PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Cullman’s Wilhite, Franklin snag silver at state indoor meet; Three others bronze

Published 6:56 pm Friday, February 2, 2018

Cullman’s Eli Wilhite (left) and Anna Franklin take their turns at the podium following superb efforts on Friday.

Cullman’s Eli Wilhite and Anna Franklin each picked up silver medals on Day 1 of the state indoor track and field meet at the Birmingham Crossplex.

Wilhite placed second in the Class 6A-7A 3,200-meter run with a quick time of 9:38:04, finishing behind only Homewood’s Will Stone — ranked second nationally in the event — on Friday.

Franklin, meanwhile, netted her second straight second-place finish in the pole vault with a leap of 9-09.

Addison’s Emee Baldwin (pole vault) and St. Bernard’s Andrew Sweeney (3,200-meter run) each placed third in their respective 1A-3A events to nab bronze medals, while West Point’s Shelby Sellers (shot put) accomplished the same feat in 4A-5A competition.

The state indoor track and field meet will wrap up on Saturday.

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See below for a breakdown of other top finishers by school in Day 1 action.


Cold Springs (1A-3A)

% Jonathan Collett (10th in 3,200-meter run)

% Cole Akridge (13th in 800-meter run)

% Seth Walker (17th in 3,200-meter run)


Cullman (6A-7A)

% Colton Smith (fifth in high jump)

% Will Kress (qualified for 60-meter hurdles final with sixth-place finish in the preliminaries)

% Will Thompson (10th in 3,200-meter run)

% Lexi Daily (11th in triple jump)

% Cameron Baumgartner (13th in long jump)

% Garrett Crider (16th in shot put)

% Will Reid (18th in shot put)


Fairview (4A-5A)

% Lorin Zehr (eighth in shot put)

% Tyvn Ellis (qualified for 60-meter hurdles final with eighth-place finish in the preliminaries)

% Quinton Chambers (14th in 3,200-meter run and 21st in 800-meter run)


St. Bernard (1A-3A)

% Leahrose Mami (fourth in 3,200-meter run)

% Gracie Loyd (seventh in long jump)

% Anna Faulk (ninth in pole vault)


West Point (4A-5A)

% Hunter Appling (qualified for 60-meter hurdles and 60-meter dash finals with first- and seventh-place finishes in the preliminaries)

% Appling, Josh Couch, Blake Diestelow and Samuel Flores (sixth in 4×200-meter relay)

% Sadie Junkins (qualified for 60-meter hurdles final with seventh-place finish in the preliminaries and 17th in triple jump)