Albemarle women’s track team wins YVC championship

Published 2:21 pm Monday, May 8, 2023

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The Yadkin Valley Conference outdoor track and field championships took place May 1 at Mount Pleasant.

The Albemarle women’s track team won the meet with 156 team points. Union Academy took second with 136 points, followed by Robinson (100), North Stanly (78), Gray Stone (69), Mount Pleasant (61) and South Stanly (26).

Albemarle’s Akela Garrett posted first-place finishes in the 200 meters (25.10 seconds), the 100-meter hurdles (13.76 seconds) and the 300-meter hurdles (41.35 seconds).

Amari Baldwin earned first-place finishes for the Bulldogs in the 100-meter dash (12.72 seconds) and the triple jump (34-foot-8), and a second-place in the 200-meters (26.77 seconds).

Mary Grace Krol also gave the Bulldogs a first-place finish in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:01.73.

Albemarle also posted wins in the 4 x 200m and 4 x 400m relay teams.

In field events, Jasmine Brown took first place in the shotput and discus.

Here are the top three finishers for the meet with finishers from schools in Stanly County:

Women’s 100 Meters: 1) Amari Baldwin (Alb.) 12.72; 2) Alexia Johnson (JMR) 13.08; 3) Mary Grace Krol (Alb.) 13.13.

Women’s 200 Meters: 1) Akala Garrett (Alb.) 25.10; 2) Amari Balwin (Alb.) 26.77; 3) Chelsea McLeod (JMR) 28.51.

Women’s 400 Meters: 1) Mary Grace Krol (Alb.) 1:01.73; 2) Abigail Clayton (Alb.) 1:04.36; 3) Kylie Brodt (UA) 1:05.79.

Women’s 1,600 Meters: 1) Audrey Falcone (UA) 5:59.79; 2) Reagan MAiden (MP) 6:14.61; 3) Addyson Carter (GS) 6:34.80.

Women’s 100m Hurdles: 1) Akala Garrett (Alb.) 13.76; 2) Alexia Johnson (JMR) 16.62; 3) Hailey Dry (GS) 18.14.

Women’s 300m Hurdles: 1) Akala Garrett (Alb.) 41.35; 2) Alexia Johnson (JMR) 50.23; 3) Hailey Dry (GS) 54.08.

Women’s 4 x 100m Relay: 1) Jay M. Robinson (51.98); 2) Union Academy (54.48); 3) Albemarle (56.36).

Women’s 4 x 200m Relay: 1) Albemarle (1:55.78); 2) Jay M. Robinson (1:56.86); 3) Union Academy (1:57.54).

Women’s 4 x 400m Relay: 1) Albemarle (4:08.91); 2) Union Academy (4:42.88); 3) Jay M. Robinson (4:45.13).

Women’s 4 x 800m Relay: 1) Jay M. Robinson (12:30.51); 2) Albemarle (12:53.78); 3) Mount Pleasant (12:53.79).

Women’s Long Jump: 1) Shalyn Bell (NS) 16-foot-11; 2) Mary Grace Krol (Alb.) 16-foot; 3) Tristan Smith (UA) 15-foot-4.

Women’s Triple Jump: 1) Amari Baldwin (Alb.) 34-foot-8; 2) Shalyn Bell (NS) 33-foot-9; 3) Kylie Brodt (UA) 33-foot-1.

Women’s Shot Put: 1) Jasmine Brown (Alb.) 36-foot-5.5; 2) Paris Bennett (NS) 32-foot-10; 3) Kyla Jackson (NS) 30-foot-5.

Women’s Discus: 1) Jasmine Brown (Alb.) 98-foot-10; 2) Mallory Hill (GS) 88-foot-9; 3) Paris Bennett (NS) 85-foot-1.

About Charles Curcio

Charles Curcio has served as the sports editor of the Stanly News & Press for more than 16 years and has written numerous news and feature storeis as well. He was awarded the NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He has also won an award from Boone Newspapers, and has won four North Carolina Press Association awards.

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