By CHRISSY SMITH
Slidell Sports Editor
SLIDELL — The District 6-5A track and field meet took place last week with the Slidell girls team taking third place.
The top-four finishers in each event qualify for regionals, which will take place in Baton Rouge. For the individuals competing, first place in an event scored the team 10 points. Second place netted eight points, and third and fourth gave the team six and four points.
On the girls side, Ponchatoula (148) captured the District 6-5A crown. Fontainebleau (97), Covington (85.3333) came in second, and Slidell (85.3333) placed third.
Courtney Smith of Fontainebleau earned MVP honors with a top individual score of 24 points. Olivia Murphy of Mandeville and Jessica Harris of Slidell tied for second with 20 points each. Harris finished as the District 6-5A Overall Track and Field MVP winning first in the 800 meter relay, first in the 100 meter dash, first in the 200 meter dash, and second in the 400 meter relay.
Final Team Standings
Boys: 1. St. Paul’s, 167, 2. Covington, 150, 3. Mandeville, 83, 4. Ponchatoula, 42
Girls: 1. Ponchatoula, 148, 2. Fontainebleau, 97, 3. Covington, 85.3333, 3. Slidell, 85.3333
Girls Individual Results
100m Dash: 1. Jessica Harris (Slidell), 12.10, 2. Hope Gonzalez (Ponchatoula), 12.87, 3. Airianna Hamilton (Ponchatoula), 13.04, 3. Cedrika Little (Covington), 13.04
100m Hurdles: 1. Brentney Carroll (Slidell), 16.07, 2. Morgan Jarell (Covington), 16.44, 3. Madison Mizell (Ponchatoula), 16.57, 4. Terrie Jackson (Northshore), 17.07
200m Dash: 1. Jessica Harris (Slidell), 24.85, 2. Hope Gonzalez (Ponchatoula), 26.35, 3. Madison Heath (Fontainebleau), 26.39, 4. Kayla Wilson (Slidell), 27.35
300m Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Morgan Jarell (Covington), 47.61, 2. Brentney Carroll (Slidell), 49.58, 3. Schuylar Ramsey (Ponchatoula), 50.32, 4. Jaslyn Bright (Slidell), 50.42
400m Dash: 1. Rachel Sullivan (Ponchatoula), 1:00.53, 2. Madison Brandt (Northshore), 1:01.93, 3. Emma Hurstell (Fontainebleau), 1:02.63, 4. Cassidy Steibing (Fontainebleau), 1:03.17
800m Run: 1. Chelsea Jones (Mandeville), 2:14.68, 2. Courtney Smith (Fontainebleau), 2:27.00, 3. Jenna Reno (Ponchatoula), 2:29.83, 4. Maddi Barranger (Covington), 2:31.07
1600m Run: 1. Olivia Murphy (Mandeville), 5:20.47, 2. Courtney Smith (Fontainebleau), 5:31.81, 3. Ariel Jones (Slidell), 5:47.36, 4. Olivia Hunt (Fontainebleau), 5:59.54
8200m Run: 1. Olivia Murphy (Mandeville), 11:52.00, 2. Courtney Smith (Fontainebleau), 11:58.00, 3. Kylie Touchard (Mandeville), 12:03.00, 4. Alivia Johnson (Fontainebleau), 12:53.00
400m Relay (4×100): 1. Covington, 50.60, 2. Slidell, 50.70, 3. Northshore, 52.07, 4. Fontainebleau, 52.31
800m Relay (4×200): 1. Slidell, 1:47.39, 2. Ponchatoula, 1:47.59, 3. Covington, 1:50.99, 4. Fontainebleau, 1:51.13
1600m Relay (4×400): 1. Mandeville, 4:12.26, 2. Northshore, 4:18.20, 3. Fontainebleau, 4:19.44, 4. Ponchatoula, 4:23.27
Discus: 1. Gabby Olin (Ponchatoula), 117-11, 2. Marvalyn Vernon (Ponchatoula), 105-03, 3. Meredith Lavielle (Mandeville), J105-03, 4. Charlette Bradley (Slidell), 100-04
Triple Jump: 1. Airianna Hamilton (Ponchatoula), 37-04.00, 2. Adora Anadi (Northshore), 35-10.00, 3. Madison Heath (Fontainebleau), 35-07.00, 4. Schuylar Ramsey (Ponchatoula), 34-07.00
High Jump: 1. Rebecca McCubbin (Mandeville), 5-04.00, 2. Airianna Hamilton (Ponchatoula), 5-00.00, 3. Kate Strahan (Northshore), J5-00.00, 4. Melanie Smith (Covington), J5-00.00
