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Cherokee, NC – Cherokee High School (CHS) hosted the 2023 Smoky Mountain Conference track and field championships on a windy afternoon on Wednesday, May 3.
Below are the results by nc.milesplit showing the top 3 and all CHS finishers for each event.
Cherokee’s Jaylan McCoy-Bark will run in the 4x800M relay, where the Braves came second with a time of 8:29.39. He also finished second in the 800M (2:06.04), 1600M (4:46.18) and 3200M (10:23.60).
boys event
team score
1 – Swain County 205
2 – Cherokee 121
3 – Hayesville 104
4 – Robbinsville 100
5 – Andrews 79
6 – Murphy 62
7 – Hiwassy Dam 14
8 – Tri-County Early College 9
100M Dash
1 – Cutler Adams, Robbinsville, 11.33
2 – Josiah Glaspie, Swain, 11.45
3 – Taylor McClure, Hayesville, 11.79
10 – Levi Winter, Cherokee, 12.37
12 – Shiloh Woodson, Cherokee, 12.52
200M dash
1 – Josiah Glaspie, Swain, 23.30
2 – Keyanci Graham, Swain, 24.09
3 – Ryan Payne, Murphy, 24.66
4 – Dalmon King, Cherokee, 24.93
9 – Jonathan Thaler, Cherokee, 25.72
14 – Shiloh Woodson, Cherokee, 26.93
400M Dash
1 – Josiah Glaspie, Swain, 50.18
2 – Tanith Esquivel, Cherokee, 54.33
3 – Hunter Stalcup, Murphy, 55.02
8 – Anthony Rothiah, Cherokee, 57.29
12 – Aiden Thompson, Cherokee, 1:00.65
800M run
1 – Conor Brown, Swain, 2:05.20
2 – Jaylan McCoy Burke, Cherokee, 2:06.04
3 – Kane Jones, Swain, 2:07.21
6 – Ostin Swaney, Cherokee, 2:13.47
10 – Samuel Hernandez, Cherokee, 2:21.09
1600M run
1 – Conor Brown, Swain, 4:45.21
2 – Jaylan McCoy Burke, Cherokee, 4:46.18
3 – Tice Hogner, Cherokee, 4:54.40
6 – Samuel Hernandez, Cherokee, 5:00.54
3200M run
1 – O’Malley Salinas, Andrews, 10:20.66
2 – Jaylan McCoy Burke, Cherokee, 10:23.60
3 – Karl Baird, Swain, 10:29.91
10 – Isaiah Redford, Cherokee, 15:30.20
110M Hurdles
1 – Brock Adams, Robbinsville, 15.48
2 – Austin Jenkins, Swain, 16.30
3 – Levi Winter, Cherokee, 17.10
8 – Eli Byrd, Cherokee, 21.48
300M Hurdles
1 – Brock Adams, Robbinsville, 41.57
2 – Austin Jenkins, Swain, 44.35
3 – Jacob Jones, Hayesville, 44.87
4 – Eli Byrd, Cherokee, 55.27
4x100M relays
1 – Hayesville, 45.29
2 – Murphy, 45.43
3 – Robbinsville, 46.08
5 – Cherokee, 48.29
4x200M relays
1 – Murphy, 1:34.70
2 – Robbinsville, 1:35.24
3 – Hayesville, 1:35.86
5 – Cherokee, 1:37.93
4x400M relays
1 – Swain, 3:34.54
2 – Hayesville, 3:37.34
3 – Cherokee, 3:48.33
4x800M relays
1 – Swain, 8:26.73
2 – Cherokee, 8:29.39
3 – Andrews, 9:06.52
high jump
1 – Isaac Chandler, Hayesville, 6-0
2 – Logan Shuler, Andrews, 6-0
3 – Brock Adams, Robbinsville, 5-10
5 – Aizen Bell, Cherokee, 5-08
long jump
1 – Keegan Ellis, Andrews, 20-03
2 – Matthew Gray, Swain, 19-01
3 – Kale Harger, Murphy, 18-06
9 – Xavier Otter, Cherokee, 16-02
11 – Aiden Thompson, Cherokee, 14-07.50
triple jump
1 – Matthew Gray, Swain, 40-04
2 – Samuel Preston, Andrews, 38-11.50
3 – Keegan Ellis, Andrews, 38-06
5 – Aizen Bell, Cherokee, 37-02.50
pole vault
1 – Matthew Gray, Swain, 16-0
2 – Owen Craig, Swain, 11-0
3 – Caden Lail, Robbinsville, 10-06
discus throw
1 – Nse Uffort, Swain, 150-09
2 – Luke Smith, Cherokee, 148-00
3 – Kengsen Davis, Cherokee, 138-03
13 – Nathaniel Littlejohn, Cherokee, 82-01
shot put
1 – Taylor McClure, Hayesville, 50-04
2 – Nse Uffort, Swain, 50-00
3 – Kengsen Davis, Cherokee, 48-07
5 – Luke Smith, Cherokee, 39-07
15 – Jaden Trumper, Cherokee, 33-00
Swain County’s Arizona Blankenship (left) and Cherokee’s Dvdaya Swimmer pace each other on the 1600m run. Blankenship finished first in 800m (2:25.94), 1600m (5:10.26) and 3200m (11:23.69), while swimmers finished second in 800m (2:27.39) and 1600m (5:26.34).
