BENTONVILLE -- Isabel Neal had the first opportunity to set a 7A-West Conference meet record and made the most of it.
The Bentonville sophomore pole vaulter cleared 11 feet, 8 inches and broke the previous mark of 11-7 set by Jodie Mayes of Fayetteville 10 years ago during Thursday's meet at the Tiger Athletic Complex.
7A-West Conference Track and Field Championships
Thursday at Tiger Athletic Complex, Bentonville
Boys
Team Scores — 1. Bentonville 165.5; 2. Fayetteville 125.5; 3. Rogers High 111; 4. Springdale Har-Ber 95; 5. Rogers Heritage, 6. Fort Smith Southside 33; 7. Springdale High 27; 8. Fort Smith Northside 15.
100 — 1. Joey Saucier, Heritage, 10.83; 2. Keondre Thomas, Northside, 10.85; 3. Brandon Shaw, Heritage, 10.97; 4. Kary Collier, Bentonville, 10.99; 5. Tanner Grandstaff, Southside, 11.08; 6. Anthony Golliday, Fayetteville, 11.20; 7. Colter Clemence, Bentonville, 11.26; 8. Zach Burton, Springdale, 11.38.
200 — 1. Joey Saucier, Heritage, 22.27; 2. Colter Clemence, Bentonville, 22.61; 3. Peyton Powell, Har-Ber, 22.65; 4. Zach Burton, Springdale, 22.67; 5. Malik Lockett, Fayetteville, 23.14; 6. Brandon Shaw, Heritage, 23.20; 7. Quendarius Sanford, Har-Ber, 23.21; 8. Anthony Golliday, Fayetteville, 23.67
400 — 1. Aaron Featherston, Har-Ber, 50.34; 2. Billy Horton III, Bentonville, 51.09; 3. Peyton Powell, Har-Ber, 51.46; 4. Trey Coulter, Fayetteville, 51.69; 5. Taylor Michael, Bentonville, 52.17; 6. Josh Neago, Rogers, 52.21; 7. Sterling Smith, Rogers, 52.28; 8. Harrison Shewmaker, Bentonville, 52.54.
800 — 1. TJ Sugg, Har-Ber, 1:57.24; 2. Jessie Ramirez, Rogers, 1:59.63; 3. Braden Sims, Rogers, 1:59.70; 4. Noah Antony, Har-Ber, 2:00.78; 5. Jordan Pilkington, Fayetteville, 2:00.89; 6. James Parker, Heritage, 2:02.13; 7. Jordy Garcia, Springdale, 2:02.76; 8. James Jimenez, Springdale, 2:04.67.
1,600 — 1. TJ Sugg, Har-Ber, 4:29.59; 2. Christian Liddell, Rogers, 4:30.61; 3. Jonathan Prince, Bentonville, 4:34.80; 4. Ian Smith, Rogers, 4:35.29; 5. Jordan Pilkington, Fayetteville, 4:38.33; 6. Collin Pilkington, Fayetteville, 4:38.84; 7. Taylor Bryant, Rogers, 4:43.43; 8. Sammy Casey, Har-Ber, 4:46.18.
3,200 — 1. Christian Liddell, Rogers, 9:45.26; 2. Ian Smith, Rogers, 9:58.26; 3. Taylor Bryant, Rogers, 10:02.80; 4. Collin Pilkington, Fayetteville, 10:03.37; 5. Brooks Hedstrom, Bentonville, 10:05.31; 6. Ryan Graziani, Bentonville, 10:12.56; 7. Josh Uzelac, Har-Ber, 10:16.90; 8. Jacob Crommett, Har-Ber, 10:20.17.
110 Hurdles — 1. Tony Roller, Rogers, 15.29; 2. Conner Southern, Bentonville, 15.35; 3. Derek Brandon, Fayetteville, 15.88; 3. Robert Branch, Bentonville, 15.88; 5. Gardner Beaulieu, Fayetteville, 16.03; 6. Nathan Hall, Bentonville, 16.17, 7. Salvador Sandoval, Springdale, 16.23; 8. Thor O’Connor, Bentonville, 17.20.
300 Hurdles — 1. Cassidy Valenzula, Fayetteville, 47.66; 2. Audra Beneux, Southside, 47.79; 3. Emily Potts, Har-Ber, 48.51; 4. Bailey Brya, Heritage, 48.52; 5. Jessica Stevens, Bentonville, 49.54; 6. Sabra Ivey, Rogers, 49.71; 7. Shanice Erby, Heritage, 50.10; 8. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 50.78.
4x100 Relay — 1. Southside (D’Erek Fernandez, Juwan Campbell, Willie Childs, Tanner Grandstaff), 43.56; 2. Bentonville, 43.60; 3. Heritage, 43.61; 4. Northside, 44.05; 5. Fayetteville, 44.16; 6. Rogers, 44.44; 7. Har-Ber, 44.46; 8. Springdale, 44.78.
