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The Panthers of Dudley High School swept both the women’s and men’s track and field NCHSAA (North Carolina High School Athletic Association) 3A Championships. This was the Panther women’s third consecutive team championship and ninth overall. They were powered by Jalee Brown, who was named the Most Outstanding Performer for the second year in a row.
Brown won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.53 and the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.32, setting new records in each event. She was also part of the first-place winning 4×200-meter relay team.
Dudley’s AaNiyah Massey, Shalei Jordan, Amber Williams and Z’Niyah Taylor also took first place in the 4×400-meter relay.
Northside and North Lincoln finished in a tie for second place. Northside’s Taylor Cooper, Cheyenne Walker, McCaela Claxton and Kayden Daniels won the 4×100-meter relay and took third in the 4×200. Daniels also won the long jump.
North Lincoln’s Olivia Ferraro won the 1600-meter and Bella Green took third, they both also finished in the top four in the 800-meter.
In the 3A men’s meet, the Panthers won their second championship in a row and third in the last four years. They were led by Le’Ezra Brown, who was also named the Most Outstanding Performer for the second year in a row.
He won the 100-meter Hurdles with a time of 10.42 and the 110-meter Hurdles, breaking his own meet record in the process. He was also part of the first-place winning 4×100 relay team.
Statesville finished in second place on the team leaderboard. Their relay team of Talyn Stevenson, Nicholas Porter, Chaven Rucker, and Jehahj Sherrill won the 4×200 relay, and Rucker and Porter teamed up with Malik Pineda and Noah Owens to win the 4×400.
Broughton’s Ashley Bermundez won both the unified 100 and 200-meter dashes. Terry Sanford’s Emmanuel Spruiell, Amari Best, Lorenzo McDaniel, and Cazamir Cooper won the unified mixed 4×100-meter relay.
The NCHSAA presented the 3A Track and Field N.C. Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards to Nilijah Harden and Taymon Howel from Dudley, Kaydence Daniels from Northside, Amanda Lutz from North Lincoln, and Nicholas Porter from Statesville.
