Berry’s boys win three events in Thursday’s indoor track and field finals
Berry Academy’s boys won three events Thursday and finished fifth in the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Class 6A indoor track and field championships in Winston-Salem.
The Asheboro boys and Watauga girls captured team championships in the 6A meet.
Later Thursday, the Eastern Wayne boys and Cummings girls won team titles in the Class 4A indoor championships at the JDL Fast Track.
The 7A and 5A meets are set for Friday, with the 8A meet scheduled for Saturday morning.
The 1A/2A and 3A meets were held Wednesday.
Berry Academy junior Vincent Womack took the 55-meter hurdles, edging out runner-up Alex Reiter of East Chapel Hill.
The Cardinals’ other individual champion was Nana Mensah, a junior who won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet 5 inches.
And Berry’s 4-by-400 relay team also took a championship.
Those were the only winners from the Charlotte or Raleigh areas.
CLASS 6A
BOYS
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Asheboro 53; 2. Asheville 39.5; 3. Mount Tabor 37.5; 4. Dudley 32; 5. Berry Academy 25
14. East Chapel Hill and Charlotte Catholic; 16. West Johnston
EVENT WINNERS
(with top-five finishers from Charlotte and Raleigh areas)
55-meter dash
1. Adenyi Adegorioye (Dudley), 6.42; 4. Bryce Nelson (Olympic).
300 meters
1. Kamaal Ryan (Dudley), 34.42; 4. Chaven Rucker (Statesville).
500 meters
1. Khaleek Evans (Northern Nash), 1:04.59.
1,000 meters
1. Gus Simmons (A.C. Reynolds), 2:28.88.
1,600 meters
1. Ethan Rich (Western Harnett), 4:24.28; 4. Gianluca Lavalle (East Chapel Hill).
3,200 meters
1. Ethan Rich (Western Harnett), 9:16.13; 2. Warner Clark (West Johnston); 4. Duncan Smith (Charlotte Catholic).
55-meter hurdles
1. Vincent Womack Jr. (Berry Academy), 7.54; 2. Alex Reitner (East Chapel Hill).
4-by-200 relay
1. Southeast Guilford, 1:31.78; 2. Statesville; 4. Olympic.
4-by-400 relay
1. Berry Academy, 3:25.27; 5. Piedmont.
4-by-800 relay
1. A.C. Reynolds, 7:58.70; 3. Charlotte Catholic.
High jump
1. Nana Mensah, Berry Academy, 6-5.
Long jump
1. Zxyon Baxter (Asheville), 22-7; 4. Derick Christian (Ashbrook).
Triple jump
1. Zxyon Baxter (Asheville), 44-9.
Pole vault
1. Aaron Tyson (Asheboro), 13-0; 3. Jack Thomas (Middle Creek); 4. Andrew Moritz (Charlotte Catholic).
Shot put
1. Michael Joshua Smith (Northern Guilford), 53-2; 5. Callum Cary (North Iredell).
GIRLS
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Watauga 69; 2. Ragsdale 59; 3. Asheville 47; 4. Piedmont 27.5; 5. Southeast Guilford 25.
EVENT WINNERS
(with top-five finishers from Charlotte and Raleigh areas)
