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North Buncombe senior Sage Proffitt has been named the WNCPrepTrack.com Female Indoor Athlete of the Year. (Leaha Proffitt)

The following area athletes have been named to the All-WNCPrepTrack.com Indoor Track and Field Team:

Athlete of the Year: Sage Proffitt (North Buncombe, Senior)
Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year: Megan McDonald (TC Roberson, Senior)
Field Athlete of the Year: Hailey Cook (Hendersonville, Junior)
Distance Runner of the Year: Brooke Gordon (TC Roberson, Junior)

Asheville junior Kris Lordman has been named the WNCPrepTrack.com Male Indoor Athlete of the Year. (Asheville Citizen-Times)

Athlete of the Year: Kris Lordman (Asheville, Junior)
Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year: Justin D’Angelo (TC Roberson, Senior)
Field Athlete of the Year: Logan Pressley (North Buncombe, Senior)
Distance Runner of the Year: Eli Clevenger (North Buncombe, Junior)

North Buncombe senior Sage Proffitt will be looking to defend her state titles from last season on Saturday. (Jeff George/NCRunners)

The following area athletes are expected to compete in Saturday’s 1A/2A/3A State Indoor Track and Field Championships:

Boys 1A/2A/3A
Asheville
Kris Lordman, 300- and 500-meter dashes, high jump
Nathan Tyson, High Jump
Noah Tyson, Triple jump
Allen Worth, 3,200-meter run

Avery County
Alex Villanueva, High jump

East Henderson
Tanis Baldwin, 3,200-meter run
Corey Ginley, Pole vault
Heath Kidd, Pole vault

Hendersonville
Tristan Endaya, 300-meter dash

North Buncombe
Eli Clevenger, 3,200-meter run
Travis Leppi, 3,200-meter run
Lucas Perrine, Pole vault
Logan Pressley, Shot put
Corey Wilson, Shot put

Mitchell
Zach Boone, 1,600-meter run
Brandon King, 3,200-meter run
Chase Stevens, 500-meter run
4×800-meter relay

Polk County
Andy Conner, 500-meter dash
Cary Littlejohn, 500-meter dash
4×400-meter relay

West Henderson
Zach Bryant, 500-meter dash
Saban Nuw, 55-meter dash, high jump and long jump
4×400- and 4×800-meter relays

Girls 1A/2A/3A
Asheville
Kestrel Allawos, 500-meter dash
Anne Worth, 3,200-meter run
4×800-meter relay

Brevard
4×800-meter relay

East Henderson
Ashley Culbertson, High jump
4×800-meter relay

Hendersonville
Micayla Bedoian, High jump
Erin Brooks, 3,200-meter run
Hailey Cook, Shot put
Sydney Gilliam, High jump
Elizabeth Lackey, 1,000-meter run

Mitchell
Samantha Huskey, 55-meter hurdles

North Buncombe
Patricia Callison, 3,200-meter run
Allison Fox, 1,000
Maura Moloney, Pole vault
Darian Prescott, Pole vault
Sage Proffitt, 500, long jump and pole vault
Emily Reeves, 1,600-meter run
Katarina Ruehl,1,600- and 3,200-meter runs
Paige Shook, 3,200-meter run
4×400- and 4×800-meter relays

Owen
Emily Kimble, High jump
Imani Stewart, 1,000-meter run
4×400- and 4×800-meter relays

Polk County
Patricia Callison, 1,000-meter run
Rebecca Elliott, 1,000-meter run
4×400- and 4×800-meter relays

Tuscola
Sarah Golden, Shot put
4×400- and 4×800-meter relays

West Henderson
Heidi Brickhouse, Shot put
Courtney Thomas, Pole vault
Melissa White, 55-meter hurdles

Full Performance List on NCRunners

Roberson senior Cole Rains is expected to compete in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs Saturday. (Robersonsports.com)

The following area athletes are expected to compete in Saturday’s 4A State Indoor Track and Field Championships:

Boys 4A
T.C. Roberson
Drew Barker, 55-meter hurdles
Tyler Chazotte, Pole vault
Justin D’Angelo, 55-meter hurdles
Paul Kovach, 1,600-meter run
Robert Kovach, 1,000- and 1,600-meter runs
Cole Rains, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs
4×400- and 4×800-meter relays

Girls 4A
A.C. Reynolds
Callen Burril, Pole vault
Kenzie Hemelein, 1,600-meter run

