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See the Clarksville-area athletes who qualified for TSSAA track and field state championships

Jacob Shames
Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle

Several athletes from the Clarksville area qualified for the TSSAA track and field state championships through their performances at this week's Class AAA Section 3 meet at Kirkwood.

The top four finishers in each event advanced to the state meet, which will take place at Dean A. Hayes Stadium on the campus of Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro on May 23.

Kenwood senior Zachariah Taylor, last season's Leaf-Chronicle All-Area Athlete of the Year, won a section title in the 100-meter dash. Clarksville senior Hayden Waleski, a two-time Athlete of the Year in cross country, was victorious in the 800.

Clarksville senior Ella Moore took first place in the shot put, and Rossview senior Kristen DeSantis, the 2023 All-Area girls soccer player of the year, won the pole vault. DeSantis teamed up with Nevaeh Brown, Kaitlyn McLeod and Nevada Williams to win the 4x100-meter relay as well.

Brentwood won the meet on the girls' side, with the Bruins' 193 points well ahead of second place Green Hill (86 points). Rossview was the top-placing Montgomery County team with 45 points, good for third, while Northeast (34.5) took seventh.

The Bruins' boys team won as well, scoring 163 points to more than double up Ravenwood (74 points) in second. Kenwood (31.33 points, seventh place) was the only area team in the top 10.

Following is a list of every Clarksville-area athlete who qualified for the state meet, listed with their event and sectional result.

BOYS

Prophet Basden, Kirkwood

  • 400 meters: 48.92 (3rd)

Teveyon Clayborn, Northwest

  • Decathlon: 5,311 points (4th)

Myrham Cohen, Northeast

  • Triple jump: 44 feet, 11 inches (3rd)

Treyson Cosby, Northwest

  • 300-meter hurdles: 39.78 (3rd)

Zachariah Taylor, Kenwood

  • 100 meters: 10.60 (1st)
  • 200 meters: 21.58 (2nd)

Hayden Waleski, Clarksville

  • 800 meters: 1:56.16 (1st)
  • 1,600 meters: 4:22.74 (2nd)

Dahzmeon Brown, Jeremiah Harrison, Durrell Moore and Zachariah Taylor, Kenwood

  • 4x200-meter relay: 1:28.56 (2nd)

Northwest

  • 4x400-meter relay: 3:24.84 (3rd)

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GIRLS

Alijanae Cole, Northeast

  • Long jump: 17 feet, 4 inches (3rd)

Kristen DeSantis, Rossview

  • Pole vault: 11 feet, 0 inches (1st)

Brooklyn Houk, Clarksville

  • Discus: 96 feet, 7 inches (4th)

Ja'Kyah Montgomery, Northeast

  • Triple jump: 35 feet, 6 inches (4th)

Ella Moore, Clarksville

  • Shot put: 34 feet, 11 inches (1st)

Kaitlyn McLeod, Rossview

  • 200 meters: 24.76 (2nd)
  • 100 meters: 12.19 (3rd)

Symphanie Browne, Alijanae Cole, Ja'Kyah Montgomery and Kayla Prince, Northeast

  • 4x200-meter relay: 1:43.86 (2nd)

Nevaeh Brown, Kristen DeSantis, Kaitlyn McLeod and Nevada Williams, Rossview

  • 4x100-meter relay: 48.35 (1st)

Nevaeh Brown, Taylor Gamble, Nimah Johnson and Amiyah Ward, Rossview

  • 4x200-meter relay: 1:44.43 (4th)

Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@gannett.com and on Twitter @Jacob_Shames.