For the second consecutive season, T.W. Andrews has won the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A boys track & field state championship.

The Red Raiders were dominant in their repeat, beating out second place East Burke by 46 points, 98-52.

Ja’Neil Harris, one of the top runners on the day for T.W. Andrews, set a new meet record in the 200 meter dash. Harris finished the race in 21.12 seconds, beating the previous record of 21.23 seconds set by Lexington’s James Drummond in 2013.

Harris’ teammate Correy McManus finished second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.06 seconds.

T.W. Andrews also had the top two spots in the 100 meter dash. McManus won the race with a time of 10.72 seconds, just 0.03 seconds ahead of Harris, who finished second.

In the 300 meter hurdles, Jeremiah King and Gracious Chia placed second and third for the Red Raiders. Owen’s Trevae Woodyard won the race with a time of 37.83 seconds, more than a full second ahead of King and nearly two seconds ahead of Chia.

Two T.W. Andrews relay teams finished with gold medals. The 4×200 meter relay team won with a time of 1:26.85 and the 4×100 meter relay team won with a time of 42.14 seconds.

Kenneth Byrd led East Burke to a second place finish in the team race. Byrd won gold in the 110 meter hurdles and long jump, and . placed second in the high jump.

Another meet record fell in the pole vault. Bandys’ Kage Hefner recorded a pole vault height of 16-0, beating the previous record of 15-4 set by Byrd in 2022.

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2A Boys Track & Field Results: Running Events

4×800 Meter Relay

1. Salisbury (Samuel Fatovic, Austin Massaquoi, Finnagen Avery, Jamal Rule) – 8:08.01

2. Brevard (Avan Hinkle, Ezra Stubbs, Noah McLauchlin, Leo Murray) – 8:09.41

3. Nash Central (Jaaziah Jones, Trevor Rountree, Aaron Brown, Jeremiah Jones) – 8:14.98

110 Meter Hurdles

1. Kenneth Byrd (East Burke) – 14.31

2. Zye-Ryk Wright (North Pitt) – 14.46

3. Jeremiah King (T.W. Andrews) – 14.51

100 Meter Dash

1. Correy McManus (T.W. Andrews) – 10.72

2. Ja’Neil Harris (T.W. Andrews) – 10.75

3. Jonathan Paylor (Cummings) – 10.95

4×200 Meter Relay

1. T.W. Andrews (Gracious Chia, Lilen Ratley, Correy McManus, Ja’Neil Harris) – 1:26.85

2. Farmville Central (Cameron Sessoms, Jalice Payton, Micah Bynum, Tyvell Foskey) – 1:28.05

3. Monroe (Brajon Allen, Zachariah Melton, Demarion Stokes, Kaegon Chambers) – 1:28.48

1600 Meter Run

1. Jack Anstrom (Seaforth) – 4:24.23

2. Turner Knox (Hendersonville) – 4:30.53

3. Aaron Brown (Nash Central) – 4:34.63

4×100 Meter Relay

1. T.W. Andrews (Gracious Chia, Ja’Neil Harris, Jeremiah King, Correy McManus) – 42.14

2. Farmville Central (Cameron Sessoms, Tyvell Foskey, Elijah Able, Micah Bynum) – 42.33

3. Monroe (Mario Jackson, Zachariah Melton, Demarion Stokes, Kaegon Chambers) – 42.73

400 Meter Dash

1. Jonathan Paylor (Cummings) – 47.98

2. Dwan Bell (Northeastern) – 48.84

3. Travelius Leach (Fairmont) – 48.94

300 Meter Hurdles

1. Trevae Woodyard (Owen) – 37.83

2. Jeremiah King (T.W. Andrews) – 38.91

3. Gracious Chia (T.W. Andrews) – 39.78

800 Meter Run

1. Hunter Midgett (Camden County) – 1:58.93

2. Will Cuicchi (Seaforth) – 1:59.07

3. Austin McGuire (Patton) – 2:01.54

Boys 200 Meter Dash

1. Ja’Neil Harris (T.W. Andrews) – 21.12 (New Meet Record)

2. Correy McManus (T.W. Andrews) – 22.06

3. Elijah Griffin (Brevard) – 22.13

Previous meet record of 21.23 set by James Drummond (Lexington) in 2013.

Boys 3200 meter Run

1. Jack Anstrom (Seaforth) – 9:30.24

2. Carson Wells (West Stanly) – 9:42.01

3. Zeb Mathis (West Stokes) – 9:44.59

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay

1. St. Pauls (Quintell McNeill, Theophilos Setzer, Markeon Fletcher, Charles Johnson) – 3:23.48

2. Salisbury (Jeremiah Davidson, Jaylyn Smith, Jordan Waller, Jamal Rule) – 3:23.51

3. Owen (Davis Kendall, Keron McLeod, Josh Hollowell, Trevae Woodyard) – 3:28.89

2A Boys Track & Field Results: Field Events

Long Jump

1. Kenneth Byrd (East Burke) – 23-3.25

2. Asun Pender (Beddingfield) – 23-1.50

3. Jaylen Neal (Bartlett Yancey) – 22-2.75

High Jump

1. Chase Farlow (Randleman) – 6-8

2. Kenneth Byrd (East Burke) – 6-8

3. Avery Fraley (East Burke) – 6-6

Discus Throw

1. Junior Payton-Kimble (Northeastern) – 178-7

2. Owen Grismer (West Stanly) – 169-5

3. Isaac Vaden (East Surry) – 161-9

Triple Jump

1. Payton Xander Bethea (N.C. Science & Math) – 40-2.25

2. Jayden Quesenberry (West Caldwell) – 40-5

3. Owen Turner (Bandys) – 40-6

Pole Vault

1. Kage Hefner (Bandys) – 16-0 (New Meet Record)

2. Ryan Yoder (Seaforth) – 12-6

3. Tate Dalton (West Stokes) – 12-0

Previous meet record of 15-4 set by Kenneth Byrd (East Burke) in 2022.

Shot Put

1. Owen Grismer (West Stanly) – 56-1.25

2. Junior Payton-Kimble (Northeastern) – 55-5

3. Phillip Harris (N.C. Science & Math) – 51-8.50

2A Boys Track & Field Team Standings

1. T.W. Andrews – 98
2. East Burke – 52
3. Seaforth – 38
4. Brevard – 37
5. Salisbury – 32
6. Nash Central – 28
T7. Monroe – 27
T7. Farmville Central – 27
T7. Northeastern – 27
10. West Stanly – 26
11. Cummings – 21
T12. Beddingfield – 20
T12. Owen – 20
14. West Stokes – 18
15. Bandys – 14

Source: highschoolot.com