Alexis King paces CPTC AAU National qualifiers

Alexis King, a 13-14 girls competitor with the Columbus Parker Track Club, led the way as the CPTC qualified 11 athletes to compete in the AAU Nationals to be held at Turner Stadium in Houston, Texas.

King captured the team’s lone gold medal as she won the triple jump. Tyrek Salley captured a silver in the boys 11-12 race walk.

The CPTC earned 32 awards, with seven medals and 25 ribbons.

The awards breakdown was a gold medal, silver medal, five bronze, four 4th places, two 5th places, nine 6th places, three 7th places and seven 8th places.

11-12 girls

100 meters – 4. Rekia Polk

1,500 race walk – 6. Journei Spratt

Long jump – 7. Desmond Stowers

11-12 boys

1,500 race walk – 2. Tyrek Salley, 3. Edwin Shaw

Discus – 6. Desmond Stowers, 8. Tyrek Salley

13-14 girls

3,000 race walk – 3. Kemaria Ingram, 4. Makalah Wallace (13), 4. Alexandria Williams

Javelin – 3. Alexis King, 5. Terricka Thompson, 6. Makalah Wallace

Triple jump – 1. Alexis King

High jump – 4. Alexis King, 6. Makalah Wallace, 8. Alexandria Williams

Shot put – 8. Terricka Thompson

Discus – 7. Terricka Thompson

13-14 boys

4 x 100 relay – 6. Keenan Barnes, Richard Sowell, O’Mious Boulware, Dontavious Blair

Discus – 5. Richard Sowell, 6. Keenan Barnes

100 meters – 3. Joshua Jacobs

400 meters – 6. Joshua Jacobs

16-18 boys

Javelin – 7. Hykeim Williams, 8. DeMarghayee Davis (16), 8. Tyski Ingram (18)

3,000 race walk – 3. Tyski Ingram