FORT SMITH -- Mason Clark saved his best for last during the McDonalds Relays.
The Gentry junior threw the discus 146 feet on his final attempt and won the event during Thursday's meet at Jim Rowland Stadium. The throw was almost 4 feet further than his previous best this spring, and it came after two of his first three attempts were scratched.
McDonalds Relays
at Jim Rowland Stadium, Fort Smith
Thursday’s results
Boys
Team scores — 1. Springdale Har-Ber 108; 2. Conway; 3. Fayetteville 66; 4. Bentonville High 45; 5. Russellville 35; 6. Van Buren 32; 7. Pryor, Okla. 29; 8. Fort Smith Southside 27; 9. Gentry 26; 10. Fort Smith Northside 25; 11. Little Rock Parkview 24; 12. Rogers High 22; 13. Greenland 17; 14. (tie) Greenwood, Rogers Heritage and Alma 16; 17. (tie) Springdale High and Little Rock Catholic 13; 19. Gravette 12; 20. Farmington 6; 20. Providence Academy 6; 22. (tie) Siloam Springs and Roland, Okla. 4; 24. Sallisaw, Okla. 1.
100 — 1. Payton Copher, Har-Ber, 11.14; 2. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 11.29; 3. Cary McClain, Conway, 11.52; 4. Jordan Dilworth, FS Northside, 11.54; 5. Davante Bausley, FS Northside, 11.58; 6. Khalil Garland, LR Parkview, 11.62; 7. Jadyn Loudermilk, Bentonville, 11.63; 8. Christian Morrow, Van Buren, 11.69.
200 — 1. Payton Copher, Har-Ber, 22.78; 2. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 23.50; 3. Christian Morrow, Van Buren, 23.52; 4. Kris Mulinga, Fayetteville, 23.58; 5. Justin Burks, FS Southside, 23.90; 6. James Greene, LR Parkview, 23.97; 7. Riley Mitchelle, Alma, 24.00; 8. Marquise Pleasant, Conway, 24.02.
400 — 1. Tevin Eckwood, Har-Ber, 49.18; 2. Alex Fink, Gravette, 50.80; 3. Jonah Willis, Conway, 51.54; 4. Felipe Nava, Har-Ber, 51.71; 5. Patrick Bell, Bentonville, 51.72; 6. Elijah Jarboe, Pryor, 52.03; 7. James Greene, LR Parkview, 52.13; 8. Bryan Velasquez, Heritage, 52.41.
800 — 1. Ethan Carney, Har-Ber, 1:59.75; 2. Juan Gomez, Har-Ber, 2:00.09; 3. Max Zargari, LR Catholic, 2:01.32; 4. Paycen Dennis, Greenland, 2:02.31; 5. James Jimenez, Springdale, 2:02.90; 6. Eric Ferguson, Fayetteville, 2:04.62; 7. Andrew Trowbridge, Bentonville, 2:04.66; 8. Joseph Wittig, Greenwood, 2:05.00.
1,600 — 1. Jessie Ramirez, Rogers, 4:24.98; 2. Ben Farrell, Fayetteville, 4:26.73; 3. Kimball Owen, Bentonville, 4:30.09; 4. Joseph Wittig, Greenwood, 4:30.31; 5. Anton Michna, Fayetteville, 4:31.69; 6. Eli Johnson, Catholic, 4:39.19; 7. Zack Looper, Greenwood, 4:40.47; 8. Brett Borchert, Har-Ber, 4:43.38.
