Tay Bennett jumped six and a half feet to win the Class 2A High Jump State Championship.
The Wynnewood senior attempted to jump for the state record, but fell short.
“I tried everything in my tank, but it just wasn’t enough,” Bennett said. “Six foot 10 is my PR (personal record), but with my knee, I couldn’t get it.”
His classmate Gabe Maddox placed fourth, and Phoenix Sparks placed 13th.
“We have a new high jump coach who changed our approach,” Maddox said. “After we bought in and took it to heart, that’s when we started seeing improvements in our jumps.”
Wynnewood also had success at the pole vault, with Beau Britton placing fourth and Brylan Williams placing fifth.
“I feel I could have done better,” Britton said. “I still medaled, and I’m only a sophomore.”
Both boys vaulted 13 feet.
“I felt ready, but I came up short today,” said Williams, a senior.
The Savages as a team placed third in Class 2A.
The 4X100-meter relay team of Aydrian Knighten, Briar Davenport, Jett Anderson and Jameson Pittman placed second with a time of 42.99.
The 4x200-meter relay team of Aydrian Knighten, Kaden Bourland, Tariq Williams and Briar Davenport placed third with a time of 1:30.66.
Briar Davenport ran 10.88 for fourth place in the 100-meter dash.
Kaden Bourland ran 51.85 for eighth place in the 400-meter dash.
The 4X400 relay team of Kaden Bourland, Tay Bennett, Evan Burney and Jaxson Bourland placed fifth with a time of 3:31.24.
Other qualifiers included Tariq Williams in the 200-meter dash, Desmond Brown and Phoenix Sparks in the 110-meter hurdles and Preston Gaither in the shot put.
In Class 2A girls, Wynnewood senior Annika Pittman was the runner-up in both shot put and discus.
“I’m feeling good, but overwhelmed,” said Pittman, who plans to throw in college. “It makes me sad because I’m going to miss it, but I appreciate the opportunity to get better.”
Wynnewood’s Olivia White competed in the pole vault.
Kennedee Luster of Elmore City-Pernell competed in the high jump.
In Class A, Gavin Martin of Maysville competed in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles.
“The heat I was in was really fast,” said Martin after the 110-meter hurdles. “I did the best I could, but I messed up on a hurdle.”
Maysville’s Noah Alviso competed in the shot put and discus.
In Class 3A, Lindsay’s Dylan Rains placed third in the discus. Alondra Lopez competed in the shot put.
Lindsay’s Keagyn Gibson was runner-up in discus and placed fourth in shot put.
Leopard relay teams of Armando Hernandez, Eli Curry, Aiden Self and Dutton Taylor competed in both the 4x100 and 4x200.
In Class 4A, Pauls Valley’s Ella Miller competed in the 800-meter run and Gracy Manning competed in the 300-meter hurdles. The Lady Panther relay team of Savannah Johnson, Betsy Tucker, Blakely Shelton and Ella Miller competed in the 4x800.
Pauls Valley also had Jorge Quinonez competing in the 800-meter run and the 1600-meter run, Rylan Close competing in the 3200-meter run, and James Fields competing in the shot put.
