State meet - Randolph Record

30 Oct

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Laurel Bernhardt

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Class 2-A, Laurel Bernhardt, nchsaa, prep cross country, Providence Grove athletics, State meet

Providence Grove, cross country She’ll be in the Class 2A state meet for the second year in a row after a strong showing in last week’s Midwest Regional. Bernhardt, a sophomore, had a strong month, winning the Piedmont Athletic Conference championship and then placing seventh in the Midwest Regional. Last year, she placed 27th in the state meet among 132 entrants. Bernhardt was a standout last spring in track and field and a member of the All-PAC team.

04 Jul

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Caleb Shelton

Randolph RecordSportsathlete of the week, Caleb Shelton, Class 2-A, prep track and field, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, State meet

Southwestern Randolph, track and field Shelton capped his high school career by competing in the Class 2A state meet for track and field. He qualified as a high jumper, finishing 11th in the meet in Greensboro. Shelton was the only entrant from Southwestern Randolph in this year’s state meet. He had success in other events as well during the past season. He competed in some competitions as a triple jumper. He was an All-Piedmont Athletic Conference selection in track and field as a sophomore and senior. This year, he was the conference runner-up in the high jump behind eventual state…

24 May

Eastern Randolph’s Corea throws to state crown in discus

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, class 1-A, Class 3-A, discus, Eastern Randolph athletics, Lance Everhart, Mirianna Corea, prep track and field, State meet

Here's Mirianna Corea after winning the discus competition in the Class 1-A state championships. (Courtesy photo) Asheboro boy improves from last season’s spots in state meet GREENSBORO – Eastern Randolph’s Mirianna Corea won the girls’ discus in the Class 1-A track and field state championships Monday. The sophomore thrower unleashed a heave of 118 feet, 8 inches to win the event by more than 3 feet at the throwing area outside North Carolina A&T’s stadium. The runner-up was North Rowan’s Brittany Ellis at 115-5. Corea placed seventh in the shot put at 31-2. The winner was Ellis at 38-1¼. The…

20 May

Randleman’s Farlow leaps to state title

Bob SuttonSportsChase Farlow, Class 2-A, Gracie Beane, Greensboro, North Carolina A&T, prep track and field, Randleman athletics, Randleman Tigers, State meet, Zach Hazelwood

Randleman’s Chase Farlow became the Class 2-A state champion in the high jump. (Bob Sutton / Randolph Record) High jumper takes calm approach to victory GREENSBORO – Randleman’s Chase Farlow had a good feeling when he prepared to leave home Friday morning for the Class 2-A state track and field championships. That mood turned to elation by the time the high jump competition concluded. He was a state champion. “You just want to feel it with the big meets,” Farlow said. And he sure did. Farlow’s leap of 6 feet, 8 inches made him a winner at North Carolina A&T’s…

16 May

Track and field: Everhart, Beane win two regional events

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Class 2-A, Class 3-A, Gracie Beane, Lance Everhart, prep track and field, Randleman Tigers, State meet

The stadium at North Carolina A&T will be the site of this week's high school state championships for track and field. Asheboro, Randleman lead area teams to states CONCORD – Lance Everhart of Asheboro will be entered in three events in the Class 3-A state meet after winning two events and placing second in another in the Class 3-A Midwest Regional on Saturday at Robinson High School. Everhart’s first-place leap of 21 feet, 11 inches in the long jump gave him a 2½-inch margin on Greensboro Dudley’s Keyaun Dow. In the pole vault, Everhart cleared 13-7. The runner-up was Greensboro…

18 May

Prep track and field: Beane, Snotherly, Everhart excel in regionals

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Brecken Snotherly, Eastern Randolph athletics, Gracie Beane, Lance Everhart, nchsaa, prep track and field, Randleman athletics, State meet

Brecken Snotherly of Eastern Randolph will be in the Class 1-A state meet for track and field this week. (Randolph Record) Gracie Beane of Randleman and Brecken Snotherly of Eastern Randolph were regional individual champions in multiple events in track and field and they’ll lead the contingent of Randolph County entrants into the state meet this week at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro. The Class 1-A and 3-A state meets are Friday. Class 2-A and 4-A compete Saturday. The top four place finishers in each event from regionals qualified for states. Those in the top eight earned team points. Asheboro’s…

23 May

Allred jumps to second in state meet

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Eastern Randolph athletics, nchsaa, prep track and field, Randleman athletics, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, State meet

Southwestern Randolph's Josie Allred clears the bar in the high jump in the Class 2-A state meet Friday at North Carolina A&T. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) GREENSBORO – Senior Josie Allred of Southwestern Randolph was the runner-up in the Class 2-A high jump for girls in Friday’s state championships at North Carolina A&T. Allred cleared the bar at 5 feet, 2 inches – the same height as winner Katarina Kepley of West Davidson along with East Carteret’s Latecyia Johnson and SouthWest Edgecombe’s Jer’Lisha Pridgen. Based on number of attempts, Kepley was the champion. Johnson and Pridgen shared third place.…