55-meter dash
1. Taraji Jordan (Ragsdale), 7.13; 2. Alana Boyce (Berry Academy).
300 meters
1. Alaja Stephane-Vazquez (Southeast Guilford), 39.60; 4. Ny’Asia Caldwell (Piedmont).
500 meters
1. Alaja Stephane-Vazquez (Southeast Guilford), 1:11.05; 3. Mia Anderson (Middle Creek).
1,000 meters
1. Georgy Heimers (E.E. Smith), 2:54.02; 4. Ava Maughan (East Chapel Hill); 5. Lillian Broadway (Piedmont).
1,600 meters
1. Elle Dawson (Ragsdale), 4:54.23; 4. Kaleigh McHale (Middle Creek).
3,200 meters
1. Elle Dawson (Ragsdale), 10:57.15.
55-meter hurdles
1. Amber Williams (Dudley), 8.16; 2. Kaela Tyson (Piedmont).
4-by-200 relay
1. Ragsdale, 1:43.60; 2. Piedmont; 3. East Chapel Hill; 4. Berry Academy.
4-by-400 relay
1. Dudley, 4:04.81; 3. East Chapel Hill; 4. Piedmont.
4-by-800 relay
1. Mount Tabor, 9:29.50; 4. East Chapel Hill; 5. Middle Creek.
High jump
1. A’narri Copeland (Gray’s Creek), 5-2; 4. Kaela Tyson (Piedmont).
Long jump
1. Serla Miracle (Asheville), 18-3.5
Triple jump
1. Serla Miracle (Asheville), 39-7.75; 4. Passion Bradshaw (Northern Durham).
Pole vault
1. Sydney Helms (Watauga), 10-0; 2. Paige Lewis (Charlotte Catholic); 5. Anna Miller (Charlotte Catholic).
Shot put
1. Promise Lovelake (Statesville), 43-7.75; 2. Iyana Reid (Statesville); 4. Aya Privette (Piedmont).
Class 4A meet
West Iredell junior Bryant Moore was a one-man show for his team as he won the 1,000-meter run and finished third in the 1,600 meters and fourth in the 3,200 meters.
His effort gave West Iredell a sixth-place finish in the boys’ standings.
There were no other event winners from the Charlotte or Raleigh areas.
In the boys’ competition, Central Academy of Monroe took second place in the 4-by-400 relay, and Carrboro placed second in the 4-by-800 relay.
BOYS
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Eastern Wayne 46; 2. East Burke 27; 3. Central Davidson 26.5; 4. (tie) Pisgah and Brevard 25.
6. West Iredell
EVENT WINNERS
(with top-five finishers from Charlotte and Raleigh areas)
55-meter dash
1. Jessiah Rees (East Burke), 6.58.
300 meters
1. Zavier Davis (Southwest Onslow), 35.38.
500 meters
1. Brandon Jordan (Tuscola),1:04.33.
1,000 meters
1. Bryant Moore (West Iredell), 2:36.39; 5. Timothy Earp (North Johnston).
1,600 meters
1. Keaton Campbell (Brevard), 4:21.65; 3. Bryant Moore (West Iredell); 5. Shane Fitzgerald (Carrboro).
3,200 meters
1. Adlai Berryman (First Flight), 9:34.09; 4. Bryant Moore (West Iredell).
55-meter hurdles
1. Jeremiah Faison (Eastern Wayne), 7.44.
4-by-200 relay
1. Eastern Wayne, 1:33.72; 5. Lincoln Charter.
4-by-400 relay
1. Salisbury, 3:36.39; 2. Central Academy.
4-by-800 relay
1. Salisbury, 8:22.02; 2. Carrboro.
High jump
1. Jeremiah Faison (Eastern Wayne), 6-2.
Long jump
1. Josh Lowe (Pisgah), 22-9.5.
Triple jump
1. Josh Lowe (Pisgah), 45-6.
Pole vault
1. Isaac Hazen (Forbush), 12-0.
Shot put
1. Jude Tilley (Ashe County), 51-2.5.
GIRLS
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Cummings 82; 2. First Flight 68; 3. Eastern Wayne 56; 4. West Stokes 27; 5. Tuscola 26.
EVENT WINNERS
(with top-five finishers from Charlotte and Raleigh areas)
55-meter dash
1. Renee Fitzpatrick (Eastern Wayne), 7.25.
300 meters
1. Renee Fitzpatrick (Eastern Wayne), 41.94.
500 meters
1. Olivia Arnold (Tuscola), 1:17.76.
1,000 meters
1. Kayla Folkes (First Flight), 3:04.47.
1,600 meters
1. Kayla Folkes (First Flight), 5:13.31.
3,200 meters
1. Morgan Miller (First Flight), 10:52.86; 4. Alora Honeycutt (Carrboro).
55-meter hurdles
1. D’Anna Cotton (Cummings), 8.04.
4-by-200 relay
1. Eastern Wayne, 1:44.67.
4-by-400 relay
1. Tuscola, 4:10.26.
4-by-800 relay
1. Tuscola, 10:00.91; 4. Lincoln Charter.
High jump
1. D’Anna Cotton (Cummings), 5-5; 4. Ginny Claffey (Carrboro).
Long jump
1.D’Anna Cotton (Cummings), 18-6.25.
Triple jump
1. D’Anna Cotton (cummings), 40-5.
Pole vault
1. Gracie Finley (Ashe County), 10-0.
Shot put
1. Alena Jimmerson (R-S Central), 38-2.25.
This story was originally published February 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM with the headline "Berry’s boys win three events in Thursday’s indoor track and field finals."
