Shanklin Leads Pirates’ Run at Indoor States

A select few Pirates had the opportunity to run in the State Championship that was held on February 11th at the JDL Fastrack in Winston Salem, NC. The only girl to make it was Sydney DeBerry who got 11th place in the long jump. There were a lot of boys to qualify and they did very well. The best performances by the guys was the 4×400 meter relay team who placed 8th, and Ian Shanklin who placed 3rd in the 1,000 meter run and 2nd in the 1,600 meter run. The other performances by the boys include Freddie Marx who placed 16th in 3,200 meter run, Trey Cousar who places 13th in the high jump, 4×800 meter relay team placed 16th, Nathan Hayes who placed 32nd in triple jump, and Assad Alston who placed 33rd in triple jump. This meet was a very impressive meet for Ian Shanklin who placed 2nd in 1,000 meter run and 3rd in the 1,600 meter run.