PE’s Walton, Moses win events at Fork Union meet

Published 9:48 am Thursday, December 22, 2016

Seniors Rajai Walton and Bryan Moses represented Prince Edward County High School’s indoor track program with first-place finishes  at the recent Fork Union Invitational.

Walton won the boys high jump with a 6-foot, 4-inch leap. He also placed second in the boys 300-meter dash, finishing in 38.56 seconds, and he claimed third in the boys triple jump with a 38-8 1/4 mark.

Moses won the boys 55-meter dash with a 6.64-second finish. His 5-8 leap made him tied for third in the high jump, and he placed fourth in the 300 by finishing in 39.01 seconds.

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Both Walton and Moses were part of the boys 4×200-meter relay team that placed second with a time of 1:38.47. The other team members included senior Brandon Scott and junior Zion Lewis.

Sophomores Jordan Booker and Salma Muhammad and freshmen Makayla Morris and Mia Seay made up the Lady Eagles 4×200 relay team that finished with a time of 1:56.94, good for second place.

Among those placing second individually were Scott, with a 6.76-second time in the 55, Morris, with a 5-foot leap in the girls high jump, and freshman Naomi Jones, with a 1:31.46 time in the girls 500-meter run.

Third-place individual finishers included Booker, in the girls triple jump, senior Markeem Trent in the boys shot put and junior Montiera Wynn in the girls 300-meter dash.