DANBURY — Local athletes set three new conference track records this week at the Northwest Conference meet at North Stokes.

Mount Airy broke two conference marks, while North Surry broke one.

The Lady Bears’ 4x800m relay team ran a time of 12:18, which was the best since the Northwest Conference was created. It also beats the best time in the state for 1A schools by 2 seconds.

The Bears’ Joktan Moore won both the long jump (21-11.5) and triple jump (45-08.5). His two distances were the best in the state for 1A, and his triple jump set a new conference mark.

For the Greyhounds, Marc McKeithen won the shot put with a conference record of 48-01.

Also, Winston-Salem Prep set a record in the girls 4x200 meter relay.

North Stokes won the girls team competition and finished second for the boys. West Stokes took the top spot on the boys side.

Mount Airy finished third for girls, fourth for boys, the best showing of the four local schools.

East Surry was fifth for boys, eighth for girls. North Surry was seventh for girls and ninth for boys. Surry Central was seventh for boys and ninth for girls.

“The whole team did really well,” said Mount Airy track coach Clarence Cropps. The Bears posted nine first-place finishes, led by Kirsten Parries with two solo wins and two relay wins. Moore and Jordan Hiatt had three each.

“I always tell them that if you work hard, it shows. It’s starting to show now,” he said. The coach always tries to get the squad to peak at the right time, he said, and it is good news when they perform a little better than expected.

Parries and Hiatt teamed with Alex Mayes and Davi Barbour to win the 4x400 and 4x800 events.

Hiatt then took first in the 800m and tied for the second-best height in the high jump.

Parries, the state cross country champion last fall, won both the 1,600 meter and the 3,200 meter.

Moore set records in the long jump and triple jump, but he also took first place in the 300 meter hurdles.

One surprise is that teammate Corey Valentine took second in the triple jump in his first time competing in the category.

Valentine was second by just 2 inches in high jump, fourth in the 400 meter and seventh in the 200 meter.

“Corey is unlimited in what he can do,” said Cropps. He is an athlete who can compete in many events.

The other first place came from discus thrower Parley Gentry, who has been the conference leader all season.

The distance necessary to qualify for the regional playoffs is 125 feet, and Gentry bested that with 133-08, only about 2 1/2 feet shy of the conference record.

Surry Central’s Chance Beck was second with a throw of 126-05, so he qualified as well.

“Chance has been focused and really set on hitting that automatic qualifying mark of 125 feet,” said Central Coach Jason Bryant. Beck also finished in the top 20 for shot put (18th).

“Wes Brown was All-Conference in the shot put,” noted Bryant. He finished second with a personal record 45-08 and made the qualifying mark for regionals.

Brown, a standout in football and wrestling, also finished second in the 100 meter, sixth in the 200 meter and eighth in the discus.

Bryant singled out one young man who didn’t win any event, but deserved praise for his hard work.

“Raymund Salazar has undoubtedly been our stand-out athlete throughout the year,” said Bryant. “He has been motivated, willing to work and wanting to see the team be better. Raymund had at least one personal best at every meet throughout the season.”

He finished fifth in the shot put, 11th in discus and 21st in the 100m, all with personal bests. Bryant noted that his discus throw of 112-07 placed him on the school’s all-time list for the event.

For the girls, Megan Gillespie took fourth in pole vault after undergoing ACL surgery for a tear suffered during tennis season last fall.

Unfortunately for teammate Raven Stanley, the two-time 2A champion in pole vault didn’t clear any height this meet.

North Surry sophomore Alex Cooke just missed a conference title in shot put. Her throw of 33-10 was just 2 1/4 inches behind Allison Tilley, North Stokes. Teammate Kendra McKeithen was fourth.

In the discus, Kendra McKeithen was second and Cooke was third. Cooke also finished eighth in triple jump and 11th in long jump.

For the boys, Marc McKeithen was first in the shot put and seventh in discus.

For East Surry, Lamar Shuff took two first place titles in sprints and was part of the 4x100 team that finished second.

Shuff won the 100 meter by more than three-tenths of a second. He won the 200 meter by a quarter-second despite slowing at the end and raising his arms in victory.

Teammate Jaleia Hargrave won a few regular-season meets in both 100 meter and 200 meter as well. However, at the conference meet she finished fourth and sixth respectively, while teammate Destiny Edmonds was sixth and seventh.

Asked what impressed them overall, Coach Cropps and assistant coach Andrew Howard both noted the performance of West Stokes’ boys team, particularly two athletes.

