Volunteer’s Whitney Christian Earns Top Award at TC/DC Relays
by STEVE WILMOTH
TriCitiesSports.com
April 14, 2018
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Volunteer coach Jim Ailshie is a Dobyns-Bennett track and field legend, so to see one of his Volunteer Falcons earn a top award at a meet hosted by his alma mater and named after his former coach was very special.
Volunteer hurdler Whitney Christian was named as the Top Female Running Performer at Saturday’s Texas Roadhouse Dan Crowe/Tom Coughenour Relays.
“This event has been around a long time,” said Ailshie. “I ran in it in 1981. To win a Most Outstanding Runner Award is just phenomenal. Whitney has put the time and effort into it and she deserves it.”
Christian took the 100 meter hurdles in 16.16 and returned to claim the 300 meter hurdles in 47.69.
“The key is to stay calm,” said Christian. “On the 100, I make sure to three-step and not switch legs and on the 300, I just go for it and try not to stutter before a hurdle.”
Both were personal bests for Christian who also logged a personal best in the long jump (16-0½) to place second.
“I started with some new steps on the long jump,” added Christian. “So, I’m happy where I’m at.”
“White qualified for the state in the long jump last year and got a taste about what the state meet about,” added Aishie. “I think that experience has benefitted her.”
Christian’s performance was part of an overall solid day for the Falcons and Lady Falcons under the direction of their second-year coach.
The boys 4x400 relay team held on for a second-place finish in a school-record time of 3:29.63.
“I knew those kids had it in them,” said Ailshie. “They went out and completed with D-B. We hung with them.”
2018 Texas Roadhouse Crowe-Coughenour Relays
Crowe-Coughenour Track at Dobyns-Bennett High School
Kingsport, TN
April 14, 2018
GIRLS RESULTS
High Jump – 1. Lily Griffith, Dobyns-Bennett, 5-4; 2. Madison Cowan, Sullivan South, 5-2; 3. Emily Hatley, Volunteer, 5-0; 4. Hannah Watson, Dobyns-Bennett, 5-0; 5. Abbie Morelock, Greeneville, 5-0.
Long Jump – 1. Madison Cowan, Sullivan South, 17-9½; 2. Whitney Christian, Volunteer, 16-0½; 3. Mary Reed, Science Hill, 14-10½; 4. Jenah Cooper, Cherokee, 14-6½; 5. Lily Sewel, Dobyns-Bennett, 14-5.
Triple Jump – 1. Ashley Salyers, Volunteer, 32-6; 2. Lily Sewel, Dobyns-Bennett, 31-7; 3. Rebekah Horton, Jefferson County, 31-3½; 4. Olivia Kent, Sullivan South, 30-1; 5. Hannah Watson, Dobyns-Bennett, 29-9.
Discus – 1. Michelle Morris, Abingdon, 116-6; 2. Jaycee Schroeder, Jefferson County, 112-10; 3. Katie Biggs, Cherokee, 105-5; 4. Courtney Whitson, Dobyns-Bennett, 101-5; 5. Lauren Smith, Cherokee, 89-9.
Shot Put – 1. Jaycee Schroeder, Jefferson County, 38-2½; 2. Courtney Whitson, Dobyns-Bennett, 33-8 ½; 3. Brittany Nielsen, Cherokee, 32-2; 4. Michelle Morris, Abingdon, 31-11; 5. Marissa Buckner, Carter, 31-7.
Pole Vault – 1. Caitlin Cutshall, Daniel Boone, 10-6; 2. Julia Parr, Science Hill, 9-6; 3. Natalie Donahue, Dobyns-Bennett, 9-6; 4. Emily Matson, Jefferson County, 8-6; 5. Marlee Baker, Morristown East, 8-6.
100 Meters – 1. Britney Griffith, Dobyns-Bennett, 13.14; 2. Lyric Schmidt, Sullivan South, 13.43; 3. Abbey Clark, Sullivan South, 13.55; 4. Aubree Henger, Dobyns-Bennett, 13.60; 5. Madison Cowan, Sullivan South, 13.64.
200 Meters – 1. Imani Bryant, Jefferson County, 26.41; 2. Maria Chellah, Daniel Boone, 26.88; 3. Abbie Zander, Jefferson County, 26.93; 4. Kiley Wood, Dobyns-Bennett, 27.37; 5. Katie Simonds, Morristown West, 27.37.
