Bryant's Caleb Thomas and Benton's Zach Riley never really went head-to-head but, when they do, it should be a doozy of a race.
Running in separate heats at the annual Junior Hornets Relay, Riley clocked in at 11.17 and Thomas 11.23 in the 100 and wound up finishing first and second. In the 200, the same situation presented itself and Riley finished first at 23.72, Thomas second at 23.90.
By sheer volume of numbers of talented athletes, Conway White, Conway Blue and Lake Hamilton took top team honors at the meet held at Bryant Stadium on Monday, March 16. In boys competition, White finished with 123 points to Blue's 114 with Lake Hamilton third with 70. Bryant finished fifth with 60 points. The Bryant Middle School eighth grade team finished ninth with 24 while Bethel Middle School's eighth grade boys were 11th with nine points.
In the girls competition, Lake Hamilton got the better of it teamwise with 160 points. Conway White had 94, Conway Blue 63 with Bryant fourth just a point back with 62. The Bryant 8th grade team finished eighth with 30 points. The Bethel eighth grade was 12th with 10.[more]
"We had a fifth-place finish which is not great," said Junior Hornets coach Bart Reynolds. "But when you talk about having 16 teams at the meet along with the fact we have only a handful of kids on the team, then it's not as bad.
"I think Caleb Thomas scored half of the points for our team," Reynolds noted. "He is a great kid with a good attitude and he has a bright future ahead of him. We have Omar Gulley, Jonathan Parks, Nick Philpott, Ross Ragsdale, Tyler Potts, Nick Hughes, Sam Stoops and Brandon Powell. I really appreciate the kids we have this year. It's much more difficult to fill a track team with all the other options that are available to kids today."
Thomas won the long jumper for the Hornets, leaping 19-2, an inch further than Lakeside's Tanner Dvorak. In the triple jump, Thomas jumped 36-06, second only to Conway Blue's Corvin Alexander (39-06).
With Thomas anchoring, the Junior Hornets finished second in the 4×100 relay with a time of 48.36.
Gulley picked up second-place points in the high jump, clearing 5-6, tying with Alexander and White's Elvis Stewart. Powell was fourth in the 300 hurdles (50.81), Hughes was fifth in the 1600 meter run (5:28.36), Potts was seventh in the 400 (1:00.29) and Stoops was eighth in the 200 (25.55).
The Bryant Middle School eighth grade team scored heavily in the 300 hurdles with Hunter Shelly actually finishing second overall with a time of 49.86. Strodney Davis was fifth in 51.29 and Marquis Hood was eighth in 52.14.
In the 110 hurdles, Shelly added sixth-place points (19.37) and David Caranza was eighth in 20.09. The Bryant eighth grade relays teams all scored as well, finishing fifth in the 4×400 (4:14.66); sixth in the 4×800 (10:48.92) and eighth in the 4×100 (49.90).
Rodrigo Rodarte picked up the points for the Bethel eighth grade team, finishing fourth overall in the 1600 meter run in 5:28.34.
In girls competition, the Lady Hornets freshman quartet in the 4×800 relay turned in a 10:50.56 clocking to win. In the 4×400, Bryant was fourth (4:48.83).
Individually, Bethney Smith and Stacie Emmerling each had second-place finishes. Smith's came in the 300 hurdles with a time of 53.04. Jahaira Juarez was seventh for Bryant in a time of 56.31. Emmerling's 5:49.89 in the 1600 was good for second with Skylar Oswalt fourth in 5:57.46 and Kaitlyn Nichels fifth in 5:58.59.
Nickels added a fourth in the 800, finishing in 2:43.49 with Emmerling fifth in 2:45.21. Juarez also contributed fourth-place points in the 100 hurdles, running an 18.33. Smith was fifth in 18.42. Kiana Thomas added a seventh place finish in the 400 meters (1:08.71) for the freshman team.
For the Bryant eighth grade, Hannah Rainey had the top finish. Her 5:53 in the 1600 was good for third. She also finished sixth in the 400 at 1:08.58.
Courtney Davidson added a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 33-00.5. She also tied for eighth in the high jump, clearing 4-02.