3,200 — 1. Ben Farrell, Fayetteville, 10:12.61; 2. Zack Looper, Greenwood, 10:16.71; 3. Jack Kees, Har-Ber, 10:20.90; 4. Ismael Briseno, Har-Ber, 10:22.62; 5. Andrew Straessle, LR Catholic, 10:23.18; 6. Wells Arkins, Bentonville, 10:24.37; 7. Joel Burgess, Fayetteville, 10:32.45; 8. Matt Smith, Rogers, 10:34.05
110 hurdles — 1. Kevon Holder, Conway, 14.53; 2. Darnell Washington, Conway, 15.41; 3. Austin Compton, Fayetteville, 15.48; 4. Liam Alderson, Heritage, 15.51; 5. Nathan Hall, Bentonville, 15.59; 6. Zeb Taylor, Russellville, 15.89; 7. Ratell Rone, FS Northside, 16.01; 8. Bryton Cook, Har-Ber, 16.16.
300 hurdles — 1. Darnell Washington, Conway, 39.33; 2. Kevon Holder, Conway, 40.01; 3. Zeb Taylor, Russellville, 40.78; 4. Brayden Alvarez, Greenland, 41.28; 5. Ratell Rone, FS Northside, 42.24; 6. Cameron Woods, LR Parkview, 42.28; 7. Sebastian Frazier, Springdale, 42.51; 8. Matt Carter, Fayetteville, 42.70.
4x100 relay — 1. FS Northside (Davante Bausley, Jordan Dilworth, Biyron McGrew, Tre Norwood), 44.06; 2. Conway, 44.27; 3. Fayetteville, 44.34; 4. Van Buren, 44.47; 5. LR Parkview, 44.61; 6. Alma, 44.79; 7. FS Southside, 45.12; 8. Heritage, 45.15.
4x400 relay — 1. Har-Ber (Caleb Edwards, Felipe Nava, Jadon Bartholomew, Tevin Eckwood), 3:26.02; 2. Fayetteville, 3:28.80; 3. Conway, 3:31.65; 4. Springdale, 3:33.40; 5. Gravette, 3:33.64; 6. Pryor, 3:33.71; 7. Greenland, 3:34.49; 8. Sallisaw, 3:35.10.
4x800 relay — 1. Conway (Jack Campbell, Sean McKenna, Jonah Willis, Brandon Hutchins), 8:26.17; 2. Har-Ber, 8:26.31; 3. Pryor, 8:26.77; 4. Greenland, 8:29.92; 5. Fayetteville, 8:34.65; 6. Bentonville, 8:43.49; 7. Rogers, 8:46.37; 8. Alma, 8:56.35.
Discus — 1. Mason Clark, Gentry, 146-0; 2. Bryant Parlin, Bentonville, 141-2; 3. Tyreek Dorsey, Russellville, 130-10; 4. Hunter Moreton, FS Southside, 130-8; 5. Blake Wade, Har-Ber, 128-0; 6. Brennan Fincher, Heritage, 127-8; 7. Matt Dale, Pryor, 127-1; 8. Elijah Ansley, Har-Ber, 126-10.
High jump — 1. Jace Wilhite, Pryor, 6-3; 2. Marquise Pleasant, Conway, 6-2; 3. Taylor Weber, Providence, 6-2; 4. Will Considine, Pryor, 6-2; 5. Darius Phillips, Roland, 6-0; 6. Adam Pierce, FS Southside, 6-0; 7. Seth Stanley, Heritage, 6-0; 8. Zane King, Har-Ber, 5-10.
Long jump — 1. Josiah Woodard, Russellville, 21-11.5; 2. Cary McClain, Conway, 20-8.25; 3. Landon McClung, Rogers, 20-6.25; 4. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 20-5.5; 5. Noah Fitzgerald, Heritage, 20-4.25; 6. Zach McWhorter, Har-Ber, 20-2.5; 7. Biyron McGrew, FS Northside, 20-2.25; 8. Clay Workman, Rogers, 20-2.
Pole vault — 1. Cole Cripps, Gentry, 14-0; 2. Ryan Roark, Fayetteville, 13-0; 3. Trace South, Farmington, 12-6; 4. JJ Ervin, Bentonville, 12-6; 5. Blake Jackson, Siloam Springs, 12-0; 6. Hunter Rhoads, Alma, 11-6; 7. Triston Miller, Springdale, 11-6; 8. Bryan Kendall, Rogers, 11-0.
