Huskies finish 3rd, 4th at state indoor meet

By KYLE PARMLEY

The Hewitt-Trussville High School boys and girls indoor track and field teams came up a few points short of a runner-up trophy Feb. 4 at the Class 7A state meet, held at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

Hoover swept the boys and girls titles in dominant fashion, as the boys more than doubled runner-up Vestavia’s score, while the girls won by more than 30 points as well. Hewitt’s girls finished third with 63 points, behind Chelsea’s 81 points. Hewitt’s boys were fourth, just a half point behind Huntsville and 9.5 points behind Vestavia Hills.

Tori Mack was victorious in the 60-meter hurdles, running the race in 8.92 seconds to earn top spot on the podium. Michael Igbinoghene was an individual champion as well, winning the long jump crown by reaching 22 feet, 8.75 inches.

The boys 4x200-meter relay team of Hudson Bates, Colin Wadsworth, Malachi Johnson and Manny Cazeau was also victorious, running it in 1:29.

Reaching the podium for the girls were Brianna Beckham (third in 60), Madisyn Hawkins (second in shot put) and the 4x200

HewittTrussville’s Manny Cazeau competes in the boys 4x200-meter relay during the Class 7A state indoor track and field meet at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Feb. 4 relay team of Beckham, Mack, Libby Armstrong and Emmie Goodell. Beckham (fourth in 400), Avery Cahoon

(seventh in 800 and sixth in 1,600), Kinley Harris (seventh in 1,600), Catherine Asbury (fifth in high jump), Haley Melton (eighth in long jump and fourth in triple jump), Haven White (fourth in pole vault), Sarah Johnson (eighth in pole vault) and the 4x800 relay of Cahoon, Sophie Bryant, Callie Armstrong and Sophia Knox (sixth) earned points for the Huskies girls as well.

Earning additional points for the boys team were Igbinoghene (fifth in 60 and fifth in triple jump), Nathan Thomas (sixth in 60), Cazeau (sixth in 60 hurdles), Tristan Teer (eighth in 1,600 and sixth in 3,200), Will Owens (seventh in high jump), Daniel James (fourth in pole vault), Shaw Helfrich (eighth in pole vault), the 4x400 team of Cazeau, Daniel Hickman, Hudson Bates and Tyrone Reese (fourth) and the 4x800 team of Rush Lachina, Wes Ellison, Jacob Mullinax and Teer (seventh).

Hailey Tolbert, Jamal Hobbs, Jadon Loving, Jayda Hammonds, Jaliyah Edwards, Skyler Carrillo and DJ Carter also competed for the Huskies.