Northwest Is Dominant
BOBBY ARDOIN
St. Landry Now.com Editor
When it came to executing the St. Landry Parish Track Meet relay events, Northwest High was clearly dominant.
The Raiders won seven of the eight baton exchanges, a performance that enabled the program to capture both boys and girls first place varsity trophies last Thursday night at Donald Gardner Stadium.
Northwest performed perfectly in the boys’ relays division, while the Raiders’ girls took all but one of the events.
Those efforts helped Northwest compile a first-place 162 points, while the girls finished with 107, just ahead of second-place Beau Chene (104). Opelousas High was third (98).
The Westminster Christian boys finished a distant second (108), while North Central was third in the male division with 99.
Opelousas Junior High was a double team winner in the junior high school division.
How It Happened
In addition to the 40 relays’ points, the Raiders’ boys also exhibited the best individual speed.
Northwest claimed first places from Keon Johnson (100 meters), Keithan Vidito (400 meters), Kaedon Jenkins (800 meters) and Jayden Lazard (200 meters).
There were also key points for the Raiders’ boys in the field.
Kylone Grandigo (shot put), Sherman James (high jump) and Frederick Nimer (discus) also produced first places for Northwest.
The Northwest girls received first place running events points from Zaria White (100 meters), Arielle Lazard (400 meters) and Harmony Richard (200 meters).
Other Top Performances
In the girls’ running events, Westminster Christian Academy middle and long distance runner Magnolia Henrich became the only individual triple winner at the meet.
Henrich won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters to provide 30 of the 104 points for the Crusaders’ girls.
WCA teammate Myjah Wilson scored a pair of first place jumping event wins. Wilson took the long jump (16-9) and the high jump (4-8).
Beau Chene field event competitor Keiara Green won first places in the shot put and javelin.
Westminster long distance runner Chisom Okechukwu took a 1,600 meters first place before finishing second in the 3,200 meters.
GIRLS DIVISION
Team Scoring: 1. Northwest (107), 2. Beau Chene (104), 3. Opelousas (98), 4. Eunice (88), 5. Westminster (84), 6. North Central (46), 7. J.S. Clark (27), 8. St. Edmund (21) 9. Port Barre 1.
Running Events
4×800 relay: 1. Northwest 11:48.44; 2. Opelousas 13:43.33, 3. Beau Chene 13:57.66.
100 hurdles: 1. Kiralyn Griffin, Opelousas 17.87, 2. Ashlyn Richard, Eunice 18.07; 3. Bremiyah Dean, Northwest 18.11.
100 meters: 1. Zaria White, Northwest 12.87, 2. Larilynn Simon, Eunice 13.08, 3. Ashlynn Bobb, Westminster, 13.10.
4×200 relay: 1. Northwest 1:51.03, 2. North Central 1:51.54, 3. Opelousas 1:52.37.
1,600 meters: 1. Magnolia Henrich, Westminster 6:21.65, 2. Kylie Kennerson, Northwest 6:46.79, 3. Caroline Meche, Beau Chene 6:47.32.
4×100 relay: 1. Eunice 52.42, 2. Opelousas 52.60, 3. North Central 53.53.
400 meters: 1. Arielle Lazard, Northwest 1:02.9, 2. Lailynn Simon, Eunice 1:03.19, 3. Taylor Barnaba, J.S. Clark 1:07.26.
300 hurdles: 1. Ahlanna Hudson, Eunice 52.26, 2. Kaylynn Oville, Opelousas 53.18, Brenijah Dean, Northwest 54.85.
800 meters: 1. Magnolia Henrich, Westminster 2:39,50, 2. Audri Clemons, Northwest 2:17.44, 3. Caroline Meche, Beau Chene 3:08.81.
200 meters: 1. Harmony Richard, Northwest 26.74, 2. Carmen Joseph, North Central 28.01, 3. Surkviah Recard, North Central 28.44.
3,200 meters: 1. Magnolia Henrich, Westminster, 14:51.93, 2. Bailey Meyers, Beau Chene 17: 42.57, 3. Anna Duhon, Beau Chene 18:21.76.
4×400 meters: 1. Northwest, 4:25.14, 2. J.S. Clark, 5:00, 3. Opelousas, 5:12.18.
Field Events
Long Jump: 1. Myjah Wilson, Westminster, 16-9, 2. Nierra Polotzola, North Central, 16-4; 3. Breanna Collins, Opelousas 16-5.
