Local athletes show off fleet feet at track meet

Results from the West Memphis City Junior Hich Track and Field Meet By Billy Woods

WM School District The West Memphis City Junior High Track and Field Meet was held Monday at Hamilton-Shultz Field and several athletes stood front and center.

In the girls division, West Junior High’s Maggie Mc-Collum led her team to the city title by winning four events, including the pole vault, 300-meter hurdles, 4×800 meter relay and the 4×400-meter relay.

In team standings, the Wonder boys and the West girls walked away city champions.

In the boys division, Wonder trimmed East 222-219 while West was third with 79. In the girls division, West finished with 206 points while East had 165 and Wonder had 149.

In the boys 200 meters, Jones of Wonder placed first while Warren of Wonder finished second. In the boys 300-meter hurdles, Jones of East placed first while Murray of East was second. In the boys 800-meter run, Young of West was first while Hampton of Wonder was second.

In the boys discus, Ethan Smith of Wonder placed first while Tyrea Collins was second. In the boys triple jump, Shepard of East was first and Green of East was second. In the boys shot put, Scotty of Wonder was first while Tyler of East was second.

In the boys 4×800-meter relay, Wonder placed first while West was second.

In the boys high jump, Birdo of Wonder placed first while Wonder’s Peters was second. In the boys 110-meter hurdles, Murray of East placed first while Jones of East was second.

In the boys long jump, Shepard of East took first while Davis of Wonder was second. In the boys 100 meters, Jones of Wonder took first while Chatt of East was second. In the boys 1,600 meters, Freddie Thorne of West took first with a time of 5:18 while Jefferson of East was second.

In the boys 4×100-meter relay, Wonder took first while East was second.

In the boys pole vault, Shepard of East was first while Sconier of East was second. In the boys 4×400-meter relay, Wonder took first while West was second. In the boys 400 meters, Weatherspoon took first while Warren of Wonder was second.

In the girls division, the 800 meters was won by May of West while Merritt of East was second. In the 4×400-meter relay, West took first while Wonder was second. In the 1,600 meters, May of West was the winner while Murphree of West was second.

McCollum’s first-place finish in the pole vault was shared by West’s Benson.

In the 100-meter hurdles, Price of Wonder placed first while Hudson of East was second. In the girls discus, Jamecia Clark took first while Monica Procknaw was second. In the triple jump. West’s Kolby Garey took first.

In the 4×800-meter relay, West was first while East took second. In the long jump, Morris of East was first while Tucker of

Wonder placed second. In the girls shot put, Wonder’s Hamilton was first while West’s Procknaw was second.

In the girls 4×100-meter relay, East took first while Wonder was second. In the high jump, Prackett of Wonder was the winner while Tucker of Wonder was second. In the 400 meters, Kolby Garey of West took first while Moore of East placed second.

In the 100 meters, Morris of East placed first while Price of Wonder took second. In the 200 meters, Wonder’s Jackson was the winner while Jones of East was second. McCollum’s victory in the 300-meter hurdles was followed by Price of Wonder in second.

A few scenes from the 2019 West Memphis City Junior Track & Field Meet. The gathering included young athletes from the city’s three junior high schools competing in a variety of races and events.

Photos by Billy Woods