By JOSH FRYE
News Sportswriter
Escambia Academy’s girls and boys junior high track and field team
captured the 2021 AISA Class 1A-2A Junior High State Championship
Monday, April 12, during the 2021 AISA Junior High State Track Meet.
In the girls division, EA secured the win with 113 points, while Jackson Academy
finished second with 102. Edgewood Academy’s girls team finished third with 74
points.
In the 1A-2A junior boys division, the Cougars finished in the top slot with
204 points. Wilcox Academy finished in second place with 130 points, and
Edgewood placed third with 86 points.
Escambia Academy individual and team results by category and gender are
listed below:
Girls Long Jump
Tava Johnson – first place; 13-6.75; 10 points.
Mary Ruth Dortch – fifth place; 12-1.25; 4 points.
Boys Long Jump
Samarion Clark – eight place; 14-2; 2 points.
Charlie Sasser – tenth place; 13-1.75; 9 points.
Girls Triple Jump
KayLeigh Jay – first place; 25-8.75; 10 points.
Boys Triple Jump
Tyler Ragan – second place; 30-6; 8 points.
Luke Bell – third place; 28-0.50; 6 points.
Charlie Sasser – fourth place; 26-9; 5 points.
Girls Discus Throw
KayLeigh Jay – first place; 86-2; 10 points.
Mary Ruth Dortch – third place; 53-6; 6 points.
Boys Discus Throw
Blake Hardy – first place; 112-4; 10 points.
Zeke McIlheney – second place; 106-5; 8 points.
Luke Bell – fourth place; 96-1; 5 points.
Girls Shot Put
KayLeigh Jay – first place; 31-1.50; 10 points.
Mary Ruth Dortch – third place; 27-4; 6 points.
Boys Shot Put
Logan Brown – first place; 39-11.50; 10 points.
D.J. Lyons – fifth place; 32-4; 4 points.
Jayden Newton – seventh place; 31-8; 2 points.
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
Escambia Academy (Eli McIlheney, Yadarius McNeal, Samarion Clark) – first
place; 10 points.
Girls 100 Meter Dash
Anna Chesley Robinson – twelfth place; 15.87; 8 points.
Boys 100 Meter Dash
Devin Kelly – first place; 11.79; 10 points.
Tyler Ragan – second place; 12.46; 8 points.
Shawton Riley – fourth place; 5 points.
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
Tava Johnson – 18.13; 10 points.
Arianna Littler – 21.67; 5 points.
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
Devin Kelly – first place; 16.89; 10 points.
Luke Bell – second place; 20.36; 8 points.
Girls 1600 Meter Run
Anna Chesley Robinson – second place; 7:08.73; 8 points.
Boys 1600 Meter Run
Timmy Doerr; first place; 6:04.58; 10 points.
Danny Doerr; third place; 6:28.18; 6 points.
Girls 400 Meter Dash
KayLeigh Jay – fifth place; 1:19.56; 4 points.
Boys 400 Meter Dash
Carson Wilson – first place; 1:00.06; 10 points.
Shawton Riley – seventh place; 1:06.02; 2 points.
Charlie Sasser – ninth place; 1:06.92; 1 point.
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
Tava Jackson – second place; 58.25; 8 points.
Arianna Littler – fourth place; 1:05.94; 5 points.
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Samarion Clark – fourth place; 56.16; 5 points.
Yadarius McNeal – fifth place; 59.02; 4 points.
Girls 800 Meter Run
Anna Chesley Robinson – second place; 3:12.43; 8 points.
Boys 800 Meter Run
Tyler Ragan – first place; 2:37.99; 10 points.
Robert Stanley – second place; 2:41.47; 8 points.
Coleby Sims – seventh place; 2:56.26; 2 points.
Girls 200 Meter Dash
Tava Johnson – eight place; 33.05; 1 point.
Boys 200 Meter Dash
Devin Kelly – first place; 24.10; 10 points.
James Tragan – 29.25; 2 points.
Girls 3200 Meter Run
Arianna Littler – second place; 16:00.88; 8 points.
Boys 3200 Meter Run
Danny Doerr – first place; 15:49.95; 10 points.
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
Escambia Academy (Samarion Clark, Yadarius McNeal, Carson Wilson) – first
place; 4:17.64; 10 points.