Girls track team takes second at region meet; five headed for state

The Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School Tiger girls track team finished second overall in the region track meet and will be sending fivemembers to the state meet in Albany next week.

State qualifiers for the Tigers are Nikki Freeman (shot and discus); Amanda Maddox (long jump); Erika Jefferson (100 meter dash); Ricola Patterson (400 meter dash); and the 1600-meter relay team of Yakira Banks, Erika Jefferson, Amanda Maddox, and Ricola Patterson. The state meet will be held in Albany May 1-3.

The region meet was held at East Jackson High School on April 18 and 21. Results were as follows:

Shot Put - Nikki Freeman, second; Kenya Burn, sixth.

Discus - Nikki Freeman, second.

High Jump - Tyneshia Walton, third.

Long Jump - Amanda Maddox, secind; Yakira Banks, fourth.

400-meter Relay - Banks-Jefferson Maddox-Patterson, second.

100-meter Dash - Erika Jefferson, first; Yakira Banks, fourth.

200-meter Dash - Erika Jefferson, fourth.

400-meter Dash - Ricola Patterson, second.

1600-meter Relay - Banks-Dauri Binns-Jefferson-Ricola Patterson, first.

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