With Matus Kriska and Jacob Fulk both gone to graduation, the Wildcats’ Jason Barber pulled off the triple crown of distance running. He won the 800 meter, 1600 meter and 3200 meter and was second in the 4x800 meter relay in the same day, a total distance of 4 miles.

Teammate Brock Reynolds won the high jump, 400m and was part of the top 4x400 relay team. He also finished second in 200 meter.

The regional 1A meet will be back at North Stokes May 5, while the 2A athletes travel to Cuthbertson High in Waxhaw.

Meet Results

Girls 100 meters

Position Name Grade School Time Heat Points

1 Jazman Richardson 12 Winston-Sale 12.72 4 10

2 Sloan Williams 10 Winston-Sale 12.79 4 8

3 Heather Davis 10 South Stokes 12.91 4 6

4 Jaleia Hargrave 12 East Surry 13.10 4 4

5 Mica Hargrove — Winston-Sale 13.13 1 2

Girls 200 meters

1 Deonica Reid 9 Winston-Sale 26.44 5 10

2 Jazman Richardson 12 Winston-Sale 26.95 5 8

3 Heather Davis 10 South Stokes 27.12 5 6

4 Maria Kammire 10 Bishop McGui 27.75 5 4

5 Kyimura Oliver 11 West Stokes 28.44 5 2

Girls 400 meters

1 Maria Kammire 10 Bishop McGui 1:01.79 4 10

2 Jazman Richardson 12 Winston-Sale 1:02.19 4 8

3 Alex Mayes 12 Mount Airy 1:02.42 4 6

4 Sawyer Thomas 12 Bishop McGui 1:04.21 4 4

5 Samantha Pulliam — South Stokes 1:06.15 3 2

Girls 800 meters

1 Jordan Hiatt 12 Mount Airy 2:26.17 10

2 Braeden Barr 12 West Stokes 2:29.37 8

3 Bailey Seach 10 Bishop McGui 2:31.10 6

4 Davi Barbour 10 Mount Airy 2:35.28 4

5 Elizabeth Klapmeyer 12 North Stokes 2:36.45 2

Girls 1600 meters

1 Kirsten Parries 10 Mount Airy 5:36.47 10

2 Erica Boles 12 West Stokes 5:37.03 8

3 Hannah McBride 10 North Stokes 5:38.50 6

4 Brianna Eichhorn 11 Bishop McGui 5:38.83 4

5 Jordan Amos 11 North Stokes 5:46.11 2

Girls 3200 meters

1 Kirsten Parries 10 Mount Airy 12:18.34 10

2 Erica Boles 12 West Stokes 12:23.89 8

3 Jordan Amos 11 North Stokes 12:38.38 6

4 Hannah McBride 10 North Stokes 12:42.49 4

5 Summer Harris 10 North Stokes 13:55.34 2

Girls 100m hurdles

1 Micayla Mitchell 12 North Stokes 16.96 2 10

2 Allison Perrell 12 South Stokes 18.07 2 8

3 Shalynn Brown 10 North Stokes 18.54 2 6

4 Deonica Reid 9 Winston-Sale 19.45 2 4

5 Carolyn Ross — South Stokes 19.57 2 2

Girls 300m hurdles

1 Tess Rogers 11 North Stokes 49.65 2 10

2 Allison Perrell 12 South Stokes 51.25 2 8

3 Micayla Mitchell 12 North Stokes 51.31 2 6

4 Shalynn Brown 10 North Stokes 51.81 2 4

5 Arden Tritt 12 Bishop McGui 53.22 2 2

Girls 4x100 meter relay

1 W-S Prep 52.01 10

2 South Stokes 52.39 8

3 Mount Airy 53.06 6

4 East Surry 54.50 4

5 West Stokes 58.90 2

— North Surry disqualified, exchange zone ziolation

Girls 4x200 relay

1 W-S Prep 1:46.57M 10 (new conference meet record)

2 Bishop McGuinness 1:52.55 8

3 Mount Airy 1:52.92 6

4 South Stokes 1:53.39 4

5 East Surry 2:02.44 2

Girls 4x400 relay

1 Mount Airy 4:17.25 2 10

2 Bishop McGuinness 4:23.42 2 8

3 South Stokes 4:27.30 2 6

4 North Stokes 4:33.12 2 4

5 West Stokes 4:48.79 2 2

Girls 4x800 relay

