The Mathews High School boys’ track team placed second out of five teams, while the MHS girls came in third in last Thursday’s meet, which was held at the Syd Thrift Athletic Complex at Middlesex High School.
The host Chargers won the meet for the boys with 82.5 team points, with Mathews coming in second with 67 points. On the girls’ side, Rappahannock came in first (94 points), followed by Middlesex (56.5 points) and the Lady Devils (38 points).
MHS boys
Top finishers for the MHS boys included Donovan Forrest (who won both the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.23 seconds and 110-meter hurdles, 14.87 seconds), Gavin Dustin (first in 800-meter, 2:06.85), Chance Higginbotham (first in 3,200-meter, 10:46.15), Jerrell Johnson (second in 400-meter dash, 55.4 seconds), Samuel Miranda (second in 1,600-meter, 5:16.4), Keith Taylor (second in triple jump, 40’2”, third in high jump, 5’6” and third in long jump, 19’8.5”), Jon Jenkins (second in 3,200-meter run, 11:01.36), Ivar Golden (third in 3,2...