Top performances from last week's Arkansas state track meets

By Jeff Halpern | Photo by Ted McClenning 

Here are some of the top track and field performers and winners of multiple events of state track meets for the week of May 2-9.

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BOYS

Sprinters/Hurdlers

Isaiah Sategna, Fayetteville

The senior tied for the victory in the 100 (11.6 seconds) with Carson Tucker of Bentonville, won the 110 hurdles (14.20), the 300 hurdles (38.36) and broke the state record in the long jump (24-8), breaking the 6A record of Pine Bluff’s Basil Shabaz of 24-3 3/12 in 1991 and the overall record of 24-5 3/4 by Conway’s Joseph Wright in 1996 at the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.

DeAndra Burns, El Dorado

The senior won the 100 (11.09), was second in the 400 (49.01) and won the long jump (23-1/2) at the Class 5A State Meet in Van Buren.

Patrick Elliott, Pea Ridge,

The senior won the 100 (10.89) and the 200 (22.43) and was second in the 400 (50.39) in the Class 4A State Meet in Harrison.

Jody Easter, McGehee

The senior won the 100 (10.75) and 200 (22.32) at the Class 3A State Meet in Lincoln.

Caden Callahan, West Fork

The senior won the 110 hurdles (15.20) and 300 hurdles (40.31) at the Class 3A State Meet in Lincoln.

Lancer Clark, Parkers Chapel

The senior won the 100 (11.22) and 200 (23.54) at the Class 2A State Meet in Quitman.

Khamani Hendrix, Mineral Springs

The junior won the 100 (11.70), 200 (23.54) and long jump (21-1 1/2) at the Class 1A State Meet in Quitman.

Maddox Nosari, Founders Classical Academy

The senior won the 110 hurdles (17.10) and 300 hurdles (44.25) at the Class 1A State Meet in Quitman.

Distance runners

Hudson Betts, Fayetteville

The junior won the 3,200 (9:27.74) and was second in the 1,600 (4:16.72) in the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.

Evan Armitage, Lake Hamilton

The senior set a meet record in the 3,200 (9:32.97) in the Class 5A State Meet in Van Buren.

Mountain Home 4x800 relay team

The Bombers set a meet record of 8:00.80, breaking the mark of 8:01.66 set by Vilonia in 2019 at the Class 5A State Meet in Van Buren.

Matthew Dunsworth, Clarksville

The senior won the 1,600 (4:32.60) and 3,200 (9:58.40) at the Class 4A State Meet in Harrison.

Justice Neufeld, Acorn

The senior won the 800 (2:05.27), 1,600 (4:49.22) and 3,200 (10:28.29) at the Class 2A State Meet in Quitman.

Jumpers

Quinn Hawkins, Cabot

The sophomore won the Class 6A pole vault title at 15-8.

Britton Gage, Ozark

The senior won the Class 4A pole vault at 14-0.

Kemarrrion Hayes, Lafayette County

The junior won the long jump (21-1/2) and triple jump (43-9) at the Class 2A State Meet in Quitman.

Throwers

Devyn Steingisser, Bryant

The sophomore won the discus(145-0) and was second in the shot put (51-3 3/4) at the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.

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GIRLS

Sprinters/Hurdlers

Raghan Allen, Conway

The junior won the 100 (12.55) and the 200 (25.17) at the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.

Kessiah Bemis, Fayetteville

The senior won the 300 hurdles (45.22), was second in the 400 (59.33), second in the 100 (12.99), second in the long jump (18-6 3/4) and second in the triple jump (37-3 1/4) at the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.

Keniyah Bryant, Texarkana

The junior won the 200 (26.14) and 400 (58.60) at the Class 5A State Meet in Van Buren.

Carshaila Rozier, El Dorado

The senior won the 100 (12.46), was second in the 200 (26.15), won the long jump (18-9) and triple jump (39-1/4) at the Class 5A State Meet in Van Buren.

Anna Woolsey, Ozark

The junior won the 100 (12.31), 200 (25.56), 400 (59.87) at the Class 4A State Meet in Harrison.

Belle Lindsey, De Queen

The junior won the 100 hurdles (15.89), 300 hurdles (46.93) and long jump (16-4 1/4) at the Class 4A State Meet in Harrison.

Jalia Bunn, Drew Central

The senior won the 100 (12.38), 200 (26.69) at the Class 3A State Meet in Lincoln.

Kneila Watson, LISA Academy North

The sophomore won the 200 (26.05) and 400 (1:02.23) at the Class 2A State Meet in Quitman.

Kenley McCarn, Melbourne

The senior won the 100 hurdles (15.87), 300 hurdles (47.21) and pole vault (9-6) at the Class 2A State Meet in Quitman.

Distance runners

Bentonville 4x800 relay team

Madison Galindo, Sophia Hinkebein, Macey Hurley and Devyn O’Daniel set the meet record of 9:43.90 breaking the 2006 mark of 9:45.81 set by Bentonville at the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.

Lake Hamilton 4x800 relay team

Lani Inman, Audrey Herrell, Blair Turpen and Olivia Pielemeier set a meet record with a time of 9:42.05 at the Class 5A State Meet in Van Buren.

Olivia Pielemeier, Lake Hamilton

The junior won the 800 (2:20.74), 1,600 (5:11.43) and 3,200 with a meet-record time of 11:15.86 at the Class 5A State Meet in Van Buren.

Elise Knight, Valley View

The senior set the meet record in the 3,200 (11:41.63) in the Class 4A State Meet in Harrison.

Juliah Rodgers, Jessieville

The junior won the 800 (2:30.44) and 1,600 (5:23.41) at the Class 3A State Meet in Lincoln.

Elizabeth Merritt, Magazine

The freshman won the 1,600 (5:40.59) and 3,200 (12:22.13) at the Class 2A State Meet in Quitman.

Peyton Macejewski, Mount Ida

The sophomore won the 400 (1:03.58), 800 (2:34.30), 1,600 (5:42.76) and 3,200 (13:28.53) at the Class 1A State Meet in Quitman.

Jumpers

Hannah Estes, Fayetteville

The junior won the 100 hurdles (14.77) and the pole vault (12-0) at the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.

Kallie Martin, Parkers Chapel

The sophomore won the long jump (16-4) and triple jump (35-11) at the Class 2A State Meet in Quitman.

Throwers

Molly O’Dell, Thaden School

The senior won the discus (115-0) and shot put (35-4 1/4) at the Class 1A State Meet in Quitman.

Oliva Nickson, Bentonville West

The junior won the shot put (40-1 1/2) at the Class 6A State Meet in Little Rock.