Murphy – There is no place like home, or at least that was true on Wednesday, as Murphy downed Swain 173 to 126 in a girls conference meet held at Murphy. Murphy used sheer numbers alone to pull away in the meet, which Swain ran without Emma Pindur and Grace Cabe. In the boy’s meet Swain finished 5th overall. Event winners are listed below, with Swain in bold.
Girls Meet
1. Murphy 173; 2. Swain County 126; 3. Andrews 99; 4. Hayesville 79; 5. Union County (Ga.) 31; 6. Rosman 9.
Individual winners
800-meter relay: Swain County 1:53.10; Ayianna West (SC) 13.60; 100-meter hurdles: Emma Stroup (Mur) 17.10; Discus: Tiffany Holloway (And) 108-7; 800-meter run: Katlyn Stiles (Mur) 2:36.70; High jump: Adelia Pyle (And) 4-8; 1,600-meter relay: Murphy 4:28.50; Shot put: Kimonta Lloyd (Hay) 40-4.5; 300-meter hurdles: Peyton Wood (Mur) 49.60; 3,200-meter relay: Murphy 10:53.40; 1,600-meter run: Cameron Rice (Mur) 5:43.80; Triple jump: Claire Hendrix (Hay) 32-10.75; 400-meter relay: Andrews 54.90; 400-meter dash: Lynsey Hicks (SC) 1:02.50; 200-meter dash: Ayianna West (SC) 28.20; 3,200-meter run: Cameron Rice (Mur) 12:37.70; Long jump: Claire Hendrix (Hay) 15-7.25.
Boys Meet
1. Murphy 254; 2. Union County (Ga.) 69; 3. Andrews 68; 4. Hayesville 58; 5. Swain County 35; 6. Rosman 30.
Individual winners
800-meter relay: Murphy 1:37.70; 100-meter dash: Brian Smith (Hay) 11.50; Discus: Chase Teesateskie (Mur) 120-11; 110-meter hurdles: DeAndre Jackson (Mur) 16.70; 800-meter run: Ethan Murray (Mur) 2:06.90; High jump: Cody Smith (And) 6-0; 1,600-meter relay: Murphy 3:40.10; Shot put: Abe Christensen (And) 46-6; 300-meter hurdles: Grant Lindsay (Mur) 41.80; 3,200-meter relay: Murphy 8:41.90; 1,600-meter run: Ethan Murray (Mur) 4:52.90; Triple jump: Cole West (Mur) 40-11; 400-meter relay: Hayesville 46.60; 400-meter dash: Jonathan Wheaton (Mur) 53.10; 200-meter dash: Grant Lindsay (Mur) 23.80; 3,200-meter run: Lance Underwood (UC) 10:49.00; Long jump: Taylor Parker (And) 20-8.5.