The Nashville City Championships are in full swing! And so far, it's a tight competition at the front of the pack with metro's public and private schools battling for bragging rights.
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On the guys side, Montgomery Bell Academy is currently in the lead heading into the running events. The Big Red are looking to compete for a podium spot in DII-AA, and have fared well so far against metro competition. McClain Portis won the high jump with a mark of 6-2 and the long jump in 20-2.75. Portis and Hugh Sullivan placed second in third in the pole vault as well.There's just one more night of competition remaining in the 2018 Nashville Track & Field Championships. And after two days of field events on Tuesday and Wednesday, it's gearing up to be a great finish.
Men Long Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 McClain Portis 12 Montgomery B 20-02.75 10
2 Jabbar Muhammad 11 Martin Luthe 20-01.25 8
3 Zachary Drake 10 Whites Creek 19-11.00 6
4 Jr., Ivan Dayton 9 Pearl Cohn H 19-09.75 5
5 Master Rainer 10 Hillsboro Hi 19-08.50 4
6 Hugh Sullivan 11 Montgomery B 19-05.75 3
7 Ja'Juan McLain 10 Hillsboro Hi 19-00.75 2
8 Deranus Mitchell 11 Stratford Hi 18-05.75 1 But Pearl Cohn, one of the leading contenders in D1-A, is not far back. The Firebirds are just six points off the pace set by the Big Red. Elijah Simmons and Corey Mosley going 1-2 in the shot put is a big reason why. Simmons also added a win in the discus, throwing 153-06 to total 20 points for his team.
Men Discus Throw
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Elijah Simmons 11 Pearl Cohn H 153-06 10
2 Antoino Malone 10 Cane Ridge H 151-00 8
3 Tanner Antonutti 12 Ensworth 143-05 6
4 Blake Johnson 12 Donelson Chr 141-09 5
5 Corey Mosley 9 Pearl Cohn H 136-03 4
6 Brock Carlson 9 Father Ryan 123-00 3
7 Pryce Wade 12 Ensworth 121-03 2
8 Ben Frigon 12 Montgomery B 118-05 1 Ensworth has a big lead in the girls competition so far. The Tigers have accumulated 50 points to lead their Division II rivals -- Harpeth Hall and Lipscomb Academy.
Dontavia Waggoner and Jillian Gray went 1-2 to secure 18 points for Ensworth in the shot put. Zoe Williams won the triple jump with a mark of 35-01.5. So they're off to quite a strong start.
Women Shot Put
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Hill Center: % 43-02.25 2016 Mikayla Thompson, McGavock Hig
Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Dontavia Waggoner 10 Ensworth 35-08.50 10
2 Jillian Gray 11 Ensworth 33-04.50 8
3 Konesha Hudson 11 Cane Ridge H 33-02.50 6
4 Meredith Hollins 11 Harpeth Hall 32-05.00 5
5 Mevelyn Wyatt 12 McGavock Hig 30-07.00 4
6 Sarah Davis St. Cecilia 30-03.50 3
7 Porcia Haynes 11 Martin Luthe 30-01.00 2
8 Autumn Jemison 11 Hillsboro Hi 29-07.50 1 We'll have full coverage from the finals tonight as the Metro Nashville Championships conclude. Be sure to follow us (@tnmilesplit) on Facebook and Twitter to get all the latest updates from the meet tonight. We'll post full results and a recap as soon as the meet wraps up.
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