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.
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)
Asheville junior Kris Lordmon was among the area athletes who qualified for the indoor state meet. (John Coutlakis)
Special thanks to Asheville High coach Chris Stroup for passing this list along of indoor state qualifiers from Thursday’s Asheville Polar Bear Meet #2.
1A, 2A, 3A
Shot Put, Men – Logan Pressley North Buncombe 45’08″
Shot Put, Women – Sarah Golden Tuscola 31’03″
High Jump,Woman – Micayla Bedoian, Hendersonville, 4’10″
High Jump, Men – Nathan Tyson, Asheville, 6’00″
Pole Vault, Women – Sage Proffitt, North Buncombe, 11’06″
Pole Vault, Men – Lucas Pirrin, North Buncombe, 12’00″
4 X 800, Women – Brevard High 10:58.4
Tuscola High 11:12.2,
Asheville High 11:13.6
1600 Meters, Men Zach Boone, Mountain Heritage High, 4:40.3,
Tommy Connell, Brevard High 4:43.9
300 Meters, Men Kris Lordman, Asheville High 36.6
4A
55 Hurdles, Women Megan Mcdonald, TC Roberson 8.8
55 Hurdles, Men Justin Deangelo, TC Roberson 7.7
300 Dash, Women Megan McDonald 1:22.0
Pole Vault, Women – Callen Burrill, TC Roberson, 9’06″
TC Roberson senior Justin D’Angelo has been named this week's WNCPrepTrack.com Indoor Male Athlete of the Week. (Lee Pantas)
TC Roberson’s Justin D’Angelo and Owen’s Emily Kimble are this week’s male and female WNCPrepTrack.com indoor athletes of the week.
The pair of seniors posted victories in their respective events at last Tuesday’s polar bear at TC Roberson.
D’Angelo won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.58 seconds, while Kimble captured first in the high jump with a leap of 5-feet, 6 inches.
Both D’Angelo and Kimble set new personal bests and qualified for next month’s indoor state championships.
TC Roberson’s Brooke Gordon and Robert Kovach were also in the running for this week’s honors.
Owen senior Emily Kimble, pictured here with dad, Kieth, has qualified for next month's indoor state meet. (Donna Dye)
Eleven area athletes in Tuesday’s polar bear meet at TC Roberson have qualified for February’s indoor state championships. The following athletes include:
Boys
Drew Baker, TC Roberson, 55-meter hurdles
Justin D’Angelo, TC Roberson, 55-meter hurdles
Robert Kovach, TC Roberson, 3,200-meter run
Girls
Brooke Gordon, TC Roberson, 1,000-meter run
Emily Kimble, Owen, high jump
Rachel Koon, TC Roberson, 1,600-meter run
Katuisha Mannanova, TC Roberson, triple jump
Megan McDonald, TC Roberson, 55-meter hurdles
Anisia Starege, TC Roberson, high jump
Anastasia Soule, TC Roberson, 1,600-meter run
Larissa Wood, AC Reynolds, 3,200-meter run
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Montreat College is in search of a Volunteer Assistant Track & Field Coach for Throws. Montreat is a private, 4-year, Christ-centered institution that competes nationally in the NAIA and is part of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC).
Qualifications for the position include Bachelor’s degree, experience in the throwing events, and ability to work within and promote the mission of Montreat College.
Job responsibilities include conducting practices and coaching all aspects of the throwing events, traveling with the team, a willingness to help recruit, and a commitment to the team for the entirety of the season.
This position reports directly to the Head Coach, and is a part-time Volunteer position. If interested or have questions, please contact Coach Snyder at csnyder@montreat.edu
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