WEBB — West Tallahatchie High School athletes will compete in 14 events during the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 1A Track and Field State Championships Monday, May 4, at the Woody Barnett Track and Field Complex at Pearl High School.
The meet will feature both 1A and 3A athletes in separate competitions. Admission is $15 for an all-day pass. Gates open at 8 a.m., and the meet is scheduled to start at 10.
West Tally’s boys will compete in 10 events at state while the WTHS girls will do battle in four events.
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In competition at the MHSAA Class 1A North State Track and Field Championships April 22 at Potts Camp High School, the Choctaws finished third overall among the guys, while the Lady Choctaws placed sixth on their side.
Calhoun City, with 117 points, was tops among the boys. H.W. Byers was second with 77 points. West Tally had 73 points, fourth-place finisher Tupelo Christian 71 and fifth-place West Union 55.
Tupelo Christian won the girls competition with 108 points, followed by Calhoun City with 78 and French Camp 60. There was a tight race for the fourth spot, with Vardaman taking it with 45 points but Ashland breathing down their neck with 44. H.W. Byers and West Tallahatchie both put up 43 to share sixth place.
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At the Class 1A North State meet, the following West Tally athletes finished in the top four places in their respective events to qualify for the MHSAA State Championships:
Girls
» 4x100 meter relay: Kydresha Washington, Khanasia Harris, Kyneesha Washington and Tanyla Washington, first place, 57.08
» 4x200 meter relay: Kyneesha Washington, Khanasia Harris, Zi’Lynn Harris and Jada Spurlock, first place, 1:52.21
» 4x400 meter relay: America Walker, Akira Outlaw, Shankeria Byrd-Harris and Paisley Simmons, third place, 4:47.00
» 200-meter dash: Tanyla Washington, first place, 27.48
Boys
» 100-meter dash: Jamerius Johnson, third place, 11.40
» 800-meter run: Michael Bailey, first place, 2:13.42
» 1600-meter run: Michael Bailey, second place, 5:09.31
» 3200-meter run: Michael Bailey, second place, 11:12.53
» 4x100 meter relay: Althaveon Hoskins, Jamerius Johnson, Rederrious Stapleton and Jayden Simmons, fourth place, 45.80
» 4x400 meter relay: Isiah Hill, Zechariah Reed, Ladesmond Thomas and Jeremiah Tanna, fourth place, 3:56.46
» Long jump: Jayden Sample, third place, 21-03.50
» High jump: Ronnie Franklin, first place, 6-00.00
» Triple jump: Jayden Sample, first place, 42-03.00
» Shot put: Cameron Christian, fourth place, 43-04.00
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While the Lady Choctaws track program has previously won three track and field state championships, including back-to-back state titles in 1997 and 1998, and another in 2001 — all in Class 2A — the West Tally boys have never won a team state title in the sport.
In 2025, the Choctaws finished in third place at state among 33 boys squads scoring there — their highest rank in recent memory. The Lady Choctaws were scored in 21st place.
