Eagle Staff Report

WHITEHOUSE -- Hearne freshman Re'Jana Ellison won both the 100 and 200 meters at the Class 2A Region III track meet Tuesday at Wildcat Stadium.

Ellison finished the 100 in 12.35 seconds to defeat defending state champion Jasmine Armstead of Marlin, who was second. Ellison also defeated Armstead to win the 200 in 25.56.

Ellison finished fourth in the long jump at 17 feet, 2 inches.

Justin Price also will head to Austin for the Hearne Lady Eagles. She threw 117-6 1/2 in the discus to place second, one-half inch behind Corrigan-Camden's Samantha Taylor.

Centerville qualified two girls relay teams for the state meet, winning the 1,600 relay in 4:02.39 and placing second in the 800 relay in 1:45.36. Kelsey Lagrone won a silver medal for the Lady Tigers with a triple jump of 34-11.

Centerville scored 64 points and finished in third place in the girls team race. Hearne was fifth with 46 points.

Franklin's Janie Neyland advanced to state with a second-place finish in the 100 hurdles. Neyland finished in 15.93 and was edged out by Lindsey McDonald of East Chambers (15.87).

Hearne's DeCorey Williams took second in the 300 hurdles at 41.00. Centerville's Johnny Cloud placed fourth at 42.03.

Williams' time of 15.12 took third in the 110 hurdles.

Hearne's Lamarcus Cook jumped 44-2 3/4 for fourth place in the triple jump.

James Simmons of Franklin ran 4:55.60 for sixth place in the 1,600. His teammate, Jony Croston, was fifth in the 3,200 at 10:52.29. Franklin's Hap Campbell cleared 12-5 1/2 in the pole vault for sixth.

In other girls competition, Centerville's Kayla Brewer won a bronze medal with a 5-2 high jump. Hearne's Laresha Moore (48.33) was fourth in the 300 hurdles. Elissa Downey of Leon was fourth in the pole vault at 9-1.

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PALESTINE -- Calvert's Andre Ross, who was disqualified during the preliminaries of the 100 meters, bounced back to win a silver medal in the 200 meters at the Class A Region III track meet.

Ross ran a 22.86 to qualify for the state meet.