Trio leads GHS thinclads at Cotton Ford Relays
March 14, 2010

By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE -- Cobbie Johnson, Dijoun Sheppard and Jessica Franklin won events in the jumps to lead the Greenville Lions and Lady Lions on Friday at the Cotton Ford Relays in Greenville.

Johnson leaped 43 feet 9 inches to win the triple jump and also second in the 100-meter dash with a season-best time of 10.61 seconds to help the Lions finish third in the team standings with 104 points. Naaman Forest of Garland won the meet with 124 points. Royse City was second with 112.

Sheppard captured the long jump with a season-best effort of 22-1 and also finished second in the high jump (6-2). Sheppard and Johnson also ran legs on the Lions’ second-lace 4100-meter relay team (44.01).

Franklin captured the Triple jump (36-8 1/2) and the long jump (17-11) to lead the Lady Lions to fourth place in the girls varsity team standings with 73 2/3 points. Kaufman won with 160 1/3 points, followed by Naaman Forest (156) and Dallas Lincoln (94).

Franklin also clocked a season-best time of 15.27 for second in the 100-meter hurdles and was fourth in the 200-meter dash at 27.75. She also anchored the Lady Lions’ 4x100 relay to third place with a 52.53.

Wind gusts at more than 30 mph made many of the events challenging and also boosted some of the times in the sprints.

Cotton Ford Relay

T.A. “Cotton” Ford Stadium

Friday, Greenville

VARSITY BOYS

Team standings -- 1. Garland Naaman Forest 124, 2. Royse City 112 3, Greenville 104, 4. Dallas Lincoln 74, 5. Terrell 70, 6. Kaufman 61, 7. R.L. Turner 52.

3200-meter run -- 1. Edwin Munoz, Kaufman, 11.22; 2. Yonas Berhane, Naaman Forest, 11.49; 3. Kenny Richardson, Royse City, 11.54; 4. Michael Dennison, Royse City, 12.25; 5. Omar Plata, R.L. Turner, 12.29; 6. Rory Curtin, Greenville, 12.42.

4x100-meter relay -- 1. Naaman Forest, 43.65; 2. Greenville, 44.01; 3. Dallas Lincoln, 44.22; 4. Terrell, 44.78; 5. R.L. Turner, 47.13; 6. Royse City, 47.28.

800-meter dash -- 1. Albert Marban, R.L. Turner, 2:08; 2. Parnell Williams, Naaman Forest, 2:09.18; 3. Matt Rich, Royse City, 2:10.34; 4. Kevin Guzman, R.L. Turner, 2:10.39; 5. Ricardo Nava, R.L. Turner, 2:11.77; 6. Christian Clayton, Greenville, 2:16.33.

110-meter hurdles -- 1. Dazmon Blanton, Dallas Lincoln, 14.85; 2. Dijoun Sheppard, Greenville, 14.93; 3. Adrian Oliver, Terrell, 16.31; 4. Zach Posey, Royse City, 16.36; 5. Ryan Perry, Royse City, 16.41; 6. Schuyler Pendroza, Kaufman, 16.84.

100-meter dash -- 1. Stephen Eggins, Naaman Forest, 10.49; 2. Cobbie Johnson, Greenville, 10.61; 3. Demarcus Runnells, Dallas Lincoln, 10.85; 4. Jemikal Jobe, Kaufman, 11.05; 5. Jodeci Hawkins, Terrell, 11.11; 6. Tim Shields, Naaman Forest, 11.24.

4x200-meter relay -- 1. Dallas Lincoln, 1:29; 2. Terrell, 1:30; 3. Naaman Forest, 1:30.53; 4. Greenville, 1:31.88; 5. Royse City, 1:33.26; 6. R.L. Turner, 1:37.33.

400-meter dash -- 1. Carnell Horn, Terrell, 52.83; 2. Michael Downs, Kaufman, 52.86; 3. Jose Rubio, Naaman Forest, 53.81; 4. Torell McQueen, Royse City, 54.13; 5. Alan Walthall, 54.98; 6. Jared Tumbleson, Royse City, 55.14.

