Covington County will be represented by 65 athletes from five different schools during the AHSAA 1A-3A State Championship Track and Field Meet held at Cullman High School, May 5 and Saturday on May 6.
The cost for admission is $12 per day, with tickets accessible for purchase via the AHSAA’s ticketing partners, GoFan. Trophies will be presented to the team’s winner and the runner-up of each class. Medals will be presented to the top three spots in each event.
Field events will start with the field events beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. Track events are scheduled to begin around 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 8:15 a.m. the following Saturday.
Florala High School
Coached by head coach Jordan Cantrell, Florala’s 16 players are as follows:
- Noah Anderson – 4×800 meter relay
- Kaden Cantrell – 4×100 meter relay (alt), 4×400 meter relay
- Rayshon Coleman High leap, high jump 4×100 meters relay, 4×400 meter relay
- Seth Cotton – 110 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles
- Judd Goolsby – 4×100 meter relay 4×400 meters relay (alt)
- John Howell – 4×800 meter relay 4×100 meters relay (alt) 4×400 meters relay (alt)
- Jayla Morrow – 300 meter hurdles
- Elijah McMeans – 110 meter hurdles 300 meter hurdles 4×100 meters relay and high jump
- Jay Murray – 1600 meter relay 4×800 meters (alt)
- Bradley Norman – 400 meter run
- Justin Regulus – 800 meter run, 1600 meter run, 4×800 meter relay (alt)
- Christina Sanders – 1600 meter run, javelin
- Layton Stone – 800 meter run 4×800
- Zane Weeks – javelin, discus, 4×100 meter relay, 4×400 meter relay
- Emery Wood – 800 meter run, 1600 meter
- Johan Zamora – 800 meter run, 4×400 meter relay, 4×800 meter relay, 4×100 meter relay (alt)
Opp High School
Coached by head coach Lance McCollough, Opp’s 15 participants include:
- Parker Burgess – 4×800 meter relay
- Le’Tasia Colman – 300 meter obstacles, triple jump 4×100 meters relay
- Alex Demery – 4×800 meter relay
- Jazmyn Diggs – 4×100 meter relay
- Julian Forsyght 4×400 meters relay
- Jasmyne Hendrix – 4×100 meter relay
- Alan Jones – high jump 4×400 meters relay
- Destiny Mullins 100 meter relay, 4×100 meters
- Mackenzie Phillips – javelin
- Gehrig Presley – 4×800 meter relay
- Crystal Rogers – 300 meter hurdles
- Saban Sasser 800 meter 4×800 meter relay
- Harrison Smith – 4×400 meter relay
- Damirian Thompson High jump, replay of 4×400 meters
- Brooke Williams – javelin
Pleasant Home School
The head coach is Tony Wilson, Pleasant Home’s 13 players are as in the following order:
- Brody Bryan – triple jump, 300 meter hurdles
- Chloe Bush – javelin
- Briley Douglas – discus
- Jackson Hawkins – 800 meter run, 1600 meter run, relay
- John Isaac Hawkins – relay
- Nathan Hobbs – relay
- Presley Kelley – pole vault
- Vance Kelley – pole vault and relay
- Elgin McMeans – relay
- Dillon Purifoy – relay
- Alex Scott – triple jump, relay
- Chris Scott – pole vault, 200 meter dash, relay
- Joel Wilkinson – triple jump
Red Level School
The head coach is Tony Ingram, Red Level’s nine players are as in the following order:
- Elizabeth Carroll – 100 meter hurdles
- Mariah Crowell – 100 meter hurdles
- Luke Hodges – 1600 meter run
- Jackson Ingram – 110 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles
- Kentravious Likely – Discuss
- Tony Veasey – shot put discus
- Dominic Williams Jr. – javelin
- Malikye Wright – 300 meter hurdles
- Miracle Wright – 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash
Straughn High School
Coached by head coach John Evers, Straughn’s 12 players are:
- Chloe Anderson – javelin
- Will Anderson – triple jump
- Reagan Bartholomew – 4×800 meter relay
- Kaitlyn Bybee – 1600 meter run 3200 meter run 4×800 meters relay
- Anna Driver – 4×800 meter relay
- Faithe Eib Faithe Eib run 1500 meter run, 4×800 meters relay
- Lauri Glisson High jumper Lauri Glisson
- Aaron Olhava – 100 meter dash, long jump
- Avery Smith – shot put
- Kayla Stephens – shot put discus
- Anthony Watkins – 110 meter hurdles
- Lillian Weeks – 100 meter hurdles
The article Track athletes get a spot at state championships was first published in The Andalusia Star-News.