McKenzie Rice and McKenzie Adams each scored in two events for the Bryant eighth grade team. For Rice, the top finish was the fifth-place distance in the long jump (14-03). She was eighth in the 100 meter hurdles (19.19). Rice was eighth in the triple jump (27-01.25) and the 200 meter dash (29.57).
In the relays, Bryant Middle was sixth in the 4×400 (4:59.95) and seventh in the 4×100 (56.80) and the 4×800 (12.23.10).
K. Wilson scored in three events to account for all of the points scored by Bethel Middle School's eighth grade team. She was third in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 18.20, sixth in the 300 hurdles (55.89) and tied for seventh in the high jump (4-02).
The next meet for the Bryant freshman team will be at Beebe on April 7.
JUNIOR HORNETS RELAYS
At Bryant High School
Girls
Team: 1. Lake Hamilton 160, 2. Conway White 94, 3. Conway Blue 63, 4. Bryant 62, 5. Sheridan 56, 6. Hot Springs Lakeside, 51, 7. Lakewood 31, 8. Bryant 8th 30, 9. Benton 27, 10. Rose City 17, 11. Arkadelphia 11. 12. Bethel 8th 10, 13. Ridge Road 5.
100 meters: 1. Kiahna Doby, Conway Blue, 12.59; 2. T.Tempest, Rose City, 12.78; 3. T.Matlock, Benton, 13.33; 4. Karizma Mohammad, Lakewood, 13.48; 5. D.Conley, Conway White, 13.50; 6. Madison Hancock, Lake Hamilton, 13.55; 7. Payton Martin, Lake Hamilton, 13.71; 8. LaTesha Carter, Sheridan, 13.80
200 meters: 1. Kiahna Doby, Conway Blue, 27.03; 2. A.Nelson, Conway White, 28.45; 3. Toni Matlock, Benton, 28.60; 4. Madison Hancock, Lake Hamilton, 28.98; 5. Ashleigh Taylor, Lakewood, 29.20; 6. D’Londra Williams, Lakewood, 29.31; 7. LaTesha Carter, Sheridan, 29.41; 8. McKenzie Adams, Bryant 8th, 29.57
400 meters: 1. Marleigh Norris, Lake Hamilton, 1:07.42; 2. Lauren Beasley, Lake Hamilton, 1:07.53; 3. Paige Plumlee, HS Lakeside, 1:08.17; 4. Kenya Campbell, Conway Blue, 1:08.17; 5. Madi Brooks, Benton, 1:08.47; 6. Hannah Raney, Bryant 8th, 1:08.58; 7. Kiana Thomas, Bryant, 1:08.71; 8. Lillian McEntire, 1:09.07
800 meters: 1. Lindsey Mills, Lake Hamilton, 2:37.92; 2. Carolin Tran, Lake Hamilton, 2:40.0; 3. Shaye Davis, Lake Hamilton, 2:43.28; 4. Kaitlyn Nickels, Bryant, 2:43.49; 5. Stacie Emmerling, Bryant, 2:45.21; 6. K. Cozzens, Conway White, 2:45.44; 7. Jordan Whistnant, Lakewood, 2:53.34; 8. Cheyenne Smith, Sheridan, 2:56.04
1600 meters: 1. Lindsey Mills, Lake Hamilton, 5:47.52; 2. Stacie Emmerling, Bryant, 5:49.89; 3. Hannah Raney, Bryant 8th, 5:53.00; 4. Skylar Oswalt, Bryant, 5:57.46; 5. Kaitlyn Nickels, Bryant, 5:58.59; 6. Carson Taylor, Lake Hamilton, 6:16.25; 7. Haley Martin, Lake Hamilton, 6:16.25; 8. L. Soto, Conway White, 6:21.64
100 meter hurdles: 1. Payton Martin, Lake Hamilton, 17.49; 2. T.Tempest, Rose City, 17.97; 3. K.Wilson, Bethel 8th, 18.20; 4. Jahaira Juarez, Bryant, 18.33; 5. Bethney Smith, Bryant 18.42; 6. Jordan Campbell, Sheridan, 18.60; 7. Mitsu Moise, HS Lakeside, 18.78; 8. McKenzie Rice, Bryant 8th, 19.19
