Eastern Randolph’s Corea tosses shot put for state title

GREENSBORO – Eastern Randolph’s Mirianna Corea has added another event to her portfolio of state championships in track and field.

The junior thrower captured the shot put in the Class 1A state meet Friday at North Carolina A&T.

Corea’s throw of 38 feet, 6 inches was the top mark, putting her ahead of Albemarle’s Jasmine Brown (37-9).

Corea, the 2024 state champion in the discus, was the runner-up in that event this time. Her toss of 122-1 was second to Cherokee’s Joss Tamper, who posted a heave of 129-11. No other entrant reached 111 feet.

Eastern Randolph freshman Roxanne Davis placed fourth in the high jump at 5 feet.

Class 3A

Aaron Tyson of Asheboro claimed fifth place in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 13 feet during Friday’s state championships.

Tyson was 12th in the long jump at 20-1¾. Teammate Juan Pablo Munoz also had a 12th-place finish with a discus throw of 137-8.

On the girls’ side, Rebecca Wilson of Asheboro tied for ninth in the high jump at 5 feet.