Cavs win Bob Starnes Classic

Claremont- The East Burke boys track & field team won Wednesday's Bob Starnes Classic hosted by Bunker Hill led by eight first-place finishes.

Spencer Goins and KJ Byrd each collected three event wins for the Cavaliers with Byrd coming in first in the 110 hurdles (15.03), pole vault (14-04), and long jump (20-05.50), and Goins winning the 100 (11.02) and 200 (23.04) meter dashes and being part of the winning 4x200 relay (1:36.09) with Travis Craig, Mason Robison, and Davin Price.

Other EB event winners included Price in the 400-meter dash (54.01) and Ian Cox in the high jump (6-0).

EB was also aided by runner-up finishes in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays, Hunter Mauldin (3rd) and Brady Bostain (4th) in the shot put event, and Avery Fraley in the 100-meter dash (2nd) and high jump (3rd).

Taylor Bostain was the lone event winner for the Lady Cavaliers in the discus throw event (94-03) with a third-place finish in the shot put event.

The 4x800 relay earned a runner-up finish with MeKenzie Harris (400 meters), Piper Strong (800 run), and Meah Walsh (1600 run) finishing third.

At Saturday's first annual Odell E. Williams Invitational, the Cavaliers were represented by eight top ten finishes including Taylor Bostain (girls shot put 2nd, discus 5th), Ian Cox (boys high jump 2nd), Travis Craig (boys 300 hurdles 6th), Jaccob Fair (boys 300 hurdles 7th), Davin Price (boys 400 meters 7th), Brady Bostain (boys shot put 8th), and Hunter Mauldin (boys shot put 10th).

Draughn @ Avery County

The Wildcats had four runner-up finishes at last Thursday's meet hosted by Avery County including Reed Farrar (boys 1600 run), Luke Blalock (boys 110 hurdles), Regen Bridges (girls 800 run), and the boys 4x800 relay.

Bridges also finished third in the girls 1600 run with Andrew Albright finishing third in the boys 300 hurdles and 400 meters.

Odell E. Williams Invitational

BOYS

1st West Henderson 110.83

(Brendan Henby 100 meters, Tayman Howell 300 hurdles, Hudson Rice 3200 run, 4x100/4x200 relay)

2nd Marvin Ridge 96

(Kyle Barney 1600 run, 4x800 relay)

3rd Rocky River 78

(Victor Byrd 200 meters, Trevion Graham shot put, 4x400 relay)

4th Alex Central 49.33

(Preston Hudson discus throw)

5th Watauga 46

(Henry Coatney pole vault)

Other Event Winners:

110 hurdles: Mosley Saw (Independence)

400 meters: Bryce Jergenson (Polk County)

800 run: Braxton Edwards (Polk County)

high jump: Tyrese Miller (R-S Central)

long jump: John Jackson (North Iredell)

triple jump: Jacob Sigmon (Maiden)

GIRLS

1st Marvin Ridge 147.33

(Amber Angelilio 800 run, Madalyn Finn 1600 run)

2nd Watauga 90.33

(Gwendolyn Anderson 3200 run, Olivia Burroughs discus throw, 4x800 relay)

3rd West Henderson 83.33

(Emma Hall 100/300 hurdles, 4x100 relay)

4th Independence 57

(Maya Love 200 meters, 4x200 relay)

5th Rocky River 48

(Cameron Harvell 100 meters, Alexandra Jefferson shot put)

Other Event Winners:

400 meters: Olivia Overholt (Polk County)

high jump: Ava Cooper (Stuart Cramer)

pole vault: Chloe Soorus (North Lincoln)

long jump: Jada Brown (Hibriten)

triple jump: Alexis Willis (Stuart Cramer)

4x400 relay: Polk County