Matthew Zajac of E.C. Glass is throwing for some of the best marks in state history for an underclassmen in the discus throw. Recently at the Bradford Relays, Zajac threw for a season best mark of 171'1" which was not far off his remarkable freshmen year best of 174'11". Zajac is following in the footsteps of his older brother Michael Zajac who was a state champion thrower at Glass and went onto a successful collegiate career at South Carolina. Matthew Zajac won his first of potentially four state titles in the discus as a freshmen, which was a rare feat in itself much less his attempt of winning four consecutive titles.
Other top performances at the Bradford Relays came predominantly in the field events as well including a sweep of the triple jump by Charlottesville athletes David Johnson (46'8.75") and Christen Edwards (37'0.25"), a 40 plus foot throw mustered by Heritage's Lillie Reid in the shot put, and a 14'6" personal best clearance from Ken Ritchey of Jefferson Forest in the pole vault.
Best time on the track came from a quartet of Blacksburg boys distance runners challenging a sub 18 minute time in the 4x1600 meter relay with a near 4:30 per leg average with their final time of 18:02.70. The multi-versatile Erika Jackson of E.C. Glass kept her focus narrowed on the hurdles this weekend, which paid off with two W's in the 100 (15.86) and 300 (48.36) meter hurdles. Glass teammate Zakiya Bateman has a sub 12 second hand-time in the 100 meter dash from this spring and is working to legitimate that performance with an FAT time similar following a 12.34 clocking at the Bradford Relays over AA indoor 55 meter champ Latrice Morris of Heritage. With their 3:25.85 victory in the 4x400, the Liberty Christian Academy boys kept E.C. Glass from completely dominating the sprint relays as the Hilltoppers rolled out swift times in the 4x100 (43.10) and 4x200 (1:30.62) meter relays. More highlights...
Vince Bradford Relays Complete Results
Vince Bradford Relays
Girls Highlights
- 100 Meter Hurdles - Erika Jackson (E.C. Glass) 15.86; Ashley Eubank (Liberty Christian Academy) 16.80 SB;
- 100 Meter Dash - Zakiya Bateman (E.C. Glass) 12.34; Latrice Morris (Heritage (Lynchburg)) 12.52 SB; Reanna Hamm (James River (Buchanan)) 12.77 SB; Alyn Carr (Blacksburg High School) 12.79 SB; Olivia Revely (E.C. Glass) 12.84; Mikalah Jones (Liberty (Bedford)) 12.88w SB; Taylor Watkins (Charlottesville) 12.95;Katie Olszewski (Blacksburg High School) 13.00w SB;
- 1600 Meter Run - Kate Buss (Blacksburg High School) 5:18.45 SB; Emily Beatty (Blacksburg High School) 5:19.09 SB; Lauren Jaeger (Blacksburg High School) 5:20.47 SB; Jennifer Fleming (Blacksburg High School) 5:31.33 SB; Micah Brickhill (Liberty Christian Academy) 5:27.58 SB; Chloe Bavin (Atlee) 5:30.68 SB;Samantha Francis (Rustburg) 5:33.75 SB;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Erika Jackson (E.C. Glass) 48.36;
- 4x1600 Meter Relay - Blacksburg High School 21:38.71; Atlee 23:04.30; Jefferson Forest 23:39.72;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - E.C. Glass 1:45.21;
- 4x800 Meter Relay - Blacksburg High School 9:55.17;
- Discus - Gena Penick (Liberty Christian Academy) 110-3 SB; Nicole Smith (Liberty (Bedford)) 110-3 SB; Alexis Brown (James River (Buchanan)) 107-7 SB; Bobbi Claytor (William Fleming) 103-3;
- High Jump - Maribeth Kern (James River (Buchanan)) 5-2; Olivia Revely (E.C. Glass) 5-0;
