BOYS AND GIRLS WIN INDOOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Homewood Indoor Track and Field teams added two more blue trophies to the trophy case after winning both the 6A girls and boys divisions at the AHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Championships on Friday and Saturday.  The wins give Homewood 12 state championships in track and field and 19 in the T&F/XC program.  This was the 2nd year in a row the girls have won Indoor State, and the first time since 2015 that the boys have won.  The following is a summary of the top performances for Homewood.

State Champions and All-State (Individuals and Relays)
Jasmine Griffin (60m, 60m Hurdles, 400m)
Lainey Phelps (1600m, 3200m)
Will Stone (1600m, 3200m)
Aiya Finch (Long Jump, Triple Jump)
Logan Justice (800m)
Alex Brooks (Pole Vault)
Eli Brooks (Pole Vault)
Girls 4x200m (Jasmine Griffin, Makiyah Sills, Christian Hill, Brianna Rapley)
Girls 4x800m (Celie Jackson, Adah Allen, Hanna Brook Gibbons, Lainey Phelps)
Boys 4x800m (Brady Cassell, Azariah Kipchumba, Jack Gray, Logan Justice)

All-State (Top 3) and/or Points Scored (Top 8)
Celie Jackson (2nd in 3200m, 3rd in 800m, 4th in 1600m)
Christian Hill (2nd in Long Jump, 5th in Triple Jump, 6th in High Jump)
Josh Thomas (3rd in 60m Hurdles, 4th in Triple Jump, 5th in High Jump)
Makiyah Sills (3rd in 60m Hurdles, 6th in 60m)
Lainey Phelps (2nd in 800m)
Logan Justice (3rd in Pole Vault)
Anna Grace Gibbons (3rd in Pole Vault)
Stephon May (4th in High Jump, 8th Long Jump)
Reid Catherine Bunn (4th in High Jump)
Jaden Alexander (5th in Long Jump, 8th in 400m)
Alvin Finch (4th 3200m)
Tobias Thomas (4th Shot Put)
Patrick McMahon (6th Shot Put)
Girls 4x400m 3rd (Makiyah Sills, Ariana Roper, Sarah Derriso, Brianna Rapley)
Boys 4x200m 3rd (Jaden Alexander, Alex Wormely, Kris Wilkins, Tyshawn Buckner)
Boys 4x400m 6th (Jaden Alexander, Blake Busby, Brady Cassell, Jackson McLain)