4x400 Relay — 1. Bentonville (Taylor Michael, Robert Branch, Harrison Shewmaker, Billy Horton III), 3:28.07; 2. Har-Ber, 3:30.93; 3. Springdale, 3:31.49; 4. Rogers, 3:31.81; 5. Heritage, 3:32.86; 6. Southside, 3:36.38; 7. Fayetteville, 3:37.01.
4x800 Relay — 1. Rogers (Braden Sims, Jesse Garcia, Josh Neago, Jessie Ramirez), 8:22.46; 2. Bentonville, 8:24.69; 3. Heritage, 8:25.90; 4. Fayetteville, 8:28.82; 5. Springdale, 8:43.50; 6. Southside, 8:49.97; 7. Har-Ber, 8:57.00; 8. Northside, 10:26.17.
Discus — 1. Blake Young, Fayetteville, 144-5; 2. Hekili Keliiliki, Bentonville, 142-4; 3. Shelby Story, Bentonville, 138-2; 4. Sam Hall, Har-Ber, 132-7; 5. Russten Johnson, Rogers, 131-2; 6. Ashton Johnson, Heritage, 129-9; 7. Xavier Domineack, Bentonville, 128-8; 8. Raul Gonzalez, Springdale, 120-8.5.
High Jump — 1. Nate Raines, Heritage, 6-1; 2. Cameron Case, Fayetteville, 6-1; 3. Jake Benninghoff, Rogers, 6-1; 4. Darrian Mayes, Southside, 6-0; 5. (tie) Tony Roller, Rogers, 5-10; 5. Demaunte Youngblood, Fayetteville, 5-10; 7. Kyle Jones, Har-Ber, 5-10; 8. Brian Grigsby, Rogers, 5-10.
Long Jump — 1. Joey Saucier, Heritage, 23-1; 2. Kary Collier, Bentonville, 21-8.75; 3. Austin Henderson, Har-Ber, 21-7.75; 4. Dylan Little, Bentonville, 21-2; 5. Cameron Case, Fayetteville, 20-7.5; 6. Keson Payton, Bentonville, 20-6.25; 7. Anthony Golliday, Fayetteville, 20-6; 8. Sydney Lee, Northside, 19-8.75.
Pole Vault — 1. Zach McWhorter, Har-Ber, 15-10; 2. Brandon Shaw, Heritage, 13-10; 3. Matthew Keown, Bentonville, 13-6; 4. Jay Laiyanan, Bentonville, 13-0; 5. Harrison Hurley, Fayetteville, 13-0; 6. Dalton Hoffman, Bentonville, 12-6; 7. (tie) Ty Olsen, Heritage; Isaac Rafael, Rogers and 7. Kyle Nichols, Bentonville, 11-6.
Shot Put — 1. Blake Young, Fayetteville, 47-6.75; 2. Hunter Moreton, Southside, 47-5.75; 3. Spencer Stone, Fayetteville, 46-11.25; 4. Xavier Domineack, Bentonville, 46-1; 5. Rickey Dobbins, Har-Ber, 45-07.75; 6. Shelby Story, Bentonville, 45-0; 7. Hekili Keliiliki, Bentonville, 44-8.5; 8. Joe Alexander, Bentonville, 43-1.25.
Triple Jump — 1. Caleb Cooper, Fayetteville, 47-5.25; 2. Char’von Wheeler, Fayetteville, 44-6; 3. Joey Saucier, Heritage, 43-2; 4. Dylan Little, Bentonville, 42-8.75; 5. Cameron Case, Fayetteville, 42-7.75; 6. Daniel McDonald, Bentonville, 42-6.75; 7. Collin Christian, Heritage, 41-2.50; 8. Tony Roller, Rogers, 40-1.75.
Girls
Team Scores — 1. Bentonville 200; 2. Fayetteville 191; 3. Rogers High 99; 4. Springdale Har-Ber 52; 5. Springdale High 48; 6. Rogers Heritage 31; 7. Fort Smith Southside 25; 8. Fort Smith Northside 12.
100 — 1. Taylor Mahone, Bentonville, 12.04; 2. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 12.22; 3. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 12.50; 4. Jurnee Britt, Fayetteville, 12.61; 5. Melda Adjei, Northside, 12.77; 6. Hailey Tiles, Heritage, 12.88; 7. Alexis Johnson, Bentonville, 13.08.
200 — 1. Jameisha Jones, Fayetteville, 25.30; 2. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 25.67; 3. Amanda Dillon, Har-Ber, 25.87; 4. Taylor Mahone, Bentonville, 26.21; 5. Janeisha Jones, Fayetteville, 26.22; 6. Melda Adjei, Northside, 26.84; 7. Grace Risenhoover, Rogers, 27.15; 8. Jurnee Britt, Fayetteville, 27.56.
