Lady Cougar Tracksters Headed to State

The Ada girls track team qualified two runners — Charisma Graham and Victoria Lotter — in three events for the state meet.

Graham was third in the 200 Meters to earn an automatic state berth, and she was an additional qualifier after finishing fourth in the 100 Meters at the regional.  Victoria Lotter also punched her ticket to the state meet with a third-place finish in the 400 Meters.  The 4 X 400 relay team of Jayden Gray, Addison Rhynes, Lotter, and Graham also qualified.

“We had a good day,” Ada girls coach Drake Daniels said.  “The girls ran with their competition and ran well.  I am very proud of this group and hope we will finish strong.”

Despite just missing in their bid for a spot at the state meet, several other Ada girls performed well at the regional.  The sprint relay quartet of Graham, Jayden Gray, Olivia Wells and Addison Rhynes finished fifth and the 800 Meter Relay (Gray, Lotter, Rhynes and Wells) was sixth.  Aaliyah Blakley finished fifth in the long jump, and Jenna Huling was sixth in the high jump.

Lady Cougar Track Results

Victoria Lotter won the 400 Meters and Jenna Huling won the high jump to lead the Ada girls track team to a surprising fourth-place finish at last week’s Bishop McGuinness Invitational.

Lotter’s winning effort, in 1:03.30 — with teammate Jayden Gray sixth in 1:07.09 — paced a strong effort on the track for the Lady Cougars.

Charisma Graham continued her impressive spring with a runner-up finish in the 100 Meters in :12.70 and a third in the 200 Meters in :27.11, and she also anchored the 800-Meter Relay to a third-place finish and the 1,600-Meter Relay to a runner-up finish.  Gray, Lotter and Addison Rhynes joined Graham on both relay quartets.

Huling cleared 4-10 to win the high jump, and she also earned points in the long jump, finishing third with a leap of 14-5 1/2.  

The Ada girls turned in their best overall performance as a team in years at Carl Albert, with the 1,600-Meter Relay quartet of Jayden Gray, Aaliyah Blakely, Victoria Lotter and Charisma Graham finishing first in a time of 4:24.63 to lead the way. Ada’s sprint relay team of Gray, Graham, Olivia Wells and Addison Rhynes was also second in :52.81, and the 800-Meter Relay (Gray, Blakley, Lotter and Rhynes) finished fifth in 1:56.72.

Graham continued her outstanding invidivual season with a runner-up finish in both the 100 Meters (in :13.56, with Rhynes fourth in :13.85) and 200 Meters (in :26.86), and Lotter was second in the 400 Meters in a time of 1:03.10. 

In the field events, Jenna Huling finished second in the high jump with a leap of 4-10, and Blakley was fourth (15-6) and Huling sixth (14-5) in the long jump.

“The girls are getting better each time they run,” Ada girls coach Drake Daniels said. “We are proud of all of their hard work.”

GIRLS

Ada High Results

400M Relay: 2. (Jayden Gray,Olivia Wells, Addison Rhynes,Charisma Graham), 52.81

100M: 2. Charisma Graham 13.56; 4. Addison Rhynes, 13.85

400M: 2. Victoria Lotter, 1:03.10

800M: Relay: 5. (Jayden Gray, Aaliyah Blakley, Victoria Lotter, Addison Rhynes), 1:56.72

200M: 2. Charisma Graham, 26.86

1600M Relay: 1. (Jayden Gray, Aaliyah Blakley, Victoria Lotter, Charisma Graham) 4:24.63

High Jump: 2. Jenna Huling, 4’10”

Long Jump: 4. Aaliyah Blakley, 15’6”; 6. Jenna Huling, 14’5”

Lady Cougar Track Results

Ada Evening News

Conference Track Meet at Duncan

Ada Girls Results

800m Relay: 4. Ada (Jaycee Boydston, Victoria Lotter, Markeisha Black, Aaliyah Blakley), 1:57

3200m Relay: 5. Ada (Megan Wright, Claire Pottebaum, Ali Stafford, Maci Huffman), 11:29

Long Jump: 1. Aaliyah Blakely, 15’ 5”; 4. Jenna Huling, 14’

High Jump: 1. Jenna Huling, 5’

NOTEWORTHY: Travis Cowan continued his sensational spring in the hurdles with a pair of first-place finishes; Nick Anderson and Christian Johnson won gold in the Long and High Jumps; and Aaliyah Blakley and Jenna Huling won the Long Jump and the High Jump for the Lady Cougars at Duncan last Thursday.

COACHES QUOTE: “We used this meet as a tune up for our regional meet. We had a good week of practice, and did some good things over at Duncan. Travis ran some of his best times this year, and our 1600m Relay ran their best time,” — Ada track coach Nathan Elliott.

Ada High Track Results

Ada Evening News Ada

At Marietta Invitational

Ada High Results

BOYS

110m Hurdles : 2. Travis Cowan. 15.94

300m Hurdles: 2. Travis Cowan, 39.85

3200m Run: 1. Colin Earle. 10:36

800m Run: 2. Steven Davidson, 2:08

200m Dash: 1. Ramsey Maxwell. 22.9

1600m Run: 3. Steven Davidson, 5:02

400m Relay: 4. Ada (Ramsey Maxwell, Shane West, Chase Bowker, Travis Cowan), 44.3

1600m Relay: 1. Ada (Ramsey Maxwell, Nick Anderson, Chase Bowker, Travis Cowan), 3:32

Long Jump: 1. Nick Anderson, 21’ 4"; 4. Christian Johnson, 19’ 11”

High Jump: 1. Christian Johnson, 6’ 4"; 3. Nick Anderson, 6’ 2”

GIRLS

3200m Relay: 5. Ada (Jaycee Boydston, Kylie Byrd, Claire Pottebaum, Ali Stafford), 12:01

Long Jump: 2. Aaliyah Blakley, 15’ 6”

High Jump: 1. Jenna Huling,  5’

NOTEWORTHY: The Ada High boys track team brought home five gold medals from the Marietta Invitational track meet on Friday. The Cougars’ 1600 Meter Relay team comprised of Ramsey Maxwell, Nick Anderson, Chase Biowker and Travis Cowan placed first with a time of 3:32. Maxwell also won the 200 Meter Dash while Anderson was first in the Long Jump. Christian Johnson won the High Jump and Colin Earle finished first in the 3200 Meer Run. In Ada girls action, Jenna Huling continued her strong spring efforts in the high jump, placing first with a leap of five feet. Freshman Aaliyah Blakley was second in the Long Jump.

COACHES QUOTE: “Our kids performed very well. They are getting better at each meet,” — Ada track coach Nathan Elliott.

Up Next: Ada at Duncan Thursday.



April 19

At OBU Invitational

Ada High Results

Long Jump: 2. Nick Anderson. 21’ 9”

High Jump: 3. Christian Johnson, 6’ 2”

300m Hurdles: 1. Travis Cowan, 40.93

NOTEWORTHY: A short-handed Ada boys squad still brought home three medals from the rugged Oklahoma Baptist University meet in Shawnee. Travis Cowan placed first in the 300 Meter Hurdles with a time of 40.93 to lead the Cougar contingent. Nick Anderson used a jump of 21-feet, nine-inches to place second in the Long Jump while Christian Johnson’s leap of six-feet, two-inches was good enough for third place in the High Jump.

COACHES QUOTE: “We only took the seniors, because of the state writing test. We competed very well against some tough competition.” — Ada track coach Nathan Elliott.