Lafayette Boys Dominate Bay Rivers District Track and Field Meet; Jamestown takes Girls’ Crown

By Will Armbruster Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Melvin Jones has coached dozens off elite runners during his 39 years with Lafayette’s track and field program. But when asked where this year’s team falls in the ranks of his all-time greats, the veteran coach had trouble thinking of one that compared.

The Rams had an outstanding showing at the Bay Rivers Track and Field district meet held at the Boo Williams Sportsplex Monday. Their 189 total points were over 100 more than second-place York (82), and the most Jones could recall any of his teams scoring in “a long time.”

“I’ve been at [Lafayette] since it was built, and top-to-bottom, this could be the best track team ever (in school history),” said Jones, who won a AA state title in 2005 and has finished runner-up at the state meet twice. “We had quality times, quality jumps and quality relays today. I was very proud.”

Jones said his team got a major confidence boost after their impressive win at the Hampton Roads Elite High School Showcase two weeks ago, in which the Rams competed against mostly AAA schools such as Ocean Lakes, Kellam, I.C. Norcom and Landstown.

“After that we were like, ‘wow, maybe we can run with the big dogs,’” Jones said. “That was sort of like a dress rehearsal for today, and our confidence level was sky high coming out of that meet.”

The Rams’ Desmond Smallwood, who was named Bay Rivers Track and Field MVP, was the biggest standout, winning both of his events- the 55 meter in 6.61 seconds and the 300 meter in 35.89.

Teammate Michael Sonnek also won two events, the 55 meter hurdles and triple jump.

Christoff Samuels, Aaron Hooks, Brandon Poller and Smallwood anchored a record-setting pace in the 4x200-meter relay for Lafayette. They finished the event in 1:32.07, which Jones said is the second-fastest time in school history.

On the girls’ side, the Rams’ Heidi Peterson, who was a dual winner in the 1600 (5:19.55) and 3200 (12:17.37), earned MVP honors, although it was Jamestown that took home the team crown.

The Eagles’ balance proved to be slightly better than a talented Tabb team as Jamestown edged the Tigers 305-99.5. Tabb’s Brittni King joined Lafayette’s Peterson as the only other individual to win multiple events. King finished first in the 300 and 500 while teammates Micah Hanks and Taylor Omweg  came in second back-to-back. Hanks also placed second in the 55-meter (7.41) behind Lafayette’s Krista Ferrell (7.37).

But the Eagles consistently placed one or two runners in each event while collecting a chunk of their points in the field events. Shelby Hamm finished first in the pole vault, and Brianna Sutton (first), Amy Pressey (second) and Elizabeth Henry (fourth) all finished in the top four to snag 22 points for Jamestown in the shot put.

Marissa Segala, Shannon Bryce, Gaylin Glueck, Madisen Kopfer, Hayley Simonson and Devon and Tia Mearns all ran well and placed in their events for Jamestown.

Below are the team results followed by the top six finishers in each event who will move on to next week’s Region I meet, which will also be held at the Boo Williams Sportsplex next Wednesday (Feb. 15).

GIRLS TEAM RESULTS

1. Jamestown, 105; 2. Tabb, 99.50; 3.Grafton, 84.50; 4. Lafayette, 73.66; 5. Bruton, 42; 6. Warhill, 24; 7. Poquoson, 16; 8. New Kent 13.33; 9. York, 7

MENS TEAM RESULTS

1. Lafayette, 189; 2. York, 82; 3. New Kent, 75; 4. Tabb, 33; 5. Warhill, 28; 6. Grafton, 24; 7. Bruton, 18; 8. Jamestown, 14; 9. Poquoson, 2

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS- GIRLS

55 Meter

1. Krista Ferrell, Lafayette, 7.37; 2. Micah Hanks, Tabb, 7.41; 3. Dasha Hill, Bruton, 7.55; 4. Megan Jones, Lafayette, 7.59; 5. Kayla Copeman, Bruton, 7.59; 6. Lauren Askew, York, 7.66

300 Meter

1. Brittni King, Tabb, 41.16; 2. Micah Hanks, Tabb, 41.76; 3. Marissa Segala, Jamestown, 43.50; 4. Caroline Beaudoin, Grafton, 44.06; 5. Dasha Hill, Bruton, 44.07; 6. Lauren Askew, York, 44.26

500 Meter

1. Brittni King, Tabb, 1:18.81; 2. Taylor Omweg, Tabb, 1:19.08; 3. Clair Kublins, Poquoson, 1:20.63; 4. Shannon Bryce, Jamestown, 1:20.86; 5. Ariel Weimer, New Kent, 1:22.08; 6. Alison Harmatz, Tabb, 1:23.26