400 — 1. Jameisha Jones, Fayetteville, 57.55; 2. Amanda Dillon, Har-Ber, 57.82; 3. Janeisha Jones, Fayetteville, 1:00.30; 4. Kallie Polk, Bentonville, 1:01.84; 5. Grace Risenhoover, Rogers, 1:01.96; 6. Katy Kotoucek, Bentonville, 1:02.29; 7. Baylee Barganier, Bentonville, 1:02.94; 8. Tasha Repella, Rogers, 1:03.14.
800 — 1. Rebecca Boushelle, Fayetteville, 2:24.05; 2. Sophie Quandt, Bentonville, 2:27.14; 3. Trinity Walker, Bentonville, 2:29.44; 4. Merrill Leak, Bentonville, 2:30.39; 5. Jessica Salas, Springdale, 2:30.52; 6. Olivia Groeber, Rogers, 2:30.81; 7. Jordan Maass, Rogers, 2:31.74; 8. Megan Bradly, Har-Ber, 2:32.50.
1,600 — 1. Merrill Leak, Bentonville, 5:19.61; 2. Lisa Lauschke, Rogers, 5:19.67; 3. Elise Reina, Har-Ber, 5:20.96; 4. Katie Andrews, Bentonville, 5:25.13; 5. Emily Efurd, Rogers, 5:26.52; 6. Olivia Groeber, Rogers, 5:26.74; 7. Corrie Purcell, Fayetteville, 5:27.98; 8. Trinity Walker, Bentonville, 5:29.14.
3,200 — 1. Carly Page, Fayetteville, 11:39.07; 2. Elizabeth Quinn, Bentonville, 11:50.85; 3. Elise Reina, Har-Ber, 11:55.74; 4. Corrie Purcell, Fayetteville, 11:56.40; 5. Lisa Lauschke, Rogers, 11:58.74; 6. Cami Hedstrom, Bentonville, 11:59.25; 7. Jessica Salas, Springdale, 12:01.03; 8. Braelyn Smith, Rogers, 12:09.23.
100 Hurdles — 1. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 15.26; 2. McKenzie Dixon, Bentonville, 15.76; 3. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 16.00; 4. Audra Beneux, Southside, 16.57; 5. Jessica Stevens, Bentonville, 16.76; 6. Emily Potts, Har-Ber, 16.95; 7. Bailey Brya, Heritage, 17.10.
300 Hurdles — 1. Conner Southern, Bentonville, 39.82; 2. Tony Roller, Rogers, 40.39; 3. Cameron Case, Fayetteville, 42.30; 4. Robert Branch, Bentonville, 42.35; 5. Salvador Sandoval, Springdale, 42.37; 6. Matthew Wentz, Har-Ber, 42.59; 7. Bryant Delassantos, Heritage 43.11; 8. Dylan Harris, Fayetteville, 43.89.
4x100 Relay — 1. Bentonville (Alexis Johnson, Taylor Mahone, Jessica Stevens, Nikita Nakka), 49.44; 2. Fayetteville, 49.62; 3. Rogers, 51.23; 4. Northside, 51.59; 5. Heritage, 52.08; 6. Southside, 53.51; 7. Springdale, 54.30.
4x400 Relay — 1. Fayetteville (Ja’Kira Crite, Jameisha Jones, Janeisha Jones, McKenzie Penne), 4:06.01; 2. Bentonville, 4:07.65; 3. Rogers, 4:14.35; 4. Heritage, 4:20.25; 5. Har-Ber, 4:20.59; 6. Springdale, 4:33.13; 7. Southside, 4:35.09.
4x800 Relay — 1. Bentonville (Sophie Quandt, Victoria Mitchell, Cami Hedstrom, Katy Kotoucek), 9:52.83; 2. Fayetteville, 9:56.80; 3. Rogers, 10:04.53; 4. Heritage, 10:46.20; 5. Har-Ber, 11:07.70; 6. Springdale, 11:22.70; 7. Southside, 11:30.58.
Discus — 1. Ryann Goodsell, Springdale, 133-0; 2. Jasmin Franklin, Fayetteville, 127-4; 3. Leeann Mitchell, Bentonville, 112-6.5; 4. Tylee Sysavanh, Springdale, 108-11.5; 5. Katelyn Friesen, Springdale, 107-9.5; 6. Morganne Johnston, Bentonville, 100-1.5; 7. Loren Hernandez, Southside, 91-3.5; 8. Sarah Vogel, Springdale, 88-5.
