Central Catholic Takes Part in Cardinal Division CHSL Track & Field Championship
The Central Catholic boys’ and girls’ track & field teams competed at the Cardinal Division Catholic High School League Championship on Friday at Macomb Lutheran North High School.
The Fighting Irish boys’ squad finished 2nd among 5 schools with 138 points, while the girls’ team placed 5th among 7 schools with 57 points.
The boys’ team secured 9 1st-place finishes (6 individuals, 3 relays) at the 1-day meet, while the girls’ squad captured the top spot in 4 events (4 individuals).
On the boys’ side, senior Jaylen Watson was part of 4 1st-place finishes. Watson crossed the finish line ahead of the competition in the 100-meter (11.05) and 200-meter dash (22.19). He also was part of the winning team in the 4×100-meter (43.87) and 4×200-meter relays (1.30.91).
Also registering 1st-place finishes for the boys’ team in individual events were junior Jerry Barnes in the 800-meter dash (2:04.67), sophomore Victor Singleton, Jr. in the long jump (21-00.50), senior Tim Ciboro II in the discus (148-05.00), and senior Elijah Williams in the shot put (49-04.50).
In the victorious relays, the trio of sophomores Jayse Daniels, Ian Smith, and Jerome Davis also competed with Watson in 4x100, while Singleton, Davis, and junior Anthony Lawrence, Jr. each ran a leg in the 4x200.
The Scarlet & Gray also won 1st place in the 4x400-meter relay (3:31.02) behind the efforts of Singleton, Barnes, Lawrence, and Davis.
On the girls’ side, junior Nyla King won the 100-meter (12.45), 200-meter (25.50), and 400-meter dash (58.26), while classmate Aaliyah McClure tallied the top spot in the 300-meter hurdles (50.30).
The Fighting Irish will return to the track on Thursday, May 16 for the Division II OHSAA District Championship at 4 p.m. at Oak Harbor High School. The 2nd day of the district meet will take place on Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m.
CARDINAL DIVISION CHSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Boys’ TEAM STANDINGS)
1. Macomb Lutheran North, 158
2. CENTRAL CATHOLIC, 138
3. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 107
4. Cranbrook Kingswood, 57
5. Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard, 32
CARDINAL DIVISION CHSL CHAMPIONSHIPS (GIRLS’ TEAM STANDINGS)
1. Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel Richard, 132.5
2. Orchard Lakes St. Mary’s, 127.5
3. Cranbrook Kingswood, 73
4. Macomb Lutheran North, 63
5. CENTRAL CATHOLIC, 57
6. Wixom St. Catherine, 25
7. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 6
CCHS BOYS’ TOP 3 FINISHES
100-Meter Dash – Jaylen Watson, 11.05 (1st)
Ian Smith, 11.52 (2nd)
200-Meter Dash – Jaylen Watson, 22.19 (1st)
Anthony Lawrence, 23.16 (3rd)
400-Meter Dash – Anthony Lawrence Jr., 50.50 (2nd)
800-Meter Dash – Jerry Barnes, 2:04.67 (1st)
4×100-Meter Relay – Jaylen Watson, Jayse Daniels, Ian Smith, Jerome Davis, 43.87 (1st)
4×200-Meter Relay –Jaylen Watson, Jerome Davis, Victor Singleton, Jr., Anthony Lawrence, Jr., 1:30.91 (1st)
4×400-Meter Relay – Victor Singleton, Jr., Jerry Barnes, Anthony Lawrence, Jr., Jerome Davis, 3:31.02 (1st)
Long Jump – Victor Singleton, Jr., 21-00.50 (1st)
Ian Smith, 20-09.00 (2nd)
Discus – Tim Ciboro II, 148-05.00 (1st)
Elijah Williams, 124-01.00 (3rd)
Shot Put – Elijah Williams, 49-04.50 (1st)
CCHS GIRLS’ TOP 3 FINISHES
100-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 12.45 (1st)
200-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 25.50 (1st)
400-Meter Dash – Nyla King, 58.26 (1st)
300-Meter Hurdles – Aaliyah McClure, 50.30 (1st)
Discus – Dalaysia Leach, 91-08.00 (2nd)
