Hartford Indoor Track Athletes Qualify for States

HARTFORD, CT — Several members of Hartford-based high school indoor track teams have posted numbers good enough to qualify for state competition later this winter.

The Class M meet (Prince Tech) will be held Feb. 9, while the Class L (Hartford Public) and Class S (Capital Prep, Classical Magnet, HMTCA, University and Weaver) meets are Feb. 11, all at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. The State Open will also take place there on Feb. 18.

Hartford-based athletes who have already qualified for the class meets are:

CAPITAL PREP

BOYS

• 55 meters - Khyon Gillespie, 6.83; Shase Barka, 6.85; Marlon Pabon, 6.90; Esau Greene, 6.95; Lamar Butler, 7.01; John Edwards, 7.03
• 300 meters - John Edwards, 38.09; Shase Barka, 39.20; Marlon Pabon, 39.73
• shot put - Quinton Perry, 43-7; Lawrence Mounds, Jr., 39-0
• long jump - Marlon Pabon, 19-4; Corey Googe, 18-10.5
• 4 x 200 relay, 1:36.93

GIRLS

• 55 meters - Regine Winifred, 7.66; Brianna Westberry, 7.83; Tahza Johnson, 7.84; Gemya Mickens, 8.04; Renita Edwards, 8.12
• 55 hurdles - Tahza Johnson, 9.26
• 300 meters - Brianna Westberry, 46.49; Regine Winifred, 46.70
• shot put - Kianna Brooks, 30-6
• long jump - Tahza Johnson, 16-2; Gemya Mickens, 14-11.75
• high jump - Twalesha Montague, 4-8
• 4 x 200 relay, 1:54.27

CLASSICAL MAGNET

BOYS

• long jump - Yafari Boland, 21-4; Dhamani Johnson, 19-5
• high jump - Yafari Boland, 6-4
• 4 x 200 relay, 1:43.87

GIRLS

• 55 meters - Kadian Pryce, 7.86; Payge Boyd, 8.14
• 300 meters - Kaddijah Minteh, 46.67
• 1,000 meters - Margaret Moran, 3:29.85
• shot put - Payge Boyd, 30-3.5
• 4 x 200 relay, 1:57.40

HARTFORD PUBLIC

BOYS

• 55 meters - Leon Campbell, 6.74; Malcolm Grate, 6.89; Elijah Clarke, 7.03; Zinedene Stewart, 7.03
• 300 meters - Leon Campbell, 37.50; Elijah Clarke, 38.56; Malcolm Grate, 38.65
• 4 x 200 relay, 1:33.77
• 4 x 400 relay, 3:45.59

GIRLS

• 55 meters - Wenesha Stewart, 7.91
• 300 meters - Wenesha Stewart, 46.22
• shot put - Benedicte Alula, 30-6

HMTCA

BOYS

• 55 meters - Joshua Dixon, 6.94

GIRLS

• 55 meters - Khiara Brody, 8.06

PRINCE TECH

BOYS

• 55 hurdles - Marcus Savage, 8.15

GIRLS

• shot put - Serena Johnson, 32-8

UNIVERSITY

BOYS

• 55 meters - Michael Haughton, 6.86
• 600 meters - Nicholas VanDine, 1:28.24
• long jump - Nicholas Giove, 18-9.5

GIRLS

• 55 meters - Yatantaia Napoleon, 7.82
• shot put - Loren Jones, 28-2
• long jump - Taylor Nogiec, 15-9
• high jump - Taylor Nogiec, 5-2

WEAVER

BOYS

• 55 meters - Mark Doyley, 6.41; Dovente Smyth-Harriot, 6.96
• 300 meters - Mark Doyley, 34.82; Dovente Smyth-Harriot, 38.37
• 4 x 200 relay, 1:40.73

GIRLS

• 55 meters - Tiandra Robinson, 7.40; Amari Bell, 7.45; Tijah Rose, 7.87
• 300 meters - Amari Bell, 43.75
• shot put - Jhan Spears, 36-7; Anasha Archer, 35-1
• 4 x 200 relay, 1:56.97

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