FAYETTEVILLE -- Hannah Martin celebrated for a few moments after she had broken the Class 5A-7A state girls indoor high jump record, then decided to take it a little bit higher.
So the Rogers High junior went back and broke it again. Martin cleared 5 feet, 7 inches on her second attempt during Saturday's meet at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
State 5A-7A Indoor Track Meet
at Randal Tyson Track Center, Fayetteville
Saturday’s results
Girls
Team scores 1. Rogers High 100; 2. Bentonville High 88; 3. Fayetteville 63; 4. Springdale Har-Ber 40; 5. Sylvan Hills 33; 6. Conway 32; 7. Cabot 28; 8. Sheridan 25; 9. Bryant 24; 10. Lake Hamilton 21; 11. Russellville 16; 12. Bentonville West 14; 13. Maumelle 13; 14. Van Buren 11; 15. Alma 9; 16. Greenwood 8; 17. Nettleton 6; 18. Vilonia 5; 19. Forrest City 4; 20. Greenbrier 3; 21. (tie) Mount St. Mary Academy, Little Rock Parkview and Harrison 1.
60 1. Carly Strong, Sheridan, 7.84; 2. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 7.85; 3. Mia Heard, Sylvan Hills, 8.01; 4. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 8.05; 5. Raeghan Smithpeters, Har-Ber, 8.06; 6. (tie) Sierra Temple, Maumelle, and Brandi Allen, Maumelle, 8.07; 8. Destiney Summers, Forrest City, 8.13.
200 1. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 25.28; 2. Carly Strong, Sheridan, 25.95; 3. Tamera Rhode, Russellville 25.98; 4. Raeghan Smithpeters, Har-Ber, 26.19; 5. Mia Heard, Sylvan Hills, 26.24; 6. Jazmyn Chenault, Fayetteville, 26.29; 7. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 26.33; 8. O’Shayla Muldrow, Sylvan Hills, 26.42.
400 1. Tamera Rhode, Russellville, 59.12; 2. Hannah Lueders, Rogers, 59.17; 3. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 59.57; 4. Martie Shockley, Alma, 1:00.12; 5. De’Sire Perez, Har-Ber, 1:00.34; 6. Grace Risenhoover, Rogers, 1:00.42; 7. O’Shayla Muldrow, Sylvan Hills, 1:00.56; 8. Zailey Chaffin, Conway, 1:01.68.
800 1. Lainey Quandt, Bentonville, 2:19.90; 2. Lauren Turner, Cabot, 2:21.39; 3. Julianne Dillon, Har-Ber, 2:21.70; 4. Rebecca Boushelle, Fayetteville, 2:23.87; 5. Victoria Mitchell, Bentonville, 2:24.53; 6. Trinity Walker, Bentonville, 2:26.88; 7. Halle Gilreath, Rogers, 2:27.19; 8. Mary Kate Wendel, Mount St. Mary, 2:27.25.
1,600 1. Rebecca Boushelle, Fayetteville, 5:19.24; 2. Sophie Quandt, Bentonville, 5:19.45; 3. Tori Willis, Bentonville, 5:23.91; 4. Casey Gore, Cabot, 5:24.89; 5. Halle Gilreath, Rogers, 5:25.47; 6. Rachel Barnhardt, Greenbrier, 5:26.20; 7. Aubre Gilreath, Rogers, 5:27.71; 8. Krista Herlin, Bentonville, 5:29.81.
3,200 1. Tori Willis, Bentonville, 11:48.37; 2. Aubre Gilreath, Rogers, 11:51.04; 3. Alexis Doyle, Bentonville, 11:51.22; 4. Casey Gore, Cabot, 11:51.77; 5. Halle Gilreath, Rogers, 11:52.04; 6. Sara Holman, Conway, 11:57.55; 7. Emily Newberry, Har-Ber, 12:03.33; 8. Julia Clark, Van Buren, 12:07.69.
60 Hurdles 1. Audrey Wilson, Rogers, 9.30; 2. Claire Luallen, Maumelle, 9.50; 3. Taylor Conway, Conway, 9.54; 4. Ally Swaim, Vilonia, 9.65; 5. Marta Wolczynska, Alma, 9.67; 6. Kayla Scott, Bryant, 9.69; 7. Deborah Shaw, Bryant, 9.83; 8. Allyson Patton, Harrison, 9.86.
4x400 Relay 1. Har-Ber (De’Sire Perez, Kalyn Haley, Raeghan Smithpeters, Julianne Dillon), 4:02.30 (meet record; previous mark 4:03.15 by Cabot, 2015); 2. Rogers 4:06.20; 3. Bentonville, 4:13.12; 4. Conway, 4:15.49; 5. Cabot, 4:17.54; 6. Fayetteville, 4:20.56; 7. Lake Hamilton 4:22.28; 8. West, 4:24.68.