Shot put — 1. Matt Campbell, Russellville, 53-2; 2. Hunter Moreton, FS Southside, 50-3.25; 3. Mason Clark, Gentry, 47-3; 4. Miguel Hernandez, FS Southside, 46-1.5; 5. Bryant Parlin, Bentonville, 44-8; 6. Levi Prestidge, Alma, 43-10.5; 7. Migeal Marroquin, Almam, 43-5.5; 8. Ty Clary, Fayetteville, 42-10.
Triple jump — 1. Jadis Smith, LR Parkview, 42-2.75; 2. Darrius Hayward, Har-Ber, 41-10; 3. Cary McClain, Conway, 41-8.75; 4. Myles David, Bentonville, 41-5.25; 5. Grayson Gupton, Har-Ber, 41-1.75; 6. Trace Martin, Har-Ber, 41-0; 7. Eli Howells, Alma, 40-8.25; 8. Clay Workman, Rogers, 40-6.5.
Girls
Team scores — 1. Conway 122; 2. Fayetteville 89; 3. Springdale Har-Ber 82; 4. Bentonville High 81; 5. Rogers High 74; 6. Russellville 35; 7. Alma 20; 8. Poteau 16; 9. Van Buren 14; 10. Rogers Heritage 13; 11. (tie) Prairie Grove, Greenland 12 and Gentry 12; 14. Little Rock Parkview 11; 15. (tie) Greenwood and Haas Hall Bentonville 10; 17. (tie) Fort Smith Southside, Siloam Springs and Pryor, Okla. 8; 20. Providence Academy 6.5; 21. West Fork 5; 22. Mansfield 3.5; 23. (tie) Magazine, Gravette and Springdale High 3; 26. Sallisaw, Okla. 2.
100 — 1. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 12.38; 2. Mya Grimes, Conway, 12.57; 3. Raeghan Smithpeters, Har-Ber, 12.64; 4. Jayla Couch, Conway, 13.04; 5. Tamera Rhode, Russellville, 13.06; 6. Chloe Auldridge, Van Buren, 13.11; 7. Samantha Carter, Bentonville, 13.18; 8. Jazmyn Chenault, Fayetteville 13.26.
200 — 1. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 25.79; 2. Raeghan Smithpeters, Har-Ber, 25.94; 3. Khanni Shannon, Har-Ber, 26.17; 4. Ashlyne Silcott, Rogers, 26.83; 5. Tayonna Wilson, Heritage, 26.86; 6. Chloe Auldridge, Van Buren, 26.90; 7. Sydney Suggs, Bentonville, 27.28; 8. Kiana Ross, Conway, 27.33.
400 — 1. Raeghan Smithpeters, Har-Ber, 59.42; 2. Tamera Rhode, Russellville, 1:00.85; 3. Annabel Weber, Har-Ber, 1:01.11; 4. Zailey Chaffin, Conway, 1:01.12; 5. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 1:01.39; 6. Caroline Bouwhuis, Bentonville, 1:01.44; 7. Mya Grimes, Conway, 1:01.51; 8. Chloe Price, Siloam Springs, 1:03.10.
800 — 1. Victoria Mitchell, Bentonville, 2:21.97; 2. De’Sire Perez, Har-Ber, 2:26.17; 3. Wrylee Dickard, Greenland, 2:27.92; 4. Megan Anglin, Heritage, 2:29.50; 5. Christa Owen, Conway, 2:32.28; 6. Emily Owen, Conway, 2:32.84; 7. Madison Loyd, Rogers, 2:33.45; 8. Rachel Allen, Fayetteville, 2:35.22.