1000 Meter

1. Michaela Cody, Bruton, 3:04.79; 2. Carley Shannon, Bruton, 3:10.54; 33. Gaylin Glueck, Jamestown, 3:12.17; 4. Risa Grandon, Grafton, 3:13.11; 5. Devon Mearns, Jamestown, 3:15.46; 6. Leigh Ann Soistmann, Tabb, 3:16.51

1600 Meter

1. Heidi Peterson, Lafayette, 5:19.55; 2. Tia Mearns, Jamestown, 5:24.77; 3. Mariam Buscher, Warhill, 5:25.98; 4. Rachel Rabbitt, Grafton, 5:28.30; 5. Nicole Goff, Grafton, 5:33.36; 6. Devon Mearns, Jamestown, 5:37.57

3200 Meter

Heidi Peterson, Lafayette, 12:17.37; 2. Rachel Bloxom, Grafton, 12:18.67; 3. Madison Kopfer, Jamestown, 12:33.81; 4. Mollie Bland, Lafayette, 12:34.37 5. Haley Simonsen, Jamestown, 12:34.61; 6. Kara Enoch, Tabb, 12:46.21

55 Meter Hurdles

1. Leotie Fukawa, Grafton, 9.84; 2. Emily Mellman, Jamestown, 9.93; 3. Danielle Holzhauser, 10.18; 4. Jessy Spencer, Poquoson, 10.29; 5. Julia Shawver, Warhill, 10.33; 6. Jessica Sessoms, Lafayette, 10.44

4x200 Meter Relay

1. Tabb,1:46.83; 2. Lafayette,1:49.67; 3. Warhill, 1:49.92; 4. Bruton, 1:52.14; 5. Jamestown, 1:52.52; 6. New Kent, 1:56.21

4x400 Meter Relay

1. Tabb, 4:07.73; 2. Jamestown, 4:17.90; 3. Warhill, 4:19.64; 4. Grafton, 4:21.30; 5. Bruton 4:31.91; 6. York 4:44.77

4x800 Meter Relay

1. Jamestown, 10:15.38; 2. Tabb, 10:19.98; 3. Lafayette, 10:25.37; 4. Warhill, 10:28.88; 5. Bruton, 10:28.90; 6. Grafton, 11:08.86

High Jump

1. Julia Young, Grafton, 5-02.00; 2. Brittni Hughes, Grafton, 4-10.-00; 3. Keilah Sutton, Tabb, 4-06.00; 4. Natalie Robles, York, J4-06.00; 5. April Keith, Grafton, J4-06.00; 5. Alison Harmatz, Tabb, J4-06.00

Pole Vault

1. Shelby Hamm, Jamestown, 8-06.00; 2. Leotie Fukawa, Grafton, 8-00.00; 3. Aaron Figus, Jamestown, 7-06.00; 4. Megan Stallings, Grafton, J7-06.00; 5. Taylor Stevens, New Kent, 6-06.00; 6. Victoria Schluszas, Lafayette, 6-00.00; 6. Lynsey Harris, New Kent, 6-00.00; 6. Mattie Goad, Lafayette, 6-00.00

Long Jump

1. Caroline Beaudoin, Grafton, 17-03.25; 2. Megan Jones, Lafayette, 16-10.25; 3. Melissa Progar, Tabb, 16-07.75; 4. Julia Young, Grafton, 16-00.00; 5. Victoria Dodd, Jamestown, 15-10.75; 6. Kimani Burney, Tabb, 15-09.25

Triple Jump

1. Kimani Burney, Tabb, 32-11.50; 2. Megan Jones, Lafayette, 32-03.50; 3. Brittany Saetre, Poquoson, 32-01.50; 4. Allison Deborah, Lafayette, 31-04.00; 5. Taylor James, New Kent, 31-03.00; 6. Victoria Dodd, Jamestown, 30-10.50

Shot Put

1. Brianna Sutton, Jamestown, 35-04.00; 2. Amy Pressey, Jamestown, 33-07.00; 3. Kayla Jones, Bruton, 32-01.00; 4. Elizabeth Henry, Jamestown, 28-07.00; 5. Danielle Collins, Grafton, 28-01.50; 6. Nycole Taliaferro, Jamestown, 27-10.00

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS- BOYS

55 Meter

1. Desmond Smallwood, Lafayette, 6.61; 2. Tim Kelly, York, 6.78; 3. Nicky Schweickert, New Kent, 6.81; 4. Kyle Canaday, Warhill, 6.86; 5. Christoff Samuelson, Lafayette, 6.90; 6. Kwame Durant, Lafayette, 6.90

