Murphy, Andrews, Hiwassee Dam, TCEC and Franklin Compete In Bulldog Invitational #1
Murphy Track, Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports March 24, 2022
Photo courtesy of Dana Anderson (MHS Atheltics Facebook)
Murphy, NC- Franklin, Hiwassee Dam and Andrews showed up to Murphy High School on Wednesday evening ready to show their stuff at the first Bulldog Invitational of the year. The Bulldogs were the host school, and both of their boys and girls teams beat out Hiwassee Dam and Andrews for second place, but both Franklin Panther teams were able to come away with a first place finish.
Due to inclement weather, no field events were held during this meet.
On the boys side of things, Franklin really pulled away due to their hurdlers and their relay teams. They outscored Murphy by 24 points in those two events, and that was the difference maker as the Panthers won the boys meet, 101-81.
FINAL BOYS TEAM SCORES
- Franklin 101
- Murphy 81
- Hiwassee Dam 20
- Tri-County Early College 20
- Andrews 20
FINAL GIRLS TEAM SCORES
- Franklin 93
- Murphy 64
- Andrews 42
- Hiwassee Dam 5
NOTABLE RESULTS
Boys 3200M Run
3rd Place- Will Crayton (Tri-County Early Col) 12:09.7
Boys 400M Dash
1st Place- Cameron Grooms (Murphy) 53.7
Boys 800M Run
2nd Place- Clayton Laney (Murphy) 2:25.0
3rd Place- Joshua Hernandez (Andrews) 2:29.0
Boys 200M Dash
2nd Place- Chandler Nernes (Murphy) 25.8
3rd Place- Hunter Stalcup (Murphy) 26.3
Boys 300M Hurdles
3rd Place- Kegan Ellis (Andrews) 50.7
Boys 110M Hurdles
1st Place- Juan Allen (Murphy) 17.7
Boys 100M Dash
1st Place- Kolby Stiles (Hiwassee Dam) 12.0
2nd Place- Isaac Weaver (Andrews) 12.1
3rd Place- Cameron Grooms (Murphy) 12.3
4th Place- Will Johnson (Murphy) 12.3
Boys 1600M Run
1st Place- Caleb Rice (Murphy) 5:12.9
2nd Place- Clayton Laney (Murphy) 5:19.1
3rd Place- Preston Hyde (Hiwassee Dam) 5:22.5
Girls Wheelchair 100M Dash
1st Place- Jordan Oliver (Murphy) 1:41.5
Girls 400M Dash
1st Place- Kylie Donaldson (Andrews) 1:05.3
Girls 800M Run
1st Place- Corinne Cotton (Murphy) 2:54.0
Girls 200M Run
1st Place- Faith Ann Revis (Murphy) 29.5
Girls 300M Hurdles
2nd Place- Kaylin Ellis (Andrews) 55.8
Girls 100M Hurdles
2nd Place- Kaylin Ellis (Andrews) 17.2
3rd Place- Calista Rumfelt (Murphy) 17.9
Girls 100M Dash
3rd Place- Kia Guerrero (Murphy) 13.7
4th Place- Faith Ann Revis (Murphy) 14.2
Bulldogs Track Teams Show Out At Regional Championship
Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports June 20, 2021
Photo Courtesy of BT Douthit
The Murphy Bulldogs track teams really showed their stuff this past weekend at the Regional Championships. The Boys team was crowned Region Champs, while the Girls team won Region Runner-up.
Boys Team Results-
1 Murphy 112
2 Hayesville 96
4 Swain County 74.5
5 Robbinsville 57
7 Cherokee 50
13 Rosman 11
16 Tri-County Early Col 3
18 Hiwassee Dam 2
Girls Team Scores-
1 Swain County 131
2 Murphy 84.2
3 Robbinsville 71
7 Hayesville 40
10 Andrews 23.2
12 Hiwassee Dam 21
13 Cherokee 16
17 Rosman 11
There were also some great performances from athletes in the conference that earned them spots to compete at state individually.
Here are some of the best individual performances from the weekend-
Boys High Jump-
1st Place- Ryelan Snowden, Hayesville, 6-2
Girls Long Jump-
1st place- Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 18-5
Boys Long Jump-
1st Place- Juan Allen, Murphy, 20-0
Girls Triple Jump-
1st Place- Zoie Shuler, Robbinsville, 36-8.50
Girls Shot Put-
1st Place- Sarah Pullium, Murphy, 34-8
Girls Discus-
1st Place- Sarah Pullium, Murphy, 130-9
Boys Discus-
1st Place- Jake McTaggart, Hayesville, 145-1
Girls 4×800-
1st Place- Swain County, 10:34.59
Boys 110m Hurdles-
1st Place- Brock Adams, Robbinsville, 16.40
Girls 4×200-
1st Place- Swain County, 1:49.14
Boys 1600m-
1st Place- Chase Pierce, Murphy, 4:54.24
Girls 4×100-
1st Place- Murphy, 51.93
Boys 300m Hurdles-
1st Place- Ryelan Snowden, Hayesville, 42.28
Boys 800m-
1st Place- Chase Pierce, Murphy, 2:04.84
Boys 3200m-
1st Place- Caleb Jones, Murphy, 10:48.04
The top 4 finishers in each event advanced to the State Championships at North Carolina A&T this coming Friday.
Full SMC Track Meet Results: Murphy Boys Take 4th Straight SMC title, Others Break Records
Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports June 9, 2021
Photo courtesy of BT Douthit
The Smoky Mountain Conference Championship track meet took place today at Cherokee High School. There were some great performances from all over the conference, and a lot of individuals really showed out.
Some outstanding individual performances were:
Jake McTaggart (Hayesville)- SMC Champ in Shot Put and Discus, winning Discus by over 20+ feet with a throw of 143 feet
Kabe Ellis (Andrews)- SMC Champ in Long Jump and Triple Jump
Chandler Wood (Murphy)- SMC Champ in 100 Meter Dash with a time of 11.56
Chase Pierce (Murphy)- SMC Champ in 1600 and 3200 Meter Run
Sarah Pullium (Murphy)- SMC Champ in Shot Put and Discus, winning Discus by 32 feet and setting a new SMC Record with a throw of 140 feet
Zoie Shuler (Robbinsville)- SMC Champ in Long Jump and Triple Jump, as well as 100 Meter Dash as a Freshman
Emily Ulaner (Swain)- SMC Champ in 1600 Meter Run
Amaya Hicks (Swain)- SMC Champ in 800 Meter Run by nearly 10 seconds with a time of 2:32
The Murphy boys won their 4th straight SMC Track Championship, scoring 173 points. Hayesville scored 149, and Swain rounded out the top 3 with 131. The final team results for the boys are listed below.
Boys SMC Championship Final Standings
- Murphy- 173
- Hayesville- 149
- Swain- 131
- Robbinsville- 89.50
- Cherokee- 79
- Rosman- 26.50
- Andrews- 20
- Tri-County Early College- 10
- Hiwassee Dam- 3
The Swain County Girls team won big, outscoring second place Murphy 204 to 120. Robbinsville was right on Murphy’s heels with a score of 112.
Girls SMC Championship Final Standings
- Swain- 204
- Murphy- 120
- Robbinsville- 112
- Andrews- 58
- Hayesville- 50
- Rosman- 42
- Cherokee- 35
- Hiwassee Dam- 23
- Tri-County Early College- 4