4x800 Relay 1. Bentonville (Victoria Mitchell, Lydia Pehlman, Trinity Walker, Lainey Quandt), 9:59.68; 2. Fayetteville, 10:05.06; 3. Cabot, 10:06.61; 4. Rogers, 10:15.21; 5. Van Buren, 10:30.03; 6. Conway, 10:30.84; 7. Bryant, 10:35.43; 8. Sylvan Hills, 10:45.82.
High Jump 1. Hannah Martin, Rogers, 5-7.00 (meet record; previous mark 5-6 by Keely Yarbrough, Fayetteville, 1997); 2. Elise Randels, Rogers, 5-5; 3. Aly Brinkley, Conway, 5-2; 4. (tie) Lauren Williams, Sheridan; Alyssa Mabrey, Conway; and Allison Trantham, Lake Hamilton 4-10; 7. Lauren Godwin, Sheridan, 4-10; 8. Raeghan Smithpeters, Har-Ber, 4-10.
Long Jump 1. Mia Heard, Sylvan Hills 17-2.75; 2. Lauren Holmes, Fayetteville, 16-5.25; 3. Adriana Kitchen, Fayetteville, 16-4.25; 4. Bailye Pratt, West, 16-0.5; 5. Alexis Lee, Sylvan Hills 16-0.5; 6. Sydney Suggs, Bentonville, 16-0.25; 7. Alexis Johnson, Bentonville, 16-0.25; 8. Carly Strong, Sheridan, 16-0.25.
Pole Vault 1. Edie Murray, Lake Hamilton 13-0; 2. Bailee McCorkle, Greenwood, 12-6; 3. Rachel Milnes, Nettleton, 12-0; 4. Madison Shinn, Lake Hamilton 11-6; 5. Isabel Neal, Bentonville, 11-0; 6. Chloe Christian, Bentonville, 10-6; 7. Charlotte McWhorter, Har-Ber, 10-6; 8. Lucy Kate Lisle, Har-Ber, 10-6.
Shot Put 1. Jasmine Franklin, Fayetteville, 40-1.5; 2. Anna Griffin, West 36-4; 3. Sydney Grizzle, Van Buren, 34-6; 4. Ann Russell, Har-Ber, 34-6; 5. Kaycee White, Bryant, 32-9.5; 6. Chanetra Wright, Forrest City, 32-6.5; 7. Elizabeth McCrary, Rogers, 32-6; 8. Kiarra Harris, LR Parkview, 32-2.
Triple Jump 1. Adriana Kitchen, Fayetteville, 35-10; 2. Georgia Brain, Rogers, 34-8.25; 3. Sydney Suggs, Bentonville, 34-4.25; 4. Avery Hughes, Bentonville, 34-0.5; 5. Taylor Conway, Conway, 33-10.25; 6. Mia Heard, Sylvan Hills, 33-7.25; 7. Makayla Smith, Sylvan Hills 33-6.75; 8. Mary Cawood, Bentonville, 33-6.75.
Boys
Team scores 1. Springdale Har-Ber 95 2. Bentonville High 72; 3. Fayetteville 55; 4. Rogers High 51; 5. Lake Hamilton 41; 6. Forrest City 36; 7. North Little Rock 30; 8. Russellville 27; 9. Conway 22; 10. Bentonville West 18; 11. (tie) Bryant and DeQueen 17; 13. (tie) Rogers Heritage and Cabot 15; 15. (tie) Vilonia and Van Buren 8 17. Little Rock Catholic 5; 18. (tie) Fort Smith Southside and Alma 4; 20. Mountain Home 3; 21. El Dorado 2; 22. Nettleton 1.
60 1. Kennedy Lightner, North Little Rock, 6.95 (meet record; previous mark 6.98 by Kameron Beeler, FS Southside, 2011.); 2. Kendriel Johnson, Forrest City, 7.06; 3. Payton Copher, Har-Ber, 7.11; 4. Josiah Woodard, Russellville, 7.17; 5. Kevon Holder, Conway, 7.19; 6. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 7.20; 7. Jeremiah Henry, El Dorado, 7.22; 8. Britton Alley, Cabot, 7.24.
200 1. Kennedy Lightner, North Little Rock, 21.90 (meet record; previous mark 21.99 by Eric Nathaniel, LR Parkview, 2012); 2. Tevin Eckwood, Har-Ber, 22.62; 3. Kendriel Johnson, Forrest City, 22.86; 4. Jadon Jackson, West, 22.92; 5. Josiah Woodard, Russellville 22.93; 6. Vontarious Ware, Har-Ber, 22.96; 7. Devin Dougherty, Bentonville, 23.02; 8. PJ Hilson, Nettleton, 23.10.
