GREENSBORO - Athletes from the Triangle held a showcase on Saturday at the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4-A state track and field championships at N.C. A&T.

In all, 19 athletes won first-place medals among the boys and girls events. A handful of them set state records in those events, including Southeast Raleigh junior Gabby Mayo, Clayton junior Johnny Dutch and Chapel Hill senior Jack Bolas.

Southeast Raleigh's girls team won its first team title after finishing in second place last season, falling short by two points. The Bulldogs scored 136 points, defeating Charlotte Harding University (107) and Apex (37).

New Bern had 62 points and won the boys title over Charlotte Vance (58) and Garner (55).

* Southeast's collective efforts were impressive. Still, no one shone brighter than Mayo. She won all four events she entered: the 100- and 300-meter hurdles and the 100- and 200-meter dashes - a feat that is believed to have never been accomplished in the history of the meet.

Mayo delivered on her bold prediction to do so, although she only broke two state records instead of the four she wanted.

Mayo won the 100 hurdles in 13.6 seconds for a state record. She won the 300 hurdles in 43.56. She won the 200 in 23.51 and set a state record. She won the 100 in 11.14, one of the fastest times in the nation this season, but it was wind-aided and did not qualify for a state record.

With preliminary heats, she won a total of eight races. She was named the girls' most valuable player.

Was it harder or easier than she thought?

"Harder," Mayo said. "They're too close together. They should make them two days. That's a lot of running. It's like a workout. Anybody can do it. You have to put in the work and be dedicated enough."

* Dutch, the defending 3-A champion hurdler, won 4-A medals in the 110 (13.55) and 300 (36.60) events, setting state records in both.

He ran a flawless 110 race. He slipped on the second to last hurdle in the 300 but managed to pull ahead in the end and eclipse a record (36.84) set in 1987.

Dutch was named the boys most valuable player.

* After he had won it in 4:04.38, running the fastest 1,600-meter race in the country, setting a state record in the process, Bolas lifted both of his hands toward the sky.

He was either thanking a higher power or acknowledging the crowd cheering his amazing accomplishment.

Bolas, who dusted the previous record set in 2000, came across the finish line nearly 20 meters ahead of the field. His legs buckled.

He could hardly walk to the grass inside the track. Someone handed him a cup of water but he never got it to his mouth. He hugged former Watauga runner Ricky Brookshire, who watched his record 4:07.99 go down.

Then Bolas fell to the ground on all fours. His coach lifted him up.

Amid the screams of adulation, no one said much. Bolas mumbled a few words then ran off. He came back just in time to hear his named called for first place.

Then he ran off again. His peers spoke for him.

"I just admired it," East Forsyth's third-place winner Dylan Ferris said. "It looked so easy for him. He just looked so good doing it. I'm sure he was dying."

Mount Tabor's second-place winner Matt Hamrick added, "That kid's incredible."

* Southeast freshman Chrishawn Williams and senior Monique Vines have hosted a friendly competition in the long and triple jumps.

To the chagrin of the senior, the freshman had won both events at every meet before Saturday. This time, however, Vines captured the triple jump (37-5.50), while Williams took first place in the long jump (18-07.75). Both were happy to split the difference.

* Southern Durham junior Patience Coleman captured her second overall state high jump title by clearing a height of 5-10, repeating as a champion after a 3-A victory last year.

"Today I had to make up for my loss last week [in the Mideast Regional]," Coleman said. "I was jumping like I was the underdog. That keeps you humble, you don't get a big head."

* Garner senior Tim Lovick called Saturday's high jump performance his cleanest all season. Starting at 6 feet, he moved through jumps to 6-8 without a scratch. On his third attempt at 6-8, he nailed it and earned first place.

* Garner's Brandon Banks won first-place medals in the long jump (22-6) and 200-meter dash (21.55).

* Four weeks ago, Clayton senior pole vaulter Ryan Twiford purchased a new red, white and blue pole. He never used it.

The first action that pole saw came as Twiford lifted himself 14-6 in the air for a state title. It was the last of four poles he picked up on Saturday. No other vaulter conquered that height.

After qualifying for indoor and outdoor state championships in three previous varsity seasons, Twiford finally collected the first- place gold medal he so coveted.

"I was very relaxed and comfortable," Twiford said. "I felt like I was vaulting in my house."