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Pinewood boys’ track team wins Gator Relay
Gator Relay
Front Row: (l to r) Cade Beecher and Banks Durrence. Second Row: Luke DeLoach, Preston Lowe, Kaedan Arnold, Mic Wasson, Jade Bradley, Colby Danner, and Jesse McLendon. Third Row: Tyson Swindell, Jake Rodgers, Yug Patel, and Peyton Williams. Back Row: Luke Scott.

Pinewood’s varsity track teams recently traveled to Georgia Southern University to compete in the Gator Relays on March 23. 

Schools that came out to the event included:  Pinewood (PCA), Bulloch Academy (BA), Vidalia Heritage Academy (VHA), Robert Toombs Christian Academy (RTCA), Edmund Burke Academy (EBA), Windsor Academy (WA), and David Emanuel Academy (DEA).

PCA’s boys took the first place slot with 166 points, followed by BA with 143.5 points, and RTCA with 139.

In the girl’s competition, BA claimed the win with a score of 150. EBA came in second with 126 points closely followed by third place team, RTCA, who scored 125. The Pinewood Lady Patriots took the fourth place position with 107 points.


Events:

3200 Meter run

Girls:

4th – Ella Johns (15:05)

5th – Laci Stone (15:15)

Boys:

5th – Bryson Croft (14:20)

7th – Yug Patel (18:02)


Pole Vault

Girls:

4th  – Mary Lucy Dasher (7’0”)

Boys:

1st – Jackson Fries (11’6”)

3rd – Jesse McLendon (10’0”)


Discus

Girls:

3rd – Jaeley MacGregor (79’8”)

6th – Lara Durrence (73’8”)

Boys:

1st – Peyton Williams (146’1”)

7th – Grayson Dean (87’1”)


Shot Put

Girls:

3rd – Jaeley MacGregor (28’1”)

8th – Lara Durrence (26’1”)

Boys:

1st – Peyton Williams (43’1”)

5th – Mic Wasson (38’11”)


Long Jump

Girls:

8th – Mattie Spacek (12’4¼”)

Boys:

1st – Jade Bradley (22’1¼”)

5th – Kaedan Arnold (17’11”)


Triple Jump

Girls: 

5th – Mattie Spacek (28’ ¾”)

8th – Ava Woolard (25’3¼”)

Boys:

2nd – Tyson Swindell (39’7¼”)

3rd – Kaedan Arnold (39’1¼”)


High Jump

Girls:

3rd – Abi Scott (4’10”)

Boys:

2nd – Luke Scott (5’8”)

6th – Pearce Dutton (5’4”)


100 Meter Hurdles

Girls:

7th – Erica Wasson (19.5)

8th – Mary Lucy Dasher (20.0)


110 Meter Hurdles

Boys:

3rd – Tyson Swindell (19.62)

4th – Seth Dekle (20.70)


100 Meters

Girls:

5th – Katelin Smith (13.33)

Boys:

2nd – Jade Bradley (10.90)

3rd – Mic Wasson (11.12)


1600 Meters

Girls:

2nd – Payton Cowart (6:47)

4th – Ginny Nutting (7:08)

Boys:

7th – Bryson Croft (6:15)

8th – Jesse McLendon (6:25)


400 Meters 

Girls:

3rd – Lilly Griffin (66.31)

5th – Priscilla Dillion (71.65)


Boys:

1st – Banks Durrence (35.02)

7th – Preston Lowe (59.56)


300 Hurdles

Girls:

2nd – Abi Scott (50.68)

Boys:

1st – Luke Scott (45.71)

4th – Tyson Swindell (47.48)


800 Meters

Girls:

4th – Lilly Griffin (3:05)

Boys:

5th – Pearce Dutton (2:32)

6th – Luke DeLoach (2:33)


200 Meters

Girls:

5th – Katelin Smith (28.87)

Boys: 

2nd – Mic Wasson (23.43)


4x100 Relay

Girls: 

6th – Riley Nevil, Jena Bradley, Cassidi Lynn, Katelin Smith (56.56)

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 Cowart, Abi Scott (4:29)

5th – Ginny Nutting, Priscilla Dillon, Ella Johns, Laci Stone (5:52)

Boys:

1st – Kaedan Arnold, Mic Wasson, Luke Scott, Banks Durrence (4:00)

5th – Jesse McLendon, Luke DeLoach, Bryson Croft, Pearce Dutton (4:25)