Prep roundup: Mallard Creek dominates 4A Western Regional track

Mallard Creek’s boys took a runaway win at the N.C. 4A Western Regional track championships in Charlotte on Saturday.

The Mavericks won all four boys’ relay events and got two hurdles wins from Nyan Brown en route to dominating the field.

Mallard Creek had 158.5 points. Watauga was second with 47 and Palisades third with 43.

Watauga’s girls finished with 112 points to take the girls title over Mallard Creek (102) and Myers Park (81).

The N.C. 4A state finals will be next weekend in Greensboro.

Individual highlights

▪ Mallard Creek’s Brown won, narrowly in the 110 hurdles, running a time of 14.36 to edge teammate Roderick Orr (14.66). In the 300 hurdles, Brown was dominant, running a 37.06, well ahead of teammate Caleb Knight (38.67).

▪ Independence’s Maya Love won the 100 and 200 on the girls’ side.

▪ Rocky River’s Alexandria Jefferson won the discus and shot put, both by a comfortable margin. She threw 142-3 in the discus, well ahead of Olympic’s Amiya Burch (108-0). In the shot put, Jefferson threw 43-6, beating Alexander Central’s Ali Lewis (34-9).

Area individual boys winners:

▪ Bryce Lofton, Independence, 100

▪ Sadat Grant, Independence, 200

▪ Khalil Price, Mallard Creek, 400

▪ Kenniel Hall, Mallard Creek, 800

▪ Nyan Brown, Mallard Creek, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles

▪ Mallard Creek 400 relay, 800 relay, 1,600 relay, 3,200 relay

▪ Nana Mensah, Berry, high jump

▪ Keziah Williams, Chambers, long jump

▪ London Myles, Hopewell, triple jump

▪ Filip Vestlund, Ardrey Kell, discus

Area individual girls winners:

▪ Maya Love, Independence, 100, 200

▪ Calla Lanik, Myers Park, 400

▪ Independence 400 relay

▪ Mallard Creek 800 relay

▪ Myers Park 1,600 relay

▪ Ashlynn Wimberly, Mallard Creek, high jump

▪ Alexandra Ingoglia, Ardrey Kell, pole vault

▪ Alexandria Jefferson, Rocky River, discus, shot put

3A Midwest regionals

Greensboro’s Dudley High won the girls and boys team titles. The boys finished with 116 points, well ahead of Lake Norman Charter (73.5) and Oak Grove (68). Dudley’s girls had 141.5 points, overwhelming the field. Piedmont (67) was second and Northwest Cabarrus (55) was third.

Area individual winners included:

▪ Bryce Cooke, Parkwood (boys 1,600)

▪ Cameron Tucker, JM Robinson (boys 200, 400)

▪ Lake Norman Charter’s 1,600 boys relay

▪ Tripp Augier, Lake Norman Charter (boys high jump)

▪ Ryker Atkinson, Lake Norman Charter (boys long jump)

▪ Julian Williams, Northwest Cabarrus (boys triple jump)

▪ Piedmont girls 3,200 relay

▪ Mariah Logan, Northwest Cabarrus (girls long jump)

3A West regionals

West Charlotte’s 400 girls relay team won the regional title. The Lions quartet included Chloe Stitt, Mya Horsley, McKinley Sutton and Jase Matthews.

Other area individual winners included:

▪ Statesville boys 400, 800, 1,600 relay

▪ West Charlotte 400 girls relay

▪ Nakirah Adams, Statesville (girls 100, 200)

▪ Rachel Tolbert, South Point (girls 400)

▪ Olivia Ferraro, North Lincoln (girls 800, 1,600)

▪ Jamia Witcher-Knox, Statesville (girls 100 hurdles)

▪ Blythe Jaworsky, North Lincoln (girls pole vault)

▪ Allison Sanders, North Iredell (girls shot put)

▪ Iyona Reid, Statesville (girls discus)

▪ De’Rell Scott, Statesville (boys 100)

▪ Talyn Stevenson, Statesville (boys 200)

▪ Nicholas Porter, Statesville (boys 400)

▪ Logan Richardson, North Lincoln (boys 800)

▪ Statesville boys 400, 800, 1,600 relay

▪ Jakari Galvin, Stuart Cramer (boys long jump)

▪ Hunter Zettl, North Lincoln (boys discus)

This story was originally published May 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM.

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