Crockett’s Addisyn Rowe Wins State High Jump Championship
by STEVE WILMOTH
TriCitiesSports.com
May 25, 2017
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A year after being disappointed with a state runner-up finish a year ago, David Crockett high jumper Addisyn Rowe will leave with the top prize this year.
Rowe claimed just the fourth state title in David Crockett history Thursday at the TSSAA Class AAA State Track & Field Championships at MTSU’s Dean Hayes Soccer & Track Stadium.
Struggling in the later part of the season to get past 5-4, Rowe easily clipped that mark with a 5-6 and to claim the gold medal with room to spare as no other jumper cleared higher than 5-2.
Rowe joins dual 1999 state shot put champions Brad Kyker and Susanna Robertson and 1979 decathlon state titlist Gary Rose as Pioneers to win a state championship.
Volunteer’s Morgan Salyers logged a third-straight all-state performance with a sixth-place in the triple jump (35-2).
The LMU signee struggled with an early season injury but battled back for the career-best state finish. Salyers was seventh two years ago as a sophomore and eighth as a junior last year.
“I’m relieved that I medaled again, but I didn’t think that I would,” said Salyers. “I was ranked 12th coming in so I didn’t think I’d make the finals, let alone the podium because I was injured early in the years and my jumps hadn’t been that good.”
Dobyns-Bennett’s Kelsey Bailey just missed making the final round in the triple jump, but still managed a tenth place finish with a jump of 34-3.
Other local all-state performances came in Wednesday’s shot put competition as Boone’s Caitlin Cutshall finished fourth (10-0) and Science Hill’s Julia Parr seventh (9-0).
The Lady ‘Blazers also got a sixth-place finish from Maria Chellah in the 400 meters (59.53).
Dobyns-Bennett logged three eighth-place finishes. Khyra Gambrell was eighth in the shot put (108-0), Sophia Neglia in the 3200 meters (11:28.59) and from the 4x400 meter relay team (4:05.27).
Crockett’s Daniela Palomino threw the discus 108-2, good for a seventh-place finisher.
Whitehaven edged Brentwood 89-83 for the team title, paced by 44 individual points from Kiara Rhodes who took the pentathlon (3382 points) on Monday and doubled in the hurdles on Thursday with a 14.10 in the 100 meter hurdles and a 43.94 in the 300 meter hurdles. Rhodes was also second in the high jump (5-2) and third in the long jump (18-5).
Kethlin Campbell of Shelbyville also won three gold medals with wins in the 100 meters (11.73), 200 meters (24.21) and long jump (20-3½). Brentwood’s Katherine Coffey swept the throws, landing a 140-1 in the discus and a 43 11½ in the shot put.
Unicoi County’s Stephanie Wisse and the Elizabethton throwing tandem of Camryn Korona and Jasmine Roberts led the local contingent in the Class A/AA portion of the day.
Wisse got started on Monday with a runner-up finish in the pentathlon (2816) and logged a third place in the 100 hurdles (15.51), fourth in the 100 meters (12.44) and fifth in the 300 meter hurdles (47.88) on Thursday.
Korona and Roberts finished 2-3 in the discus and the shot put. Korona went 35-4¼ in the shot and 117-10 in the discus while Roberts was 34-5¾ and 106-7 respectively. Signal Mountains Camryn Bowman won both events with marks of 39-2¾ in the shot put and 133-0 in the discus.
Other local highlights that produced all-state performers including Unicoi County’s Hailey Hawkins who finished fourth in the pole vault (8-0) and Elizabethton’s Heather Feuchtenberger, third in the 800 meters (2:19.01). Sullivan South’s tallied 2381 points for an eight-place in the pentathlon.
CAK’s Rebecca Story and Lennex Walker of Chattanooga Arts & Sciences stole the show individually, combining for nine state championships.
Story swept the 800 meters (2:16.64), 1600 meters (5:06.57) and 3200 meters (10:53.33) and also ran on leg on the Lady Warriors’ winning 4x800 relay team.
Walker went one better winning the pentathlon (3306), long jump (18-11¼), triple jump (36-3), 100 meter hurdles (14.19) and 300 meter hurdles (45.02).
