A smaller sized Peninsula Relays due to being held on the tail end of spring break for most schools in the Tidewater area, but the meet hosted at Hampton University's Armstrong Stadium was on Saturday not small on quality with more than its share of VA #1 performances including a US #6 400 run of 54.59 by Green Run senior Monica Williams. Others recording state leading performances included:
Justin Burke (First Colonial) - Boys 400 - 47.93
Daniel McFadden (Heritage) - Boys 110 Hurdles - 14.37
Leah Lott (Landstown)- Girls 100 Hurdles - 14.47 (prelims)
Christal Peterson (Phoebus) - Girls 200 - 24.12
Allen Bordley (First Colonial) - Boys Triple Jump - 47-3
Phoebus Girls 4x400 - 3:54.49
More to come from the Peninsula Relays including photo gallery from Ryan Kelly and race videos from Brandon Miles.
Peninsula Relays
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Chantel Ray of Hampton flew over the hurdles with a 14.49 victory with Leah Lott of Landstown on her heels in 14.56. Next was Jazmine Vaughan of Phoebus in 15.39, Vamonie Boddie of Phoebus (15.65), Trena Shelton of Phoebus (17.51). Lott had the top time out of the prelims (14.47) then Ray (14.68), Boddie (15.61), Vaughan (15.69), Shelton (16.14)
- 100 Meter Dash - Justice Seward of Salem (Virginia Beach) sprinted 12.60 for the victory, trailed by Briana Taliaferro of Landstown and her 12.83, Cayla Blackwell of Menchville (12.89), Kennedy King ofPhoebus (12.94), Shamara Russell of Phoebus (13.03). Seward had the top time out of the prelims (12.49), followed by Blackwell (12.77), Taliaferro (12.79)
- 1600 Meter Run - Ariel Smith of Kecoughtan hustled to a 5:34.78 win
- 200 Meter Dash - Impressive top speed helped Christal Peterson of Phoebus win in 24.12, followed by Monica Williams of Green Run in 24.45, Cassandra Jones of Granby (25.31), Tanisha Greene ofLandstown (25.53), Cayla Blackwell of Menchville (26.25), Briana Taliaferro of Landstown (26.45)
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Chelsea Utley of Green Run flew over the hurdles with a 44.63 victory, trailed by Maya Moore of Bethel and her 46.54, Chantel Ray of Hampton (46.56), Vamonie Boddie of Phoebus(46.80), Jazmine Vaughan of Phoebus (47.13), Ra'Dysha Turner of Granby (49.77), Kyla Sanders of Kecoughtan (50.04), Leah Lott of Landstown (51.18)
- 400 Meter Dash - Monica Williams of Green Run sprinted 54.59 for the victory and next was Cassandra Jones of Granby (55.93), Tanisha Greene of Landstown (58.21), Jazmine Wright of Bethel (58.25),Michaela Lambert of Green Run (59.62), Amethyst Edmond of Kecoughtan (1:00.14), Rashaun Combs of Bethel (1:00.33), Kennedy King of Phoebus (1:00.41), Jayme Thomas of Bethel (1:01.50),Stephanie Casmir of Landstown (1:01.95)
- 4x100 Meter Relay - Phoebus 48.05; Bethel 48.39; Salem (Virginia Beach) 50.02;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - Phoebus 1:49.93;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Phoebus 3:54.49; Bethel 3:56.85; Green Run 3:57.45; Landstown 4:03.57; Kecoughtan 4:05.46;
- 800 Meter Run - Great race for Ariel Smith of Kecoughtan who won in 2:25.34, trailed by Alexis Williams of Green Run and her 2:27.03, Justina Gilliam of Phoebus (2:27.90)
- High Jump - Chelsea Utley of Green Run cleared a 5-2 to win, followed by: Evan Wagner of Gloucester (5-0)
- Long Jump - Jenira Shufford of Heritage (Newport News) hit the sand at 17-9.5 to win, followed by: Briana Taliaferro of Landstown (17-7.5), Rashaun Combs of Bethel (17-4), Kaydianne Mckenzie ofPhoebus (16-9.25)
