CONWAY -- Zach McWhorter already had one pole vault record in his possession, but he wanted a little more Thursday afternoon.
A little premature celebration, however, may have cost the Springdale Har-Ber junior the Class 7A state record at McConnell Stadium. McWhorter jumped and bounced on the mat when he thought he had cleared 17 feet, 1.25 inches to break the state overall mark, and that may have caused the bar to fall from the standards.
Class 7A State Track and Field Championship
Thursday at McConnell Stadium, Conway
Boys
Team scores — 1. Fayetteville 132.5; 2. Springdale Har-Ber 115; 3. Cabot 87; 4. Conway 74; 5. Bentonville 68.5; 6. Rogers High 43.5; 7. Rogers Heritage 27.5; 8. Bryant 26; 9. Van Buren 24; 10. North Little Rock 17; 11. Little Rock Catholic 13; 12. Fort Smith Southside 12; 13. Springdale High 11; 14. Little Rock Central 7; 15. West Memphis 4.
100 — 1. Payton Copher, Har-Ber, 10.93; 2. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 11.03; 3. Britton Alley, Cabot, 11.06; 4. Kary Collier, Bentonville, 11.07; 5. Brandon Shaw, Heritage, 11.09; 6. Kennedy Lightner, North Little Rock, 11.13; 7. Tyran Triplett, Van Buren, 11.37; 8. Luke Waller, Fayetteville, 11.40.
200 — 1. Britton Alley, Cabot, 22.20; 2. Payton Copher, Har-Ber, 22.31; 3. Brandon Shaw, Heritage, 22.45; 4. Tevin Eckwood, Har-Ber, 22.97; 5. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 23.13; 6. Joshua Lacey, LR Central, 23.22; 7. Kennedy Lightner, North Little Rock, 23.23.
400 — 1. Tevin Eckwood, Har-Ber, 49.19; 2. Billy Horton III, Bentonville, 49.94; 3. Trey Coulter, Fayetteville High School 50.19 ; 4. Britton Alley, Cabot, 50.36; 5. Felipe Nava, Har-Ber, 50.98; 6. James Milholen, Bentonville; 51.50; 7. Devin Dougherty, Bentonville, 51.59; 8. Matthew Bagby, Bryant, 51.77.
800 — 1. Kieran Taylor, LR Catholic, 1:54.05; 2. TJ Sugg, Har-Ber, 1:57.26; 3. Zerai Belai, Bentonville, 1:59.93; 4. Jordy Garcia, Springdale, 2:00.26; 5. Jonah Willis, Conway, 2:00.76; 6. Miguel Contreras, Bentonville, 2:03.08; 7. Dominic Jenkins, North Little Rock, 2:03.12; 8. Jack Moore, Cabot, 2:04.57.
1,600 — 1. Toler Freyaldenhoven, Conway, 4:15.79; 2. Tj Sugg, Har-Ber, 4:19.96; 3. Camren Fischer, Fayetteville, 4:20.01; 4. Collin Pilkington, Fayetteville, 4:26.87; 5. Alex Jennings, Bentonville, 4:34.64; 6. Max Zargari, LR Catholic, 4:37.59; 7. Caleb Vines, Conway, 4:38.13; 8. Gardner Howze, Cabot, 4:40.23.
3,200 — 1. Collin Pilkington, Fayetteville, 9:44.10; 2. Camren Fischer, Fayetteville, 9:50.08; 3. Emilio Medina, Van Buren, 9:51.66; 4. Toler Freyaldenhoven, Conway, 9:53.92; 5. Kaid Hurd, Fayetteville, 9:55.85; 6. John Carder, Bryant, 10:01.89; 7. Chris Barrientos, Bryant, 10:03.90; 8. Johnathan Prince, Bentonville, 10:07.53.
110 hurdles — 1. Kevon Holder, Conway, 14.41; 2. Mark Odom, Cabot, 14.56; 3. Tony Roller, Rogers, 14.89; 4. Austin Compton, Fayetteville, 14.90; 5. Zachary Dantzler, West Memphis, 15.26; 6. Gavin Schmidt, Springdale, 15.42; 7. Darnell Washington, Conway, 15.47; 8. Liam Alderson, Heritage, 15.78.
300 hurdles — 1. Mark Odom, Cabot, 38.74; 2. Tony Roller, Rogers, 39.74; 3. Kevon Holder, Conway, 40.29; 4. Austin Compton, Fayetteville, 40.66; 5. Will Kennedy, Conway, 40.86; 6. Landon Abernathy, Bryant, 40.91; 7. Matthew Wentz, Har-Ber, 41.26; 8. Deondrick Hinton, Har-Ber, 41.36.