1,600 — 1. Jamison Maass, Haas Hall Bentonville, 5:23.77; 2. Lauren Campbell, Conway, 5:27.73; 3. Bekah Bostian, Prairie Grove, 5:28.65; 4. Avery Tribett, Conway, 5:32.98; 5. Kendall Hays, West Fork, 5:34.63; 6. Alexis Doyle, Bentonville, 5:39.98; 7. Amanda Sakalares, Rogers, 5:40.76; 8. Alex Mastorides, Bentonville, 5:43.08.
3,200 — 1. Erica Ostendorf, Bentonville, 11:54.83; 2. Sarah Grace Meek, Conway, 11:55.75; 3. Bekah Bostian, Prairie Grove, 11:59.07; 4. Chloe Devecsery, Fayetteville, 11:59.64; 5. Aubrey Hardcastle, Fayetteville, 12:00.38; 6. Julia Clark, Van Buren, 12:12.91; 7. Emily Newberry, Har-Ber, 12:18.75; 8. Kate Freyaldenhoven, Conway, 12:23.05
100 hurdles — 1. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 15.65; 2. Audrey Wilson, Rogers, 15.66; 3. Avery Hughes, Bentonville, 16.02; 4. Taylor Conway, Conway, 16.26; 5. Cassidy Valenzuela, Fayetteville, 16.50; 6. Cecile Bowen, Providence, 16.56; 7. Johnaya Givens, LR Parkview, 16.59; 8. Jaren Hernandez, Bentonville, 16.83.
300 hurdles — 1. Taylor Conway, Conway, 46.84; 2. Jaren Hernandez, Bentonville, 47.89; 3. Ashlyne Silcott, Rogers, 48.15; 4. Olivia Stumbaugh, Har-Ber, 48.19; 5. Johnaya Givens, LR Parkview, 48.31; 6. Rachel Owen, Bentonville, 48.61; 7. Nicole Maust, Sallisaw, 49.72; 8. Katelyn Bradley, Russellville, 50.15.
4x100 relay — 1. Fayetteville (Jazmyn Chenault, Lauren Holmes, Adriana Kitchen, Destiny Posey), 49.12; 2. Rogers, 49.49; 3. Conway, 49.97; 4. LR Parkview, 50.08; 5. Har-Ber, 51.18; 6. Heritage, 51.31; 7. Siloam Springs, 52.20; 8. Gravette, 52.94
4x400 relay — 1. Har-Ber (Raeghan Smithpeters, Lucy Kate Lisle, De’Sire Perez, Annabel Weber), 4:05.81; 2. Alma, 4:06.54; 3. Conway, 4:14.17; 4. Poteau, 4:14.35; 5. Fayetteville, 4:21.62; 6. Russellville, 4:22.32; 7. Gravette, 4:23.24; 8. Heritage, 4:24.08.
4x800 relay — 1. Conway (Christa Owen, Sarah Grace Meek, Emily Owen, Shakyra Smith), 9:57.14; 2. Poteau, 10:10.94; 3. Greenland, 10:18.07; 4. Siloam Springs, 10:20.79; 5. Russellville, 10:31.05; 6. Fayetteville, 10:39.77; 7. Har-Ber, 10:59.82; 8. Springdale, 11:03.54.
Discus — 1. Jasmine Franklin, Fayetteville, 129-5; 2. Autumn Miller, Pryor, 120-5; 3. Chastery Fuamatu, Gentry, 114-3; 4. Madison Mallett, Russellville, 111-0; 5. Kenna Ebert, Har-Ber, 110-2; 6. Kayleigh Shankle, Poteau, 109-9; 7. Carter Murphy, Russellville, 100-1; 8. Holly Griffin, West Fork, 99-10.
High jump — 1. Hannah Martin, Rogers, 5-2; 2. Elise Randels, Rogers, 5-0; 3. Grace Spangler, Fayetteville, 5-0; 4. Savannah Lowe, Conway, 5-0; 5. (tie) Lauren Shell, Providence, and Eden Jones, Mansfield, 4-10; 7. Shakyra Smith, Conway, 4-10; 8. Emma Palasak, Bentonville, 4-10.