400 1. Kennedy Lightner, North Little Rock, 49.33; 2. Tevin Eckwood, Har-Ber, 49.53; 3. Devin Dougherty, Bentonville, 49.67; 4. Caleb Edwards, Har-Ber, 51.28; 5. DonTaye Summers, Forrest City, 51.44; 6. Conley Hillegas, Cabot, 52.19; 7. James Milholen, West, 52.25; 8. Diante Woodson, Bryant, 52.81.
800 1. Jessie Ramirez, Rogers, 1:57.97; 2. Ethan Carney, Har-Ber, 1:58.72; 3. Zerai Belai, Bentonville, 2:01.41; 4. Max Zargari, LR Catholic, 2:02.20; 5. Juan Gomez, Har-Ber, 2:03.07; 6. Trey Coulter, Fayetteville, 2:04.66; 7. Hunter Tucker, Lake Hamilton, 2:04.76; 8. Caleb Vines, Conway, 2:04.85.
1,600 1. Camren Fischer, Fayetteville, 4:30.22; 2. Jessie Ramirez, Rogers, 4:30.91; 3. Ben Farrell, Fayetteville 4:34.52; 4. Colby Swecker, Lake Hamilton, 4:34.73; 5. Kimball Owen, Bentonville, 4:34.99; 6. Diego Contreras, Rogers, 4:36.35; 7. Coleman Wilson, Bentonville, 4:38.34; 8. Chris Barrientos, Bryant, 4:38.59.
3,200 1. Camren Fischer, Fayetteville, 9:58.61; 2. Chris Barrientos, Bryant, 10:00.02; 3. Coleman Wilson, Bentonville, 10:04.72; 4. Kimball Owen, Bentonville, 10:05.51; 5. Johnathan Prince, Bentonville, 10:05.76; 6. Diego Contreras, Rogers, 10:06.94; 7. Ben Farrell, Fayetteville, 10:10.19; 8. John Carder, Bryant, 10:13.68.
60 Hurdles 1. Kevon Holder, Conway, 8.34; 2. Zach McWhorter, Har-Ber, 8.43; 3. Liam Alderson, Heritage, 8.73; 4. Bryton Cook, Har-Ber, 8.91; 5. Caleb Worst, Alma, 8.91; 6. Adrian Broadus, Bentonville, 8.96; 7. Austin Compton, Fayetteville 8.97; 8. Kavion Summerville, Forrest City, 9.00.
4x400 Relay 1. Har-Ber (Caleb Edwards, Jadon Bartholomew, Ethan Carney, Tevin Eckwood), 3:24.65 (meet record; previous mark 3:27.87 by Bryant, 2015); 2. Cabot, 3:29.06; 3. Bentonville, 3:31.63; 4. Lake Hamilton, 3:32.58; 5. Rogers, 3:32.79; 6. De Queen, 3:34.80; 7. Bryant, 3:36.77; 8. Forrest City, 3:38.64.
4x800 Relay 1. Lake Hamilton (Dylan Stephens, McKree Martin, Skylar Davis, Hunter Tucker), 8:14.97; 2. Fayetteville, 8:21.73; 3. Bentonville, 8:21.84; 4. Rogers, 8:23.29; 5. Heritage, 8:37.93; 6. Har-Ber, 8:42.97; 7. Conway, 8:43.68; 8. Cabot, 8:43.91.
High Jump 1. Jake Benninghoff, Rogers, 6-10; 2. Logan Hall, De Queen, 6-6; 3. Emmanuel Smith, Har-Ber, 6-2; 4. Noah Fitzgerald, Heritage, 5-10; 5. (tie) Colby Bruce, Rogers, and Josh Robinson, Bryant, 5-10; 7. Tommy Oaks, Cabot, 5-10; 8. (tie) Brandon Murray, Bryant, and Landon McClung, Rogers, 5-8.
Long Jump 1. Kendriel Johnson, Forrest City, 21-9; 2. Josiah Woodard, Russellville, 21-0.5; 3. Emmanuel Smith, Har-Ber, 20-10.5; 4. Caleb Christensen, Van Buren, 20-8.5; 5. Cody Grey, Fayetteville, 20-4.25; 6. Stefan Banda, West, 20-2.5; 7. Harrison Hurley, Fayetteville, 20-2; 8. Adrian Broadus, Bentonville, 20-1.25.
Pole Vault 1. Zach McWhorter, Har-Ber, 16-0; 2. Matthew Keown, Bentonville, 15-6; 3. Michael Harris, Lake Hamilton, 15-0; 4. Haze Farmer, Lake Hamilton 14-6; 5. Nicco Bersi, Har-Ber, 14-0; 6. Harrison Hurley, Fayetteville, 14-0; 7. Thomas Hutchison, Vilonia, 13-6; 8. Jacob Spurlock, Bentonville 13-6.
