CAMBRIDGE — Kent County High School junior Ke’yare Hawkins established a school record of 108 feet, 10 inches in the discus last week at the Bayside Conference track and field championships held at Cambridge-South Dorchester High School.
Hawkins crushed the previous record of 101-4 that she set last April at the Battle for [Route] 213 meet held at Queen Anne’s County High School.
At the Bayside Conference championships, drawing all 17 Eastern Shore public high schools that have track and field, Hawkins placed third among 37 competitors. She was the only Kent County girl to medal in any event.
Hawkins trailed only Parkside senior Alana King (120-11) and James M. Bennett junior Jecolia Traore (115-11).
Parkside and Bennett are Class 2A schools.
KCHS is a small Class 1A school.
Also for KCHS, juniors Ramon “RJ” Peterson (20 feet, 9.5 inches) and Rah ‘Zir Wilson (20-8) placed second and third, respectively, in the long jump.
Cambridge’s Antonio Bluebird (21-1) was the only one of the 34 competitors to clear 21 feet.
Wilson placed third in the 100 meters in a personal best of 11.06.
Peterson placed third in the 200 in 22.24 — less than three-tenths of a second off the school record that was set in 2007 and that he equaled last month.
Peterson also flirted with the school record in the triple jump, taking third with a distance of 43 feet, 2.75 inches. The standard of 43-5 was established in 1983.
Also worth pointing out are personal bests realized by Kiyan Hynson in the 400 meters; Cody Cummings and Jayden Larrier Thomas in the 110-meter hurdles; Avon Hubbard and TaeShaun Demby in the shot put; and Cummings in the discus.
KCHS did not travel with a full complement of runners and jumpers because of scheduling conflicts, which included exams and the Career and Technical Education showcase and awards ceremony at the high school.
Printed here are complete results for Kent County High School. Top-10 finishes are noted.
GIRLS
100 meters: Ayrin Houston, 14.16; and Kamari Hoxter, 14.77.
200 meters: Houston, 29.84; and Izabella Hinefelt, 35.56.
400 meters: Brooke Potts, 1 minute, 25.53 seconds.
800 meters: Delilah Markovic, 4 minutes, 5.98 seconds.
1600 meters: Markovic, 8 minutes, 5.28 seconds.
Shot put: Ke’yare Hawkins, 34 feet, 3.75 inches; and Sydney Bortz, 18-4.
Discus: Hawkins, school record of 108 feet, 10 inches, third; and Bortz, 35-5.
High jump: Hoxter, 4 feet, 4 inches, ninth.
BOYS
100 meters: Rah’zir Wilson, personal best of 11.06, third; and Kiyan Hynson, 12.58.
200 meters: Ramon “RJ” Peterson, 22.24, third; Eli Wilson, 26.97; and Bennett Harris, 27.74.
400 meters: Hynson, personal best of 55.42; Trent Johnson, 58.70; and John Coleman, 1 minute, 2.97 seconds.
800 meters: Coleman, 2 minutes, 33 seconds.
110-meter hurdles: Cody Cummings, personal best of 21.77; and Jayden Larrier Thomas, personal best of 21.99.
300-meter hurdles: Coleman, 52.76.
4×100-meter relay of Harris, Rah ‘Zir Wilson, Hynson and Peterson, 45.27, seventh.
Shot put: Avon Hubbard, personal best of 31 feet, 6.75 inches; and TaeShaun Demby, personal best of 29-6.
Discus: Cody Cummings, personal best of 96 feet, 10 inches; and Avon Hubbard, 91-1.
Long jump: Peterson, 20 feet, 9.5 inches, second; and Rah ‘Zir Wilson, 20-8, third. Wilson set the school record of 21-7 last year.
Triple jump: Peterson, 43 feet, 2.75 inches, third; Rah ‘Zir Wilson, 39-11.5, 10th; and Austin Wilson, 34-11.
