The Cherokee County High School Track & Field Team will be heading south for the 2019 AHSAA State Track and Field Meet May 2 – 4 in Gulf Shores. Six members of the team qualified for Field Events.

Those that qualified include;

Girls
*4 x 100: Laney Kate Johnson, Mary Hayes Johnson, Destinee Scott, Doncie Dupree
*4 x 400: Mady Doyal, Mary Hayes Johnson, Erin McCord, Laney Kate Johnson
*4 x 800: Erin McCord, Camry Gossett, Sidney Johnson, Audrey Green
*Shot: Destinee Scott (2018 State Champion), Grace Locklear, Shae Stephens
*Discus:  Destinee Scott, Grace Locklear
*Javelin: Shae Stephens
*200m: Laney Kate Johnson. Mary Hayes Johnson
*800m: Erin McCord, Camryn Gossett
*1600m: Erin McCord

Boys
*4 x 100: Kendrick Fyffe, Julian Bynum, Mitchell Davis, Whit Johnson
*4 x 400: Whit Johnson, Jaylen McCain, Mitchell Davis, Jonathan Rainey
*High Jump: Ivory Moore, Mitchell Davis, Stephen Smith
*Long Jump: Ivory Moore

On Tuesday we spoke to the senior members of the team, Erin McCord, Destiny Scott and Stephen Smith –

One of the more attractive stories about this team is the Johnson sisters, Mary Hayes and Laney Kate. The younger of the sisters Mary Hayes is getting the opportunity to compete with her older as a 7th grader at Centre Middle School in two relay events.

We spoke to Mary Hayes about the experience –

If you would like to make a monetary contribution to the CCHS Track and Field Team you can call Katherine Johnson at Centre Elementary School at 256-927-3302.

We will be following the State Track Meet and will post updates on our website at weisradio.com and also on the Buttram, Hawkins and Hopper Scoreboard Show Facebook page.

2019 AHSAA STATE TRACK & FIELD MEET PERFORMANCE LIST