Asheboro’s Elijah Woodle had a busy and productive day in the Randolph County championships. (Jann Ortiz / For Randolph Record)
ASHEBORO — Asheboro maintained its stronghold on the Randolph County Championships in track and field, though the boys’ team had a cast of some different point producers in Tuesday’s meet.
The Blue Comets were team champions for both boys and girls at the South Asheboro Middle School track.
Asheboro senior Elijah Woodle wanted to prove he was the fastest in the county and that worked out for him. He won the 100-meter dash champion in 11.13 seconds.
“It just makes me feel special,” Woodle said. “It was a big accomplishment. That’s like natural speed. It’s an individual event.”
Woodle also anchored the winning 400 relay, while the Blue Comets had lots of other big point producers.
Asheboro’s boys posted 199 points to runner-up Randleman’s 179. Wheatmore was next with 75, followed by Trinity 50, Southwestern Randolph 36, Providence Grove 29 and Eastern Randolph 24.
Woodle didn’t compete in the 200 in the country meet, but he had impacts elsewhere. The track and field competitions are part of hi
“Keep my speed and maintain my stamina,” he said.
Woodle was the high jump runner-up to reigning Class 2A state champion Chase Farlow of Randleman. Farlow cleared 6-8, while Woodle’s mark was 6-2.
For Woodle, it was satisfying to contend in multiple types of events. His best high jump in a meet is 6-4.
“I think I surprise some people,” he said. “I even surprise myself.”
Asheboro’s Jalial Timmons nipped Wheatmore’s Dakota Ludwick to win the 200 (22.85 seconds to 22.89).
The Blue Comets had the 110 hurdles winner with Michael Mark (15.82). Mark was second to Providence Grove’s Malachi Combo (42.49) in the 300 hurdles.
Asheboro’s Aaron Tyson won the triple jump at 43-9, with Farlow second.
Farlow was a double winner by using a 21-foot leap to win the long jump, with Tyson the runner-up.
Asheboro’s 400 relay won with Luke Brumley, Timmons, Mark and Woodle in 44.70. The Blue Comets had Alejandro Delgado Agosto, Mark, Timmons and Brumley to win the 800 relay in 1:33.75.
Asheboro also racked up points in the pole vault, which was won by Aaron Tyson at 13-6.
Ludwick won the 400 in 52.99. He also was on the winning 1,600 relay (3:4423) with Seth Hollern, Kase Wilson and Daylin Ludwick.
Randleman’s Freddie Mercado cruised in a couple of running events, winning the 1,600 in 5:01.89 – by almost 16 seconds – and the 3,200 by about 50 seconds in 10:56.30.
Randleman swept the top three 800 spots, led by Bryson Nall (2:13.88), who was stride-for-stride with runner-up Mercado.
Randleman’s Ty Moton won both throwing competitions, taking the shot put in 46-8 and the discus at 135 feet (with a better second-best throw than Asheboro’s Juan Pablo Munoz, who also heaved it 135).
Moton was the meet’s only repeat individual champion on the boys’ side from a year ago, when he also won both events.
Girls
Asheboro junior Jalaya Showers was a standout again, winning the 100 (12.43) and 200 (25.23) by wide margins. It’s the third year in a row she has won both events in the county meet.
Showers also claimed the long jump at 16-11 for a 1-foot, 3-inch margin.
Teammate Nyla Price won the 100 hurdles (17.66) and 300 hurdles (52.52).
Asheboro had the only pole entrants, with Christy Price, Sarah Reeder and Lia George sharing the top spot at 6-6.
The Blue Comets scored 196 compared to runner-up Randleman’s 102. Wheatmore placed third with 97, followed by Southwestern Randolph 58, Providence Grove 53, Eastern Randolph 40 and Trinity 36.
Wheatmore’s Scarlett Hildreth dominated distance races. She won the 800 (2:35.89), 1,600 (6:08.98) and 3,200 (13:59.12). Hildreth joined Olivia Hildreth, Emma Davidson and Lydia Madison on the winning 3,200 relay (11:29.70).
Randleman’s Jaquline McDaniels was the top high jumper at 5-4. Teammate Gracie Beane won the triple jump at 35-6, with Price the runner-up.
Southwestern Randolph, with Ay-Janai Doggett, Rhylea Maness, Zuyanah Crawford and Kiersten Litell edged Asheboro in 400 relay with a time of 53 seconds. Asheboro prevailed in the 800 relay (1:52.93) and 1,600 relay (4:39.44).
Eastern Randolph’s Mirianna Corea had wide margins in winning the discus (109-4) and shot put (34-8). She’s the reigning Class 1A state champoin in the discus.
Trinity’s Kayla Franklin (400, 1:04.63) also won a race.
