N&O All-Metro boys’ and girls’ track and field teams
Sydnei Murphy of Apex, the girls N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A MVP, leads the News & Observer All-Metro track and field team.
Murphy won the state 4A title in the long jump and the triple jump.
This year’s team includes four athletes who compete in ambulatory or wheelchair events.
N&O All-Metro Boys’ team
Class | Notes | |
Terrell Adams, Middle Creek | Jr. | Won 4A discus |
Christian Bass, Wake Forest | Sr. | 4A champion in 200 meters |
Iyin Battle, East Chapel Hill | Sr. | Runner-up 4A discus |
Jamie Brown, Knightdale | Sr. | Claimed 4A long jump championship |
Jeremy Brown, Broughton | Jr. | Runner-up in 4A 3,200 |
McKinly Brown, Hillside | Jr. | Won 3A 300 hurdles |
Magnus Herweyer, Carrboro | Jr. | Won 2A shot and discus titles |
Desmond Jackson, Hillside | So. | Won ambulatory titles in 100, 200, 400 and long jump |
Emmanuel Jackson, Sanderson | Sr. | Won 4A 110 hurdles title |
Marcus Krah, Hillside | Jr. | Runner-up in 4A 110 hurdles |
Jonte Leaston, Millbrook | Sr. | Runner-up in 4A high jump |
Daniel Ligons, Holly Springs | Jr. | Won 4A shot put |
Dominick Patterson, Enloe | Sr. | Runner-up in 4A 300 hurdles |
Drew Pedersen, Apex | Sr. | Runner-up in 4A pole vault |
Dylan Peebles, Wakefield | Jr. | Runner-up in 4A 200 |
Dylan Pinder, North Johnston | So. | 100, 200, shot and discus 1A wheelchair titles |
Omar Sanchez, Broughton | So. | Claimed 4A wheelchair titles in 100, 200 and discus |
N&O All-Metro Girls’ team
Class | Notes | |
Maysa Araba, Carrboro | Sr. | 2A champ in 800 and 1,600 meters |
Jordan Brown, Jordan | Sr. | Won 4A high jump championship |
G’Jasmyne Butler, Leesville Road | Jr. | Dominated 4A 800 |
Eliza Dekker, Durham Academy | Sr. | Won NCISAA 3A 800, 1,600 |
Anna Eaton, Apex | Sr. | Took 4A pole vault title |
Zoe Early, Apex | Jr. | Runner-up in 4A pole vault |
Elly Henes,Green Hope | Jr. | 1,600 and 3,200 4A titles |
Cara King, Apex | Fr. | Won 4A wheelchair 100, 200, shot and discuss |
Helen Morken, Carrboro | Sr. | Champion in 2A 3,200 |
Sydnei Murphy, Apex | Sr. | 4A MVP after winning long jump and triple jump |
Kacia Vines, Cedar Ridge | Sr. | 3A champ in long jump |
Tainasha Vines, Bunn | Sr. | 2A champion in the triple jump |
Lakeisha Warner, Cary | Sr. | Runner-up in 4A 300 hurdles |
Layla White, Cary | Sr. | Runner-up in 4A 400 |
Vanisha Wilshire, Louisburg | Sr. | 1A champion in long jump and triple jump |
This story was originally published June 13, 2015 at 2:43 PM with the headline "N&O All-Metro boys’ and girls’ track and field teams."