LSHS track and field athletes qualify for state meet
The Lexington Senior High School girls track team is all smiles after their regional meet.
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Members of the Lexington Senior High School girls and boys track and field teams competed Saturday, June 19 at the 2A Midwest Regionals at Surry Central High School. The Lexington girls took home hardware including individual first place medals and the team runner-up trophy. Qualifying for the state championship meet are:
Girls Track & Field
Alyssa Thompson Rowe
Regional finish: 1st - 100m hurdles
Regional finish: 2nd - 100m dash
2nd - 200m dash
Malaysia Smith
Regional finish: 2nd - 400m dash
Malaysia Smith, Aquariah McIntosh, Ny’Lasia Brown & Isa Wall
Regional finish: 1st - 4x200m relay
Aquariah McIntosh, Malaysia Smith, Ny’Lasia Brown & Alyssa Thompson Rowe
Regional finish: 1st - 4x100m relay
Malaysia Smith, Ny’Lasia Brown, Aquariah McIntosh & Isa Wall
1st - 4x400m relay
Boys Track & Field
Jahamani Wallace
Regional finish: 4th - 400m dash
Brown finished 5th in the 200m and Emma O’Connell finished 8th in the 200m. The state 2A meet will be held Saturday, June 26 at North Carolina A&T’s Truist Stadium beginning at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance at https://gofan.co/app/events/325953.