High Jump — 1. Olivia Thomas, Fayetteville, 5-4; 2. Elise Randels, Rogers, 5-3; 3. Hannah Martin, Rogers, 5-2; 4. Madison Douthit, Har-Ber, 5-0; 5. Jenna Potter, Fayetteville, 5-0; 6. Amber Turner, Rogers, 4-10; 7. Brooke Teague, Bentonville, 4-10; 8. Julianne Exner, Bentonville, 4-10.
Long Jump — 1. Julianne Exner, Bentonville, 16-5.75; 2. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 16-5; 3. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 16-2.25; 4. Carli Moreland, Fayetteville, 15-6.75; 5. Bailey Dorch, Rogers, 15-6.25; 6. Annabel Weber, Har-Ber, 15-4; 7. Elise Randels, Rogers, 15-2.5; 8. Taylor Mahone, Bentonville, 15-1.
Pole Vault — 1. Isabel Neal, Bentonville, 11-8 (meet record; previous mark 11-7 by Jodie Mayes, Fayetteville, 2007); 2. Jade Donnell, Bentonville, 11-0; 3. Olivia Groeber, Rogers, 10-6; 4. Chloe Christian, Bentonville, 10-6; 5. Jenna Potter, Fayetteville, 10-6; 6. Maggi Scroggins, Heritage, 10-0; 7. Lily Donnell, Bentonville, 10-0; 8. Lauren Sutherland, Southside, 9-6.
Shot Put — 1. Jasmin Franklin, Fayetteville, 40-7.5; 2. Desiree Mack, Springdale, 37-2.5; 3. Anna Griffin, Bentonville, 36-1.5; 4. Ryann Goodsell, Springdale, 35-2; 5. Leeann Mitchell, Bentonville, 34-3.5; 6. Morganne Johnston, Bentonville, 34-1.5; 7. Loren Hernandez, Southside, 33-10.5; 8. Tylee Sysavanh, Springdale, 33-0.5.
Triple Jump — 1. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 35-7.25; 2. Julianne Exner, Bentonville, 34-8; 3. McKenzie Dixon, Bentonville, 34-6.25; 4. Brooke Teague, Bentonville, 33-5.5; 5. Olivia Thomas, Fayetteville, 33-1.25; 6. Taylor Gutzman, Bentonville, 32-8.5; 7. Shanice Erby, Heritage, 31-11.5; 8. Bailey Dorch, Rogers, 30-10.5.
Neal and teammate Jade Donnell were the only participants left when the bar was raised to the record height, but Donnell failed on both of her attempts. Neal nicked the bar on her first try, but cleared it with room to spare on her second attempt.
"It's amazing, and I wouldn't be here without coach (Dave) Anderson, who has pushed me," Neal said. "I've had some rough patches, but he's been able to calm me.
"The first try, the standards were wrong. I noticed they were too far back, so I moved them and planted my pole as hard as I could. That's what got me there."
Neal was the only athlete to break a record, but the meet did provide a surprise. Fayetteville junior sprinter Jameisha Jones set the stage for her double victory with a shocker in the 400-meter run, knocking off Springdale Har-Ber standout Amanda Dillon.
Jones used a late charge to take the lead and turned in her time of the season at 57.55 seconds, while Dillon's time was at 57.86.
"I know I was behind, but I just really wanted to win," said Jones, who also won the 200 in 25.30 seconds. "She's beaten me the whole season, and I knew it would feel good to get her this one time. It was the last 50 meters. She's such a good runner, and I just wanted to stay close and pass her at the end."
The biggest individual winner came on the boys side as Rogers Heritage senior Joey Saucier pulled off a trio of first-place finishes and took the high-point honor with 37.5 points.
He came away with wins in the long jump (23-1), the 100 (10.83) and the 200 (22.27). He also took third in the long jump and helped the War Eagles take third in the 4x100 relay.
"I was satisfied with my 100 time," Saucier said. "My goal was 10.85, so I'm on course for a 10.7 in state and possibly 10.6 at the Meet of Champs. Of course, I'll have to work hard for that.
"I'm a little disappointed in my 200 and long jump because I had better jumps and better times in the last meet at Fort Smith Southside. In the 200 I wanted to break the record, and in the prelims I blew it off because I could do it in the finals and I had already qualified for state. I regret not running faster in the prelims."
Bentonville came away with both team titles. In the girls division, the Lady Tigers nipped second-place Fayetteville by a 200-191 margin, while Rogers High was a distant third with 99 points.
Bentonville's boys had an easier time, even though coach Mike Power gambled by leaving some who had already qualified for the state meet out and trying to qualify more athletes. The Tigers finished with 165.5 points to Fayetteville's 125.5, followed by Rogers with 111 and Har-Ber with 95.
"I think about next week and the state meet," Power said. "This is our home meet, and we had some step up. We had four throwers to score in the shot put, which we didn't expect, and three of the top six in the discus. That was good off the track, and we had good scoring in the pole vault and the hurdles."
Sports on 05/01/2015