Sallisaw, Muldrow tracksters earn automatic, at-large state berths

SHAWNEE — Several Sallisaw High School track athletes as well as Muldrow’s Teaguen Collins earned automatic berths to this weekend’s Class 3A-4A State Meet, which will take place Friday and Saturday at Catoosa.

At Monday’s Class 4A Regional Meet at Oklahoma Baptist University, several Sallisaw individuals and relays finished third to grab automatic state berths.

Individually, Macie Gremillion was third in the shot put (31-10.5), Abby Kate Qualls was third in the 100-meter dash (12.47 seconds) and Kayli Macon was third in the 200-meter dash (26.48).

As for Lady Diamonds’ relays, the 800-meter relay team of Qualls, Hannah Palmer, Macon and Jazmyne Wright was third (1:47.7) and Qualls, Wright, Macon and Kylie Holt were third in the 1,600-meter relay (4:13.48).

One more Sallisaw girls’ relay team made state as the foursome of Qualls, Emma Martin, Macon and Wright got an at-large berth to state as they were fifth in the 400-meter relay (51.32 seconds).

The only Sallisaw boys athletes to make state were the Black Diamonds’ 400-meter relay team of Cooper Cox, Aaron File, Kenyan Hill and Cooper Jackson as they were fifth (44.45 seconds) to grab an at-large bid.

In the Class 4A Regional Meet, Collins grabbed two automatic bids to state as he was the regional runner-up in both the 400-meter dash (51.2 seconds) and the high jump (6-0).

As for other Sallisaw Lady Diamonds individually, Sydney Weedon was fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (17.98 seconds) and seventh in the 300-meter hurdles (50.31), Gremillion was sixth in the discus (83-3), Channing Wilson was sixth (31-1) and Delaney Compton was 14th (27-4) in the shot put, Holt was 12th (1:06.38) and Casey Bracket was 18th (1:12.59) in the 400-meter dash, Martin was 14th (143) and Palmer was 16th (14-1) in the long jump, Trinity Cox was 16th (6:44.14), Nicci Davis was 21st (6:55.46) and Haley Birdtail was 25th (7:18.51) in the 1,600-meter run, Martin was 18th (13.93) and Ava Armstrong was 21st (14.12) in the 100-meter dash, Armstrong was 19th in the 200-meter dash (29.08) and Birdtail was 28th in the 800-meter run (3:21.37).

The 3,200-meter relay team of Wright, Holt, Davis and Cox was seventh (12:08.62) for the Lady Diamonds, who finished fifth with 50 points.

As for other Black Diamonds, Cannon Martindale was sixth in the discus (127-9), Aaron File was eighth in the 200-meter dash (23.35 seconds), Ish Patel was eighth (2:14.27), Cash Mayfield was 18th (2:23.52) and Dawson Glover was 27th (5:48.68) in the 800-meter run, Jodai Sama Salinas was eighth (10:59.05), Jonas Reid was 14th (11:52.42) and Alex Gregory was 15th (12.09.34) in the 3,200-meter run, Tyler File was ninth in the 110-meter hurdles (18.48) and 12th in the 300-meter hurdles (45.6), Salinas was 13th (5:03.79), Reid 17th (5:19.39) and Glover was 28th (5:48.68) in the 1,600-meter run and Hill was 18th in the 100-meter dash (11.84).

As for other Black Diamonds’ relay teams, Aaron File, Cox, Hill and Brodie Cameron were fourth in the 800-meter relay (1:33.58), while Aaron File, Cox, Cameron and Patel were fifth in the 1,600-meter relay (3:37.14) for the Black Diamonds, who finished 11th with 17 points.