Shot Put 1. Matthew Campbell, Russellville, 52-0.5; 2. William Burgess, Lake Hamilton 50-6.5; 3. Maurice Moore, De Queen, 47-8.5; 4. Nick Gentry, Vilonia, 47-1.5; 5. Hunter Moreton, FS Southside, 45-6; 6. Jonathon Fox, Mountain Home 45-5; 7. Akial Byers, Fayetteville, 44-11.5; 8. Wyatt Milikin, Vilonia, 43-9.5,
Triple Jump 1. Adrian Broadus, Bentonville, 44-9.75; 2. Stefan Banda, West, 43-7.5; 3. Kendriel Johnson, Forrest City, 43-4; 4. Carey McClain, Conway, 42-5; 5. Clay Workman, Rogers, 42-3.75; 6. Cody Grey, Fayetteville, 41-11; 7. Myles David, Bentonville, 41-2; 8. Grayson Gupton, Har-Ber, 41-0.5.
"I'm really proud of this because this is what I've been working for since the eighth grade," Martin said. "I'm glad all my work paid off.
"My legs felt good, and my steps finally worked out. I just felt good, and I had the momentum, I guess after watching my team do so good."
Martin and Rogers teammate Elise Randels were the only high jumpers remaining after the bar was raised to 5-5. Both of them cleared that height, then decided to break the record of 5-6 set 20 years ago by Fayetteville's Keely Yarbrough.
Martin grabbed the record on her second try, while Randels failed to clear that height. Martin then decided to give 5-7 a try and cleared it again on the second try before going for 5-8 and missing all three attempts.
"I have this problem that I stride out, so I take my steps longer than they need to be," Martin said. "I finally told myself to calm down and run. That's when I cleared it.
"On 5-7, I think I need to get a feel for the height before I can figure out what to do with my body and get over the bar."
The only other girls record to be set came in the last event. Springdale Har-Ber's team of De'Sire Perez, Kalyn Haley, Raeghan Smithpeters and Julianne Dillon had a time of 4 minutes, 2.30 seconds in the 4x400-meter relay, breaking the previous mark of 4:03.15 set by Cabot two years ago.
The one-two finish by Martin and Randels, as well as a 200 victory by Hannah Lueders -- who finished as the high-point champion -- propelled Rogers to the state title, the first since Becky Efurd took over as the Lady Mounties' coach in 2009. Rogers finished with 100 points to 88 for second-place Bentonville High, the second consecutive runnerup finish for the Lady Tigers.
"The high jump is where we were able to get some distance," Efurd said. "I knew we were in a good spot, but not comfortable because I knew what Bentonville had in the 3,200 and could go 1-2-3.
"That's when I got onto the girls. I told them if they couldn't get in there and break up those points, there's no sense in running it. We ended up getting 12, which helped, and we picked up eight more surprise points in the triple jump."
Meanwhile, North Little Rock senior Kennedy Lightner admitted he didn't run his best 60-meter race Saturday, but it was good enough to break the state record.
Lightner turned in a time of 6.95 seconds and broke the previous state record of 6.98 set by Fort Smith Southside's Kameron Beeler in 2011. Lightner, however, had a time of 6.90 last month during the Arkansas High School Invitational on the same track.
"Everything was good -- my start, my finish," Lightner said. "I really tried my hardest to run a 6.8, but it didn't work out. But I'm happy with how I did. I did pretty good."
It was just the start for Lightner's day. He turned out to be triple-winner, taking the 400 in 49.33 seconds before finishing it off with a state-record time 0f 21.90 seconds in the 200, breaking the previous mark of 21.99 set by Little Rock Parkview's Eric Nathaniel in 2012.
The other boys record to be broken also came in the 4x400 relay. Har-Ber's team of Caleb Edwards, Jadon Bartholomew, Ethan Carney and Tevin Eckwood combined for a time of 3:24.65, more than 3 seconds faster than the previous mark set by Bryant in 2005.
It capped off a brilliant meet for the Wildcats, who enjoyed their first-ever state track title. Har-Ber, whose only other event win came from Zach McWhorter in the pole vault, finished with 95 points, followed by Bentonville with 72 and Fayetteville with 55.
"It's hitting me right now," Har-Ber coach Wayne Hall said. "What's running through my mind now is what the kids did -- the effort they gave. It's been a long time coming.
"We thought what we needed to do, and this was the most depth I've had since I got here in 2012. I keep telling them it's not about getting first all the time. First places are nice, but in track, it's all about the points."
Sports on 02/05/2017