Gallatin boys, Hendersonville girls win Sumner County Championship track titles
For the first 14 years, Hendersonville had not managed to win a team track and field title at the Sumner County Championships.
That changed Thursday evening as the Lady Commandos broke through to win their first title by 14 points over Station Camp and by 17 over Gallatin. Defending champion Beech finished fourth.
The title came down to the last race, the 4x400-meter relay, and as long as the Lady Commandos didn’t finish last or get disqualified, Hendersonville was assured of the championship.
Anchored by junior Brooke Long, who won Most Valuable Athlete honors by 0.5 points over White House senior Payton Barlow, Hendersonville won the final event.
Barlow swept the sprint distances for the second consecutive year, but her 4x200-meter relay team finished second, putting Long in position to win the meet’s top honor.
“I knew (Barlow) was up there, and I knew we were competing for it,” Long said. “Her relay got second and I knew our relay had to come out (and win). And we have a group of young girls, so I was trying to get them to push.”
Long won all four of her events, setting a new meet record in the 300-meter hurdles, an event she would have won easily last year despite falling twice had she not hit a hurdle in another lane.
“On the very last hurdle, I was just thinking ‘get over it,’ so I stuttered a couple of steps, but I just knew I didn’t want to fall again,” Long said.
Gallatin’s boys, having finished second the past two years, took out their frustrations on the rest of the field, winning by 42.5 points over second-place Beech.
Senior Edrico Briscoe led the Green Wave push, winning the 200- and 400-meter dashes in addition to a long jump victory on Tuesday. Briscoe took home Most Valuable Athlete honors for the second consecutive year.
“It’s very special,” Briscoe said. “I’ve been working hard and my coach has been pushing me hard. It feels great. It felt good knowing the team was going to come in first.”
The meet was held on Hendersonville High School’s recently renovated track surface, which drew favorable reviews.
“It’s a blessing,” Briscoe said. “I want to thank everybody that put in to (resurfacing) the track.”
Hendersonville became just the fourth team to win a team title at the meet – sponsored by the Gallatin News Examiner, Sonic and Wilson Bank and Trust. Gallatin, Beech and Station Camp had won all of the previous titles prior to Thursday.
Reach Chris Brooks at cbrooks@tennessean.com or 615-575-7118 and on Twitter @CBrooksTN.
Sumner County Championship meet results
Boys
Gallatin 206.5, Beech 164, Station Camp 131.5, Hendersonville 90, Merrol Hyde 52, Portland 22, White House 19, Westmoreland 5
100-meter dash
Place Athlete, School Time/Distance
1 Dezmond Chambers, Gallatin 11.06
2 Keshawn High, Gallatin 11.19
3 Logan Fetzer, Beech 11.33
200-meter dash
1 Edrico Briscoe, Gallatin 22.49
2 Dezmond Chambers, Gallatin 23.24
3 Logan Fetzer, Beech 23.58
400-meter dash
1 Edrico Briscoe, Gallatin 51.32
2 Austin Mullins, Beech 52.86
3 Koby Story, Beech 53.11
800-meter run
1 David Ahlmeyer, Beech 2:06.85
2 Cole Stivers, Gallatin 2:09.57
3 Coleman Midgett, Beech 2:10.38
1,600-meter run
1 David Ahlmeyer, Beech 4:42.39
2 Gabe Forbes, Station Camp 4:45.29
3 David Ausland, Station Camp 4:52.26
3,200-meter run
1 David Ahlmeyer, Beech 9:55.45