As for other Bulldogs individually, Collins was fifth (23.11 seconds), DeShawn Wilson was 18th (24.37) and Grayson Bates was 37th (28.58) in the 200-meter dash, Collins was 14th in the long jump (18-2), Mark Gleason was 15th in the shot put (40-5), Kendal Howell was 16th (12:32.49) and Seth Nance was 23rd (20:09.09) in the 3,200-meter run, Jesse Kilinc was 21st in the 800-meter run (2:26.48) Wilson was 24th in the 100-meter dash (12.04) and Howell was 25th in the 1,600-meter run (5:45.13) for Muldrow, which finished 10th with 18 points — one point more than the Black Diamonds.

The Lady Bulldogs did not automatically qualify any one as their highest finishers were Maysi Fields, who was fourth (903), and Jensi Fields, who was fifth (84-2) in the discus.

As for other Lady Bulldogs individually, London Hardin was 11th (28.24 seconds) and Landy Pacheco was 27th (31.02) in the 200-meter dash, Genna Stephenson was 12th (15:11.78), Emma Fields was 16th (16:10.37) and Isabelle Rogers was 17th (17:11.58) in the 3,200-meter run, Kennady Moore was 13th (54.0) and Gracie Atkerson was 15th (55.88) in the 300-meter hurdles, Atkerson was 16th (20.92) and Moore was 17th (20.93) in the 100-meter hurdles, Tiphany Martinez was 17th (2:44.09), Moore was 21st (2:47.97) and Cailey Grinstead was 22nd (2:50.03) in the 800-meter run, Gracie Prewett was 17th (1:10.28) and Martinez was 19th (1:13.29) in the 400-meter dash, Stephenson was 17th (6:44.26), Emma Fields was 23rd (7:00.94) and Rogers was 27th (7:35.69) in the 1,6,00-meter run and Pacheco was 26th in the 100-meter dash (14.48) for the Lady Bulldogs, who finished tied for 12th with six points.

No Roland track athlete or relay team grabbed any automatic berths to state.

The highest Ranger to place was Uriah Phillips, who was fourth in the long jump (20-3) as well as being a part of the seventh-place 400-meter relay team along with Lateevis Jones, Trevor Lasiter and Paul Johnson that finished with a time of 43.35 seconds.

As for other Rangers individually, Logen Thomas was fifth (43-6.5), Dalton Crossno was seventh (42-1.5) and Braxton Prewett was 13th (38-5) in the shot put, D.J. Massey was sixth (6-0) and Nate Criswell was 11th (5-4) in the high jump, Landon Killer was eighth in the 3,200-meter run (11:21) and 10th in the 800-meter run (2:18.77), Paul Johnson was eighth (11.43 seconds), Lasiter was 12th (11.66) and Criswell was 30th (12.6) in the 100-meter dash, Lasiter was ninth in the 200-meter dash (24.13), Prewett was ninth in the discus (117-2), Killer was 14th (5:07.5) and Kyle Bradley was 22nd (6:27.95) in the 1,600-meter run and Josh Bower was 15th in the 400-meter dash (58.64) for the Rangers, who finished with 19 points and in 11th place.

As for Roland boys’ relay teams, Jones, Lasiter, Phillips and Paul Johnson were fourth in the 800-meter relay (1:35.69), while Mason Kemp, Jack Johnson, Bower and Bradley were fifth in the 3,200-meter relay (10:34.19).

The highest finisher for the Lady Rangers was Haven Freeman, who was fourth in the 100-meter dash (13.43 seconds) as well as being a part of the seventh-place 800-meter relay team with Mira Reagan, Brooklyn Hallbauer and Halle Freeman who finished with a time of 1:54.22.

As for other individuals, Hallbauer was 13th (29.35 seconds) and Kalee Campbell was 25th (32.27) in the 200-meter dash, Halle Freeman and Lilly Medicine Bird tied for 12th in the high jump (4-4), Campbell was 12th in the long jump (13-7), Reagan was 15th in the 100-meter dash (14.0), Abby Bower was 19th (3:13.03) and Hayleigh Wuest was 21st (3:33.77) in the 800-meter run and Medicine Bird was 20th in the 400-meter dash (1:14.09) for the Lady Rangers, who finished 13th with four points.