7 Fighting Irish Qualify for Division II Track & Field State Championship
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The Central Catholic girls’ and boys’ track & field teams competed in the Division II Regional Championship on Thursday and Saturday at Lexington High School.
A total of 7 CCHS student-athletes have qualified for the 116th-annual Boys’ and 49th-annual Girls’ Ohio High School Athletic Association Track & Field State Championship. The 2-day Division II meet will take place Friday-Saturday, May 31-June 1 at Welcome Stadium on the campus of the University of Dayton.
On the girls’ side, junior Nyla King captured 1st place in both the 100-meter (11.84) and 200-meter dash (24.59). She also placed 2nd in the 400-meter dash (55.46).
On the boys’ side, sophomore Victor Singleton, Jr. won the long jump (23-00.25). In addition, he ran a leg in the 4×400-meter relay (3:25.13) that finished in 4th place.
Singleton was joined in the relay by junior Jerry Barnes, sophomore Jerome Davis, and junior Anthony Lawrence, Jr.
In other individual events, senior Elijah Williams placed 4th. in the shot put (50-06.75) and sophomore Ian Smith finished 5th in the long jump (22-00.50).
CCHS Boys’ Top 4 Finishes
Long Jump – Victor Singleton, Jr., 23-00.25 (1st)
Ian Smith, 22-00.50 (5th)
Shot Put – Elijah Williams, 50-06.75 (4th)
4×400-Meter Relay – Jerry Barnes, Victor Singleton, Jr., Jerome Davis, Anthony Lawrence, Jr., 3:25.13 (4th)
CCHS Girls’ Top 4 Finishes
100-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 11.84 (1st)
200-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 24.59 (1st)
400-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 55.46 (2nd)