300-meter hurdles -- 1. Cavyn Pence, Royse City, 42.61; 2. Zach Posey, Royse City, 43.02; 3. Schuyler Pendroza, Kaufman, 44.65; 4. Chance Bennington, Kaufman, 46.33; 5. Calvin Duncan, Kaufman, 46.42; 6. Patrick Morris, Terrell, 46.55.

200-meter dash -- 1. A.J. Wells, Terrell, 22.42; 2. Durant Freeman, Greenville, 22.61; T3. Elroy Middleton, Terrell, 22.99; Tremone Mickens, Dallas Lincoln, 22.99; 5. R. Perry, Royse City, 23.09; 6. Jerome Regal, Naaman Forest, 23.33.

1600-meter run -- 1. Albert Marban, R.L. Turner, 4:52.90; 2. Kenny Richardson, Royse City, 5:02.52; 3. Yonas Berhane, Naaman Forest, 5:03.16; 4. Kevin Guzman, R.L. Turner, 5:05.46; 5. Edwin Munoz, Kaufman, 5:11.67; 6. Jaun Cunningham, Royse City, 5:14.91.

4x400-meter relay -- 1. Terrell, 3:38; 2. Dallas Lincoln, 3:39; 3. Naaman Forest, 3:40.17; 4.Royse City, 3:44.72.

Pole vault -- 1. Matt Rich, Royse City, 12-6; T2. Zach Posey, Royse City; Riley Law, Kaufman, 10-6.

Triple jump -- 1. Cobbie Johnson, Greenville, 43-9; 2.Durant Freeman, Greenville, 43-4; 3. Tim Shields, Naaman Forest, 41-11; 4. Jerome Regal, Naaman Forest, 41-0; 5. Calvin Duncan, Kaufman, 38-10 1/2; 6. Devin Alexander, Naaman Forest, 38-3.

Discus -- 1. Shaq Hogan, Naaman Forest, 161-7; 2. Fredis De La Rosa, R.L. Turner, 125-11; 3. Avery Alegeh, R.L. Turner. 123-9; 4. Phillip Sanders, Kaufman, 121-8; 5. Damion Foster, Royse City, 114-10; 6. Josh Martinez, Royse City, 112-6.

High jump -- 1. John Harris, Naaman Forest, 6-2; 2. Dijoun Sheppard, Greenville, 6-2; 3. Dekabyain, Eldridge, Dallas Lincoln, 5-6.

Long jump -- 1. Dijoun Sheppard, Greenville, 22-1; 2. Jerome Royal, Naaman Forest, 21-6; 3. Durant Freeman, Greenville, 21-5; 4. Dazmon Blanton, Dallas Lincoln, 21-2; 5. Matt Rich, Royse City, 20-8; 6. Kris Smith, Royse City, 20-6.

Shot put -- 1. Desmond Hillard, Dallas Lincoln, 52-1; 2. Darren Wicker, Naaman Forest, 48-11; 3. Manon Steward, Greenville, 48-5; 4. Tristian Farley, Greenville, 47-10; 5. Damion Foster, Royse City, 44-8; 6. Fredis De La Rosa, R.L. Turner, 44-1.

VARSITY GIRLS

Team standings -- 1. Kaufman 160 1/3, 2. Naaman Forest 156, 3. Dallas Lincoln 94, 4. Greenville 73 2/3, 5. Terrell 70, 6. Royse City 37, 7. South Garland 20, 8. R.L. Turner 14.

3200-meter run -- 1. Maegan Vines, Naaman Forest, 12.51; 2. Joanna Kilgore, Kaufman, 13.08; 3. Minhuyen Nguyen, Naaman Forest, 13.10; 4. Julieta Esquivel, Kaufman, 13.33; 5. Beissy Sandoval, Kaufman, 13.34; 6. Jada Muhammed, Royse City, 13.57.

