Spartans compete at state meet

The Mountain Brook High School indoor track and field teams competed at the Class 7A state meet Feb. 7-8 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The girls placed eighth, and the boys placed 10th.

Grayson Scott recorded the highest individual finish on the girls team, placing third in the high jump with a clearance of 5 feet, 4 inches. Teammate Camille Gillum took fifth after clearing 5 feet. Emma Grace Holt also did well in the field, finishing fifth in pole vault (10 feet).

On the track, the 4x800-meter relay team of Lucy Benton, Lily Hulsey, Alex Pitts and Scott took third in 9 minutes, 54.95 seconds. Elizabeth Robertson was fifth in the 3,200 meters (11:55.07).

Thomas Renneker had the best individual showing on the boys team. He tied for third in pole vault with a clearance of 13-6. Mark Waller tied for fifth in high jump at 6-2.

The boys 4x800 relay team, meanwhile, took second in 8:14.69. Relay members were Parker Balzli, Jack Bell, Jones Dyleski and Henry Phillips.