The Presbyterian Christian Bobcats claimed the MAIS AAAA-D1 State Championship Saturday at the school last weekend. The Bobcats had five first-place finishers in the two-day event, and consistently had competitors near the top of every event.
This was the first where MAIS held a championship for the different classifications, such as the AAAA-D1. PCS will now compete in the MAIS Overall State Championship this weekend in Jackson. The field events will take place on Friday at Jackson Academy, and the running events will be at Jackson Prep on Saturday. Both days start at 9 a.m.
In the one-mile, Jacob Williams claimed the top spot with a 4:43.25 run. Eric Robinson won the 400-meter dash with a 50.94 run and the Bobcats’ 4x400-meter relay team ran a 3:30.99 team to earn first place. In the field events, Tyson Keys and Thomas Holford helped PCS with first-place finishes, respectively. Keys won the shot put competition with a throw of 50-10, and Holford was first in the discus throw at 135-07.
PCS’ 95 total points blew away the competition. The next closest team was Jackson Prep in second with a 69.5 score. A total of 28 spots are available for athletes to qualify for state in, and PCS are sending 27 out of 28 spots to the state meet. Jackson Prep had 21 of 28 spots qualify.
“That’s a big difference,” PCS coach Joey Hawkins said. “But, what you look at is how many you qualify. We’ll have to perform.”
The 2018 season was PCS coach Joey Hawkins’ last one after announcing his retirement from the head football and track coach positions earlier this year.
“The other day, that was one of the greatest performance I’ve ever been involved with,” Hawkins said. “We (had personal records) in almost all the events.”
The Lady Bobcats finished fifth overall at the state meet.
PCS has won the overall State Championship in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Below are the results of the Top 8 PCS competitors in each event and the first-place finisher despite the school:
4x800-meter relay: 1. Jackson Academy, 8:4.07; 2. PCS, 8:52.18.
110-meter hurdles: 1. Keely Crumpton, Jackson Prep, 15.77; Taylor Bailey, PCS, 16.70; 5. Jake Sumrall, PCS, 16.98.
100-meter dash: 1. Jerrion Ealy, Jackson Prep, 10.90; 2. Sheldon James, PCS, 10.90; 6. Eric Robinson, PCS, 11:20.
4x200-meter relay: 1. Jackson Prep, 1:29.92; 2. PCS, 1:32.36.
4x100-meter relay: 1. Jackson Prep, 43.12; 2. PCS, 44.05.
1,600-meter run: 1. Jacob Williams, PCS, 4:43.25; 4. Jackson McGee, PCS, 4:55.57.
400-meter dash: 1. Eric Robinson, PCS, 50.49; 2. Gage Girod, PCS 50.83.
300-meter hurdles: 1. Ja’Ree Myers, Jackson Academy, 41.23; 2. Barnes Benton, PCS, 41.27; 3. Jake Sumrall, PCS, 42.12.
800-meter run: 1. TJ Smith, Jackson Academy, 2:01.04; 2. Jacob Williams, PCS, 2:04.34; 6. Cole Miller, PCS, 2:13.76.
200-meter dash: 1. Jerrion Ealy, Jackson Prep, 21.98; 2. Gage Girod, PCS, 23.01; 4. Sheldon James, PCS, 23.18.
3,200-meter run: 1. Clay Olson, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 10:56.84; 4. Stewart Blackwell, PCS, 11:04.44; 5. Jackson McGee, PCS, 11:05.26.
4x400-meter relay: 1. PCS, 3:30.99.
Pole vault: 1. Austin Stafford, Oak Forest Academy, 13-00; 5. Holden Dykes, PCS, 10-06; 6. Trey Barbieri, PCS, 10-06.
High jump: 1. William Cotton, Jackson Prep, 6-02; 4. Evan Robertson, PCS, 5-10; 8. Chandler Ducksworth, PCS, 5-06.
Long jump: 1. Breckon Young, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 22-04.75; 3. Gage Girod, PCS, 21-05.50; 4. Taylor Bailey, PCS, 21-01.75.
Triple jump: 1. Breckon Young, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 43-01.25; 2. Taylor Bailey, PCS, 43-01.25; 5. T.J. Hogan, PCS, 40-11.50.
Shot put: 1. Tyson Keys, PCS, 50-10; 2. Ian Smith, PCS, 49-11.50.
Discus: 1. Thomas Holford, PCS, 135-07; Tyson Keys, PCS, 132-10.
GIRLS
4x800-meter relay: 1. Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 10:07.03; 3. PCS, 10:22.81.
100-meter dash: 1. Columbia Holeman, Jackson Academy, 12.34; 6. Core Tatum, PCS, 13.07; Ryleigh Borbash, PCS, 13.31.
4x200-meter relay: 1. Jackson Prep, 1:47.47; 4. PCS, 1:51.16.
4x100-meter relay: 1. Jackson Prep, 50.61; 4. PCS, 51.84.
1,600-meter run: 1. Savannah McIntosh, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 5:31.88; 2. Emma Williams, PCS, 5:25.53; 6. Sarah Reeves, PCS, 5:58.38.
400-meter dash: 1. Callie Mckinney, Jackson Prep, 59.70; 5. Shelby Phillips, PCS, 1:02.20; 6. Emma Kate Welford, PCS, 1:02.83.
300-meter hurdles: 1. Price Loposer, Jackson Prep, 45.57; 6. Emma Kate Welford, PCS, 50.04.
800-meter run: 1. Savannah McIntosh, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 2:26.72; 3. Makayla Smith, PCS, 2:30.29; 6. Emma Williams, PCS, 2:34.95.
200-meter dash: 1. Columbia Holeman, Jackson Academy, 26.04; 8. Mary Shivers, PCS, 27.91.
3,200-meter run: 1. Everett Heard, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 12:27.15; 3. Makayla Smith, PCS, 12:45.86; 5. Sarah Reeves, PCS, 13:38.14.
4x400-meter relay: 1. Jackson Prep, 4:12.15; PCS, 4:24.96.
Pole vault: 1. Anna Blanchard, Oak Forest Academy, 11-00; 3. Rachael Barbieri, PCS, 8-06; 6. Caroline Shappley, PCS, 7-06.
High jump: 1. Rivers Futral, Madison-Ridgeland Academy, 5-02; 3. Rachael Barbieri, PCS, 4-10; 5. Ryleigh Borbash, PCS, 4-10.
Long jump: 1. Gabby Healy, Jackson Academy, 17-07.75; 6. Rachael Barbieri, PCS, 16-00; 7. Caroline Azar, PCS, 15-08.
Shot put: 1. Caylon Brabham, Oak Forest, 39-05.50; 6. Mary Kate Morgan, PCS, 26-11; 7. Maggie Grace Morgan, PCS, 26-10.50.
Discus: 1. Caylon Brabham, Oak Forest Academy, 111-03.50; 4. Mary Kate Morgan, PCS, 97-09.50.