4x100 relay — 1. Har-Ber, 42.78; 2. Cabot, 42.88; 3. Conway, 43.61; 4. Fayetteville, 43.66; 5. North Little Rock, 44.16; 6. FS Southside, 44.22; 7. Van Buren, 44.51; 8. Bryant, 44.56.
4x400 relay — 1. Har-Ber, 3:22.40; 2. Bentonville, 3:24.90; 3. Cabot, 3:27.99; 4. Bryant, 3:29.47; 5. Conway, 3:30.39; 6. LR Central, 3:30.98; 7. Fayetteville, 3:31.50; 8. Rogers, 3:31.67
4x800 relay — 1. Fayetteville, 8:02.57; 2. Har-Ber, 8:09.40; 3. Bentonville, 8:11.96; 4. Conway, 8:14.63; 5. Rogers, 8:18.28; 6. Springdale, 8:18.37; 7. Cabot, 8:26.76; 8. North Little Rock, 8:35.41.
Discus — 1. Blake Young, Fayetteville, 161-0; 2. Brandon Jones, Cabot, 147-8; 3. Ashton Johnson, Heritage, 147-1; 4. Dany Murillo, Bryant, 138-11; 5. David Vowell, Har-Ber, 136-6; 6. Austin Norris, Conway, 133-11; 7. Mark Odom, Cabot, 130-4; 8. Johnny Rodriguez, Har-Ber, 126-7.
High jump — 1. August Carlson, Fayetteville, 6-7; 2. Tony Roller, Rogers, 6-7; 3 Nate Raines, Heritage, 6-6; 3. Jake Benninghoff, Rogers,, 6-6; 5. Josh Benford, Har-Ber, 6-4; 6. Matthew Stanley, Cabot, 6-2; 7.Jaron Jackson, Conway, 6-2; 8. Avery Benson, Har-Ber, 6-0.
Long jump — 1. Jarrod Barnes, Cabot, 22-3.5; 2. Tyson Morris, Fayetteville, 22-3; 3. Jake Benninghoff, Rogers, 22-3; 4. Kary Collier, Bentonville, 22-0; 5. Nick Lewis, North Little Rock, 21-8; 6. Austin Henderson, Har-Ber, 21-0.5; 7. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 20-11.5; 8. Jaron Jackson, Conway, 20-5.
Pole vault — 1. Zach McWhorter, Har-Ber, 16-9; 2. (tie) Matthew Keown, Bentonville, and Dillon McBride, FS Southside, 15-2; 4. Landon McClung, Rogers, , 14-0; 5. Harrison Hurley, Fayetteville, 13-6; 5. Jay Laiyanan, Bentonville, 13-6; 7. Jacob Spurlock, Bentonville, 13-6; 8. Rocky Burke, Cabot, 13-0.
Shot put — 1. Blake Young, Fayetteville, 52-11.5; 2. Spencer Stone, Fayetteville, 49-7; 3. Dany Murillo, Bryant, 47-2; 4. Ashton Johnson, Heritage, 46-1.5; 5. Akial Byers, Fayetteville, 45-7.5; 6. Zack Mills, Conway, 45-7; 7. Austin Pester, FS Southside, 44-11; 8. Jacob Buchanan, LR Central, 44-6.
Triple jump — 1. Caleb Cooper, Fayetteville, 45-7.5; 2. Austin Henderson, Har-Ber, 44-5; 3. Jarrod Barnes, Cabot, 44-3.75; 4. Adrian Broadus, Bentonville, 43-3.75; 5. Xaiver Hicks, Conway, 42-11.5; 6. Will Kennedy, Conway, 42-2.75; 7. Turner Hurley, Fayetteville, 41-4.5; 8. David Chapple, North Little Rock, 41-2.5.
Girls
Team scores — 1. Fayetteville 127; 2. Bentonville 112; 3. Conway 86.5; 4. West Memphis 71; 5. Bryant 68; 6. Rogers High 63; 7. Van Buren 25; 8. Springdale High 24; 9. Little Rock Central 19.5; 10. Fort Smith Southside 16.5; 11. Cabot 15; 12. Rogers Heritage 9.5; 13. Fort Smith Northside 9; 14. Springdale Har-Ber 8; 15. Mount St. Mary 7.
100 — 1. Paris Perkins, West Memphis, 11.98; 2. Tamara Kuyinendall, LR Central, 12.18; 3. Jamon Jones, Conway, 12.22; 4.Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 12.24; 5. Mya Grimes, Conway, 12.57; 6. Jakeisha Bowers, West Memphis, 12.59; 7. Jurnee Britt, Fayetteville, 12.70; 8. Melda Adjei, FS Northside, 12.71.