1 Mount Airy 10:05.61M 10 (new conference meet record)

2 Bishop McGuinness 10:23.48 8

3 West Stokes 10:24.16 6

4 North Stokes 10:26.05 4

5 South Stokes 11:29.19 2

Girls high jump

1 Allison Perrell 12 South Stokes 5-04.00 10

2 Braeden Barr 12 West Stokes J5-02.00 4

2 Kathryn Bennett 12 Bishop McGui J5-02.00 4

3 Jordan Hiatt 12 Mount Airy J5-02.00 4

4 Molly Delaney 12 Bishop McGui J4-10.00 2

5 Heather George 9 North Surry J4-08.00 1

Girls pole vault

1 Tess Rogers 11 North Stokes 10-00.00 10

2 Moriah Boyette 10 North Stokes 9-06.00 8

3 Marley Bollman 11 North Stokes 8-00.00 6

4 Megan Gillespie 11 Surry Centra 7-00.00 4

— Raven Stanley 12 Surry Centra NH

Girls long jump

1 Sawyer Thomas 12 Bishop McGui 16-01.50 10

2 Danielle Jessup 12 South Stokes 15-07.25 8

3 Moriah Boyette 10 North Stokes 15-05.50 6

4 Deonica Reid 9 Winston-Sale 15-05.25 4

5 Brianna Thomas 12 Mount Airy 15-02.25 2

Girls triple jump

1 Marley Bollman 11 North Stokes 33-02.00 10

2 Danielle Jessup 12 South Stokes 32-09.75 8

3 Shalynn Brown 10 North Stokes J32-09.75 6

4 Moriah Boyette 10 North Stokes 32-03.75 4

5 Sarah Coon 12 Bishop McGui 31-08.50 2

Girls shot put

1 Allison Tilley 12 North Stokes 34-00.25 10

2 Alex Cooke 10 North Surry 33-10.00 8

3 Tylesha Goolsby — South Stokes 33-05.75 6

4 Kendra Mckeithen 10 North Surry 31-00.00 4

5 Mackenzie Lewlellyn 11 North Stokes 27-09.00 2

Girls discus throw

1 Tylesha Goolsby — South Stokes 121-03 10

2 Kendra Mckeithen 10 North Surry 93-09 8

3 Alex Cooke 10 North Surry 89-00 6

4 Melanie Avent — South Stokes 84-04 4

5 Symone Simmons 11 Mount Airy 77-11 2

Boys 100 meter dash

1 Lamar Shuff — East Surry 11.21 4 10

2 Wes Brown 12 Surry Centra 11.53 5 8

3 Chris Cornelius — South Stokes 11.61 4 6

4 Ehren Allen 11 Winston-Sale 11.64 5 4

5 Larry Severt 12 West Stokes 11.70 5 2

Boys 200m

1 Lamar Shuff — East Surry 23.21 4 10

2 Brock Reynolds 11 West Stokes 23.48 4 8

3 Ehren Allen 11 Winston-Sale 23.50 4 6

4 Jacquan Martin — South Stokes 23.67 4 4

5 Demarion Jones 12 West Stokes 23.74 4 2

Boys 400m

1 Brock Reynolds 11 West Stokes 51.07 4 10

2 Larry Severt 12 West Stokes 51.92 4 8

3 Jerry Galloway — East Surry 52.69 4 6

4 Corey Valentine 11 Mount Airy 52.86 4 4

5 Demarion Jones 12 West Stokes 53.69 4 2

Boys 800m

1 Jason Barber 11 West Stokes 2:04.39 10

2 Leland Lancaster 11 Bishop McGui 2:05.67 8

3 Garrett Martin 12 West Stokes 2:06.09 6

4 Casey Kopp 12 North Stokes 2:07.33 4

5 Chase Brewster — East Surry 2:10.26 2

Boys 1600m

1 Jason Barber 11 West Stokes 4:35.67 10

2 Sam Williams 10 Bishop McGui 4:43.88 8

3 Garrett Martin 12 West Stokes 4:46.29 6

4 Sean Condon 11 North Stokes 4:46.84 4

5 Justin Nelson 10 South Stokes 4:49.33 2

Boys 3200m

1 Jason Barber 11 West Stokes 10:21.30 10

2 Sam Williams 10 Bishop McGui 10:21.37 8

3 Sean Condon 11 North Stokes 10:49.21 6

4 Justin Nelson 10 South Stokes 10:57.39 4

5 James Hammonds 10 North Stokes 10:57.56 2

Boys 110m hurdles

1 Sterling Jones 11 Winston-Sale 15.45 2 10

