Girls
Atara Abdullah-Muhammad (Cleveland) — Long jump, triple jump
Qetuwarah Abdullah-Muhammad (Cleveland) — Pentathlon, long jump, 100 meters, 100 hurdles
Leondra Barrett (Ooltewah) — 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Tori Blackmon (Rhea County) — 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Michelle Bradley (Ooltewah) — High jump, 800 run
Simone Busby (GPS) — Discus, shot put
Daisha Callahan (Central) — 100 meters
Rachel Celestine (GPS) — Shot put
Kiana Davis (Ooltewah) — 200 meters
Paige Elliott (Baylor) — 400 meters
Aaliyah Featherstone (Ooltewah) — Shot put
Ally Fien (Soddy-Daisy) — Discus, shot put
Kayla Gash (Cleveland) — Discus
Abbi Harr (GPS) — 800 run
Chancis Jones (Central) — Long jump, triple jump
Kate Kaufman (Baylor) — Pole vault
Tory Kemp (GPS) — Pentathlon, long jump, triple jump, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Janessa Kennedy (East Ridge) — Discus
Jeshayla King (Howard) — Discus
Marissa Langford (Cleveland) — High jump, 400
Destinee Lansden (GPS) — 100, 200, 400
Megan Luketic (Notre Dame) — High jump
Chelsea Mills (Red Bank) — Long jump, 200
Tiana Mills (GPS) — Discus
Jenna Millsaps (Soddy-Daisy) — 300 hurdles
Haleigh Montgomery (East Hamilton) — 100 hurdles
Sophie Mullin (Notre Dame) — 1600 run
Chafelmer Mumba (Red Bank) — Pole vault
Rachel Payne (Baylor) — Pentathlon, pole vault, 100 hurdles
Izzy Phillips (GPS) — Pentathlon
Jalesa Poindexter (GPS) — 100, 200
Selena Popp (Baylor) — Pentathlon, high jump, 100 hurdles
Deronesha Smartt (Howard) — Pentathlon, triple jump
Nicole Sumida (Baylor) — High jump
Peyton Thomas (Baylor) — Long jump, triple jump, high jump
Haley Ward (McMinn County) — 1600, 3200
Victoria Wicks (Baylor) — Pentathlon, 300 hurdles
4x100 — Baylor, Central, Cleveland, GPS
4x200 — Baylor, Central, Soddy-Daisy, Tyner
4x400 — Baylor, Cleveland Soddy-Daisy
4x800 — Baylor, GPS, McMinn County
Boys
Patrick Bryant (Baylor) — 400 meters
Jamaal Calvin (McCallie) — Long jump, triple jump
Keionta Davis (Red Bank) — Shot put
Shane Etherton (Notre Dame) — 800
Cydale Goldston (Bradley Central) — Triple jump
Rue Goldston (Bradley Central) — Decathlon, 110 hurdles
Matthew Harris (McMinn Central) — 400
Chaz Hawkins (Signal Mountain) — 110 hurdles
Will Hilliker (Cleveland) — Pole vault
Simon Holden (Baylor) — 3200, 1600, 800
Justin Houston (Bradley Central) — 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Akeem Humphrey (Bradley Central) — 400
Iman Isang (McCallie) — Triple jump, 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles
Matt Jenkins (Soddy-Daisy) — 3200
Jack Jones (McCallie) — 400
Matthew Jones (McCallie) — 1600
Ben Kirk (Soddy-Daisy) — 800
Hunter McClain (Ooltewah) — 400
Brandt McGregor (Chattanooga Christian) — Decathlon
Josh Moffett (Rhea County) — 300 hurdles
Cedrick Nevins (McMinn County) — 200
Julian Nunally (McCallie) — Discus, shot put
Matthew Oellerich (Baylor) — Decathlon, pole vault
Shaun Qualls (Cleveland) — 100
Ramsey Ritchie (McCallie) — 3200, 1600
Jared Scalla (Notre Dame) — 300 hurdles
Patrick Shultz (Walker Valley) — 3200, 1600
Harold Smith (Bradley Central) — 800
Jeffrey Stokes (Bradley Central) — Long jump
James Stovall (Bradley Central) — Decathlon, high jump, triple jump
Alex Sumida (Baylor) — 800
Patrick Taylor (Arts & Sciences) — Long jump
Alex Trotter (McCallie) — 100, 200
Reggie Upshaw (Baylor) — High jump
John Vannatta (South Pittsburg) — 400
T.J. Warren (Ooltewah) — 110 hurdles
LaDarious Watkins (East Hamilton) — High jump
Kameno Watson (Red Bank) — 100, 200
4x100 — Ooltewah, McCallie
4x200 — Baylor, Bradley Central, Hixson, McCallie
4x400 — Baylor, Hixson, Ooltewah, McCallie
4x800 — Baylor, Bradley Central, East Hamilton, McCallie
Kameno Watson hopes his high school track career ends faster than anyone else’s this week.
Red Bank’s senior sprinter knows that would mean he has run the two fastest events — the 100- and 200-meter dashes — ahead of the competition, and that would equal leaving Murfreesboro with state championships in both.
Watson finished second in the 200 and sixth in the 100 last year. But in events in which first through eighth place typically are determined by fractions of a second, Watson knows the importance of every aspect from a quick start out of the starting blocks to the finish-line lean.
“Everybody’s top-end speed is pretty much the same, so if you can get out ahead of everybody you can hold them off,” Watson said. “My coaches always tell me to be aggressive, and that’s what I plan to do at the state meet.
“I’ll look at other people’s qualifying times, but those don’t intimidate me or make me overconfident, regardless of where I rank. I know I just have to relax and then follow through all my steps once the race starts. If I do that, I feel like I’ll be fine. One thing I know, no matter how fast people have run before that day, they still have to run faster than me on that day.”
The state track competition begins today with the girls’ pentathlon and the first half of the boys’ decathlon at Middle Tennessee State University. The other girls’ events will be held Thursday and the boys’ championship meet is Friday, both at MTSU.
Watson, who signed to play football for Lindsey Wilson College as a receiver, did not lose to an area opponent in the 100 or 200 this year. He had the top 200 qualifying time in last week’s sectional and finished second in the 100, despite running with a slightly pulled muscle in his right leg — actually falling as he finished the 200.
Watson, who admits he feels more confident in the 200 because his speed can overcome a poor start, said the injury has hindered his practice sessions but he expects adrenaline to take over at the state meet.
“Being a senior and having been there last year and knowing what to expect, all that experience plus his natural ability will really help,” Red Bank coach Hugh Enicks said. “Those two races are usually so close at the finish, so if Kameno is set mentally he has the talent to become a state champion.
“He’s been working a lot on being more explosive out of the blocks, so hopefully that will pay off and he’ll be a fast finisher.”
Contact Stephen Hargis at shargis@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6293.
Stephen has covered local sports in the tri-state area for more than 20 years, starting at the News-Free Press as a 19-year-old reporter. He has been with the Times Free Press since its inception and has been an assistant sports editor since 2005. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP’s newsroom, winning numerous state, regional and national writing awards. He was named one of the top 10 sports writers in the nation ...