T.C. Roberson
Brooke Gordon, 1,000-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs
Megan McDonald, 55-meter hurdles and 500 dash
Katuisha Mannanova, Triple jump
Anastasia Soule, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs
Anisia Starege, High jump
4×400- and 4×800-meter relays

Full Performance List on NCRunners

Brooke Gordon won the 3,200 -meter run Thursday at Asheville High. (John Dye)

1A-2A-3A Qualifiers
Pole Vault GIRLS Courtney Thompson West Henderson 8’6”
Maura Moloney North Buncombe 9’0”
Darian Prescott North Buncombe 8’6”
Pole Vault BOYS Isaiah Henderson Maiden 12’0”
High Jump GIRLS , East Henderson 5’0”
Shot Put GIRLS Heidi Brickhouse, West Henderson 32’0”
Hailey Cook, Hendersonville 41’04”
Long Jump BOYS Evan Williams West Henderson 21’ 0.25”
4 X 800 GIRLS Tuscola High School 11:04.5
Owen High School 11:17.3
55 Dash BOYS Saban Huw West Henderson 6.2
300 dash BOYS Tristan Endaya Hendersonville 36.6
500 dash GIRLS Sage Proffitt North Buncombe 1:17.2
Imani Stewart Owen 1:23.2
Kestral Allawos Asheville High 1:24.0
500 Dash BOYS Zach Bryant West Henderson 1:09.4
1000 run GIRLS Elizabeth Lackey Hendersonville 3:19.6
3200 Run GIRLS Anne Worth Asheville High 12:29.6
Erin Brooks Hendersonville 12:34.6
3200 Run BOYS Allen Worth Asheville High 10:15.6

4 A Qualifiers
Pole Vault GIRLS Callen Burril AC Reynolds 10’0”
Pole Vault BOYS Tyler Chazote TC Roberson 12’6”
High Jump Girls Anisia Starege TC Roberson 5’2”
55 Hurdle Girls Megan McDonald TC Roberson 9.1
55 Hurdles Boys Justin Deangelo TC Roberson 7.5
Drew Barker TC Roberson 7.8
1600 Run BOYS Cole Rains TC Roberson 4:32.9
Robert Kovach TC Roberson 4:34.2
Paul Kovach TC Roberson 4:38.4
1600 Run GIRLS Elizabeth Mosher TC Roberson 5:44.0
3200 Run GIRLS Brooke Gordan TC Roberson 11:21.1
Larrissa Wood AC Reynolds 11:57.3
4 X 400 GIRLS TC Roberson 4:16.4
4 X 400 BOYS TC Roberson 3:32.0

Logan Pressley won the shot put in Saturday's JDL Track Classic Invitational.

Logan Pressley put his name among the elite throwers in North Carolina Saturday in Winston-Salem.

The North Buncombe senior won the shot put at the first annual JDL Fast Track High School Invitational.

Pressley threw over 50 feet for the first time in his high school career, as he tossed the state’s fourth best mark of 51 feet, 2 inches.

In the process, he set the first facility record in the new multi-million dollar indoor  complex.

1A/2A/3A State Qualifiers
Boys
500 — 9. Andrew Conner, Polk County, 1:09.51
4×400 — 4. West Henderson, 3:38.37
4×800 — 5. West Henderson, 8:38.09
Pole vault — 6. Lucas Perrine, North Buncombe, 12’6″
Pole vault — 8. Corey Ginley, East Henderson, 12’6″
Shot put — 1. Logan Pressley, North Buncombe, 51’2″

Girls
300 — 2. Sage Proffitt, North Buncombe, 41.23
1,600 — 6. Katarina Ruehl, North Buncombe, 5:22.47
4×400 — 2. Polk County, 4:13.89
4×400 — 5. North Buncombe, 4:16.10
High jump — 6. Ashley Culbertson, East Henderson, 5’0″
Pole vault — 2. Sage Proffitt, North Buncombe, 11’0″
Long jump — 3. Sage Proffitt, North Buncombe, 16-11.75
Shot put — 5. Heidi Brickhouse, West Henderson, 31’6″

Full Results can be found here: http://nc.milesplit.com/meets/106120/results/186630/print

Owen's Emily Kimble, pictured here at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, won the high jump at the KTC Indoor Classic Friday. (BeRecruited.com)

Owen senior Emily Kimble won the high jump  at the KTC High School Indoor Classic.

Kimble cleared a height of 5 feet, 4.25 inches in Friday’s meet at East Tennessee State University.

Hendersonville's Hailey Cook competes in the discus here, has qualified for the indoor state meet in the shot put. (Mike Dirks/Times-News)

It was a record-setting day for Roberson’s Megan McDonald in Wednesday’s  Polar Bear meet at TC Roberson.