200 — 1. Paris Perkins, West Memphis, 24.65; 2. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 25.36; 3. Jamon Jones, Conway, 26.25; 4. Katelyn Anderson, Conway, 26.36; 5. Tamara Kuyinendall, LR Central, 26.86; 6. Janeisha Jones, Fayetteville, 27.05; 7. Grace Risenhoover, Rogers, 27.12.
400 — 1. Paris Perkins, West Memphis, 56.77; 2. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 57.66; 3. Grace Risenhoover, Rogers, 59.41; 4. Baylee Barganier, Bentonville, 59.86; 5. Annabel Weber, Har-Ber, 1:00.59; 6. Jakeisha Bowers, West Memphis, 1:00.60; 7. Janeisha Jones, Fayetteville, 1:00.90; 8. Zailey Chaffin, Conway, 1:01.04.
800 — 1. Victoria Mitchell, Bentonville, 2:18.90; 2. Merrill Leak, Bentonville, 2:19.69; 3. Rebecca Boushelle, Fayetteville, 2:19.76; 4. Sophie Quandt, Bentonville, 2:20.11; 5. Halle Gilreath, Rogers, 2:20.57; 6. Elise Moix, Conway, 2:21.21; 7. Mary Kate Wendel, Mount St. Mary, 2:22.93; 8. Trinity Walker, Bentonville High School 2:26.48
1,600 — 1. Rebecca Boushelle, Fayetteville, 5:08.75; 2. Merrill Leak, Bentonville, 5:11.50; 3. Lisa Lauschke, Rogers, 5:12.32; 4. Alex Ritchey, Mount St. Mary, 5:13.97; 5. Corrie Purcell, Fayetteville, 5:15.95; 6. Lauren Campbell, Conway, 5:20.16; 7. Lainey Quandt, Bentonville, 5:23.71; 8. Emily Efurd, Rogers, 5:24.48.
3,200 — 1. Katie Andrews, Bentonville, 11:30.76; 2. Corrie Purcell, Fayetteville, 11:40.53; 3. Krista Herlin, Bentonville, 11:47.05; 4. Chloe Devecsery, Fayetteville, 11:47.50; 5. Carly Flinn, Bentonville, 11:52.70; 6. Cami Hedstrom, Bentonville, 11:53.62; 7. Alex Mastorides, Bentonville, 11:54.22; 8. Rachel Allen, Fayetteville, 11:55.37
110 hurdles — 1. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 15.18; 2. Deborah Shaw, Bryant, 15.22; 3. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 15.42; 4. Audra Beneux, FS Southside, 15.79; 5. Haley Hood, Bryant, 16.05; 6. Avery Hughes, Bentonville, 16.33; 7. Genna Potter, Fayetteville, 16.36; 8. Aly Brinkley, Conway, 16.59.
300 hurdles — 1. Haley Hood, Bryant, 45.62; 2. Audra Beneux, FS Southside, 46.87; 3. Olivia Groeber, Rogers, 47.11; 4. Lauren Turner, Cabot, 47.26; 5. Ira Sandoval, Van Buren, 47.39; 6. Ericka Robinson, Conway, 47.48; 7. Taylor Conway, Conway, 47.72; 8. Ashlyne Silcott, Rogers, 47.81.
4x100 relay — 1. Conway, 48.98; 2. FS Northside, 50.29; 3. Bryant, 50.49; 4. Van Buren, 50.51; 5. Bentonville, 50.80; 6. LR Central, 51.22; 7. Heritage, 51.54
4x400 relay — 1. Conway, 4:01.15; 2. Bryant, 4:03.95; 3. Bentonville, 4:07.53; 4, Rogers, 4:08.48; 5. Cabot, 4:11.36; 6. Har-Ber, 4:11.47; 7. Heritage, 4:14.53; 8. Van Buren, 4:16.28.
4x800 relay — 1. Rogers, 9:38.69 (meet record; previous mark 9:45.81 by Bentonville, 2006); 2. Conway; 9:44.96; 3. Fayetteville, 9:48.14; 4. Cabot, 9:50.02; 5. Bentonville, 9:50.37; 6. Bryant, 10:13.56; 7. Van Buren, 10:24.82; 8. Heritage, 10:47.59.
Discus — 1. Ryann Goodsell, Springdale, 145-8; 2. Jasmine Franklin, Fayetteville, 124-7; 3. 3 Tylee Sysavanh, Springdale, 114-7; 4. Adara Russell, West Memphis, 103-0; 5. Z Smith, Conway, 102-11; 6. Sarah Vogel, Springdale, 99-7; 7. Jatierney Rogers, West Memphis, 95-6; 8. Kenna Ebert, 91-3.
High jump — 1. Dadrianna Robinson, West Memphis, 5-5; 2. Aly Brinkley, Conway, 5-3; 3. Elise Randels, Rogers, 5-3; 4. (tie) Amber Turner, Heritage, and Faith Brown, LR Central, 5-0; 6. Hannah Martin, Rogers, 5-0; 7. (tie) Haley Hood, Bryant, Grace Spangler, Fayetteville, and Caytee Wright, Cabot, 4-10.