4x100-meter relay -- 1. Dallas Lincoln, 48.53; 2. Terrell, 51.52; 3. Greenville, 52.53; 4. South Garland, 52.60; 5. Kaufman, 52.65; 6. Royse City, 52.96.

800-meter run -- 1. Jane Blagg, Naaman Forest, 2:24; 2. Jennifer Jimenez, R.L. Turner, 2:31.56; 3. Kiwana Hickman, Terrell, 2:33; 4. Jessica Mejia, Naaman Forest, 2:37.96; 5. Jamelia Cartwright, Naaman Forest, 2:38.49; 6. Shelby Bomar, Royse City, 2:40.

100-meter hurdles -- 1. Kendria Burton, Naaman Forest, 14.48; 2. Jessica Franklin, Greenville, 15.27; 3. Shalexsis Willis, Dallas Lincoln, 17.43; 4. Urlenkia Carrington, Dallas Lincoln, 18.07; 5. Bianca Alonzo, Kaufman, 18.14; 6. Megan Rough, Kaufman, 18.20.

100-meter dash -- 1. Shaun'Nerrial Jackson, Dallas Lincoln, 12.06; 2. Sharice Marine, Naaman Forest, 12.27; 3.Shaquila Robinson, Kaufman, 12.97; 4. Caliyah Brown, Greenville, 13.06; 5. Kristi Jackson, Terrell, Jasmine Turner, Terrell, 13.15.

4x200-meter relay -- 1. Dallas Lincoln, 1:43; 2. Royse City, 1:51.78; 3. Kaufman 1:53.19; 4. Terrell, 1:53.60; 5. South Garland, 1:56.62; 6. Greenville, 1:58.22.

400-meter dash -- 1. Kadejah Shaw, Naaman Forest, 1:01.50; 2. Arnasia Henderson, Terrell, 1:02.79; 3. Stephanie Ibekakum, Naaman Forest, 1:03.46; 4. Jessica Mejia, Naaman Forest, 1:04.77; 5. Hannah Rawlins, Kaufman, 1:06.27; 6. Daisy Estrada Royse City, 1:06.70.

300-meter hurdles -- 1. Kendria Burton, Naaman Forest, 44.90; 2. Camesha Turner, Dallas Lincoln, 50.59; 3. Mervet Kallasina, Terrell, 51.44; 4. Shalexsis Willis, Dallas Lincoln, 53.60; 5. Allison Strempke, Kaufman, 56.15; 6. Bianca Alonzo, Kaufman, 57.58.

200-meter dash -- 1. Taylor Sanders, Dallas Lincoln, 24.61; 2. Sharice Marine, Naaman Forest, 26.33; 3. Icenic Frazier, Royse City, 27.14; 4. Jessica Franklin, Greenville, 27.75; 5. Tamion Bell, Dallas Lincoln, 27.79; 6. Savoia Scott, Kaufman, 27.87.

1600-meter run -- 1. Maegan Vines, Naaman Forest, 5:44; 2. Joanna Kilgore, Kaufman, 5:49.68; 3. Minhuyen Nguyen, Naaman Forest, 5:51.84; 4. Jennifer Jimenez, R.L. Turner, 5:56.50; 6. Julieta Esquivel, Kaufman, 6:03.14.

Triple jump -- 1. Jessica Franklin, Greenville, 36-8 1/2; 2. Savoia Scott, Kaufman, 34-5 1/2; 3. T.J. Holmes, Greenville, 33-8 1/2; 4. Megan Rough, Kaufman, 30-7 1/2; 5. Nina Gaines, Royse City, 30-4 1/2; 6. Jackie Harvey-Campos, R.L. Turner, 27-9 1/2.

Discus -- 1. Kelsey Ben, Naaman Forest, 98-8; 2. Jessica Handy-Balden, Dallas Lincoln, 93-2; 3. Roselyn Okocke, Naaman Forest, 88-10; 4. Lauren Randolph, Terrell, 85-6; 5. Nekia Greene, Terrell, 81-5; 6. Sha'Kia Whetstone, Greenville, 78-8.

