Swain County narrowly defeated Mountain Island Charter to claim the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A boys track & field state championship at N.C. A&T University on Monday.
The Maroon Devils finished the day with 81 points, just six points ahead of Mountain Island Charter's 75 points. It marks the first-ever boys track title for Swain County.
Swain County had two first-place finishes, including a record-breaking performance in shot put. Nse Uffort recorded a distance of 61-09.50 in shot put, breaking the previous record of 60-10.25 set by Farmvile Central's Torrey Prayer in 2005.
The Maroon Devils also took first place in the 4x400 relay. The team of Josh Collins, Josiah Glaspie, Connor Brown, and Abhi Patel finished with a time fo 3:28.16, narrowly beating the team from Thomas Jefferson, which crossed the line with a time of 3:28.90.
Swain County recorded second-place finishes in the 4x800 relay and the 3200 meter run.
Reggie Daniel of Mountain Island Charter was named the most outstanding performer of the championship. Daniel set a new meet record in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 38.30. The previous record was 38.58 and was set by T.J. Wilson of Princeton in 2010. Derrick Reid Jr. of Carver, who finished second in the race, also beat the old mark with a time of 38.40.
Daniel also placed second in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.99. He was just 0.02 seconds behind Carver's Jaden Gause-Hughes.
Corvian Community (46), Carver (37), and South Stanly (36) rounded out the top five in the team standings.
1A Boys Track & Field Results: Running Events
4x800 Meter Relay
1. Lejeune (Sean Barbabella, Jude Keller, Ryder Johanson, Elijah Cooley) - 8:12.75
2. Swain County (Connor Lambert, Carl Baird, Abhi Patel, Kane Jones) - 8:15.97
3. South Davidson (Landon Driggers, Kinston Reeder, Christopher Villegas, Ethan Byerly) - 8:22.58
110 Meter Hurdles
1. Jaden Gause-Hughes (Carver) - 14.97
2. Reggie Daniel (Mountain Island Charter) - 14.99
3. Isaiah Jones (Tarboro) - 15.43
100 Meter Dash
1. Dre Davis (Albemarle) - 10.81
2. Lucas Smith (Chatham Charter) - 11.08
3. Jericho Edwards (Elkin) - 11.20
4x200 Meter Relay
1. Mountain Island Charter (Jonavon Fisher, Malachi Davis, Justice Washington, Javon Boyd) - 1:28.77
2. Tarboro (Cameron Everette, Keivious Bridgers, Jhalen McNair, Shamardra Clark) - 1:30.94
3. Corvian Community (Esaias Caves, Carter Zink, Harrison Newkirk, Isaiah Gordon) - 1:32.33
1600 Meter Run
1. Carson Williams (Corvian Community) - 4:20.16
2. Joshawa Huneycutt (South Stanly) - 4:23.53
3. Connor Brown (Swain County) - 4:23.79
4x100 Meter Relay
1. Mountain Island Charter (Jonavon Fisher, Malachi Davis, Justice Washington, Javon Boyd) - 42.35
2. Thomasville (Keyshawn Carpenter, Gary Pemberton, Jalen Thomas, Savion Carmichael) - 42.94
3. Swain County (Zeke Glaspie, Josh Collins, Keyanthae Graham, Josiah Glaspie) - 43.00
400 Meter Dash
1. Evan Pardue (Union Academy) - 47.792
2. Lucas Smith (Chatham Charter) - 47.795
3. Josiah Glaspie (Swain County) - 50.17
300 Meter Hurdles
1. Reggie Daniel (Mountain Island Charter) - 38.30 (New Meet Record)
2. Derrick Reid Jr. (Carver) - 38.40 (New Meet Record)
3. Lavelle Norman (Washington County) - 38.97
Previous Meet Record: 38.58 set by T.J. Wilson of Princeton (2010).
800 Meter Run
1. Carson Williams (Corvian Community) - 1:59.89
2. Ethan Byerly (South Davidson) - 2:00.49
3. Mason Day (Elkin) - 2:00.57
200 Meter Dash
1. Evan Pardue (Union Academy) - 21.26
2. Dre Davis (Albemarle) - 21.28
3. Lucas Smith (Chatham Charter) - 21.80
3200 Meter Run
1. Blake Nicholson (Christ the King) - 9:29.69
2. Carl Baird (Swain County) - 9:36.07
3. Joshawa Huneycutt (South Stanly) - 9:52.17
4x400 Meter Relay
1. Swain County (Josh Collins, Josiah Glaspie, Connor Brown, Abhi Patel) - 3:28.16
2. Thomas Jefferson Classical (Mitchell Maxwell, Michael Ledbetter, Tanner Richards, Parker Marshall) - 3:28.90
3. Mountain Heritage (Matthias Newsome, Brandon Quinn, Cole McGee, Dylan Dahlberg) - 3:28.95
1A Boys Track & Field Results: Field Events
Long Jump
1. LaTraviun Parker (North Edgecombe) - 21-05.25
2. Derrick Reid Jr. (Carver) - 21-02.75
3. Jonathan Lee (Valor Prep) - 20-11.00
High Jump
1. Logan Shuler (Andrews) - 6-06.00
2. Tre Harris (Cornerstone Charter) - 6-06.00
3. Reginald Grier (Corvian Community) - 6-02.00
Discus Throw
1. Antoine King (Pamlico County) - 153-07
2. Ronald Gray (Starmount) - 153-02
3. Nse Uffort (Swain County) - 141-09
Triple Jump
1. Blake Hawks (Mount Airy) - 44-06.25
2. Esaias Caves (Corvian Community) - 44-02.25
3. Quamir Belcher (Washingtoun County) - 43.00.75
Pole Vault
1. David Lee Williams (North Stokes) - 15-00.00
2. Connor Logue (Mountain Island Charter) - 14-00.00
3. Owen Craig (Swain County) - 12-06.00
Shot Put
1. Nse Uffort (Swain County) - 61-09.50 (New Meet Record)
2. Taylor McClure (Hayesville) - 50-01.00
3. Trashawn Ruffin (North Duplin) - 48-10.00
Previous Meet Record: 60-10.25 set by Torrey Prayer of Farmville Central (2005).
1A Boys Track & Field Team Standings
1. Swain County - 81
2. Mountain Island Charter - 75
3. Corvian Community - 46
4. Carver - 37
5. South Stanly - 36
6. Tarboro - 27
7. Union Academy - 24
T8. Christ the King - 22
T8. Chatham Charter - 22
T10. North Stokes - 21
T10. Lejeune - 21
12. Elkin - 20
T13. Albemarle - 18
T13. Andrews - 18
15. Voyager Academy - 16