2 Alex Ponce, Merrol Hyde 9:58.07
3 Justin Wayment, Beech 10:48.59
110-meter hurdles
1 Luke Watson, Station Camp 15.60
2 Parker Kuchek, Gallatin 16.24
3 Markuez Lockett 16.35
300-meter hurdles
1 Luke Watson, Station Camp 41.87
2 Stephon Bristol, Station Camp 43.93
3 Zach Blaylock, Gallatin 43.97
400-meter relay
1 Gallatin 44.58
2 Beech 44.89
3 Station Camp 46.02
800-meter relay
1 Gallatin 1:34.51
2 Beech 1:34.93
3 Station Camp 1:35.85
1,600-meter relay
1 Portland 3:41.23
2 Merrol Hyde 3:46.09
3 Station Camp 3:46.47
3,200-meter relay
1 Merrol Hyde 8:38.62
2 Station Camp 8:58.46
3 Hendersonville 9:01.76
High jump
1 Ja’quese Freeman, Gallatin 5-10
2 Kacy Booker, Beech 5-6
3 Markuez Lockett, Gallatin 5-6
Long jump
1 Edrico Briscoe, Gallatin 21-1
2 Adrean Garrett, Gallatin 20-1.5
3 Chaz Williamson, Beech 19-11
Triple jump
1 Chaz Williamson, Beech 42-5
2 Edrico Briscoe, Gallatin 41-5.5
3 Ethan Green, Gallatin 40-6
Shot put
1 Jordan Amis, Hendersonville 44-10
2 Brad Montgomery, Beech 42-2.5
3 Chase Dowell, Gallatin 39-5
Discus throw
1 Jordan Amis, Hendersonville 132-11
2 Chase Dowell, Gallatin 121-9
3 Brad Montgomery, Beech 114-11
Pole vault
1 Ethan Creager, Hendersonville 9-0
2 Taylor Stafford, Gallatin 8-6
3 Jack Wilhite, Hendersonville 8-6
Girls
Hendersonville 154, Station Camp 140, Gallatin 137, Beech 110, White House 66, Merrol Hyde 49, Portland 5
100-meter dash
Place Athlete, School Time/Distance
1 Payton Barlow, White House 12.52
2 Jo’Neca Talley, Gallatin 12.54
3 Shyasia Mason, Gallatin 12.93
200-meter dash
1 Payton Barlow, White House 25.72
2 Jo’Neca Talley, Gallatin 26.56
3 Ashlee Reed, White House 26.61
400-meter dash
1 Payton Barlow, White House 57.27
2 Maggie Medley, Beech 1:02.85
3 Gracie Gumm, Merrol Hyde 1:03.34
800-meter run
1 Faith Brown, Station Camp 2:30.73
2 Elaine Park, Beech 2:31.94
3 India Cooper, Beech 2:32.38
1,600-meter run
1 Faith Brown, Station Camp 5:32.24
2 Elaine Park, Beech 5:36.30
3 Lindsay Ahlmeyer, Beech 5:36.34
3,200-meter run
1 Faith Brown, Station Camp 12:16.90
2 Kaelyn Meier, Merrol Hyde 12:29.45
3 Lindsay Ahlmeyer, Beech 13:18.04
100-meter hurdles
1 Brooke Long, Hendersonville 16.28
2 Jillian Baldis, Gallatin 17.20
3 Taylor Black, Station Camp 17.87
300-meter hurdles
1 Brooke Long, Hendersonville 48.06
2 Jaclyn Jarrett, Hendersonville 51.17
3 Jillian Baldis, Gallatin 51.30
400-meter relay
1 Gallatin 53.30
2 Hendersonville 53.89
3 Beech 54.58
800-meter relay
1 Station Camp 1:52.37
2 White House 1:53.61
3 Beech 1:57.64
1,600-meter relay
1 Hendersonville 4:22.98
2 Beech 4:25.74
3 Station Camp 4:32.16
3,200-meter relay
1 Beech 10:49.79
2 Merrol Hyde 11:02.16
3 Station Camp 11:44.96
High jump
1 Brooke Long, Hendersonville 5-1
2 Emilie Boone, Merrol Hyde 5-0
3 Haley Miller, Station Camp 4-8
Long jump
1 Ashlee Reed, White House 16-5.5
2 Jo’Neca Talley, Gallatin 16-4.75
3 Jillian Baldis, Gallatin 16-0.75
Triple jump
1 Taylor Black, Station Camp 33-2.75
2 Jo’Neca Talley, Gallatin 32-8
3 D.J. Hunter, Hendersonville 30-11
Shot put
1 Makensie Cotter, Hendersonville 29-8
2 LaMonica Mintlow, Gallatin 29-7
3 Lauren Lewis, Hendersonville 28-11
Discus throw
1 LaMonica Mintlow, Gallatin 96-5
2 Makensie Cotter, Hendersonville 95-8
3 Elizabeth Hatfield, Hendersonville 84-7
Pole vault
1 D.J. Hunter, Hendersonville 7-0
2 Halle Demontigny, Hendersonville 6-6
3 Jaylyn Briggs, Gallatin 6-0