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Pinewood Track takes 1st in season openers
Luke Scott clears the high jump bar
Luke Scott clears the high jump bar.

Pinewood Christian Academy’s (PCA) varsity girls’ and boys’ track teams attended a multi-team track meet hosted at Bulloch Academy on March 2, 2022.  

Schools in attendance were Pinewood (PCA), Bulloch Academy (BA), Vidalia Heritage Academy (VHA), Robert Toombs Christian Academy (RTCA), Edmund Burke Academy (EBA), First Presbyterian Christian Academy (FPCA) and Heritage Christian Academy (HCA). 

PCA’s girls clinched first with 168 points, followed by EBA with 138, BA with 120, and RTCA with 110 in the top 4. 

PCA’s boys also took the first place slot with 169 points, followed by BA with 157 points, RTCA with 143, and EBA with 79 for the top four teams.


Events:


3200 Meters - Girls: 2nd-Ella Johns (15:57); 5th-Ginny Nutting (16:39); Boys: 3rd-Bryson Croft (14:38); 5th-Yug Patel (17:09)

Pole Vault - Girls: 1st (tie)-Mary Lucy Dasher (7’0”); Boys: 1st-Jackson Fries (10’0”); 3rd-Banks Durrence (9’0”)

Discus - Girls: 1st-Jaeley MacGregor (80’8”); 4th-Lara Durrence (67’1”); Boys: 1st-Peyton Williams (135’9”); 8th-Grayson Dean (71’10”)

Shot Put - Girls: 1st-Jaeley MacGregor (29’9-1/2”); 5th-Lara Durrence (25’7”); Boys: 1st-Peyton Williams (41’11”); 3rd-Mic Wasson (38’2-1/2”)

Long Jump - Girls: 5th-Libby Kate Blocker (12’8-1/4”); Boys: 2nd-Kaedan Arnold (19’5”)

Triple Jump - Girls:  3rd-Mattie Spacek (29’2-1/4”); 6th-Ava Woolard (26’5-1/4”); Boys: 3rd-Kaedan Arnold (39’9-1/4”); 4th-Tyson Swindell (38’9”)

High Jump - Girls: 3rd-Abby Scott (4’10”); 6th-Payton Cowart (4’6”); Boys: 5th-Luke Scott (5’6”); 6th-Pearce Dutton (5’6”)

100 Meters Hurdles - Girls: 7th-Erica Wasson (21.20)

110 Meters Hurdles - Boys:  4th-Tyson Swindell (19.50)

100 Meters - Girls: 3rd-Katelin Smith (13.43); 4th-Riley Nevil (13.53); Boys: 2nd-Mic Wasson (11.40); 3rd-Kaedan Arnold (11.77)

1600 Meters - Girls: 2nd-Laci Stone (6:38); 3rd-Payton Cowart (6:48); Boys: 5th-Jesse McLendon (6:27); 7th-Colby Danner (6:58)

400 Meters - Girls: 1st-Riley Nevil (65.87); 2nd-Lilly Griffin (66.33); Boys: 1st-Banks Durrence (56.12); 3rd-Luke Scott (57.53)

300 Hurdles - Girls: 1st-Abi Scott (52.33); Boys: 4th-Tyson Swindell (49.53); 6th-Luke Scott (52.87)

800 Meters - Girls: 2nd-Lilly Griffin (2:58); 3rd-Libby Kate Blocker (3:03); Boys: 3rd-Pearce Dutton (2:28); 5th-Luke DeLoach (2:35)

200 Meters - Girls: 2nd-Katelin Smith (29.09); Boys:  2nd-Mic Wasson (24.09)

4x100 Relay - Girls:  5th-Riley Nevil, Mattie Spacek, Cassidi Lynn, Katelin Smith (56.70); 8th-Milli Anderson, Ava Woolard, Ginny Nutting, Emma Strickland (59.40); Boys: 2nd-Banks Durrence, Preston Lowe, Mic Wasson, Kaedan Arnold (46.26); 7th-Jesse McLendon, Luke Scott, Luke DeLoach, Colby Danner (51.21)