Long jump — 1. Paris Perkins, West Memphis, 18-4; 2. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 18-1.5; 3. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 17-3; 4. Chloe Auldridge, Van Buren, 17-1.5; 5. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 16-11; 6. Shakyra Smith, Conway, 16-9; 7. Zailey Chaffin, Conway, 16-8; 8. Haley Hood, Bryant, 16-5.5.
Pole vault — 1. Olivia Groeber, Rogers, 12-2; 2. Isabel Neal, Bentonville, 12-2; 3. Chloe Christian, Bentonville, 11-2; 4. Genna Potter, Fayetteville, 10-10; 5. Lauren Sutherland, FS Southside, 10-4; 5. Jadah Meyer, Conway, 10-4; 7. Skyler Owens, Bentonville, 10-4; 8. Lily Donnell, Bentonville, 9-10.
Shot put — 1. Jasmine Franklin, Fayetteville, 42-11; 2. Anna Griffin, Bentonville, 40-4.5; 3. Shania Wilson, Bentonville, 36-4.5; 4. Tylee Sysavanh, Springdale, 35-2; 5. Adara Russell, West Memphis, 33-7.25; 6. McKenzie Pillstrom, Rogers, 33-5; 7. Sydney Grizzle, Van Buren, 32-10; 8. Alex Harris, Conway, 31-4.
Triple jump — 1. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 36-8; 2 Adriana Kitchen, Fayetteville, 36-5.25; 3. Shiann Earnhart, Van Buren, 36-2.25; 4. Osaretin Ogbeide, Fayetteville, 34-10.5; 5. Jakeisha Bowers, West Memphis, 34-9; 6. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 34-7.75; 7. Angel Mapp, Conway, 34-5; 8. Taylor Conway, Conway, 34-1.
Instead, he had to settle for the Class 7A state record of 16-9, which came on his third try as he battled the wind and the occasional long jumper who crossed into his path.
"I came in pretty early and cleared some bars," McWhorter said. "The high jump competition was still going on, and we were going back and forth. That was a little obstacle to get past.
"Once they ended, it turned to the wind. Every single time I was up, it seemed to turn into a headwind. I'm happy I got the 7A record, but 17-1¼ ... it was frustrating to clear it, then jumping on the pit made it (the bar) fall down."
Meanwhile, it was Fayetteville's day to sweep both team titles, although both teams had to hold off late charges with their distance runners. The Bulldogs won the boys title by a 132.5-115 margin over runner-up Springdale Har-Ber.
Fayetteville built a big lead by winning early events. August Carlson took top honors in the high jump with a personal-best 6 feet, 7 inches, as did Blake Young in the shot put (52-11.5), Caleb Cooper in the triple jump (45-7.5) and its 4x800-meter relay team with a time of 8 minutes, 2.57 seconds.
Har-Ber, however, made a charge and had Fayetteville's lead whittled to a 108.5-105 margin with two events. That's when the Purple'Dogs sealed the title as Collin Pilkington and Camren Fischer turned in a one-two finish in the 3,200.
"You look at what we did throughout the day in the jumps, the throws and the distance events," Fayetteville coach Drew Yoakum said. "It was just incredible, and it's a whole team effort.
"We had our chances in a lot of things, and the kids knew we might not be as strong in the 100 and 200. Har-Ber had a lot in the sprints and we knew it was going to be close. The distance guys stepped up big."
Fayetteville's girls ended Bentonville's reign of four consecutive state titles as the Lady Purple'Dogs scored 127 points to the Lady Tigers' 112.
Lauren Holmes led the way with first-place finishes in the triple jump (36-8) and the 100 hurdles (15.18 seconds), while Jasmine Franklin won the shot put (42-11) and Rebecca Boushelle took the 1,600 (5:08.75). Fayetteville used depth to pile up points and get enough cushion before Bentonville threw a number of runners in the 800 and 3,200 to catch up.
"You start counting up and in the 3,200, the top 11 runners were either from Bentonville or Fayetteville," Yoakum said. "We knew that was going to be a challenge, and we had to have a lead.
"Becca Boushelle came through and did an unbelievable job in the distance. Corrie Purcell stepped it up in the 1,600 and the 3,200, and even the 4x800 relay team finished third. It's been a great deal."
The only other meet record came in the girls 4x800 relay, where Rogers High's team of Halle Gilreath, Aubre Gilreath, Olivia Groeber and Anna Jeffcoat turned in a time of 9:38.69, breaking the previous meet mark of 9:45.81 by Bentonville in 2006.
Sports on 05/06/2016