North Carolina high school track and field athletes posted personal records at state championship meets during the week of May 11.
Chekai Hicks (Dudley) ran 21.14 in the boys' 200 meters at the NCHSAA 6A State Championship on May 16, improving from his previous best of 22.23 set in July 2024. The mark ranks #7 in North Carolina and earned Hicks second place among 14 competitors.
Brooke Haynes (Mount Airy) won the girls' 3200 meters at the NCHSAA 3A State Championship on May 14 with a time of 11:41.69, breaking her previous personal record of 12:09.63. The performance set a Mount Airy school record and ranks #105 in the state among 1,187 athletes.
Aubrey Graham (Statesville) cleared the girls' 100-meter hurdles in 15.63 at the NCHSAA 6A State Championship on May 16, lowering her previous best of 16.21. The sophomore finished seventh of 16 competitors and ranks #10 among underclassmen in North Carolina.
Julian Williams (Northwest Cabarrus) won the boys' triple jump at the NCHSAA 5A State Championship on May 15 with a leap of 50-1.25, extending his previous personal record of 48-4 set in May 2026. The jump established a Northwest Cabarrus school record and ranks second in the state among 1,252 athletes.
Landon Johnson (Victory Christian) cleared 6-6 in the boys' high jump at the NCISAA DIII Track & Field Championships on May 15, improving from his previous best of 6-2.75. The senior won the event among nine competitors and set a Victory Christian school record.
Kay'ona Connor (Alexander Central) cleared 5-6 to win the girls' high jump at the NCHSAA 6A State Championship on May 16, improving from her previous personal record of 5-4. The freshman's mark set an Alexander Central school record and ranks fifth in North Carolina among 852 athletes.
Bailey Cassada (Calvary Baptist Day School) ran 11:34.17 in the girls' 3200 meters at the NCISAA Division 2 Championship on May 15, improving from her previous best of 11:51.30 set in May 2026. The junior finished fourth among 22 competitors and ranks #107 in the state.
North Carolina high school track and field athletes posted personal records at state championship meets during the week of May 11.
Chekai Hicks (Dudley) ran 21.14 in the boys' 200 meters at the NCHSAA 6A State Championship on May 16, improving from his previous best of 22.23 set in July 2024. The mark ranks #7 in North Carolina and earned Hicks second place among 14 competitors.
Brooke Haynes (Mount Airy) won the girls' 3200 meters at the NCHSAA 3A State Championship on May 14 with a time of 11:41.69, breaking her previous personal record of 12:09.63. The performance set a Mount Airy school record and ranks #105 in the state among 1,187 athletes.