Pole vault -- 1. Haley Waugh, Kaufman, 7-6; 2. Three McKinney, Kaufman, 7-0; 3. Sydney Strahm, Royse City, 7-0; 4. Megan Rough, Kaufman, 7-0.

Long jump -- 1. Jessica Franklin, Greenville, 17-11; 2. Savoia Scott, Kaufman, 16-7 1/2; 3. Kelcee Derrick, Terrell, 16-5; 4. Destine Brown, Dallas Lincoln, 16-3; 5. Krystal Pickron, Royse City, 15-11; 6. Shaquila Robinson, Kaufman, 15-10 1/2.

High jump -- 1. Ebony Moss, South Garland, 5-0; 2. Stormy Foster, Dallas Lincoln, 4-8; 3. Nichaya Key, Dallas Lincoln, 4-4; T4. Arian Alford, Greenville; Aubry Tucker, Greenville, Allison Strempke, Kaufman, 4-4.

Shot put -- 1. Kelsey Ben, Naaman Forest, 36-6 1/2; 2. Lauren Randolph, Terrell, 33-9; 3. Roselyn Okoche, Naaman Forest, 32-5 1/2; 4. Sha'Kia Whetstone, Greenville, 31-0; 5. Brittany Lee Davis, Greenville, 30-10 1/2; 6. Nekia Greene, Terrell, 30-9.

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS

Team standings -- 1. Naaman Forest 136, 2. Terrell 88, T3. R.L. Turner, Kaufman, 80; T5. Greenville, Dallas Lincoln, Royse City, 51.

3200-meter run -- 1. Juan Morales, R.L. Turner, 11:29; 2. Abel Ponce, Naaman Forest, 12:42; 3. Kevin Brannin, Royse City, 13:07.

4x100-meter relay -- 1.Dallas Lincoln, 45.03; 2. Terrell, 45.33; 3. Naaman Forest, 45.86.

800-meter run -- 1. Seth Decker, R.L. Turner, 2:14; 2. Mario Fernandez, R.L. Turner, 2:21.70; 3. John Roja, Royse City, 2:23.09.

110-meter hurdles -- 1. Riko Breedlove, Naaman Forest, 16.75; 2. Daquvon Piolet, Naaman Forest, 17.53; 3. Stormy Smith, Royse City, 18.42.

100-meter dash -- 1. Trevante Ebron, Dallas Lincoln, 11.03; 2. Montana Wrenn, Terrell, 11.38; 3. Irving Martinez, R.L. Turner, 11.40.

4x200-meter relay -- 1. Naaman Forest, 1:34; 2. Dallas Lincoln, 1:35; 3. Terrell, 1:36.24.

400-meter dash -- 1. Montana Wrenn, Terrell, 54.55; 2. Darius Hadnot, Dallas Lincoln, 55.50; 3. Robert Lozoya, Terrell, 57.32.

300-meter hurdles -- 1. Jeffery Bernal, R.L. Turner, 44.72; 2. Micah Ndiba, Naaman Forest, 45.55; 3. Ralph Alverez, R.L. Turner, 45.77.

200-meter dash -- 1. Chandler Myers, Naaman Forest, 22.99; 2. Anthony Davis, Greenville, 23.82; 3. Jaquin Davis, Naaman Forest, 24.08.

1600-meter run -- 1. Juan Morales, R.L. Turner, 5:09.32; 2. Seth Decker, R.L. Turner, 5:09.91; 3. Mario Fernandez, R.L. Turner, 5:17.21.

4x400-meter relay -- 1. Terrell, 3:46;; 2. Naaman Forest, 3:56.79; 3. Kaufman, 4:05.

Long jump -- 1. Ted Maxie, Terrell, 19-5; 2. William Wesley, Terrell, 19-3 1/2; 3. Nick Bell, Naaman Forest, 19-1.

Discus -- 1. Madison Fox, Kaujfman, 104-8; 2. David Portillo, R.L. Turner, 87-6; 3. Jeremy Homan, Royse City, 87-4.