300 Meter

1. Desmond Smallwood, Lafayette, 35.89; 2. Derek Holdsworth, Lafayette, 37.06; 3. Kwame Durant, Lafayette, 37.18; 4. Aaron Hooks, Lafayette, 37.66; 5. Montez Roberson, York, 37.70; 6. David Camarillo, Tabb, 37.94

500 Meter

1. Derek Holdsworth, Lafayette, 1:07.79; 2. Austin Savage, New Kent, 1:08.11; 3. David Camarillo, Tabb, 1:08.17; 4. Aaron Hooks, Lafayette, 1:09.26; 5. Garrett Losty, Lafayette, 1:09.92; 6. Michael Sonnek, Lafayette, 1:11.12

1000 Meter

1. Jack Little, York, 2:40.92; 2. Blake Finkenauer, Tabb, 2:42.94; 3. Joshua Carino, Lafayette, 2:45.73; 4. Anthony Addeo, Bruton, 2:46.88; 5. Patrick Shannon, Jamestown, 2:48.18; 6. Nathan Allred, Jamestow, 2:49.15

1600 Meter

1. Dawson Connell, York, 4:32.36; 2. Kurtis Steck, Lafayette, 4:40.67; 3. Levi Warring, Lafayette, 4:40.67; 4. Dylan Sydnor, Grafton, 4:48.09; 5. Chris Rolince, New Kent, 4:48.29; 6. Forrest Kidwell, Grafton, 4:49.92

3200 Meter

1. Jason Menzies, Lafayette, 9:56.78; 2. Andrew Osborne, York, 10:02.84; 3. Dylan Sydnor, Grafton, 10:27.46; 4. Baron Kieffer, Tabb, 10:41.48; 5. Greg Modzelewski, Jamestown, 10:56.00; 6. Robert Richards, Jamestown, 10:56.11

55 Meter Hurdles

1. Michael Sonnek, Lafayette, 8.53; 2. Christian Kinney, Lafayette, 8.86; 3. Stephen Ruane, Lafayette, 8.97; 4. Paul Fyffe, Bruton, 8.98; 5. M. Hooker, York, 9.03; 6. Ben Howe, Tabb 9.18

4x200 Meter Relay

1. Lafayette, 1:32.07; 2. Warhill, 1:35.59; 3. New Kent, 1:36.69; 4. York, 1:39.55; 5. Jamestown, 1:40.07; 6. Tabb, 1:43.18

4x400 Meter Relay

1. Tabb, 3:35.02; 2. New Kent, 3:35.23; 3. Lafayette, 3:35.59; 4. Warhill, 3:37.67; 5. Jamestown, 3:42.64; 6. York, 3:46.52

4x800 Meter Relay

1. York, 8:20.45; 2. Lafayette, 8:29.22; 3. Warhill, 8:31.56; 4, New Kent, 8:36.34; 5. Tabb, 8:36.81; 6. Grafton, 8:54.55

High Jump

1. Taylor Jordan, Grafton, 6-02.00; 2. Christian Kinney, Lafayette, 5-10.00; 3. Ryan Hockaday, New Kent, 5-06.00; 4. Garrett Losty, Lafayette, J5-06.00; 5. Andrew Farrell, Poquoson, 5-04.00; 6. Kareem Christian, Jamestown, 5-02.00

Pole Vault

1. Jonathan Fowler, New Kent, 11-00.00; 2. David Cabaniss, York, 10-06.00; 3. Chuckie Johnson, New Kent, J10-06.00; 4. Alejandro Nava, Lafayette, J10-06.00; 5. Jacob Breautigam, Lafayette, 10-00.00; 6. Roberts Edwards, York, 9-06.00

Long Jump

1. Coy Robinson, New Kent, 21-03.00; 2. Nicky Schweickert, New Kent, 21-00.00; 3. Christian Kinney, Lafayette, 20-08.50; 4. Kwame Durant, Lafayette, 19-10.00; 5. Scott Frazier, Bruton, 18-07.50; 6. Derrick Harris, Lafayette, 17-11.00

Triple Jump

1. Michael Sonnek, Lafayette, 40-04.50; 2. Montez Roberson, York, 40-01.50; 3. Stephen Ruane, Lafayette, 37-05.50; 4. Garrett Losty, Lafayette, 37-05.00; 5. Tim Slade, Jamestown, J37-05.00; 6. Ryan Hockaday, New Kent, 37-03.00

Shot Put

Hayden Crockett, York, 43-01.00; 2. Nick Wong, Bruton, 41-07.50; 3. Terrance Sharp, Warhill, 41-04.00; 4. Warren Atkins, Lafayette, J41-04.00; 5. Timothy Richard, Grafton, 39-04.50; 6. Justin Bennett, Jamestown, 39-00.00

Click here for complete results, courtesy of Milestat.