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By Carey Reeder | Staff Writer

Maplesville High School, Chilton County High School and Billingsley High School will all send athletes to the 2022 AHSAA Track & Field State Championship meets on May 6-7. Along with Isabella High School’s seven athletes who made it, a total of 11 Chilton County student athletes will compete for state titles.

Maplesville will send two runners to Cullman High School for the Class 1A-3A state meets. Junior Dalton Carter took home first place in the 110-meter hurdles with a 17.43 time at the Class 1A Section 2 meet at Paul W. Bryant High School in Tuscaloosa on April 29. Carter followed that up with a second-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles with a 46.11. This is Carter’s first year doing the hurdles.

“He decided that is what he wanted to do, and he has done really well with it,” Maplesville coach Justin Brock said.

The other state qualifier for the Red Devils is sophomore Will Harrison. Harrison posted a 2:23.48 in the 800-meter run finals to captured third place and advance to the state meet. He also captured a state berth in the 1600-meter run with a 5:33.79, good enough for fourth place at the sectional meet.

“They are a real good group of kids, and they work really hard,” Brock said. “We’re excited about the future.”

Both Maplesville runners set new personal records in all of their events at sectionals. Brock said the runners are looking forward to an opportunity to get better at the state meet.

“Looking forward to the competition, and where they stack up against some of the best to see where they need to be next year,” Brock said. “Hopefully they will have a good chance at winning before they get out of school.”

CCHS senior Leo Coradi punched his ticket to the state meet with a stellar showing in the 400-meter dash and the long jump. Coradi had his Class 6A Section 3 meet at Paul W. Bryant High School.

Coradi posted a 51.71 in the 400-meters to capture fifth place in the race. He followed that up with a 21-foot, 9-inch jump in the long jump to get fourth place. Coradi committed to Culver-Stockton College in Caton, Missouri to run track and play football.

Billingsley was also in Tuscaloosa on April 29 for the Class 1A Section 2 meet. The Bears will send junior thrower Andre Lee to the state meet after his 38-foot, 2-inch throw in the shot put. Lee place second with that effort.

The AHSAA Class 1A-3A State Championship meet will be May 6-7 at Cullman High School. The AHSAA Class 4A-7A State Championship meet will be May 5-7 at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Other athletes who competed at the AHSAA sectional meets at Paul W. Bryant High School were:

Chilton County High School

• Dreshaun Binion: 15th place in 100-meter dash prelims (11.34), 13th place in 200-meter dash prelims (23.43)
• BJ Davis: 16th place in 100-meter dash prelims (11.41), 20th place in long jump (18-06.25), 15th place in triple jump (37-05.75)
• Daveyon Archie: 25th place in 200-meter dash prelims (24.33)
• Nishun Laister: 26th place in 200-meter dash prelims (24.40)
• Justin Godwin: 25th place in 400-meter dash finals (58.32)
• Chase Stracner: 29th place in 400-meter dash finals (59.82)
• Miguel Cooper: 22nd place in 800-meter run finals (2:28.15)
• Draven Patterson: 25th place in 800-meter run finals (2:31.03), 19th place in 1600-meter run finals (5:53.53)
• Jeremy Kline: 27th place in 800-meter run finals (2:31.88)
• Colby Franks: 20th place in 1600-meter run finals (5:56.17), 3200-meter run finals (12:48.48)
• Samuel Sims: 22nd place in 1600-meter run finals (6:09.68)
• JJ Nunn: 9th place in 110-meter hurdles (17.35), 15th place in 300-meter hurdles (48.31)
• Jerald Dejarnett: 11th place in 110-meter hurdles (18.53), 13th place in 300-meter hurdles (47.05)
• Payton Shepherd:14th place in 110-meter hurdles (11.44), 15th place in long jump (19-00.00)
• Kevin Staffney: 18th place in 300-meter hurdles (52.81)
• Boys 4×100-meter relay prelims: 7th place (44.64)
• Boys 4×100-meter relay finals: 6th place (44.94)
• Boys 4×400-meter relay finals: 9th place (3:47.23)
• Hunter Osley: 8th place in discus (116-00.25)
• Marcus Coleman: 29th place in discus (79-09.00), 26th place in shot put (35-02.00)
• Austin Knights: 6th place in javelin (139-08.00)
• Zachary Gigier: 20th place in javelin (98-02.00), 31st place in shot put (31-11.00)
• Ethan Seagars: 23rd place in javelin (77-02.00)
• Rickey Edwards: 22nd place in shot put (37-05.00)
• Alaiah Varner-Crenshaw: 14th place in 100-meter dash prelims (13.05), 12th place in 200-meter dash prelims (27.07), 14th place in long jump (15.05.00), 14th place in triple jump (24-01.25)
• Petra Johnson: 23rd place in 100-meter dash prelims (13.65), 19th place in 400-meter dash finals (1:07.11), 10th place in long jump (15.11.50),
• Maggy Harrelson: 33rd place in 100-meter dash prelims (14.38)
• Kaylin Walker: 28th place in 200-meter dash prelims (28.92), 26th place in 400-meter dash finals (1:08.43)
• Jayce Parker: 35th place in 200-meter dash prelims (29.97), 22nd place in 400-meter dash finals (1:07.81)
• Autumn Jones: 10th place in 800-meter run finals (2:48.65), 8th place in 1600-meter run (6:33.87)
• Arlene Lopez: 18th place in 800-meter run finals (3:32.23)
• Deja Gibson: 19th place in 800-meter run finals (3:43.63)
• Destiny Patterson: 15th place in 100-meter hurdles (21.37), 17th place in long jump (14-02.50), 9th place in triple jump (31-02.75)
• Destiny Martin: 21st place in shot put (21-09.00)
• Girls 4×100-meter relay prelims: 10th place (53.36)
• Girls 4×400-meter relay finals: 9th place (4:30.08)
• Coradi: 17th place in 100-meter dash prelims (11.44), 10th place in triple jump (40-03.00)

Maplesville High School

• Brennan Harrison: 15th place in 400-meter dash finals (1:16.57), 8th place in 800-meter run finals (2:58.93)

Billingsley High School

• Z’Londre Tyus: 6th place in 100-meter dash prelims (12.13), 7th place in 100-meter dash finals (12.23)
• Shamarion Massey: 8th place in 100-meter dash prelims (12.32)
• Colby Green: 13th place in 100-meter dash prelims (12.64)
• Cameron Green: 5th place in 800-meter run finals (2:36.52)
• Colton Lawrence: 7th place in 800-meter run finals (2:51.57), 5th place in 1600-meter run finals (6:15.53)
• Demetrius Sneed: 5th place in shot put (28-04.00)
• Caydin Green: 17th place in 100-meter dash prelims (15.01), 15th place in 200-meter dash prelims (31.69)
• Angel McKee: 22nd place in 100-meter dash prelims (16.73)
• Amber Johnson: 16th place in 200-meter dash prelims (31.74)