Mallard Creek claimed the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A boys indoor track & field state championship for the first time in school history on Saturday at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.

The Mavericks finished the day with 57 points, beating second place Cuthbertson’s 42 points.

It was the relay teams that led the way for Mallard Creek. The Mavericks won the 4×200 meter relay, beating Cuthbertson by just 0.35 seconds. Later, the 4×400 meter relay team beat Willow Spring by 0.10 seconds to win gold. Mallard Creek finished the final race of the event in 7:56.89.

The Mallard Creek 4×800 relay team placed second, falling about four seconds shy of first-place Marvin Ridge.

Mallard Creek also had first-place finishes from Nyan Brown in the 55-meter hurdles and CHristian Dixon in the 55-meter dash.

Multiple records fell on Saturday night as well.

Joshua Cooper of Willow Spring set a new state meet record and 4A meet record in the 500 meter race, finishing with a time of 1:03.44. The previous record was 1:03.65, set by New Bern’s Andrew Hendrix in 2009.

Kyle Barney of Marvin Ridge broke the state meet and 4A meet record in the 1000-meter run. Barney crossed the finish line in 2:27.76, beating the old record of 2:28.85 set by Kyle Durham of Weddington in 2019.

Parkland’s Micah Walker also broke a state meet an 4A meet record. Walker recorded a time of 33.96 in the 300 meter dash, beating the old record of 34.22 set by Isaiah Monroe of Dudley in 2022.

Marvin Ridge, Enloe, and Riverside rounded out the top five in the team standings on Saturday.

Full Results: Track Events

4×800 Meter Relay

1. Marvin Ridge (Michael Keller, David Rivlin, Michael Rivlin, Ishan More) – 7:56.89
2. Mallard Creek (Kenniel Hall, Kyllen Weathers, Tynarie McKinney, Kevin Noble Jr.) – 8:01.05
3. Broughton (Cam Kuss, Andrew Jackson, Sam Wooten, Wells Farfour) – 8:02.96

55 Meter Hurdles

1. Nyan Brown (Mallard Creek) – 7.36
2. Rance Springs (Mount Tabor) – 7.43
3. Jaleel Griffin (Riverside-Durham) – 7.52

55 Meter

1. Christian Dixon (Mallard Creek) – 6.28
2. Bryce Lofton (Independence) – 6.31
3. Manny Martin (Clayton) – 6.36

4×200 Meter Relay

1. Mallard Creek (Mason Kelly, Khalil Price, Christian Dixon, Nassor Ashenafi) – 1:29.28
2. Cuthbertson (Robert Lausen, Brenden Robbins, Aronne Cosentino, Davian Hall) – 1:29.63
3. Independence (Bryce Lofton, Zayden Crommarty, Sadat Grant, Takeo Massey) – 1:31.95

1600 Meter

1. Michael Haskin (Asheville) – 4:14.94
2. Philip Blum (Riverside) – 4:14.96
3. Tate Shore (Reagan) – 4:16.32

500 Meter

1. Joshua Cooper (Willow Spring) – 1:03.44 [State Meet Record: Previous record of 1:03.65 set by Andrew Hendrix of New Bern in 2009] [4A Meet Record: Previous record of 1:03.65 set by Andrew Hendrix of New Bern in 2009]
2. Jace Wynn (Middle Creek) – 1:04.88
3. Drew Johnson (Hough) – 1:05.26

1000 Meter

1. Kyle Barney (Marvin Ridge) – 2:27.76 [State Meet Record: Previous reocrd of 2:28.85 set by Kyle Durham of Weddington in 2019] [4A Meet Record: Previous record of 2:29.03 set by Dylan Ferris of East Forsyth in 2008]
2. Cade Cresswell (Porter Ridge) – 2:30.82
3. Landon Jones (Northern Guilford) – 2:32.53

300 Meter

1. Micah Walker (Parkland) – 33.96 [State Meet Record: Previous record of 34.22 set by Isaiah Monroe of Dudley in 2022] [4A Meet Record: Previous record of 34.36 set by C.J. Martin of Clayton in 2024]
2. Dominic Harper (Garner) – 34.40
3. Anthony Boykin (Enloe) – 34.96

3200 Meter

1. Philip Blum (Riverside) – 9:19.32
2. Cedar Nichols-Barnhart (R.J. Reynolds) – 9:20.80
3. Michael Haskin (Asheville) – 9:20.91

4×400 Meter Relay

1. Mallard Creek (Nyan Brown, Khalil Price, Justin Watts, Mason Kelly) – 3:22.79
2. Willow Spring (Elijah Patterson, Amir Wallace, Sebion Wright, Joshua Cooper) – 3:22.89
3. Cuthbertson (Bryce Gatlin, Elliott Lightfoot, Dax Chapman, Brenden Robbins) – 3:27.08

Full Results: Field Events

Shot Put

1. Cooper Williams (Davie County – 61-08.50
2. Manny Lewis (Marvin Ridge) – 53-06.50
3. Calvin Pierce (Northwest Guilford) – 52-02.75

Long Jump

1. Alexander Chapman-Evans (Enloe) – 23-00.00
2. Andrew Davis (Ardrey Kell) – 22-10.50
3. William Leak (Hoke County) – 22-09.25

High Jump

1. Tommy Pringle II (Cuthbertson) – 6-07.00
2. Maddox Krotzer (South Garner) – 6-07.00
3. Houston Tillotson (Cuthbertson) – 6-05.00

Pole Vault

1. Dillon Kaulback (Leesville Road) – 16-00.00
2. Jack Tan (Wakefield) – 15-06.00
3. Austin Sweet (Davie County) – 14-06.00

Triple Jump

1. London Myles (Hopewell) – 49-04.00
2. Alexander Chapman-Evans (Enloe) – 47-00.50
3. Andrew Davis (Ardrey Kell) – 46-06.75

Team Scores

1. Mallard Creek – 57
2. Cuthbertson – 42
3. Marvin Ridge – 37
4. Enloe – 34
5. Riverside – 30
6. Ardrey Kell – 24
7. Parkland – 21
T8. Mount Tabor – 19.5
T8. Reagan – 19.5
10. Leesville Road – 18.5