Shot put -- 1. Mike Livingston, Kaufman, 37-7; 2. Lionell Phillips, Naaman Forest, 37-5; 3. Jordan Pitt, Greenville, 36-5.

Triple jump -- 1. Geoffrey Thomas, Naaman Forest, 39-8; 2. Micah Nidba, Naaman Forest, 37-0; 3. Julian Cortez, Kaufman, 36-7.

High jump -- 1. Anthony Davis, Greenville, 5-10; 2. Dustin Stevens, Greenville, 5-6; 3. William Wesly, Terrell, 5-4.

Pole vault -- 1. John Cook, Kaufman, 10-0; 2. Haydn Tijerina, Kaufman, 9-6; 3. Austin Loomis, Terrell, 8-6.

JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS

Team standings -- 1. Kaufman 164, 2. Terrell 84, 3. Naaman Forest 82, 4. South Garland 76, 5. Dallas Lincoln 60, 6. Royse City 29, 7. Greenville 25, 8. R.L. Turner 12.

3200-meter run -- 1. Lauren Laulumia, Kaufman, 14.04; 2. Megan Lulumia, Kaufman, 14.11; 3. Diana Castaneda, South Garland, 14.28.

4x100-meter relay -- 1. Dallas Lincoln, 53.06; 2. South Garland, 54.19; 3. Terrell, 54.22.

800-meter run -- 1. Jade Jacquez, Kaufman, 2:42; 2. Abby Cano, R.L. Turner, 2:46.98; 3. Taylor Flint, Kaufman, 2:50.

100-meter hurdles -- 1. Hannah Sheppard, Terrell, 17.31; 2. Stephanie Wood, Kaufman, 18.75; 3. Selina Vargas, Kaufman, 18.77.

100-meter dash -- 1. Samantha Hayter, Terrell, 12.95; 2. Janae Gaines, R.L. Turner, 13.33; 3. Dijonnay Billings, Naaman Forest, 13.50.

4x200-meter relay -- 1. Dallas Lincoln, 1:51.20; 2. South Garland, 1:55.62.

400-meter dash -- 1. Jade Jacquez, Kaufman, 1:05.40; 2. Demi Daren, Naaman Forest, 1:06.56; 3. Tanae Jordan, Naaman Forest, 1:09.08.

300-meter hurdles -- 1. Selina Vargas, Kaufman, 54.94; 2. Hannah Sheppard, Terrell, 56.52; 3. Leandrea Pope, Naaman Forest, 59.22.

200-meter dash -- 1. Morgan Clark, Naaman Forest, 28.14; 2. Samantha Hayter, Terrell, 28.28; 3. Zaletta Watson, South Garland, 28.55.

1600-meter run -- 1. Lauren Lalumia, Kaufman, 6:11; 2. Megan Lalumia, Kaufman, 6:16; 3. Louise Riley, Terrell, 6:32.91.

Triple jump -- 1. Morgan Clark, Naaman Forest 31-1 1/2; 2. Taylor Flint, Kaufman, 30-2 1/2; 3. Schylar Lands, Kaufman, 28-8 1/2.

High jump -- 1. Hannah Sheppard, Terrell, 4-8; 2. Javay Dawn, Dallas Lincoln, 4-6; 3. Josie Duke, Royse City, 4-6.

Pole vault -- 1. Madison Vrzalik, Kaufman, 7-0; 2. Jennifer Garland, Royse City, 6-6.

Shot put -- 1. Barbi Clauseen, Kaufman, 30-8; T2. Shamekqua Heath, Greenville; Shilandra Mattox, Terrell, 28-7.

Discus -- 1. Latoya Blanch, Dallas Lincoln, 79-1; 2. Lauren Duesk, Royse City, 77-8; 3. Shelby White, Kaufman, 77-6.

Long jump -- 1. Marissa Garcia, Royse City, 14-11; 2. Kayla Green, South Garland, 14-11; 3. Crystal Marine, Naaman Forest, 14-10.