Duplantis wins PV; Zachary girls run record 4x100

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Armand Duplantis led the Class 5A long jump for few minutes before finishing second and moving on to the sport he is well known for -- the pole vault. 

Duplantis, a junior from Lafayette LA, took the lead in the long jump competition when he jumped 23 feet, 4.50 inches in the third round. Ja'Marr Bishop of Archbishop Rummel took the lead in the fifth round with 24-2.50 and went ont to win. Duplantis improved his PR to 23-5.75 on the way to second. 

At the pole vault, Duplantis cleared 18-2.50 -- the highest vault ever at a state championship meet. 

He raised the bar to 19-0.25 but was unable to clear it. 

Duplantis owns the second highest vault in the world this year (19-4.25) and will compete against the global elite in less than two weeks at the Prefontaine Classic.

Elsewhere in Class 5A, Kyah Loyd of CE Byrd swept the 100 (11.70w) and the 200 (23.70) to earn the title of the fastest girl in the state. She also won the 100 hurdles in 13.75. 

Janie O'Connor, second to Loyd in the 100 (11.71), anchored Zachary to the 4x100 win in 46.37 to break an all-time state best and also won the 4x200 in 1:38.86.

Josh Lister of Haughton ran 10.44 to win the boys 100. 

Freshman Sean Burrell of Zachary ran 46.29 in the 400 meters for one of the top performances of the meet. Senior Jandon Briscoe of Jesuit won the 200 in 21.23 and was second to Burrell in the 400 with 46.88.

Tahja Mitchell from West Jefferson won the 5A girls 400 in 54.72.

In one of the best races of the meet, Parker McBride from Dutchtown edged Cameron Farris of Pineville 1:52.68 to 1:52.70 in the 5A boys 800.

Eric Coston from St. Paul's made an impactful final impression on the state meet with a 4:15.86/9:11.56 double. 

Jacob Thornton of Catholic BR won the 5A javelin with 197-10.

Sophomore Taylor Walls of Terrebonne jumped 19-3.50 to take the 5A girls long jump.

In Class 4A, Aldrianna Dupree of Plaquemine swept the 100 (11.77) and 200 (24.41). Ryan Malbrough of Cecilia pulled off the same double on the boys side with 10.73 and 21.41. Freshman Kayshon Boutte of Westgate won the 400 meters in 48.42 seconds.

Mackenzie Marze of Teurlings Catholic won the 4A girls javelin with a throw of 150-5.

Chris Edwards of Washington-Marion Magnet jumped 6-10 to take the 4A boys high jump. He also jumped 50-11.50w to win the triple jump. Sophomore Taylor Davis of Benton made 5-7.75 to claim the girls high jump title.

Cole Courtois of Westgate won the Class 4A boys pole vault with a season's best 16-8.

Derius Davis of West Feliciana won the 200/400 double in the Class 3A meet with 21.41 and 47.08. On the girls side, Makayla Edwards from Glen Oaks won the same two events with 24.44 and 55.92.

Loftin Keys of Rayville won the Class 2A 110 hurdles in 14.39 seconds. 

Tripp Marcus of Cedar Creek threw 195-11 to win the Class 1A javelin. Xavier Bell from Southern Lab won the 400 meters by clocking 48.44 seconds.

Ariel Bell of White Castle swept the 1A girls sprints with 11.94 and 25.13. Raymontre Palmer of Kentwood was nosed out in the 1A boys 100 by Haynesville's Kavacion Webster by .002 seconds (10.772 to 10.774) but won the 200 in 21.51.

Team Champions

Class C - Jehovah-Jireh Christian Academy boys 165 points, Hackberry girls 151

Class B - Quitman boys 59, Episcopal of Acadiana girls 111

Class A - Haynesville boys 96, Ascension Catholic girls 63

Class 2A - Episcopal of Baton Rouge boys 116, Episcopal of Baton Rouge girls 80

Class 3A - West Feliciana boys 80, Brusly girls 60 RESULTS

Class 4A - Cecilia boys 55, Edna Karr girls 64 RESULTS

Class 5A - Catholic of Baton Rouge boys 90, Byrd girls 74 RESULTS