville) & Mimi Morlu(Providence Day), 500m
  • Anthony Hendrix(New Bern), Chris Herring(Knightdale), Chris Walker-Johnston(Mallard Creek), Brandon Kidd(Enloe), Patrick Moakley(Green Hope), & Lamont Jackson(RJ Reynolds), 500m
  • Andrew Hendrix(New Bern), 1000m run
  • TJ Graham(Wakefield), 300m dash
  • Doug Onuscheck(Ravenscroft), high jump
  • Mike Price(New Bern), long jump
  • Radiance Basden(Western Guilford), Jacinda Evans(Southern Durham), Sherice Walker(Cummings), triple jump
  • Lincoln Carr(Pine Forest), triple jump
  • Aslynn Halvorson(Butler), shot put

Athletes moving up on the All-Time NC List:

  • TJ Graham moved into 5th All-Time in the 300m
  • Booker Nunley moves to 5th in the 55m hurdles
  • Knightdales' 4x400 moves to 9th while New Bern's '08 team is now ranked 4th
  • Mimi Morlu jumps to 8th in the 500m, Brandy Swann is currently 5th
  • Andie Cozzarelli is now 6th in the 1000m, Maraya Slatter is now 11th
  • Adrianne Soo moves up to 8th in the 3200
  • Cary's girls are now 8th in the 4x800, West Johnston 12th
  • Radiance Basden moves to 10th in the triple jump
  • Taylor Cook moves slightly in the pole vault, is now 10th