The senior won three events and recorded new personal bests in each event — 55-meter dash (7.2), 500-meter run (1:18.70), 55-meter hurdles (8.4).

McDonald qualified for February’s indoor state meet in the 55 dash and 55 hurdles.

1A/2A/3A State Qualifiers
Boys
300 Dash — Kris Lordman, Asheville, 1:08.90

Girls
Shot put – Hailey Cook, Hendersonville, 40’3″

4A State Qualifiers
Boys
55 Hurdles — Justin D’Angelo, TC Roberson, 7.7
1000 Run — Robert Kovach, TC Roberson, 2:40.50
3,200 Run — Cole Rains, TC Roberson, 10:10.10

Girls
55 Dash — Megan McDonald, TC Roberson, 7.2
55 Hurdles, Megan McDonald, TC Roberson, 8.4
3,200 — Anastasia Soule, TC Roberson, 12:11.80
Triple jump — Katuisha Mannanova, TC Roberson, 34’6″
High jump — Anisia Starege, TC Roberson, 5’0″

Full Results can be found here: http://wncpreptrack.com/tc-roberson-polar-bear-meet-2/

From Asheville coach Chris Stroup:

The Asheville high last chance track and field meet scheduled for February 1st has been re-scheduled for Thursday, February 2nd.

The deadline for state entry has been adjusted to 8:00pm on the 4th.

The West Henderson girls indoor track team captured the WNC Polar Bear team title Wednesday. (West Henderson Athletics)

COLUMBUS — The West Henderson boys and girls indoor track and field teams swept the WNC Polar Bear Championships Wednesday at Polk County high school.

The West Henderson boys won by 39.5 points over Mitchell, 115.50-79, while the West girls also had a marginal win over cross-town rival East Henderson, 102-79.

Saban Nuw captured double victories to lead the Falcon boys, winning the high jump (6’0″) and 55-meter dash (6.86 seconds).

Heidi Brickhouse and Melissa White led the Falcon girls. Brickhouse won the shot put with a throw of 33 feet, 1 inch. White captured the 55 dash title with a time of 8.35.

Full Results

From NCPrepTrack.com

 
STATE QUALIFIERS   (1A-2A-3A)
 Women
 Heidi Brickhouse  West Henderson  Shot Put   33'1"
 Emily Kimble      C. D. Owen      High Jump   5'6"
 Ashley Culbertson East Henderson  High Jump   5'0"
 Sage Proffitt     North Buncombe  Pole Vault 11'0"
 500m   1:21.34

4x800 Relay       Polk County    10:49.69
 East Henderson 11:03.53
 C. D. Owen     10:56.56

4x400 Relay       Polk County     4:18.35
 C. D. Owen      4:27.93

Men
 Logan Pressley    North Buncombe Shot Put 49'9"
 Alex Villanueva   Avery County   High Jump 6'0"
 Saban Nuw         West Henderson High Jump 6'0"
 Andy Conner       Polk County    500m   1:08.07
 Chase Stevens     Mitchell       500m   1:08.87
 Zach Bryant       West Henderson 500m   1:09.94
 Brandon King      Mitchell       3200m 10:19.28

STATE QUALIFIERS (4A)
 Women
 Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak A.C. Reynolds 1600m 5:37.03
 Larissa Wood              A.C. Reynolds 1000m 3:15.57

Former Western Carolina standout Manteo Mitchell placed third in the 400 meters Saturday in New York City. (Oxygen4Energy)

NEW YORK — Former Western Carolina standout and Olympic-hopeful Manteo Mitchell had a third-place showing in the elite section of the 400-meter dash last Saturday at the New Balance Indoor Games.

Mitchell posted a time of 47.69 seconds at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City. He finished behind fellow American Michael Courtney (47.38) and winner Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad Tobago (46.63).

Mitchell amassed for over 30 All-Southern Conference accolades in the sprints and relay events during his collegiate career at Western Carolina University.

He still trains and resides in Cullowhee while pursuing his Master’s in Education and serving as a volunteer assistant for both the men’s and women’s track and field teams at Western.

Mitchell is one of two former area college standouts hoping to qualify for the London Games this summer. Former UNC Asheville standout Natalie Pearson will be looking to qualify for her native country Great Britain — in either (or both) the 100- and 200- meter dashes.

Personal Records: (Outdoor) 100m – 10.24 sec (2010) 200m – 20.73 sec (2009) 400m – 45.95 sec (2011)