Runners place at state finals
A number of area teams competed in the MHSAA track and field championships this past weekend. Top three finishers for each school are as follows:
Meridian (Class 6A)
•Girls placed first in 4X800-meter relay
•Boys placed second in 4X800-meter relay
•Corredius Naylor placed first in the boys 800-meter run
•Boys placed third in the 4X400-meter relay
•Lou Nabors placed third in the boys long jump
•Lou Nabors placed second in the boys triple jump
West Lauderdale (Class 4A)
•Girls placed third in 4X800-meter relay
•Emma Claire James placed first in the girls 1,600-meter run
•Emma Claire James placed third in the girls 800-meter run
Clarkdale (Class 2A)
•Brooke Robinson placed first in the girls 3,200-meter run
•Brooke Robinson placed first in girls 1,600-meter run
Northeast Lauderdale (Class 4A)
•Syerie Moton placed first in the girls 100-meter dash
•Syerie Moton placed first in the girls 200-meter dash
Quitman (Class 4A)
•Boys placed first in 4X200-meter relay
Newton (Class 2A)
•Girls placed third in 4X800-meter relay
•Boys placed first in 4X800-meter relay
•Boys placed second in 4X200-meter relay
•Alazaya Jones placed second in the girls 300-meter hurdles
•Ladarious Hardy placed first in the boys 800-meter run
•Dayreke Snow placed first in the boys triple jump
Newton County (Class 4A)
•Trey Alford placed first in the boys 200-meter dash