300 meter hurdles: 1. Mitsu Moise, HS Lakeside, 52.18; 2. Bethney Smith, Bryant, 53.04; 3. K.Cozzens, Conway White, 53.85; 4. Alexis Clardy, Conway Blue, 54.86; 5. Jordan Campbell, Sheridan, 55.09; 6. K.Wilson, Bethel 8th, 55.89; 7. Jahaira Juarez, Bryant, 56.31; 8. Victoria Walkup, Lakewood, 56.85
4×100 meter relay: 1. Conway Blue, 53.40; 2. Conway White, 54.24; 3. Lake Hamilton, 54.27; 4. Lakewood, 55.41; 5. Sheridan, 55.97; 6. HS Lakeside, 56.31; 7. Bryant 8th, 56.80; 8. Rose City, 57.37
4×400 meter relay: 1. Lake Hamilton, 4:31.99; 2. Conway White, 4:37.59; 3. Conway Blue, 4:40.04; 4. Bryant, 4:48.83; 5. Sheridan, 4:53.42; 6. Bryant 8th, 4:59.95; 7. HS Lakeside, 5:00.24; 8. Benton, 5:04.30
4×800 meter relay: 1. Bryant, 10:50.56; 2. Lake Hamilton, 10:57.25; 3. Conway White, 11:33.80; 4. Lakewood, 11:38.01; 5. Sheridan, 12:00.47; 6. Conway Blue, 12:21.10; 7. Bryant 8th, 12:23.10
High jump: 1. Jordan McNary, HS Lakeside, 4-06; 2. Paige Plumlee, HS Lakeside, 4-06; 3. LaVonda Guinn, Arkadelphia, 4-04; 4. Jerilyn Robin, 4-04; 5. Bullard, Lake Hamilton, 4-04; 6. Marleigh Norris, Lake Hamilton, 4-04; 7. K.Wilson, Bethel 8th, 4-02; 8. Lexus Ford, 4-02; Kenya Tripp, Conway Blue, 4-02; Courtney Davidson, Bryant 8th, 4-02; Maggie Hughes, HS Lakeside, 4-02; McCall Wilkins, Conway Blue, 4-02
Pole vault: 1. Ashley Stevens, Lake Hamilton, 8-06; 2. Raven Willis, Lake Hamilton, 7-00; 3. Leah Nash, Arkadelphia, 6-06; 4. M.Shipp, Conway White, 6-0; 5. M.Cole, Conway White, 6-00.
Long jump: 1. Toni Matlock, Benton, 15-01; 2. Lindsey Mull, Sheridan, 15-00; 3. Lainey Weatherford, 14-09; 4. LaTesha Carter, Sheridan, 14-05.75; 5. McKenzie Rice, Bryant 8th, 14-03; 6. Maggie Hughes, HS Lakeside, 14-02.5; 7. Alexis Clardy, Conway Blue, 14-01.5; 8. Kiahna Doby, Conway Blue, 13-09
Triple jump: 1. Alexis Clardy, Conway Blue, 31-03; 2. B.Watkins, Conway White, 29-01.5; 3. Lainey Weatherford, Lake Hamilton, 28-01; 4. Maggie Hughes, HS Lakeside, 27-10; 5. Lindsay Mull, Sheridan, 27-09.5; 6. D’Londra Williams, Lakewood, 27-05; 7. Bre Brunson, HS Lakeside, 27-02; 8. McKenzie Adams, Bryant 8th, 27-01.25
Shot put: 1. Melissa Chunn, Lake Hamilton, 35-00; 2. A.Wofford, Conway White, 30-10.5; 3. E.Early, Conway White, 33-01.5; 4. Courtney Davidson, Bryant 8th, 33-00.5; 5. D.Banks, Ridge Road, 30-03; 6. Summer Logan, Lakewood, 29-06; 7. Kristen Graves, Sheridan, 28-09.25; 8. Z.Loring, Ridge Road, 28-08.5
Discus: 1. E.Early, Conway White, 91-08; 2. Katelyn Jones, Sheridan, 87-03; 3. Betty Jo Garrett, Sheridan, 85-10; 4. A.Wofford, Conway White, 74-09.5; 5. Melissa Chunn, Lake Hamilton, 71-04; 6. J.Massey, Conway White, 69-07; 7. Kristen Graves, Sheridan, 67-05.5; 8. Madie Blancaflor, Lake Hamilton, 63-09
Boys
Team: 1. Conway White 123, 2. Conway Blue 114, 3. Lake Hamilton 70, 4. Hot Springs Lakeside 60, 5. Bryant 60, 6. Sheridan 56, 7. Arkadelphia 43, 8. Benton 35, 9. Bryant 8th 24, 10. Ridge Road 20, 11. Bethel 8th 9, 12. Lakewood 8, 13. Bryant 8th B 1.