Long jump — 1. Shakyra Smith, Conway, 16-11.75; 2. Sydney Suggs, Bentonville, 16-8.25; 3. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 16-8; 4. Alyssa Hoyle, Alma, 16-8; 5. Zailey Chaffin, Conway, 16-7.75; 6. Rae Smith, Alma, 16-6.25; 7. JaQuita Caldwell, Springdale, 16-5.5; 8. Annabel Weber, Har-Ber, 16-3.75
Pole vault — 1. Bailee McCorkle, Greenwood, 12-0; 2. (tie) Isabel Neal, Bentonville, and Chloe Christian, Bentonville, 11-8; 4. Lucy Kate Lisle, Har-Ber High School 11-4; 5. Lauren Sutherland, FS Southside 10-6; 6. Charlotte McWhorter, Har-Ber, 10-6; 7. Aubrie Davis, Magazine, 9-0; 8. Phillips, Rachael Magazine 8-6.
Shot put — 1. Jasmine Franklin, Fayetteville, 39-11; 2. Madison Mallett, Russellville, 36-6; 3. Chastery Fuamatu, Gentry, 36-2.5; 4. Sydney Grizzle, Van Buren, 35-9.5; 5. Loren Hernandez, FS Southside 34-9; 6. Z Smith, Conway, 34-8; 7. Kenna Ebert, Har-Ber, 33-9.5; 8. Alex Harris, Conway, 33-7.5.
Triple jump — 1. Adriana Kitchen, Fayetteville, 35-11; 2. Taylor Conway, Conway, 35-5.25; 3. Avery Hughes, Bentonville, 34-9.25; 4. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 34-6.25; 5. Rae Smith, Alma, 34-4.75; 6. Sydney Suggs, Bentonville, 34-4.5; 7. Aly Brinkley, Conway, 33-7.25; 8. Georgia Brain, Rogers, 33-5.
"My first three attempts were bad," Clark said. "I went out there and decided to just take this easy. I've done it a thousand times, so just do it again.
"I went real easily in the back of the ring, drove to the middle and the last rotation felt really smooth. I hit a big throw, and it felt really good."
Clark's winning toss was almost 5 feet further than second-place finisher Bryant Parlin of Bentonville High, and his performance moves him into sixth place among the state's top performers and the best thrower in the Class 4A ranks. He believes there are bigger throws in the future, but the next thing on his list is next week's 4A-1 Conference meet at Pea Ridge.
"Right now, I'm just focusing on getting conference done and seeing where that takes me as far as distance goes," Clark said. "I'm aiming to be number one in both the shot put and discus, but I know there are some really good throwers out there.
"I've hit some big throws in practice -- 160-pluses. Hopefully I can bring that to a meet some time."
Clark wasn't the only discus thrower to have a season-best performance. Fayetteville junior Jasmine Franklin needed just one throw to surpass her personal-best this season, and moved her into the state's best performance in that event.
Franklin, already the state's best performer in the shot put, turned in a toss of 129-5 on her opening throw and beat second-place finisher Autumn Miller of Pryor, Okla., by 9 feet. It surpassed her previous-best by more than 12 feet and makes her the state's leader, passing previous leader Eden Crow of Genoa Central by more than 6 feet.
Franklin said she needed a throw like that in order to automatically qualify for the Class 7A state meet. She will miss next week's 7A-West Conference meet at Fayetteville because she will be out of town that day.
"I threw the shot put first and didn't do too good," said Franklin, who also won the shot put with a toss of . "So I guess I put all that anger in the discus and threw a PR.
"I guess I was just feeling it, and I caught the wind, too. It was really on my side, and while I was practicing, it was feeling really good too."
Springdale Har-Ber's boys continued their winning ways by capturing the team title with 108 points while Conway finished second with 94 points. Conway claimed the girls title with 122 points, while Fayetteville took second with 89, followed by Har-Ber with 82 and Bentonville with 81.
Sports on 04/21/2017