The Class 6A record of 44-2 1/2, set in 1990 by Tracy Knight of Hattiesburg, also fell. ![]() ![]() Wingfield’s Sharon Davis had held the record of 45-3 1/4 since 1997. Clinton senior Meagan Womack broke a 25-year-old overall state record to win with a throw of 45-4 1/2. The two Warren Central throwers, however, were playing for second place along with everyone else. Freshman Arionna Jenkins finished sixth, with a throw of 34 feet, and junior Calise Henyard was eighth at 30 feet, 1 1/2 inch. The Lady Vikes had two athletes in the girls’ shot put. “When I was jumping, my butt kept hitting the pole. Gulfport’s Micha Odell cleared 5-2 and beat Southaven’s Kaylee Spencer on a tiebreaker for the Class 6A title. She lost a tiebreaker with Ocean Springs’ Carmela Coulter for the bronze medal. High jumper Jae’la Smith finished fourth, with a height of 5 feet even. All eight runners in the 100 meters finished within. Germantown’s Ashlyn Robinson finished third in 12.23 seconds. Brandon’s Addison McLaurin beat Clinton’s Zharia Bonner for the state title, in a dead heat at 12.07 seconds. Warren Central had four individual athletes competing in the girls’ meet, but none of them were able to claim a medal.īurrell, a sophomore, finished fifth in the girls’ 100 meters, with a time of 12.43 seconds. The squad of Alexis Jefferies, Ka’ryn Lewis, Adria Burrell and Arielle Ward finished third with a time of 1 minute, 42.70 seconds.Ĭlinton won the 4×200 in 1:39.96, and Pearl was second in 1:41.76. Henderson’s state championship was the biggest highlight of Warren Central’s day at the state meet, although it did add one more medal in the girls’ 4×200 meter relay. “I’m coming out here to break the record next year.” I’m going to put in the work, the weight room work, my body’s going to grow more - I’m only 17, so the older I get the stronger I’m going to get,” he said. “Next year, for sure, I’m going to be flying over 7 feet. The state record of 7-2 1/4 is a goal as well. He’ll be back next year to try for a repeat - and more. With one gold medal around his neck, it didn’t take Henderson long to start thinking about making it a set. ![]() But I knew I still had business to handle.” “I was waiting on him to mess up, so when he messed up I got excited. Nichols finished third after going out at 6-6. I thought one of the Clinton boys was going to get second because that’s who won state the last two years, Tyler Nichols,” Henderson said. I didn’t think he was going to get second.
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