2017 TSSAA Girls State Track & Field Championships
Dean Hayes Soccer & Track Stadium
May 22-25, 2017
CLASS AAA
TEAM RESULTS – 1. Whitehaven 89; 2. Brentwood 83; 3. Knox West 46; t-4. Ravenwood 36½; Hardin Valley 36½; 6. Oakland 32; 7. Independence 30½; 8. Shelbyville 30; 9. White Station 22; 10. Houston 20; t-18. David Crockett 10; t-29. Daniel Boone 8; 39. Science Hill 3½; t-40. Dobyns-Bennett 3, Volunteer 3.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Pentathlon – 1. Kiara Rhodes, Whitehaven, 3382; 2. Taylor Pickett, Brentwood, 3329; 3. Kelsea Buchanan, Overton, 3241.
Long Jump – 1. Kethlin Campbell, Shelbyville, 20-3½; 2. Lauryn James, Cordova, 18-7¼; 3. Kiara Rhodes, Whitehaven, 18-5; 14. Whitney Christian, Volunteer, 16-1.
Triple Jump – 1. Imani Udouman, Oakland, 37-10; 2. Avery Truelove, Centennial, 35-10; 3. Taylor Pickett, Brentwood, 35-8½; 6. Morgan Salyers, Volunteer, 35-2; 10. Kelsey Bailey, Dobyns-Bennett, 34-3.
High Jump – 1. Addisyn Rowe, David Crockett, 5-6; 2. Kiara Rhodes, Whitehaven, 5-2; 3. Riley White, Ravenwood, 5-2.
Shot Put – 1. Katherine Coffey, Brentwood, 43-11½; 2. Krystal Starling, Ooltewah, 41-0¾; 3. Symphony Buxton, Hardin Valley, 40-8.
Discus – 1. Katherine Coffey, Brentwood, 140-1; 2. Atlantis Warren, Germantown, 125-9; 3. Hannah Johnson, Independence, 125-1; 8. Khyra Gambrell, Dobyns-Bennett, 108-0.
Pole Vault – 1. Brittany Bishop, Anderson County, 12-0; 2. Taylor Pickett, Brentwood, 12-0; 3. Melissa Briant, Collierville, 10-0; 4. Caitlin Cutshall, Daniel Boone, 10-0; 7. Julia Parr, Science Hill, 9-0; 11. Meredith Fullbright, Science Hill, 8-6.
100 Meters – 1. Kethlin Campbell, Shelbyville, 11.73; 2. Kirstin Jones, Whitehaven, 12.00; 3. Tiyanna Johnson, Cleveland, 12.18; 15. Chloe Arnold, Tennessee High, 12.89.
200 Meters – 1. Kethlin Campbell, Shelbyville, 24.21; 2. Kirstin Jones, Whitehaven, 25.20; 3. Ashtin Holman, Fraklin County, 25.23; 16. Chloe Arnold, Tennessee High, 26.51.
400 Meters – 1. Riley White, Ravenwood, 56.73; 2. Jessica Kelley, Ridgeway, 57.89; 3. LaNea Wallace, Houston, 58.05; 6. Maria Chellah, Daniel Boone, 59.03; 10. Katy Neubert, Science Hill, 1:00.21.
800 Meters – 1. Jessica Lord, Morristown West, 2:16.77; 2. Riley Coggin, Brentwood, 2:18.89; 3. Breja Hooks, Oakland, 2:18.95.
1600 Meters – 1. Addi Coggins, Independence, 5:04.32; 2. Lindsey Stallworth, Knox West, 5:05.62; 3. Ella Baran, Houston, 5:06.43.
3200 Meters – 1. Erica Fisher, Arlington, 10:59.28; 2. Addi Coggins, Independence, 11:00.70; 3. Victoria Simmons, Siegel, 11:17.64; 8. Sophia Neglia, Dobyns-Bennett, 11:28.59; 11. Julia Simpson, Science Hill, 11:47.28.
100 Meter Hurdles – 1. Kiara Rhodes, Whitehaven, 14.10; 2. Imani Udouman, Oakland, 14.85; 3. Jessica Green, Collierville, 15.28.
300 Meter Hurdles – 1. Kiara Rhodes, Whitehaven, 43.94; 2. Kendall Long, White Station, 44.23; 3. Taylor Pickett, Brentwood, 45.85.
4x100 Meter Relay – 1. Whitehaven, 47.77; 2. White Station, 48.45; 3. Stewarts Creek, 48.57.
4x200 Meter Relay – 1. Whitehaven, 1:41.44; 2. Stewarts Creek, 1:41.91; 3. Cordova, 1:42.43; 11. Tennessee High, 1:46.27.
4x400 Meter Relay – 1. Ravenwood, 3:59.99; 2. Knox West, 4:01.58; 3. Memphis Central, 4:03.24; 8. Dobyns-Bennett, 4:05.27.