100 meters: 1. Zach Riley, Benton, 11.17; 2. Caleb Thomas, Bryant, 11.23; 3. Tanner Dvorak, HS Lakeside, 11.43; 4. Rodney Bryson, Ridge Road, 11.46; 5. Chance Umfleet, Lakewood, 11.51; 6. Corvin Alexander, Conway Blue, 11.54; 7. Josh Ferguson, Lake Hamilton, 11.58; 8. Brandon Cox, Conway White, 11.77
200 meters: 1. Zach Riley, Benton, 23.72; 2. Caleb Thomas, Bryant, 23.90; 3. Corvin Alexander, Conway Blue, 24.06; 4. Rodney Bryson, Ridge Road, 24.27; 5. Chance Umfleet, Lakewood, 24.67; 6. Brandon Cox, Conway White, 25.05; 7. Javaughn Williams, Arkadelphia, 25.40; 8. Sam Stoops, Bryant, 25.55
400 meters: 1. Elvis Stewart, Conway White, 56.74; 2. Tanner Blumhorst, Conway White, 57.15; 3. Dalton Seamon, Sheridan, 57.39; 4. Deshawn Blant, Conway Blue, 57.62; 5. Chris Cook, Arkadelphia, 59.17; 6. Dylan Crews, Lake Hamilton, 1:00.09; 7. Tyler Potts, Bryant, 1:00.29; 8. Garrett Garner, HS Lakeside, 1:00.99
800 meters: 1. Taylor Werst, Lake Hamilton, 2:18.10; 2. Caesar Barrios, Conway Blue, 2:19.90; 3. Tracey Gray, Lake Hamilton, 2:21.69; 4. Shane Stroinski, Conway White, 2:21.96; 5. Travis Clark, Lake Hamilton, 2:22.81; 6. Tanner Branscum, Conway Blue, 2:22.92; 7. Blake Gibbs, Sheridan, 2:23.30; 8. Johnathon Dixon, Benton, 2:24.
1600 meters: 1. Taylor Werst, Lake Hamilton, 5:11.68; 2. Cole Slayton, HS Lakeside, 5:25.32; 3. Ryan Neal, Sheridan, 5:27; 4. Rodrigo Rodarte, Bethel 8th, 5:28.34; 5. Nick Hughes, Bryant, 5:28.36; 6. Alex Ruzinska, Conway White, 5:28.45; 7. Trevor Restor, Conway Blue, 5:30.26; 8. Travis Clark, Lake Hamilton, 5:31.68
110 meter hurdles: 1. Kennon Beacham, Conway Blue, 17.75; 2. Collin Schorgl, Conway White, 18.00; 3. Garrett Garner, HS Lakeside, 19.04; 4. Garrett Wilcox, Sheridan, 19.05; 5. Khalil Campbell, Ridge Road, 19.28; 6. Hunter Shelly, Bryant 8th, 19.37; 7. Jahkiry Dixon, Arkadelphia, 19.79; 8. David Caranza, Bryant 8th, 20.09
300 meter hurdles: 1. Tanner Blumhorst, Conway White, 49.24; 2. Hunter Shelly, Bryant 8th, 49.86; 3. Jakhiry Howell, Arkadelphia, 50.14; 4. Brandon Powell, Bryant, 50.81; 5. Strodney Davis, Bryant 8th, 51.29; 6. Spencer Sullivan, Bethel 8th, 51.64; 7. Jahkiry Dixon, Arkadelphia, 52.13; 8. Marquis Hood, Bryant 8th B 52.14
4×100 relay: 1. Conway White 47.73; 2. Bryant 48.36; 3. Benton 48.50; 4. HS Lakeside 48.70; 5. Conway Blue 48.95; 6. Lake Hamilton 49.03; 7. Arkadelphia 49.30; 8. Bryant 8th 49.90
