Teams preparing for Cotton Ford Relays
March 12, 2010

By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE -- Seven girls and boys teams will compete for the championship today at the Cotton Ford Relays in Greenville.

The track and field meets gets under way with the first field events at 1 p.m. Field events scheduled include the triple jump, long jump, high jump, shot put, discus and pole vault.

The first running event is at 3 p.m. with the 3,200 meters. The last event scheduled is the 4x400-meter relay.

Greenville’s Lady Lions won the meet title last year with 195 points, followed by Forney with 167 and Paris with 57.

Forney captured the boys team title last year with 188 points. Greenville was second with 134 2/3 points and Sachse was third at 114 1/3.

Joining Greenville on the entry list for this year’s field are teams from Terrell, Royse City, R.L. Turner of Carrollton, Dallas Lincoln, Naaman Forest of Garland and Kaufman.

The Greenville Lions finished third in their last meet on Saturday at the Clay Jones Relays in Forney. Dijoun Sheppard of Greenville won the boys high jump, clearing 6 feet 2 inches, and soared 43-2 for second in the triple jump.

Jessica Franklin led the Lady Lions to fifth place in last week’s meet, winning the long jump (17-11 1/4), taking second in the triple jump (36-5) and taking fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (15.95) and 4x100-meter relay (52.45).

Cobbie Johnson had a big meet for the Lions last week, clocking a 21.99 for second in the 200-meter dash and leaping 21-1/2 for second in the long jump.

Johnson and Franklin rank among the Metroplex leaders in rankings compiled by Mike Sheaner.

Naaman Forest hurdler Kendria Burton ranks second in the Metroplex in the girls 100-meter hurdles at 14.53. Burton took sixth at state last year in Class 5A.

Burton also ranks among the Metroplex leaders in the 300 hurdles with a best of 45.76.

Naaman Forest’s girls 4x400-meter relay ranks among the Metroplex leaders at 4:01.89.

Sharice Marine of Naaman Forest has run a 12.44 to rank among the Metroplex leaders in the girls 100-meter dash and Kelsey Ben of Naaman Forest has thrown the shot 36-8 to rank among the Dallas-Fort Worth leaders.

Dallas Lincoln’s 4x200-meter relay ranks among the boys leaders at 1:29.82 and Demarcus Runnells of Lincoln has run a 22.64 in the 200 to rank among the leaders.

Cotton Ford Relays

T.A. “Cotton” Ford Stadium, Greenville

Today’s schedule

1 p.m. -- Triple jump

Long jump

High jump

Shot put

Discus

Pole vault

3 p.m. -- 3200-meter run

Throwers relay

4x100-meter relay

800-meter run

100-meter girls hurdles

110-meter boys hurdles

100-meter dash

4x200-meter relay

400-meter dash

300-meter hurdles

200-meter dash

1600-meter run

4x400-meter relay