NCHSAA 4A State Championship 1989

Raleigh, NC

Meet Info

Meet Info From NCPrepTrack

Scotland County's boys, led by Tyrell Taitt's wins in the LJ and TJ, won the boys title with 57.5. Taitt followed up his 24-0.5 by downing the defending state TJ champion, and then anchoring his school's 4x100 and 4x200 to second and third places. Scotland also took a third in the TJ and High Hurdles, and fourth, fifth, and sixth in the high jump.

Greensboro Dudley's girls won five events and totaled 69 points in winning the championship.

Dudley's Marlene Poole won the 100 and 200, and ran on the winning 4x200, and second-place 4x100 teams.

A.L. Brown's Melissa Morrison (100mH and TJ winner) went on to become an Olympic Bronze Medalist in 2000.
More on Morrison.

In the second year of the event, Mt Tabor set a 4x800 record that would last for nine years. Twins Brant and Kyle Armentrout, Bill McElroy, and James Brown combined for a 7:51.70, just edging Richmond County by .06 second.