Long Jump: 1. Airianna Hamilton (Ponchatoula), 17-08.00, 2. Adora Anadi (Northshore), 16-10.00, 3. Rebecca McCubbin (Mandeville), 16-07.50, 4. Cedrika Little (Covington), 16-07.00
Shot Put: 1. Marvalyn Vernon (Ponchatoula), 37-09.50, 2. Brooke Jones (Covington), 36-09.50, 3. Aliyah Baham (Ponchatoula), 36-03.00, 4. Destini Lewis (Covington), 34-06.50
Javelin: 1. Calyn Landaiche (Ponchatoula), 100-04, 2. Mirah Newman (Covington), 97-07, 3. Nicolai Canizarro (Covington), 96-10, 4. Hannah Bakker (Northshore), 96-06
Pole Vault: 1. Madison Heath (Fontainebleau), 11-07.00, 2. Madison Mizell (Ponchatoula), J11-07.00, 3. Larissa Vaccaro (Fontainebleau), 8-04.00, 4. Olivia Alley (Slidell), 7-00.00
Boys Individual Results
100m Dash: 1. Lamarco Jacobs (Covington), 11.05, 2. Marcus Gaines (St. Paul’s), 11.25, 3. CJ Sims (Covington), 11.32, 4. Davontae Green (Hammond), 11.42
110m Hurdles: 1. Deonte Sorapuru (St. Paul’s), 16.27, 2. Marcus Williams (Covington), 16.57, 3. Tim Pixberg (Fontainebleau), 16.70, 4. Matt Pines (Ponchatoula), 16.77
200m Dash: 1. Lamarco Jacobs (Covington), 22.65, 2. BJ Armstrong (Covington), 23.05, 3. Will Dowden (Northshore), 23.09, 4. Antwann Anderson (St. Paul’s), 23.15
300m Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Deonte Sorapuru (St. Paul’s), 41.75, 2. Adrian Henderson (Hammond), 43.15, 3. Marcus Williams (Covington), 43.65, 4. Oliver Guice (St. Paul’s), 43.66
400m Dash: 1. Massimo Vanceri (Mandeville), 49.88, 2. Mitch Brumfield (St. Paul’s), 51.11, 3. Leyton Lavigne (St. Paul’s), 51.85, 4. Tyler Evans (Covington), 53.02
800m Run: 1. Zach Albright (St. Paul’s), 1:55.80, 2. Eric Coston (St. Paul’s), 1:56.00, 3. Matt Myrtue (Fontainebleau), 1:57.64, 4. John Neal (Northshore), 2:00.27
1600m Run: 1. Eric Coston (St. Paul’s), 4:26.49, 2. Zach Albright (St. Paul’s), 4:26.69, 3. Dylan Heck (Mandeville), 4:30.49, 4. Isaiah Gilbert (Ponchatoula), 4:31.53
3200m Run: 1. Zach Albright (St. Paul’s), 9:32.77, 2. DC Lipani (St. Paul’s), 10:02.00, 3. Mike Perez (Ponchatoula), 10:05.67, 4. Isaiah Gilbert (Ponchatoula), 10:15.42
400m Relay (4×100): 1. Covington, 42.78, 2. St. Paul’s, 44.28, 3. Hammond, 44.44, 4. Northshore, 44.68
800m Relay (4×200): 1. St. Paul’s, 1:30.91, 2. Covington, 1:31.25, 3. Northshore, 1:32.48, 4. Ponchatoula, 1:33.58
1600m Relay (4×400): 1. Mandeville, 3:24.84, 2. St. Paul’s, 3:25.61, 3. Hammond, 3:31.88, 4. Covington, 3:34.15
Discus: 1. EJ Pomvkal (Mandeville), 136-07, 2. Charles Adeola (Northshore), 132-01, 3. Claiborne Eubanks (Covington), 130-09, 4. Trent Williams (Hammond), 129-02
Triple Jump: 1. Jalen McCleskey (St. Paul’s), 43-03.00, 2. Koree Hollins (Mandeville), 42-06.00, 3. Rendell Lemalle (Slidell), 42-03.50, 4. George Brister (Covington), 42-03.00
High Jump: 1. Nick Beaudean (Covington), 6-00.00, 2. Koree Hollins (Mandeville), 5-10.00, 2. Parker Orgeron (Mandeville), 5-10.00, 4. Deonte Sorapuru (St. Paul’s), J5-10.00
Long Jump: 1. CJ Sims (Covington), 21-11.00, 2. Lamarco Jacobs (Covington), 21-01.50, 3. Koree Hollins (Mandeville), 21-01.00, 4. Kain Mitchell (Slidell), 20-09.00
Shot Put: 1. Michael Seither (Fontainebleau), 54-05.00, 2. Stephen Short (Mandeville), 47-01.00, 3. Timotheus Anderson (Ponchatoula), 46-01.00, 4. Isiah Carter (Covington), 45-07.50
Javelin: 1. Clairborne Eubanks (Covington), 177-02, 2. Ethan Rodriguez (St. Paul’s), 157-09, 3. Draven Collins (Covington), 156-06, 4. Ben West (Ponchatoula), 151-01
Pole Vault: 1. Max Illing (St. Paul’s), 13-07.00, 2. Alex Myroski (Fontainebleau), 13-01.00, 3. Adam Pennington (Covington), 12-07.00, 4. Matthew Blair (Covington), J12-07.00