Monday, January 30, 2023

East Burke indoor track wins WNC championship

Columbus- The East Burke boys indoor track team scored 110.50 points to win last Saturday's WNC Polar Bear Championship meet at Polk County HS.

KJ Byrd led the way with first-place wins in the 55 hurdles (7.89), and high jump (6-4), and a second-place finish in the long jump.

Other Cavalier first-place winners included Avery Fraley (long jump, 21-04.50), Michael Hathcock (shot put, 48-08), and the 4x200 relay team (1:35.44).

Fraley added a second-place finish in the high jump and a fifth-place finish in the 300 dash. 

Brady Bostain (shot put 2nd), Kolby Byrd (shot put 3rd), the 4x400 relay team (3rd), Shamus O'Toole (long jump 5th), and Jaccob Fair (triple jump 5th) added top-five EB finishes.

The Lady Cavaliers scored 12 points to finish in seventh place led by Karlynna McDaniel (500 dash 3rd) and Hannah Parker (55 hurdles 4th).

The Cavaliers look to continue their success at the NCHSAA 1A/2A indoor track state championship meet on February 11th at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.




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