4x400 Relay - Girls: 1st-Riley Nevil, Lilly Griffin, Payton DeLoach, Abi Scott (4:38); 5th-Ginny Nutting, Priscilla Dillon, Katelin Smith, Laci Stone (5:00); Boys: 1st-Kaedan Arnold, Mic Wasson, Luke Scott, Banks Durrence (4:00); 5th-Jesse McLendon, Luke DeLoach, Bryson Croft, Pearce Dutton (4:25)


Pinewood’s varsity girls’ and boys’ track teams returned to Bulloch Academy on March 9 to compete in their second meet of the season.  Nine schools turned out for the event on the overcast afternoon, including:  PCA, BA, VHA, RTCA, HCA, FPCA, David Emmanuel Academy (DEA), Windsor, and Bryan County. 

PCA’s varsity girls came in first with 151 points, followed by BA with 147, RTCA with 132, and Windsor with 68 in the top four. 

Varsity boys also took the first place slot, scoring 165.5 points, followed by BA with 154.5 points, and Bryan Co. with 123.5 in the top three.


Events:


3200 Meters - Girls: 1st-Laci Stone (15:03); 3rd-Ella Johns (15:29); Boys: 1st-Bryson Croft (12:54); 5th-Yug Patel (17:09)

Pole Vault - Girls: 4th-Mary Lucy Dasher (7’0”); Boys: 1st-Jackson Fries (9’6”); 4th-Jesse McClendon (9’0”)

Discus - Girls: 1st-Jaeley MacGregor (83’10”); 6th-Lara Durrence (64’2”); Boys: 1st-Peyton Williams (123’9”); 8th-Cade Beecher (84’10”)

Shot Put - Girls: 2nd-Jaeley MacGregor (29’4”); 6th-Lara Durrence (24’11-1/2”); Boys: 2nd-Peyton Williams (40’10-1/2”); 5th-Mic Wasson (38’5”) 

Long Jump - Girls: 6th-Libby Kate Blocker (12’8-3/4”); Boys: 7th-Kaeden Arnold (17’3-1/2”)

Triple Jump - Girls:  3rd-Mattie Spacek (28’4”); 8th-Ava Woolard (26’1-3/4”); Boys: 2nd-Tyson Swindell (39’10-1/4”); 3rd-Kaedan Arnold (39’3-1/4”)

High Jump - Girls: 3rd (tie)-Abi Scott (4’10”); 6th-Payton Cowart (4’6”); Boys: 4th-Luke Scott (5’8”); 6th-Pearce Dutton (5’4”)

110 Meters Hurdles - Boys:  3rd-Tyson Swindell (19.41)

100 Meters - Girls: 2nd-Katelin Smith (13.15); Boys: 1st-Mic Wasson (11.41)

1600 Meters - Girls: 1st-Payton Cowart (6:36); 4th-Ginny Nutting (7:05); Boys: 6th-Bryson Croft (6:30); 7th-Jesse McClendon (6:58)

400 Meters - Girls: 2nd-Lilly Griffin (68:87); Boys: 1st-Banks Durrence (55.94); 4th-Preston Lowe (59.53)

300 Hurdles - Girls: 2nd-Abi Scott (51.38); Boys: 4th-Luke Scott (46.84); 5th-Tyson Swindell (48.48)

800 Meters - Girls: 1st-Lilly Griffin (3:09); 2nd-Libby Kate Blocker (3:10); Boys: 4th-Pearce Dutton (2:32); 5th-Luke DeLoach (2:34)

200 Meters - Girls: 3rd-Katelin Smith (29.03); Boys:  3rd (tie)-Mic Wasson (25.50)

4x100 Relay - Girls:  6th-Katelin Smith, Cassidi Lynn, Mattie Spacek, Milli Anderson (56.22); Boys: 2nd-Banks Durrence, Preston Lowe, Mic Wasson, Kaedan Arnold (46.66); 6th-Jesse McLendon, Luke Scott, Luke DeLoach, Colby Danner (51.0)

4x400 Relay - Girls: 1st-Riley Nevil, Lilly Griffin, Payton Cowart, Abi Scott (4.37); 4th-Ginny Nutting, Priscilla Dillon, Libby Kate Blocker, Ella Johns (5.00); Boys: 5th-Jesse McLendon, Luke DeLoach, Bryson Croft, Preston Lowe (4:15)