4×400 relay: 1. Conway White 4:01.86; 2. Arkadelphia 4:09.81; 3. Benton 4:10.65; 4. Conway Blue 4:11.68; 5. Bryant 8th 4:14.66; 6. Sheridan 4:21.33; 7. Ridge Road 4:58.87; 8. HS Lakeside 4:24.24
4×800 relay: 1. Conway White 9:44.08; 2. Conway Blue 9:47.32; 3. Sheridan 9:55; 4. Lake Hamilton 10:11.50; 5. HS Lakeside 10:19.91; 6. Bryant 8th 10:48.92; 7. Arkadelphia 11:10; 8. Benton 11:26
High jump: 1. Deshawn Blant, Conway Blue, 5-08; 2. Omar Gulley, Bryant, 5-06; Elvis Stewart, Conway White, 5-06; Corvin Alexander, Conway Blue, 5-06; 5. Jahkiry Dixon, Arkadelphia, 5-04; Jakhiry Howell, Arkadelphia, 5-04; Roger White, Lake Hamilton, 5-04; 8. Tanner Cvorak, HS Lakeside, 5-02; Desmond Mauldin, Benton, 5-02; Kennon Beachma, Conway Blue 5-02
Pole vault: 1. Connor Lusby, Conway Blue, 10-0; Connor McClure, Lake Hamilton, 10-0; 3. Ray Cimuca, Lake Hamilton, 9-0; Elliott Lusby, Conway Blue, 9-00; 5. Asher Kight, Lake Hamilton, 8-06; Bodi Creed, HS Lakeside, 8-06; Caesar Barrios, Conway Blue, 8-06; 8. David Atkins, Conway White, 8-0; Colton Whitmire, Sheridan, 8-0; Brad Pressley, Sheridan, 8-0
Long jump: 1. Caleb Thomas, Bryant, 19-02; 2. 2. Tanner Dvorak, HS Lakeside, 19-01; 3. Javaughn Williams, Arkadelphia, 17-08; 4. Rodney Bryson, Ridge Road, 17-04.75; 5. Jacob Bradshaw, HS Lakeside, 17-04; 6. Kaylon Felder, Conway Blue, 17-03.75; 6. Jaquez Reed, Arkadelphia, 17-01.75; 7. Ramon Henry, Benton, 17-01
Triple jump: 1. Corvin Alexander, Conway Blue, 39-06.5; 2. Caleb Thomas, Bryant, 36-06.5; 3. Elvis Stewart, Conway White, 36-05; 4. Tanner Dvorak, HS Lakeside, 36-06.75; 5. Brandon Cox, Conway White, 34-03.50; 6. Tim Boyd, Conway White, 33-02; 7. Quincy Wardlow, Conway Blue, 32-09; 8. Jacob Bradshaw, HS Lakeside, 32-06
Shot put: 1. Cody Garrett, Sheridan, 41-00.5; 2. Adam Burrough, HS Lakeside, 39-05.5; 3. Jakarre Miles, Conway White, 39-02.5; 4. Trey Martin, Lake Hamilton, 38-11; 5. Cody Russell, Conway White, 38-06.5; 6. Marquis Rogers, Conway Blue, 38-6; 7. Nathan Jackson, Arkadelphia, 37-11; 8. Eric Robinson, Conway Blue, 37-08
Discus: 1. Cody Garrett, Sheridan, 126-10.5; 2. Brandon Kotch, Conway White, 123-08.5; 3. Wesley Harding, Conway White, 119-07; 4. Marcus Lindsey, Conway Blue, 115-07.5; 5. Justin Rollans, Sheridan, 109-01; 6. Tobin Pritchard, Sheridan, 108.03.5; 7. Paul Revis, Conway Blue, 102.09; 8. Karl Daniel, Ridge Road, 101-06.
