Information courtesy of Coach Micah Chesney

Winnfield Senior High School had another successful season this spring. After participating in four regular season meets for the boys and five meets for the girls, the teams started preparing for the district track meet. This year, Winnfield Senior High School was selected to be the host for the District 3-2A meet. In order to qualify for the regional meet, athletes had to place within the top four in their event. The following athletes qualified for the LHSAA 2A Region-I Track Meet:

1st Place Finishes (Girls) – Samoria Bell (Shotput); Jasmine Jones (1600 M and 3200 M Runs)

1st Place Finishes (Boys) – Jake Jones (Javelin); Damascus Lewis (High Jump); Dearveon Williams (800 M Run); Detavious Williams (200 M Run); Noe Vazquez (1600 M & 3200 M Runs)

2nd Place Finishes (Girls) – Ala’Zea McMiller (Triple Jump, 100 M Hurdles & 300 M Hurdles); Allison Wren, Jasmine Jones, Gracie Moore, & Bailey Lenard (4×800 M Relay)

2nd Place Finishes (Boys) – Damascus Lewis (Long Jump); Jayvion Woods (Shotput); Jake Jones (Discus); Ryan Davis (High Jump); Brandon Bradford (800 M Run); Detavious Williams (100 M Dash); Brandon Bradford, Jordan Washington, Gabe Wren & Jaylon Jackson (4×400 M Relay); Jaylen Givens, Detavious Williams, Damascus Lewis, Richard Williams (4×100 M Relay)

3rd Place Finishes (Girls) – Lauren Simmons (Javelin); Jaiden Todd (400 M Dash); Gracie Moore (1600 M Run); Ala’Zea McMiller, D’Onna Starks, Tylasia Williams, Jaiden Todd (4×400 M Relay)

3rd Place Finishes (Boys) – Gabe Wren (400 M Dash); Rowan Turner (3200 M Run); Ryan Davis (110 M Hurdles)

4th Place Finishes (Girls) – Calijah Manning (Discus); Allison Wren (800 M Run); Santana Harris (100 M Hurdles); D’Onna Starks, Tylasia Williams, Kenndi Robinson, G’Anae Hoard (4×100 M Relay)

4th Place Finishes (Boys) – Jaylon Jackson (Triple Jump); Joseph Carrithers (Javelin); Ryan Davis (300 M Hurdles); Jaterion Hobdy (110 M Hurdles)

After the tallying of the points at the end of the night, it was announced that the girls team placed 3rd in the district with a total of 109 points. The boys’ team scored a total of 176 points and placed 2nd in the district, finishing only 3 points behind Mansfield High School. Damascus Lewis finished as a co-recipient of the “Most Outstanding Field Athlete” with a total of 18 points.

This past Wednesday, the student-athletes from above competed at the LHSAA 2A Region-I track meet. Our specific region is compiled of four districts, which meant that each competition had roughly 16 competitors, with over 20 schools represented altogether. To advance to the state track meet, an individual must place within the top three positions in their event. The following student-athletes qualified for the LHSAA 2A State Championship Meet:

Girls – Samoria Bell (2nd Place – Shotput – 31-02.50)

Boys – Ryan Davis (3rd Place – 110 M Hurdles – 15.84); Detavious Williams (2nd Place – 100 M Dash – 11.16); Jaylen Givens, Damascus Lewis, Richard Williams & Detavious Williams (2nd Place – 4×100 M Relay – 43.41)

Along with the state qualifiers, we had students place within the top six that helped our girls and boys teams receive points. The following student-athletes placed within the top six at the Regionals Meet:

Girls – Ala-Zea McMiller (Triple Jump – 5th); Ala’Zea McMiller (300 M Hurdles – 4th);

Boys – Jake Jones (Javelin – 4th); Damascus Lewis (High Jump – 4th); Ryan Davis (High Jump – 5th); Detavious Williams (200 M Dash – 4th)

The LHSAA State Championship Meet will take place on Friday, May 3, 2024. We are excited to have a great group of kids going down to represent our school and community at the highest level of high school athletics! Thank you to everyone that has made this a successful season!