400 Meters – 1. Maria Chellah, Daniel Boone, 59.19; 2. Jewel Jennings, Jefferson County, 1:01.76; 3. Katie Simonds, Morristown West, 1:02.75; 4. Natalie Bates, Dobyns-Bennett, 1:03.26; 5. Patrick Chellah, Daniel Boone, 1:03.82.
800 Meters – 1. Sasha Neglia, Dobyns-Bennett, 2:18.19; 2. Katy Neubert, Science Hill, 2:21.48; 3. Harper Russell, Cherokee, 2:23.17; 4. Bekah Owens, University High, 2:25.23; 5. Meg Davis, Dobyns-Bennett, 2:26.52;
1600 Meters – 1. Emma Russum, Dobyns-Bennett, 5:26.49; 2. Ellie Hall, Dobyns-Bennett, 5:31.91; 3. Gracie Allen, Dobyns-Bennett, 5:37.11; 4. Gracie Murray, Daniel Boone, 5:47.62; 5. Ashley Doyle, Science Hill, 6:02.64.
3200 Meters – 1. Gabrielle Mardis, Science Hill, 12:20.78; 2. Ellie Hall, Dobyns-Bennett, 13:36.02; 3. Riley Layton, Science Hill, 13:41.56; 4. Lauren Spry, Daniel Boone, 13:44.47; 5. Megan Todd, Unicoi County, 13:47.25.
100 Meter Hurdles – 1. Whitney Christian, Volunteer, 16.16; 2. Mataylin Goins, Cherokee, 16.73; 3. Jacqueline Hirst, Science Hill, 17.54; 4. Lily Sewel, Dobyns-Bennett, 17.60; 5. Blaire Barrett, Dobyns-Bennett, 18.58.
300 Meter Hurdles – 1. Whitney Christian, Volunteer, 47.69; 2. Eva Tolliver, Carter, 50.11; 3. Blaire Barrett, Dobyns-Bennett, 51.37; 4. Jacqueline Hirst, Science Hill, 51.68; 5. Alexa Gramann, Jefferson County, 52.56.
1500 Meter Steeplechase – 1. Rachel Shaver, Morristown West, 7:00.11; 2. Celine, McNally, Volunteer, 8:06.89.
4x100 Meter Relay – 1. Sullivan South, 51.68; 2. Dobyns-Bennett, 52.00; 3. Science Hill, 52.22; 4. Volunteer, 52.36; 5. Carter, 52.84.
4x200 Meter Relay – 1. Jefferson County, 1:46.26; 2. Dobyns-Bennett, 1:49.56; 3. Science Hill, 1:49.82; 4. Volunteer, 1:51.74; 5. Carter, 1:53.52.
4x400 Meter Relay – 1. Science Hill, 4:08.56; 2. Daniel Boone, 4:08.64; 3. Dobyns-Bennett, 4:09.99; 4. Carter, 4:29.51; 5. Morristown West, 4:32.50.
BOYS RESULTS
High Jump – 1. Tanner Henry, Dobyns-Bennett, 6-2; 2. Noah Shelton, Daniel Boone, 6-0; 3. Devontae Mitchell, Sullivan South, 6-0; 4. Avery Jenkins, Union, 6-0; 5. Isaac Sawyer, Jefferson County, 5-10.
Long Jump – 1. Isaac Sawyer, Jefferson County, 21-5; 2. Aziz Dunn, Dobyns-Bennett, 20-4½; 3. Tanner Henry, 19-10; 4. Kamdyn Lee, Dobyns-Bennett, 19-8¼; 5. Seth Banchetto, Daniel Boone, 19-0.
Triple Jump – 1. Elijah Dial, Jefferson County, 43-3; 2. Jarah Brown, Dobyns-Bennett, 41-0¾; 3. Tanner Henry, Dobyns-Bennett, 40-5; 4. Aziz Dunn, Dobyns-Benentt, 39-9; 5. Caleb Duncan, Science Hill, 39-2½.
Discus – 1. Jeremiah Sullivan, Daniel Boone, 131-10; 2. Drew Christian, Dobyns-Bennett, 131-5; 3. Justin Lowery, Jefferson County, 126-3; 4. Justin Barnett, Union, 125-7; 5. Isaiah Jayne, Dobyns-Bennett, 123-3.
