PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Cold Springs sweeps sectional titles; numerous local athletes qualify for state meet

Published 5:43 pm Monday, April 28, 2025

Cold Springs swept the team titles at its sectional track and field meet this past weekend, Holly Pond’s girls placed runner-up in theirs, and a host of local athletes punched their state tickets following terrific showings at their respective competitions.

Top five individuals and top three relays from each section meeting state qualifying standards received automatic bids, while many local schools earned wild-card representation.

Numerous athletes also set personal and/or school records in their respective events.

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Class 1A-3A programs — Addison, Cold Springs, Cullman Christian, Hanceville, Holly Pond, St. Bernard and Vinemont — will compete at Cullman this coming Friday and Saturday, while Class 4A-7A schools — Cullman, Fairview, Good Hope and West Point — will head down to Gulf Shores for a three-day event beginning on Thursday.

See below for a complete breakdown of each local program’s team result, section champions, state qualifiers and wild cards. Results are from al.milesplit.com and confirmed by area coaches. Wild cards are subject to change.


VARSITY BOYS

Class 1A, Section 3 (Winfield)

Team: Addison

Result: Sixth

Champions: Bradley Willette, discus (159-7); Brodie Willingham, javelin (132-10)

Qualifiers: Skylar Cleghorn, second in triple jump and third in long jump; Bradley Willette, fourth in shot put

Wild Cards: Bobby Williams, shot put and discus


Team: Cullman Christian

Result: 13th

Champions: None

Qualifiers: Waylon Smith, fifth in shot put

Wild Cards: N/A


Team: St. Bernard

Result: 11th

Champions: None

Qualifiers: Parker Guthery, second in 1,600-meter run and second in 3,200-meter run

Wild Cards: N/A


Class 2A, Section 4 (Winfield)

Team: Cold Springs

Result: First

Champions: Drew Dykes, 1,600-meter run (4:45.37); Sage Nelson, 3,200-meter run (10:21.53); Lindan Hill, high jump (6-0); Blake Belcher, pole vault (11-6); Bailey Gann, discus (122-7)

Qualifiers: Cason Alexander, second in 110-meter hurdles and second in 300-meter hurdles; Drew Dykes, second in 3,200-meter run and third in 800-meter run; Bailey Gann, second in discus and third in javelin; Noah Barger, second in pole vault; Ethan Day, third in pole vault and fourth in long jump; Sage Nelson, third in 1,600-meter run; Sage Nelson, Samuel Hunt, Logan Perdue and Drew Dykes, third in 4×800-meter relay; Logan Perdue, fifth in 3,200-meter run; Cash Dickerson, fifth in triple jump

Wild Cards: Sage Nelson, 800-meter run; Logan Perdue, 1,600-meter run; Ethan Day, 100-meter hurdles; Wyatt Barker, high jump


Class 3A, Section 3 (Lincoln)

Team: Holly Pond

Result: Third

Champions: Daniel Figueroa, adaptive 100-meter dash (13.94), adaptive 200-meter dash (28.48), adaptive discus (65-02) and adaptive javelin (76-10); Travis Barnett, 800-meter run (1:57.03), 1,600-meter run (4:34.21) and 3,200-meter run (10:08.50)

Qualifiers: Miguel Garcia, second in high jump and second in long jump; Joshua Putman, third in 3,200-meter run and fifth in 1,600-meter run; Asher Thrift, third in javelin; Boston Gibbs, fourth in 200-meter hurdles and fifth in long jump; Caden Moody, fourth in high jump; Travis Barnett, fifth in 400-meter dash; Brayden Ivey, fifth in shot put

Wild Cards: N/A


Class 3A, Section 4 (Winfield)

Team: Hanceville

Result: Seventh

Champions: None

Qualifiers: Jaylon Flanigan, second in 400-meter dash; Eli Akin, second in discus; Ashton Hurst, third in javelin and fifth in high jump; Jeremiah Stoves, fourth in 800-meter run

Wild Cards: N/A


Team: Vinemont

Result: Sixth

Champions: Brady Johnson, 1,600-meter run (4:37.20) and 3,200-meter run (9:51.98); Brady Johnson, Clark Johnson, Andrew Landreth and Yojan Patino, 4×800-meter relay (9:05.33)