2 Curtis Welch 12 South Stokes 16.45 2 8

3 Cody Bennett 11 North Stokes 16.47 2 6

4 Matthew Garr 10 West Stokes 17.24 2 4

5 Jeremiah Millikan — South Stokes 17.52 2 2

Boys 300m hurdles

1 Joktan Moore 12 Mount Airy 41.35 2 10

2 Curtis Welch 12 South Stokes 42.07 2 8

3 Cody Bennett 11 North Stokes 42.22 2 6

4 Sterling Jones 11 Winston-Sale 42.38 1 4

5 Andrew Gosnell — East Surry 43.23 1 2

Boys 4x100m relay

1 South Stokes 44.91 2 10

2 East Surry 45.21 1 8

3 North Stokes 45.77 2 6

4 West Stokes 47.32 2 4

5 Bishop McGuinness 47.59 2 2

Boys 4x200m relay

1 South Stokes 1:33.97 2 10

2 North Stokes 1:34.26 2 8

3 Bishop McGuinness 1:38.47 2 6

4 East Surry 1:38.64 2 4

5 West Stokes 1:39.46 1 2

Boys 4x400m relay

1 West Stokes 3:34.39 2 10

2 North Stokes 3:42.01 2 8

3 South Stokes 3:46.22 2 6

4 East Surry 3:47.03 2 4

5 Bishop McGuinness 4:00.39 2 2

Boys 4x800m relay

1 Bishop McGuinness 8:40.47 10

2 West Stokes 8:45.37 8

3 North Stokes 8:54.97 6

4 South Stokes 9:02.44 4

5 East Surry 9:25.30 2

Boys high jump

1 Brock Reynolds 11 West Stokes 6-04.00 10

2 Corey Valentine 11 Mount Airy 6-02.00 8

3 Brandon Smith — South Stokes 5-10.00 5

3 Ryan Simmons — East Surry 5-10.00 5

5 John Dickenson — East Surry J5-10.00 2

Boys pole vault

1 Garrett Wood 11 North Stokes 11-00.00 10

2 Eric Reeder 11 North Stokes 10-06.00 8

3 Chris Cornelius — South Stokes 10-00.00 6

4 Cody Mcbride 9 West Stokes 9-06.00 4

5 Andy Kopp 9 North Stokes J9-06.00 2

Boys long jump

1 Joktan Moore 12 Mount Airy 21-11.50 10

2 Jacquan Martin — South Stokes 20-09.00 8

3 Demarion Jones 12 West Stokes 20-01.00 6

4 Ehren Allen 11 Winston-Sale 19-05.50 4

5 Matthew Hopkins 11 North Stokes 19-02.25 2

Boys triple jump

1 Joktan Moore 12 Mount Airy 45-08.50M 10 (new conference meet record)

2 Corey Valentine 11 Mount Airy 42-02.50 8

3 Curtis Welch 12 South Stokes 42-01.50 6

4 Ivory Blue — South Stokes 39-11.50 4

5 Seth Boyette 12 North Stokes 36-10.00 2

Boys shot put

1 Marc Mckeithan — North Surry 48-01.00M 10 (new conference meet record)

2 Wes Brown 12 Surry Centra 45-08.00 8

3 Austin Mabe 12 North Stokes 44-08.50 6

4 Junior Villarreal 11 North Stokes 41-10.50 4

5 Austin Barefoot 12 North Stokes 41-08.25 2

Boys discus throw

1 Parley Gentry 11 Mount Airy 133-08 10

2 Chance Beck 11 Surry Centra 126-05 8

3 Aaron Pentasuglia — South Stokes 124-07 6

4 Justin Rogers — South Stokes 123-00 4

5 Raymond Salazar 10 Surry Centra 112-07 2

Women - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored

1) North Stokes 131

2) South Stokes 100

3) Mount Airy 80

4) Winston-Salem Prep Academ 75

5) Bishop McGuinness 72

6) West Stokes 42

7) North Surry 27

8) East Surry 15

9) Surry Central 6

Men - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored

1) West Stokes 125.25

2) South Stokes 105.25

3) North Stokes 93.25

4) Mount Airy 60

5) East Surry 57

6) Bishop McGuinness 45

7) Surry Central 30

8) Winston-Salem Prep Academ 29

9) North Surry 13.25