QUITMAN, Arkansas — Cross County varsity track recorded several top 10 finishes in Tuesday’s Class 2A state track meet at Quitman.
Danny Beale finished state runner-up in the discus and was named All-State. Beale also finished ninth in the shot put.
Eli Searcy finished fifth in the pole vault. Harlen McCarty finished sixth in the 400-meter dash. Myla Wilson was eighth in the 300-meter hurdles, and Ashlyn Richardson finished ninth in the discus.
Cross County track coach Katon Hill thanked this year’s seniors Canon McGee, Harlen McCarty, Kaiser Parker, Tristan Cash, and Avery Forrester for their work and efforts to the program.
Hill said he is proud of how his team competed this year, which saw several personal records set and a strong foundation built for the future.
In other results yesterday, Wynne’s Ella Kennedy finished sixth place in the pole vault at the Class 4A state track meet at Pocahontas. Kennedy recorded a distance of 8’6”.