Qualifiers: Yojan Patino, second in 300-meter hurdles; Gavin Parr, fourth in pole vault; Andrew Landreth, fifth in 3,200-meter run; Cheston Wilhite, fifth in triple jump

Wild Cards: N/A


Class 4A, Section 4 (Muscle Shoals)

Team: Good Hope

Result: Fifth

Champions: Carter Rutherford, 200-meter dash (23:09); Drake Nichols, 1,600-meter run (4:37.30)

Qualifiers: Drake Nichols, second in 800-meter run; Drake Nichols, Johnathan Murphy, Riley Brown and Austin Alsup, second in 4×800-meter relay; Chance Brock, fifth in high jump; Hank Hudson, fifth in pole vault

Wild Cards: Blake Alsup, pole vault; Drake Nichols, Riley Brown, Johnathan Murphy and Parker Johnson, 4×400-meter relay


Class 5A, Section 4 (Scottsboro)

Team: Fairview

Result: Fifth

Champions: Nic Fallin, triple jump (43-8), Andrew Latham, javelin (151-0)

Qualifiers: Nic Fallin, second in long jump, third in pole vault and fourth in high jump; Alex England, second in 1,600-meter run, fourth in 800-meter run and fourth in 3,200-meter run; Logan Race, third in discus

Wild Cards: Avery Latham, shot put


Team: West Point

Result: Fourth

Champions: None

Qualifiers: Asa Sutter, second in triple jump, second in 110-meter hurdles, second in 300-meter hurdles and fifth in long jump; Rene Moreno-Tovar, third in 1,600-meter run and third in 3,200-meter run

Wild Cards: Thomas Ferster, 1,600-meter run and 3,200-meter run; Jakob Salter, 1,600-meter run and 3,200-meter run; Rush Lamar, 300-meter hurdles; Brayden Eaton, long jump; Connor Crawford, discus; Rene Moreno-Tovar, Thomas Ferster, Jakob Salter and Jesus Tovar, 4×800-meter relay; Teagan Heaton, Brier Taylor, Ray McKenney and Rush Lamar, 4×400-meter relay


Class 6A, Section 4 (Muscle Shoals)

Team: Cullman

Result: Fourth

Champions: Slade Turbyfield, pole vault (13-06)

Qualifiers: Isaiah Moore, second in discus; Alex Renteria, third in pole vault; Wyatt Shields, third in pole vault; Henry Crocker, third in 3,200-meter run; Shiloh Payne, fifth in 110-meter hurdles and fifth in 300-meter hurdles

Wild Cards: Slade Turbyfield, 110-meter hurdles; Henry Crocker, Brayden White, Mason Gobble and Benjamin Stidham, 4×800-meter relay


VARSITY GIRLS

Class 1A, Section 3 (Winfield)

Team: Addison

Result: Third

Champions: Katie Barrett, triple jump (30-3)

Qualifiers: Ava Bartlett, second in 300-meter hurdles, second in high jump and second in long jump; Brooklyn McCurley, second in 100-meter hurdles and fourth in 200-meter dash; Kendall Wyatt, second in shot put

Wild Cards: Kendall Wyatt, javelin


Team: Cullman Christian

Result: Sixth

Champions: Elisabeth DeCicco, 400-meter dash (1:06.30) and 800-meter run (2:39.48)

Qualifiers: Lila Sellers, third in 800-meter run and fourth in 400-meter dash,; Katelee Blalock, third in high jump; Elisabeth DeCicco, fifth in long jump

Wild Cards: N/A


Team: St. Bernard

Result: Fourth

Champions: Charli Boykin, 100-meter hurdles (19.07) and 300-meter hurdles (54.39)

Qualifiers: Madi Kerber, second in 3,200-meter run and third in 1,600-meter run; Charli Boykin, third in long jump and third in triple jump

Wild Cards: N/A


Class 2A, Section 4 (Winfield)