Shot Put: 1. Keiara Green, Beau Chene 29-7, 2. Emilee Lemon, Westminster 29-1 ½ 3. Amijah Howard, Beau Chene 27-3 ½.
High Jump: 1. Myjah Wilson, Westminster 4-8; 2. Layliah Sam, Northwest 4-8, 3. Mariah Davenport, North Central 4-8.
Discus: 1. Kennadi Cornelius, Opelousas 78-8, 2. Alyssa Thibodeaux, Eunice 71-4, 3. Lani Douresseaux, Beau Chene 69-3.
Triple Jump: 1. Breanna Chavis, Opelousas 35-5 ½, 2. Lailynn Simon, Eunice 34-8, 3. Kenzi George, Westminster 34-1 ½.
Pole Vault: 1. Jordan Bouillon, Beau Chene 7-6, 2. Bailey Myers, Beau Chene 7-0, 3. Stella Summerline, St. Edmund 6-6.
Javelin: 1. Keiara Green, Beau Chene 94-0, 2. Emilee Lemon, Westminster 90-10, 3. Lily Vidrine, St. Edmund 72-8.
BOYS DIVISION
Team Scoring: 1. Northwest 162 2. Westminster 108 3. North Central 99 4. J.S. Clark 74 5. Opelousas 48 6. Beau Chene 45 7. Eunice 37 8. Port Barre 12 9. Berchmans Academy 3.
Track Events
4×800 relay: 1. Northwest 9:24.32, 2. Opelousas 9:27.99, 3. Beau Chene 9:50.
110 hurdles: 1. Kevin Brown, J.S. Clark, 15.27, 2. Joelyn Pickney, North Central, 16.65, 3. Braxton Huff, North Central, 17.75.
100 meters: 1. Kevon Johnson, Northwest 10.91, 2. Tayshawn Mirvil, North Central 11.17, 3. Austin Simon, J.S. Clark 11.22.
4×200 relay: 1. Northwest 1:29.45, 2. Eunice 1:32.32, 3. J.S. Clark 1:34.09.
1,600 meters: 1. Chimaoli Okechukwu, Westminster 4:51.95, 2. Chisom Okechukwu, Westminster 5:03.30, 3. Carderious Singleton, Northwest 5:04.55.
4×100: 1. Northwest 42.99, 2. North Central 44.58, 3. Westminster 44.94.
400 meters: 1. Keithan Vidito, Northwest 51.67, 2. Jaedon Jenkins, Northwest 52.79, 3. Stephen George, Westminster 54.9.
300 meters: 1. Joelyn Pickney, North Central 43.98, 2. KeShawn Oville, Beau Chene 45.38, 3. Marterion Harmon, Northwest 45.52.
800 meters: 1. Kaedon Jenkins, Northwest 2:09.36, 2. Tyrese Henry, Beau Chene 22:30, 3. Tayshaun Mirivil, North Central 23.12.
3,200 meters: 1. Chisom Okechukwu, Westminster 10:43.96, 2. Jayden Jack, Northwest 10:53.33, 3. Chimaobi Okechukwu, Westminster 10:55.42.
4×400 relay: 1. Northwest 3:40.04, 2. North Central 3:48.95, 3. Opelousas 3:49.00.
Field Events
Long Jump: 1. Dre’Sean Payne, J.S. Clark 21-3 ½, 2. Tayshaun Mirivil, North Central 20-11 ½, 3. Michael Doucet, North Central 20-9.
Shot Put: 1. Kylone Grandigo, Northwest 45-9 ½, 2. James Andrus, J.S. Clark 44-0, 3. Matthew Lalonde, Westminster 40-6 ½.
High Jump: 1. Sherman James, Northwest 6-0, 2. Andre Lemon, Westminster 6-0, 3. Omar Guillory, Westminster 5-10.
Discus: 1. Frederick Nimer, Northwest 139-4, 2. Juwan Horn, Port Barre 128-10, 3. Jaleel Jackson, Northwest 124-0.
Triple Jump: 1. Jeremyah Harris, Westminster 44-1, 2. Michael Douct, North Central 41-7 ½, 3. Cayden Brown, Westminster 41-1 ½.
Pole Vault: 1. Parker Campo, Westminster 11-0, 2. Reid Oliver, Beau Chene 10-6; 3. Cameron Delaphous, Eunice 10-0.
Javelin: 1. Jayden Sonnier, J.S. Clark 136-2, 2. Brycen Comeaux, Northwest 133-1, 3. Ethan Bush, Westminster 130-9.
