By Deby Jo Ferguson
Sports writer
The Hayesville varsity Jacket track teams traveled to Cherokee High School to compete in the Swain County High School Invitational on April 27. Both men’s and women’s teams finished in sixth place at the meet.
Results are:
Girls’ results:
Long jump: Alyssa Rodd, ninth place.
Shot put: Lily Trout, third place; Myah Owen, 18th place.
Discus: Lily Trout, fifth place.
800-meter relay: Hayesville, third place.
100-meter hurdles: Emma Shook, first place.
400 meters: Madison Moore, fifth place; Alyssa Rodd, sixth place.
800 meters: Marley Espinal, eighth place; Lila Roberts, 11th place; Madison Graves, 12th place.
1600 meters: Madison Graves, ninth place.
4x100 meter relay: Hayesville, third place.
4x400 meter relay: Hayesville, second place.
300-meter hurdles: Emma Shook, first place.
Women’s team finishes: Swain, first place; Murphy, second place; Franklin, third place; Robbinsville, fourth place; Rosman, fifth place; Hayesville, sixth place; Enka, seventh place; and Cherokee, eighth place.
Men’s results:
Long jump: Kevin Kleckner, third place; Logan Caldwell, 11th place.
Triple jump: Logan Caldwell, eighth place; Isaac Chandler, 10th place.
Shot put: Jake McTaggart, first place; Taylor McClure, third place; Jeremy Graves, 14th place.
Discus: Jake McTaggart, first place; Jeremy Graves, eighth place; Jon Dockery, 19th.
800-meter relay: Hayesville, second place.
4x200 meter relay: Hayesville, fifth place.
300-meter hurdles: Zachary Townson, ninth place.
110-meter hurdles: Zachary Townsend, eighth place.
100 meters: Taylor McClure, fourth place; Chandler Dempsey, 15th place; Gage Michael, 17th place.
200 meters: Chandler Dempsey, sixth place; Jon Dockery, ninth place; Jacob Jones, 17th place.
400 meters: Logan Caldwell, seventh place; Trevor Dockery, 15th place; Jacob Jones, 19th place.
800 meters: Landon Hughes, ninth place.
1600 meters: Landon Hughes, sixth place; Tommy Urbaniuk, eighth place; Emmanuel Eagle, 18th place; Caden Gordon, 19th place; Cameron Gray, 21st place.
3200 meters: Landon Hughes, third place; Caden Gordon, 13th place.
4x400 meter relay: Hayesville, fifth place.
Men’s team finishes: Swain, first place; Franklin, second place; Murphy, third place; Robbinsville, fourth place; Enka, fifth place; Hayesville, sixth place; Cherokee, seventh place; and Rosman, eighth place.