Team: Cold Springs

Result: First

Champions: Ivy Johnson, adaptive 100-meter dash (23.60), adaptive 200-meter dash (51.52) and adaptive 400-meter dash (2:05.99); Reese Swidecki, 1,600-meter run (5:49.79) and 3,200-meter run (12:35.55); Paizley Whitlow, 800-meter run (2:34.45); Ella Dickerson, 100-meter hurdles (17.86); Ryleigh Wright, pole vault (8-6); Claire Huffstutler, Ally Mavers, Ayla Kate Huff and Reese Swidecki, 4×800-meter relay (11:09.06)

Qualifiers: Paizley Whitlow, second in 1,600-meter run, second in 3,200-meter run and second in pole vault; Ella Dickerson, second in 300-meter hurdles, second in high jump and fourth in triple jump; Macie Huffstutler, second in 400-meter dash, third in 1,600-meter run and third in 3,200-meter run; Claire Huffstutler, third in pole vault and fourth in 800-meter run; Makenna Taylor, third in discus; Reese Swidecki, third in 800-meter run; Claire Huffstutler, Macie Huffstutler, Ally Mavers and Ayla Kate Huff, third in 4×400-meter relay; Hollyn Bruer, fourth in javelin; Aidan Freeman, fourth in shot put

Wild Cards: Cheyenne Bishop, 100-meter hurdles; Addie Kilgo, discus; Aidan Freeman, javelin


Class 3A, Section 3 (Lincoln)

Team: Holly Pond

Result: Second

Champions: Millie McBee, 100-meter dash (12.98), 200-meter dash (26.49) and 400-meter dash (1:01.52); Maci Gibbs, Kynleigh Wood, Kylie Twilley and Presli Carr, 4×400-meter relay (4:33.73)

Qualifiers: Alyssia Mitchell, third in 100-meter hurdles, third in 300-meter hurdles and fourth in javelin; Kynleigh Wood, third in 800-meter run and fourth in 1,600-meter run; Cira Thrift, fourth in 300-meter hurdles and fifth in high jump; Bella Carr, fourth in high jump; Kylie Twilley, fifth in 400-meter dash; Kyliahna Alldredge, fifth in 1,600-meter run; Mille McBee, fifth in long jump

Wild Cards: N/A


Class 3A, Section 4 (Winfield)

Team: Hanceville

Result: Eighth

Champions: None

Qualifiers: Jazlyn Flanigan, 400-meter dash

Wild Cards: N/A


Team: Vinemont

Result: Seventh

Champions: Caroline Miller, triple jump (32-8)

Qualifiers: Caroline Miller, third in long jump and fourth in high jump; Addison Holcomb, fifth in javelin

Wild Cards: N/A


Class 4A, Section 4 (Muscle Shoals)

Team: Good Hope

Result: Third

Champions: Kynzlee Garmon, javelin (116-09)

Qualifiers: Cadence Watson, second in high jump, third in 300-meter hurdles, third in pole vault and fourth in 100-meter hurdles; Macey Denton, second in javelin, third in discus and fifth in shot put; Jada Alsup, Chloe Campbell, Veronica Horvath and Aubrey Scott, third in 4×800-meter relay; Cahaba Falls, fourth in high jump and fifth in triple jump; Makayla Leusby, fourth in triple jump

Wild Cards: N/A


Class 5A, Section 4 (Scottsboro)

Team: Fairview

Result: Fourth

Champions: Allyson Hill, long jump (16-8) and triple jump (36-5.75)

Qualifiers: Allyson Hill, second in 100-meter hurdles; Janie-Claire Pace, third in 100-meter hurdles and fourth in 300-meter hurdles; Kailyn Redding, fourth in high jump

Wild Cards: Allyson Hill, 300-meter hurdles; Kensli Redding, high jump


Team: West Point

Result: 13th

Champions: None

Qualifiers: None

Wild Cards: Hanna McKenney, javelin; Dorothy Salter, 3,200-meter run


Class 6A, Section 4 (Muscle Shoals)

Team: Cullman

Result: Ninth

Champions: None

Qualifiers: Addi Vogelaar, fifth in 3,200-meter run; Khloe Nalley, fifth in 1,600-meter run; Jana Blocher, fifth in pole vault

Wild Cards: McKenna Anderson, pole vault; Khloe Nalley, Madeline Stidham, Ann Marie Land and Addi Vogelaar, 4×800-meter relay