girls event
team score
1 – Swain County 231
2 – Hayesville 125
3 – Robbinsville 93
4 – Murphy 90.5
5 – Cherokee 70.5
6 – Andrews 59
7 – Tri-County Early College 22
8 – Hiwassy Dam 5
100M Dash
1 – Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 13.15
2 – Naomi Feagin, Swain, 13.97
3 – Kensley Phillips, Robbinsville, 14.16
9 – Aaliyah Ben, Cherokee, 14.76
11 – Ella Sokol, Cherokee, 14.97
13 – Nya Mora, Cherokee, 15.06
200M dash
1 – Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 26.76
2 – Letsy Burgos, Cherokee, 27.73
3 – Marley Hicks, Swain, 29.85
8 – Lexi Davis, Cherokee, 31.05
11 – Ella Sokol, Cherokee, 32.31
400M Dash
1 – Corinne Cotton, Murphy, 1:02.55
2 – Eva Shook, Hayesville, 1:04.89
3 – Cora Watkins, Swain, 1:05.00
10 – Ella Sokol, Cherokee, 1:14.24
800M run
1 – Arizona Blankenship, Swain, 2:25.94
2 – Dvdaya Swimmer, Cherokee, 2:27.39
3 – Annie Lewis, Swain, 2:29.00
5 – Izzy Ravy, Cherokee, 2:48.52
1600M run
1 – Arizona Blankenship, Swain, 5:10.26
2 – Dvdaya Swimmer, Cherokee, 5:26.34
3 – Annie Lewis, Swain, 5:37.18
3200M run
1 – Arizona Blankenship, Swain, 11:23.69
2 – Annie Lewis, Swain, 12:10.05
3 – Fern Clayton, Tori County, 12:26.93
100 million hurdles
1 – Emma Shook, Hayesville, 16.67
2 – Amelia Rodgers, Swain, 18.95
3 – Hannah Talkington, Andrews, 19.31
7 – Shelby Solis, Cherokee, 21.00
300M Hurdles
1 – Emma Shook, Hayesville, 49.12
2 – Melanie Linton, Swain, 49.84
3 – Maia Burrows Carr, Swain, 50.79
4x100M relays
1 – Hayesville, 52.63
2 – Swain, 54.15
3 – Cherokee, 56.04
4x200M relays
1 – Hayesville, 1:51.72
2 – Swain, 1:54.18
3 – Cherokee, 1:58.47
4x400M relays
1 – Swain, 4:24.42
2 – Hayesville, 4:24.67
3 – Cherokee, 4:38.19
4x800M relays
1 – Swain, 10:13.34
2 – Hayesville, 11:23.02
3 – Murphy, 12:11.17
high jump
1 – Gracie Sutton, Swain, 5-02
2 – Amelia Rodgers, Swain, 5-00
3 – Ella Matheson, Hayesville, 5-00
6 – Rossi Ward, Cherokee, 4-06
8 – Nya Mora, Cherokee, 4-06
long jump
1 – Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 16-10
2 – Claire Barlow, Robbinsville, 15-04.25
3 – Rossi Ward, Cherokee, 14-05.25
10 – AJ Hill, Cherokee, 11-04
11 – Addie Cooper, Cherokee, 9-07.50
triple jump
1 – Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 39-07.75
2 – Claire Barlow, Robbinsville, 33-09.00
3 – Ella Matheson, Hayesville, 32-08.75
5 – Rossi Ward, Cherokee, 29-02
9 – Sel Swaney, Cherokee, 26-06.75
pole vault
1 – Amelia Rodgers, Swain, 10-06
2 – Alden-Thomas, Swain, 8-06
3 – Hannah Wingate, Swain, 8-06
discus throw
1 – Lily Trout, Hayesville, 105-02
2 – Alexis Smith, Cherokee, 102-05
3 – Jersey Schwarm, Murphy, 95-08
14 – Jerin Rothayre, Cherokee, 62-03
shot put
1 – Alexis Beasley, Andrews, 32-05
2 – Aubrey Wachacha, Robbinsville, 32-04.50
3 – Jersey Schwarm, Murphy, 30-08.25
10 – Camia Wiggins, Cherokee, 26-08
11 – Alexis Smith, Cherokee, 26-00
19 – Jerin Rothayre, Cherokee, 22-01.50
adaptive wheelchair discus
1 – Jordan Oliver, Murphy, 13-10
adaptive wheelchair shot put
1 – Jordan Oliver, Murphy, 7-01.50
Adaptive 100M Wheelchair
1 – Jordan Oliver, Murphy, 46.74
