Clark, Kidd win titles at 6A track meet
RUSSELLVILLE - El Dorado’s Breya Clark accounted for 39.5 points Thursday in the 6A State Track & Field Championships. As a team, the Lady Wildcats scored 49 points and finished seventh.
Devunte Kidd led the Wildcats to a fifth place showing in the boys division.
Clark claimed state championships in the high jump, clearing 5-3, and the 100 hurdles, clocking 15.90 in the final. The junior also finished second in the long jump, second in the triple jump and seventh in the 100.
“Breya stepped up in a big way on the biggest stage of the year,” said El Dorado coach John Koonce. “She didn’t have a performance that she was happy with in conference but she turned around this week and exceeded all expectations.
She is loaded down with a lot of events that are right next to each other and it isn’t easy to run from event to event and perform at the highest level but she puts her head down and does what needs to be done. By getting high point, she showed that she is the most versatile female athlete in 6A.”
LaDiamond Maker chipped in with a fourth place showing in the high jump.
Kidd led the Wildcats by winning the boys long jump with a leap of 22-04.75. He was second in the 100. Chris Newton was third in the triple jump and sixth in both the high jump and 300 hurdles. Gavin Heustis was fourth in the discus. Neeko Davis was sixth in the high jump and seventh in the 400. Peyton Perry was seventh in the 300 hurdles. Wanya Archie was eighth in the discus. Caleb Scott was eighth in the long jump.
Lake Hamilton won both boys and girls championships. The Wolves scored 140.5 to beat Texarkana (129), Benton (106), Pine Bluff (59), El Dorado (50), Jonesboro (50), Russellville (36), Greenwood (29), Mountain Home (21.5), West Memphis (15), Marion (12), Siloam Springs (10), Sheridan (4) and Searcy (1).
The Lady Wolves scored 100 to top Benton (90), Sheridan (86), Jonesboro (85), Texarkana (72), Russellville (68), El Dorado (49), Siloam Springs (37), Hall (20), Greenwood (16), Searcy (14), West Memphis (13), Pine Bluff (8) and Marion (5).