Shot Put – 1. Justin Barnett, Union, 45-1; 2. Drew Christian, Dobyns-Bennett, 40-9½; 3. Adam Pigeon, Tri-Cities Christian, 40-4; 4. Elijah Lee, Marion County, 40-1½; 5. Jeremiah Sullivan, Daniel Bone, 40-0.
Pole Vault – 1. Kristof Lotivio, Morristown West, 13-0; 2. Eric Miller, Jefferson County, 12-6; 3. Devin Mckenna, Daniel Boone, 11-6; 4. Grant Brademeyer, Science Hill, 11-0; 5. Samuel Cleek, Dobyns-Bennett, 11-0.
100 Meters – 1. Jeamy Williams, Dobyns-Bennett, 11:04; 2. Kamdyn Lee, Dobyns-Bennett, 11.36; 3. Kody Lewis, Unicoi County, 11:48; 4. Avery Jenkins, Union, 11.53; 5. Joe Jackson, Morristown East, 11.62.
200 Meters – 1. Jeamy Williams, Dobyns-Bennett, 22.24; 2. Dakota Owens, Union, 23.16; 3. Kamdyn Lee, Dobyns-Bennett, 23.40; 4. Kody Lewis, Unicoi County, 23.65; 5. Dee Williams, Dobyns-Bennett, 23.85.
400 Meters – 1. Jeamy Williams, Dobyns-Bennett, 50.35; 2. Andrew Murph, Volunteer, 51.72; 3. Rayshawn Simmons, Voluntter, 53.19; 4. Dee Williams, Dobyns-Bennett, 53.21; 5. Caleb Farris, Abingdon, 53.85.
800 Meters – 1. Joseph Fry, Dobyns-Bennett, 2:04.15; 2. Jesus Pacheco, Morristown West, 2:05.05; 3. Caleb Davis, Dobyns-Bennett, 2:05.67; 4. Austin Galloway, Daniel Boone, 2:06.20; 5. Zane Weston, Volunteer, 2:06.36.
1600 Meters – 1. Karl Thieseen, Abingdon, 4:30.70; 2. Jake Kirby, Jefferson County, 4:34.70; 3. Jesus Pacheco, Morristown West, 4:41.53; 4. Pablo Rivas, University High, 4:43.20; 5. Mason Lewis, Daniel Boone, 4:48.60.
3200 Meters – 1. Jeb Jones, Science Hill, 9:48.87. 2. Noah Wheeling, Abingdon, 9:50.79; 3. Chance Bowman, Daniel Boone, 9:59.29; 4. Matt Huff, Daniel Boone, 10:19.51; 5. Porter Bradley, University High, 10:10.96
110 Meter Hurdles – 1. T.J. Patton, Science Hill, 14.89; 2. Ethan Ward, Sullivan South, 15.67; 3. Connor Morgan, Science Hill, 15.95; 4. Jordan Gonzalez, Dobyns-Bennett, 15.99; 5. Tyler Tesnear, Dobyns-Bennett, 17.13.
300 Meter Hurdles – 1. Ethan Ward, Sullivan South, 42.35; 2. Tyler Tesnear, Dobyns-Bennett, 42.90; 3. Kristof Lotivio, Morristown West, 43.05; 4. Grayson Sink, Abingdon, 45.20; 5. John Bernard, Cherokee, 45.43.
1500 Meter Steeplechase – 1. Zach Johnson, Sullivan South, 4:39:34; 2. Blaine Metcalf, Morristown West, 4:46.74; 3. Gavin Timmons, Abingdon, 4:55.64; 4. Austin Kirkpatrick, Cherokee, 4:55.85; 5. Porter Bradley, University High, 4:55.90.
4x100 Meter Relay – 1. Science Hill, 43.83; 2. Sullivan South, 44.25; 3. Carter, 46.62; 4. Dobyns-Benentt, 46.87; 5. Morristown West, 47.25.
4x200 Meter Relay – 1. Science Hill, 1:32.85; 2. Jefferson County, 1:34.46; 3. Volunteer, 1:34.86; 4. Morristown West, 1:38.13; 5. Dobyns-Bennett, 1:39.90.
4x400 Meter Relay – 1. Dobyns-Bennett, 3:28.72; 2. Volunteer, 3:29.63; 3. Science Hill, 3:33.62; 4. Morristown West, 3:43.61; 5. University High, 3:51.89.