- Long Jump - Lillian Garrecht (Staunton River High School) 17-0.25 SB; Reanna Hamm (James River (Buchanan)) 16-7.5 SB; Tamara Starchia (Charlottesville) 16-7 SB; Dominique Nelson (Liberty Christian Academy) 16-6.75 SB;
- Pole Vault - Kellie Glynn (Liberty Christian Academy) 10-0; Erika Jackson (E.C. Glass) 9-6; Lindsay Horton (Blacksburg High School) 9-6;
- Shot Put - Lillie Reid (Heritage (Lynchburg)) 40-3 SB; Rebekah Miller (Staunton River High School) 38-7 SB; Gena Penick (Liberty Christian Academy) 36-2 SB;Mikayla King * (Atlee) 36-1 SB; Sheyenne Markham (James River (Buchanan)) 35-9 SB; Shanese Crennel (William Fleming) 35-1 SB; Alexis Brown (James River (Buchanan)) 34-5.5 SB; Betsy Chilcoat * (Atlee) 33-6.5 SB; Latasha Williams (William Fleming) 32-9.5; Brianna Paige (Heritage (Lynchburg)) 32-6; Nicole Smith(Liberty (Bedford)) 32-4 SB; Oneka Jones (Rustburg) 32-4; Brianna Jones (Liberty Christian Academy) 32-1.5 SB;
- Triple Jump - Christen Edwards (Charlottesville) 37-0.25 SB; Erika Jackson (E.C. Glass) 36-0.25 SB; Mikalah Jones (Liberty (Bedford)) 35-4.75 SB; Olivia Revely(E.C. Glass) 35-2 SB; Reanna Hamm (James River (Buchanan)) 34-7 SB; Tamara Starchia (Charlottesville) 34-1.75 SB;
Boys Highlights
- 100 Meter Dash - Rashaad Walton (Prince Edward County High School) 11.03; Harrison Scharf (E.C. Glass) 11.10 SB; Javon Williams (E.C. Glass) 11.23; Nick Hagy (George Wythe (Wytheville)) 11.30 SB; Sydney Sandidge (Amherst County) 11.33 SB; Anthony Calloway (Brookville High School) 11.35w SB; Isaac Young(George Wythe (Wytheville)) 11.43 SB;
- 110 Meter Hurdles - Azariah Cox (Heritage (Lynchburg)) 16.02; Xavier Pannell (E.C. Glass) 16.07; Marquis Fitzgerald (Prince Edward County High School) 16.17;
- 1600 Meter Run - Joel Johnston (Martinsville) 4:29.43 SB; David Barney (E.C. Glass) 4:32.43 SB; Matthew Pasier (Blacksburg High School) 4:34.46 SB;
- 300 Meter Hurdles - Anthony West (Amherst County) 41.07 SB; Chris Bell (E.C. Glass) 41.68 SB; David Johnson (Charlottesville) 42.16; Jeremiah Mosse (Liberty Christian Academy) 42.34 SB;
- 4x100 Meter Relay - E.C. Glass 43.10; Brookville High School 43.16; Liberty Christian Academy 43.41; Charlottesville 43.63; George Wythe (Wytheville) 43.91;
- 4x1600 Meter Relay - Blacksburg High School 18:02.70; Atlee 19:50.54; E.C. Glass 20:16.70;
- 4x200 Meter Relay - E.C. Glass 1:30.62; Brookville High School 1:32.47; George Wythe (Wytheville) 1:33.01; Rustburg 1:33.16; Charlottesville 1:33.19; Liberty Christian Academy 1:33.92;
- 4x400 Meter Relay - Liberty Christian Academy 3:25.85;
- Discus - Matthew Zajac (E.C. Glass) 171-1 SB; Myron Wynn (George Wythe (Wytheville)) 146-6 SB; Blake Papet (Liberty Christian Academy) 133-5 SB;
- High Jump - Cameron Holdren (Staunton River High School) 6-4 SB; Patrick Donigan (E.C. Glass) 6-2 SB; Damien Franklin (Amherst County) 6-0;
- Long Jump - Rashaad Walton (Prince Edward County High School) 22-5 SB; David Johnson (Charlottesville) 21-11.75 SB;
- Pole Vault - Ken Ritchey (Jefferson Forest) 14-6 SB; Sam Crawford (E.C. Glass) 12-6; D'ante Haythe (Amherst County) 12-0;
- Shot Put - Cole Stout * (Atlee) 51-1 SB; Asa Walvoort (Staunton River High School) 50-10 SB; Tyrek Goode (Prince Edward County High School) 50-7 SB;Austin Cannon (Atlee) 50-4.5 SB; Myron Wynn (George Wythe (Wytheville)) 50-2.5 SB; Nick Taylor (Rustburg) 48-10 SB;
- Triple Jump - David Johnson (Charlottesville) 46-8.75; Warren Craft (William Fleming) 44-4.25 SB; Xavier Calloway (Heritage (Lynchburg)) 44-1; Cameron Holdren(Staunton River High School) 42-8.75; Rashaad Walton (Prince Edward County High School) 42-3;