The East St. Louis Flyers and Flyerettes both had productive weekend’s as both teams ventured out of state for competition.
The Flyerettes dominated the other girls’ competition at the Lindenwood High Classic in St. Charles. East St. Louis won nine individual events and all three sprint relays.
Rokelle Stanley enjoyed a big meet as she finished first in the 100-meter high hurdles, 300-meter low hurdles and high jump. Sprinter Faith Mitchell won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Jariah Turner finished first in the 400-meter dash. The Flyerettes also won the 4×100-, 4×200 and 4×400-meter relays while finishing third in the 4×800.
In the field events, Evangeline Harris and Jazzmine Poole finished in first and second place in both the shot put and discus events. Onyae Ingram won the long jump while Ahmia Dorsey finished first in the triple jump.
The East Side boys’ team ventured to Lawrence, Kansas and enjoyed a big day at the Kansas Relays. Delano Anderson finished second in the 110-meter high hurdles while Deonte Anderson and Willie Johnson were second and fourth in the 400, respectively. The Flyers also won the 4×400-meter relay. They also finished second in the 4×100, third in the 4×200 and fifth in the 4×800.
Several other top performers from St. Louis were in action at the Kansas Relays over the weekend. SLUH’s Jayson Ashford finished second in the 100 in 10.77 and ran a leg on the Jr. Bills’ 4×400 relay team that finished in second place. SLUH also finished fifth in the 4×800.
CBC had a good day in the sprint relays as the Cadets won the 4×100 in 42.76 seconds and finished fourth in the 4×200.
The MICDS girls also had a handful of athletes in Kansas. Junior Zionn Pearson finished fourth in the long jump with an 18-0. The Rams also finished third in the 4×100 and fourth in the 4×200.
Fred Lyon Invitational
Parkway North standout Jakeel Suber took home individual victories in the 110-meter high hurdles and 200-meter dash on his home track. His winning time in the hurdles was 14.54 seconds. Junior Arther Green of Parkway Central won the 100 and anchored the Colts’ 4×100 to a first-place finish. Darius Ramsey of Parkway Central won the 300-meter intermediate hurdles and finished second in the 110-meter high hurdles to Suber. The Colts Ryan Long won the triple jump with an impressive effort of 45 feet 5 inches.
Freshman Justin Robinson of Hazelwood West finished first in the 400-meter dash. The Wildcats also won the 4×400 and 4×800-meter relays.
First in 100, 200 and 400
Freshman sprinter Courtney Williams of Nerinx Hall enjoyed a big day at the Metro Women’s Athletic Association meet at Vianney. Williams finished first in the 100, 200 and 400. Her winning time in the 400 was 58.8 seconds. The Markers also finished first in the 4×400-meter relay.
On tap this weekend
The Marion Freeman/Clayton Invitational will be held on Friday and Saturday at Gay Field in Clayton. The St. Louis Public Schools Field Days will be held on Friday and Saturday at Gateway STEM. The Jim Schmuck Invitational Boys Meet will be held on Thursday at Parkway South. The Victoria Reeves Invitational Girls Meet will be held on Saturday at Parkway South. The Eureka Girls Invitational will be held on Thursday and Friday.
