Lady Dragons deliver big marks at South-Doyle
Clinton’s Maliyah Drake lands in the sand during the long jump at the South-Doyle Invitational on Saturday, April 11. Drake’s leap of 15 feet earned first place, topping the field by 1 foot, 3 inches. (photo:Tony Cox )
A school record fell for the Lady Dragons as Kenzlee Hutchison won the girls shot put with a toss of 34 feet, 3 inches.
Clinton’s Maliyah Drake also had a big day, posting a personal-best effort in the long jump to win the event with a leap of 15 feet. The mark was nearly 2 feet better than her previous best of 13-2.
“Kenzlee was amazing with the school record,” Clinton Coach Tim Kimes said. “Maliyah did a great job. We were standing there when she did it, and we knew it was going to be special.
“She went 15 feet, and her previous best was 13-2.”
The personal record was only part of a big day for Drake, who finished fifth in the 200-meter dash in 28.21 seconds. She also placed sixth in the 100-meter dash in 13.15.
Lady Dragons distance runner Lily West finished second in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 14 minutes, 38.67 seconds. She also came in fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:43.42.
Clinton’s Isabella Morabito was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in 19.70. Saviah Stewart finished fourth in the 200-meter dash in 27.41 and fifth in the 100-meter dash in 13.14.
Clinton had a pair of top-10 finishers in the 400-meter dash as Eva Allen was eighth in 1:14.46 and Amelia Damewood ninth in 1:15.55.
For the Dragons, Cooper Bostrom won the 3,200-meter run in 11:31.36. Baylor Cool finished third in 12:09.00. Cool also placed seventh in the 800-meter run.
Sprinter Ryin Jones was third in the 100-meter dash in 11.52 and fourth in the 200 in 23.31.
“Ryin did a great job for us,” Kimes said.
