Local Athletes Earn All-State T&F Honors

Milesplit Virginia recently released its All-State Track & Field teams. The Top 25 performances in each event, regardless of class (Class 1 – Class 6) received first-team all-state recognition. Results 26-50 were second team and results 50-75 were third team.

Several local athletes made the first team.

Among the boys, Stuarts Draft’s Landon Graber was #24 in the shot put with a throw of 54-8.

Staunton’s Thomas Chisley was #12 in the triple jump at 46-5.

Two pole vaulters earned first-team. Waynesboro’s Trent Snyder ranked eighth, clearing 15 feet and Fort Defiance’s Jeffrey McLaughlin ranked #24 with a height of 14-1.

For the girls, Fort’s Taylor Cubbage cleared 5-5 in the high jump to rank in a tie for sixth.

Stuarts Draft’s Anna Callo tied for 13th in the pole vault at 11 feet and Waynesboro’s Skylar Sloat tied for 20th at 10-6.

Girls Second Team
Desi Mensah, Wilson, 100 meters 12.15
Desi Mensah, Wilson, 200 meters 24.96
Takota Moore, Stuarts Draft, shot put, 36 feet
Jordan Smith, Waynesboro, discus, 113-8

Girls Third Team
Taylor Cubbage, Fort Defiance, 400, 58.44
Katie Lawhorn, Wilson, high jump, 5 feet
Livia Clinedinst, Fort Defiance, 5 feet
Claire Comfort, Waynesboro, pole vault, 9 feet
Alexis Sacra, Riverheads, pole vault, 9 feet
Olivia Keller, Riverheads, pole vault, 9 feet

Boys Third Team
Derrick Moore, Stuarts Draft, 110 hurdles, 15.16
Derrick Moore, Stuarts Draft, 300 hurdles, 40.22
Dylan Colander, Waynesboro, 1600, 4:22.87
Jeffrey Burruss, Riverheads, high jump, 6-2