14 Rebels qualify for state meet
Published 7:55 pm Monday, April 26, 2010
From staff reports
Fourteen Thorsby athletes qualified for the state track and field meet with their performances at the Class 2A, Section 2 meet at Paul Bryant on April 23.
Sade’ Archie won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, and Marcus Bray won the long jump.
Archie last season won two state championships—the school’s first in the sport.
Megan Sanchez was second in the javelin, and Dillian Simmons was second in both the 400-meter and the 200-meter dashes.
Other Thorsby qualifiers were: Kevin Brasher (100-meter dash), David Roldan (1,600-meter run), Philip Hicks (200-meter dash), Sam Cifuentes (100-meter and 300-meter hurdles), Sam Gasson (800-meter run), Cameron Castleberry (1,600-meter run), and the 4×400-meter relay team of Brady Barrigus, Austin Pickett, Zac Hensley and Cain Castleberry.
The Class 2A state tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday at Birmingham-Southern College.