By John Goolsby, For the Tribune
HOMEWOOD – The Huskies turned in another outstanding performance last weekend at the Over The Mountain Challenge at Waldrop Stadium in Homewood.
“We appreciate Homewood hosting a high-quality small meet before spring break,” said Hewitt head coach Tom Esslinger. “It really gave us a great opportunity to put down a lot of personal bests heading into the break.”
The girls finished in second place with a score of 179 points. Homewood’s girls took first place with 197 points. Mountain Brook was third with 147 points.
The boys came away with another team victory. The Huskies scored 210.5 points to beat host Homewood with 152 points. The Spartans of Mountain Brook finished in third with 120.5 points.
Hewitt came away with victories in numerous events:
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay: Nathan Thomas Malachi Johnson Jadon Loving Michael Igbinoghene, 42.29
Boys 1600 Meter Run: Wes Ellison, 4:24.12, AL Top 10
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: Tori Mack, 14.66, AL Top 10
Girls 100 Meter Dash: Brianna Beckham, 12.13, AL Top 10
Girls 800 Meter Run: Avery Cahoon, 2:17.28, AL Top 10
Girls 200 Meter Dash: Brianna Beckham, 24.97, AL Top 10
Girls Triple Jump: Haley Melton, 34-7, AL Top 25
Girls Long Jump: Haley Melton, 16-6.50, AL Top 50, Personal Record
Girls Discus Throw: Madisyn Hawkins, 122-6, AL Top 10
Boys Shot Put: DJ Carter, 54-0, Number 1 in state
Boys Javelin Throw: Blake Barlow, 157-6, AL Top 25
Boys Pole Vault: Daniel James, 13-6, AL Top 25
The following Hewitt athletes turned in Personal Best performances:
Girls 400 Meter Dash: Hailey Tolbert, 1:00.75, AL Top 50, Arianna Fisher, 1:03.17, Sara Slaughter, 1:04.63 and Rachel Purnell, 1:06.02
Boys 400 Meter Dash: Manny Cazeau, 49.91, AL Top 25, Tyrone Reese, 50.58, AL Top 25, Lane Teal, 52.83
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: Haven White, 16.62, AL Top 50
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: Dylan Cope, 15.92, AL Top 50
Boys 100 Meter Dash: Michael Igbinoghene, 10.88, AL Top 10, Jadon Loving, 11.00, AL Top 25, Malachi Johnson, 11.04, AL Top 25, Nathan Thomas, 11.06, AL Top 25, Hudson Bates, 11.08, AL Top 50 and Colin Wadsworth, 11.10, AL Top 50
Girls 800 Meter Run: Mary Durham, 2:29.85, AL Top 50
Boys 800 Meter Run: Garrett Yokeley, 2:07.57
Girls 200 Meter Dash: Rachel Purnell, 29.00
Boys 200 Meter Dash: Malachi Johnson, 22.13, AL Top 10, Colin Wadsworth, 22.22, AL Top 10, Hudson Bates, 22.73, AL Top 50, Daniel Hickman, 23.44
Boys Discus Throw: Skyler Carrillo, 126-9, AL Top 50
Boys Shot Put: Caleb Sears, 41-11
Boys Javelin Throw: Aaron Tan, 142-7, AL Top 50
Boys High Jump: Dylan Cope, 6-0, AL Top 50
“I thought all of our athletes competed hard and gave it their best at the meet,” Esslinger said. “They have a well-deserved down week for spring break, and we are really looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish the rest of the year.”