- Pole Vault - Melissa Wilson of Menchville sailed over 11-0 for the win
- Shot Put - Jazmine Banks of Gloucester threw a 37-0 to win, followed by: Loretta Egan of Menchville (34-1.5)
- Triple Jump - Hitting a big 36-11 jump, Kaydianne Mckenzie of Phoebus wins, followed by: Tori Lewis-Johnson of Bethel (35-9.5), Trena Shelton of Phoebus (34-8.5)
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Rex Owusu of Mills Godwin drove to a 11.04 to win, trailed by Domonick Mcbride of Bethel and his 11.20, Rashawn Proctor of Bethel (11.24), Roscoe Hale of Hampton (11.26),Tequan Mayfield of Green Run (11.41). Owusu had the top time out of the prelims (11.18), followed by Hale (11.39)
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Daniel Mcfadden of Heritage (Newport News) sailed past the barries for a 14.32 win and next was Justin Williams of Granby (14.52), Michael Smith of Salem (Virginia Beach)(14.75), Jamar Bateman of Heritage (Newport News) (14.87), Napolean Alston of Hampton (15.21), Adrian Jackson of Phoebus (15.25), Tavaris Waddler of Woodrow Wilson (15.71). Mcfadden had the top time out of the prelims (14.52), followed by Williams (14.87), Smith (14.93), Jackson (15.22), Bateman (15.24), Alston (15.39), Waddler (15.87)
- 1600 Meter Run - Brent Coulter of Landstown ran a 4:30.09 that earned him the W
- 200 Meter Dash - Kenneth Williams of Woodrow Wilson drove to a 22.07 to win, trailed by Rex Owusu of Mills Godwin and his 22.38, Roscoe Hale of Hampton (22.39), Damian Smith of Green Run(22.45), Darius Green of Hampton (22.83), Tequan Mayfield of Green Run (22.94), Domonick Mcbride of Bethel (23.16)
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Jamar Bateman of Heritage (Newport News) hurdled to a 39.60 win and next was Adrian Jackson of Phoebus (41.50), Napolean Alston of Hampton (41.66), Tavaris Waddler ofWoodrow Wilson (42.65)
- 3200 Meter Run - Jack Little of York hustled to a 9:47.83 win
- 400 Meter Dash - Justin Burke of First Colonial sprinted 47.93 for the victory, just over Kenneth Williams of Woodrow Wilson 48.17. Next was Tehquin Warrick of Phoebus in 49.52, Daniel Mcfadden ofHeritage (Newport News) (49.87), Arik Hogan of Hampton (50.05), Zamier Johnson of Landstown (50.08), Rex Owusu of Mills Godwin (50.13), Damian Smith of Green Run (50.30), Justin Williams ofGranby (50.63), Derrian Flemming of Bethel (50.67), Brennan Hunter-Jones of Landstown (51.76), Donte Artis of Phoebus (51.76)
- 4x100 Meter Relay - Salem (Virginia Beach) 43.22;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Landstown 3:25.02; Salem (Virginia Beach) 3:26.70; Phoebus 3:27.44; Hampton 3:27.73;
- Long Jump - Brandon Bacchus of Kecoughtan jumped a 21-8.75 in his win, followed by: Allen Bordley of First Colonial (21-5.5)
- Pole Vault - Robert Freiermuth of Gloucester sailed over 12-0 for the win
- Shot Put - Nice toss of 46-8 for the victory, followed by: Dominique Roldan of Landstown (45-4.5)
- Triple Jump - Allen Bordley of First Colonial jumped a 47-3 in his win
A smaller sized Peninsula Relays due to being held on the tail end of spring break for most schools in the Tidewater area, but the meet hosted at Hampton University's Armstrong Stadium was on Saturday not small on quality with more than its share of VA #1 performances including a US #6 400 run of 54.59 by Green Run senior Monica Williams. Others recording state leading performances included: