Randleman’s Chase Farlow, here blocking a shot from Eastern Randolph’s Timothy Brower, will be jumping in a different competition this week. (Jann Ortiz / For Randolph Record)
RANDLEMAN — Randleman’s Chase Farlow, a key member of the Piedmont Athletic Conference champion boys’ basketball team, will be going for a state championship in indoor track and field this week.
Farlow is competing in indoor track and field for this first time this winter. He’s the reigning Class 2A state champion in the high jump in outdoor track and field.
He’s entered in the high jump for Friday’s Class 1A/2A state meet at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.
The high jumping at this time of the year feels like out-of-season activity for Farlow, who has committed to North Carolina State’s track and field team.
“I don’t really get any practice,” he said. “I just kind of go and jump.”
Farlow, a senior who also played football for the Tigers, cleared a mark of 6 feet, 9 inches in an indoor meet to help him qualify for states. That was an inch shy of his personal best.
Randleman’s Gracie Beane, also a basketball player for the school, said she’ll be entered in the indoor state meet. She placed third in Class 2A in last May’s outdoor state meet.
Randleman’s regular-season schedule in basketball ends Thursday night at Trinity.
“It has been a busy time, for sure,” Farlow said.
The Class 3A and Class 4A indoor state meets are set for Saturday.
