Spartans post runner-up finish at state indoor meet

Mountain Brook High School capped off the indoor track and field season with a strong performance at the state meet Feb. 6 at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

The Mountain Brook girls put forth a great effort to finish as the Class 6A runner-up, amassing 86 points, behind only Northridge, which finished with 97 points.

The Spartans boys tallied 35 points, edging out St. Paul’s for fourth place.

Standouts for the girls team included Grayson Scott and Reagan Riley. Scott won the high jump competition, leaping 5 feet, 8 inches. She also placed second in the long jump, reaching 16-6.25. She put forth another strong effort in the triple jump, finishing at 35-8.5.

Riley placed second in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:10.18. She also finished third in the 3,200 with a time of 11:19.

The girls dominated the relay events. They nabbed a pair of state championships, winning the 4x400 and 4x800. In the 4x400, they posted a time of 4:13.05 and in the 4x800, they clocked a 10:02.3. 

Camille Gillum also earned all-state honors, grabbing third place in the high jump with a 5-2.

Several other girls scored points for the Spartans as well. Lucy Benton and Hunter Anderson finished seventh and eighth in the 800, while Mary Katherine Malone finished fourth in the 1,600. Clark Stewart was strong in the 3,200, placing fifth. Julia Grooms was fourth in the pole vault. The 4x200 relay was sixth and was the team’s best time in the event all season.

Madeline Baltz was seventh and Allie Story was ninth in the shot put, both posting personal bests.

The boys team featured three all-state performers. Hugh Stokes posted a third-place finish in the 60 hurdles, finishing that race in 8.57 seconds. Davis Plowden posted a time of 1:57.52 in the 800, good enough for third. Thomas Renneker was third in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 14 feet.

Clayton Collins ran a personal best 4:32.94 in the 1,600, good enough for sixth place. Also scoring points for the boys were Renneker (eighth in 60 hurdles) and Collins (seventh in 3,200), Caleb Mumm (eighth in pole vault). The boys 4x800 relay team finished fourth, the 4x200 was sixth (best time of the season) and the 4x400 was seventh. 

Caroline Carwie and Nicholas Miller also competed for the Spartans at state.