4x800 Meter Relay – 1. Knox West, 9:30.90; 2. Brentwood, 9:34.15; 3. Hardin Valley, 9:37.30; 7. Science Hill, 9:50.70.
CLASS A/AA
TEAM RESULTS – 1. East Nashville 72; 2. Martin Luther King 64; 3. Chattanooga Arts & Sciences 54; 4. CAK 51; 5. Lipscomb 45; 6. Knox Catholic 39; 7. Elizabethton 34; 8. Chattanooga Christian 29; t-9. Signal Mountain 28; Page 28; 11. Unicoi County 27½; t-47. Sullivan South 1.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Pentathlon – 1. Lennex Walker, Chattanooga Arts & Sciences, 3306; 2. Stephanie Wisse, Unicoi County, 2816; 3. Kennedi Johnson, East Nashville, 2755; 8. Olivia Kent, Sullivan South, 2381.
Long Jump – 1. Lennex Walker, Chattanooga Arts & Sciences, 18-11¼; 2. Mikele Vickers, Lipscomb, 18-3¼; 3. Makayla Transou, Jackson South Side, 18-1.
Triple Jump – 1. Lennex Walker, Chattanooga Arts & Sciences, 36-3; 2. Chloe Harp, Montgomery Central, 34-11; 2. Jalena Curbeam, East Nashville, 34-10.
High Jump – 1. Denia Hill-Tate, Martin Luther King, 5-3; 2. Mackenzie Harris, Middle Tennessee Christian, 5-2; 3. Kailyn Tyler, Lipscomb, 5-2.
Shot Put – 1. Camryn Bowman, Signal Mountain, 39-2¾; 2. Camryn Koroma, Elizabethton, 35-4¼; 3. Jasmine Roberts, Elizabethton, 34-5¾.
Discus – 1. Camryn Bowman, Signal Mountain, 133-0; 2. Camryn Koroma, Elizabethton, 117-10; 3. Jasmine Roberts, Elizabethton, 106-7.
Pole Vault – 1. Mary Leichner, Page, 11-0; 2. Gigi Maddox, Page, 9-0; 3. Farris Parker, CPA, 8-6; t-4. Hailey Hawkins, Unicoi County, 8-0.
100 Meters – 1. Mikele Vickers, Lipscomb, 12.35; 2. Alexis Wilson, Tyner Academy, 12.37; 3. Blake Blakemore, Austin-East, 12.42; 4. Stephanie Wisse, Unicoi County, 12.44.
200 Meters – 1. Alexis Patterson, East Nashville, 25.50; 2. Blake Blakemore, Ausitn-East, 25.85; 3. Calise Hardy, Whites Creek, 25.94.
400 Meters – 1. Payton Barlow, White House, 58.92; 2. Calise Hardy, Whites Creek, 59.16; 3. Norah Ogbonnaya, Martin Luther King, 59.30.
800 Meters – 1. Rebecca Story, CAK, 2:16.64; 2. Loral Winn, Dresden, 2:17.47; 3. Heather Feuchtenberger, Elizabethton, 2:19.01.
1600 Meters – 1. Rebecca Story, CAK, 5:06.57; 2. Taylor Cuneo, Central Magnet, 5:09.67; 3. Loral Winn, Dresden, 5:10.09.
3200 Meters – 1. Rebecca Story, CAK, 10:53.33; 2. Gigi Maddox, Page, 10:59.57; 3. Callie Tucker, Knox Catholic, 11:19.44.
100 Meter Hurdles – 1. Lennex Walker, Chattanooga Arts & Sciences, 14.19; 2. Denia Hill-Tate, Martin Luther King, 15.42; 3. Stephanie Wisse, Unicoi County, 15.51.
300 Meter Hurdles – 1. Lennex Walker, Chattanooga Arts & Sciences, 45.02; 2. Kennedi Johnson, East Nashville, 46.16; 3. Josea Smith, Craigmont, 46.69; 5. Stephanie Wisse, Unicoi County, 47.88.
4x100 Meter Relay – 1. East Nashville, 48.33; 2. Lipscomb, 49.66; 3. Red Bank, 49.84.
4x200 Meter Relay – 1. Chattanooga Christian, 1:44.72; 2. Lipscomb, 1:44.84; 3. East Nashville, 1:44.95.
4x400 Meter Relay – 1. Martin Luther King, 4:02.51; 2. Chattanooga Christian, 4:02.65; 3. East Nashville, 4:04.30.
4x800 Meter Relay – 1. CAK, 9:34.24; 2. Knox Catholic, 9:35.01; 3. Central Maget, 9:49.90.