May 19 in Bryant athletic history: 2017

Bryant’s Hood, Lee compete in Heptathlon; Singleton in Decathlon

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CABOT — Bryant’s sophomore Megan Lee finished 25^th and senior Bree Hood was 40^th in a field of 69 competitors in the 2017 Heptathlon held Wednesday and Thursday at Cabot High School. In the decathlon, Bryant’s senior Raney Singleton finished 41^st  with 4,377 points in a field of 77.

Lee accumulated 3,183 points while Hood compiled 2,8276. Clinton’s Allie Hensley won the championship with 4,393 points. Rivercrest’s Sydney Lane was second at 3,908.

The highest finish for Lee in any of the seven events was ninth in the 800 meter run. She ran a 2:36.41. Hood was 18^th in 52’11”. In the 200, Lee was 19^th in 27.55 and Hood was 54^th in 29.59.

Lee leapt 15’5.5” in the long jump to take 22^nd. Hood’s 15’2.75 was good for 27^th.

In the shot, Hood’s throw of 25’3.25” was good for 23th with Lee 49^th in 23’2.5”. Lee cleared 4’5” in the high jump to take 25^th. Hood’s top height was 3’11.25” for 62^nd.

In the 100 hurdles, Hood was 33^rd with a time of 18.74 with Lee close behind in 36^th with a 19.02 clocking.

In the discus, Lee’s throw went 57’1” for 54^th. Hood’s 52’11” was 63^rd.

Singleton, a hurdler for the Hornets, turned in his best finish came in the 110 hurdles, with a time of 16.80. He was 21^st in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.59.

In the long jump, Singleton covered 18’10” to place 27^th. He cleared 8’6” in the pole vault for 36^th and went over at 5’1” to place 43^rd in the high jump. His triple jump covered 35’8.5” to place 45^th.

In the 1500, Singleton was 46^th in 5:29.37. In the 400, his 58.49 was good for 57^th.

In the throwing events, a 28’7.75” heave in the shot put was 57^th and his discus throw went 64’5” for 68^th.

Gosnell’s Marquel McKinney won the Decathlon with 6,140 points. Bentonville’s Adrian Broadus was second with 5,885 points.

It was the second Heptathlon for Hood, the first for Lee and the first Decathlon for Singleton.