By Mike Newman of DyeStat

Here are summaries of the first-round meets:

TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

WEST REGIONAL

Clovis North CA 66, Chandler AZ 61

Chandler had the advantage in the field events with a pair of wins from Andrew Menlove who led a sweep in the weight events. Kamijah Carter also led a sweep of the 300-meter hurdles. Clovis North caught up, tying with a sweep led by Isaiah Galindo in the 1,600 meters and moving ahead with another sweep in the 3,200. Galindo also won the 800. Caleb Foster won the 110-meter hurdles, long jump and contributed to wins in both relays as the Broncos overcame a significant first-round challenge.  

Fayetteville AR 78, Broken Arrow OK 54

Fayetteville built up its lead in the field events with a 27-18 lead heading to the track, thanks to wins by freshman Isaiah Sategna (long jump), Ryan Bowen (triple jump) and Sam Hurley (high jump). The pole vault saw Broken Arrow's Brandon Hanoch beat Fayetteville's Ryan Roark, 16-5 to 16-0. The Arkansas champions pulled away in the distance races with wins from triple state champion Camren Fischer.

Tualatin OR 81, Walla Walla WA 64

In the unofficial Northwest championship, Walla Walla had a slight lead early on, winning four of the seven contested field events. One of the marquee matchups came in the throws, where Walla Walla's Patrick Utschinski edged Oregon 6A champion Mariano Kis in both the shot put and discus. Jahmal Mangarero added a victory in the javelin. The lead bounced back and forth until Tualatin captured victory in the 4x100 relay and then a sweep in the 400 meters. led by Andrew McDade, which secured the win for the Timberwolves and a spot in the second round of the West Region. Kwabena Lynn swept the 100 and 200 for Tualatin. Dominique Loggins won the long jump and Jalen Hale took the triple jump. 

Sentinel MT 72, Rocky Mountain ID 64

This meet came down to the final event to decide a winner. Sentinel had an 18-point lead on Rocky Mountain with four events remaining on the track. Rocky Mountain swept the 800 and 3,200, led by wins from Joey Tolman. Three points separated the two teams entering the 4x400 relay. Sentinel’s 3:27.71 best time in the relay edged Rocky Mountain (3:30.76) to advance the Spartans to the second round. Zac Crews and Neil Daly led a sweep for Sentinel in the high jump. Jaden Foster won the 200 and 400 and was part of both winning relays. 

Long Beach Poly CA 76, Bishop Gorman NV 51

Long Beach Poly, the CIF Southern Section champion, surprised some by winning this dual against the Nevada state champions. The Nevada school doubled the margin on Poly in the field events 30-15, with dominant wins coming from Kyu Kelly in the long jump and Zion Branch in the triple jump. The track belonged to Jackrabbits, where they swept the 800, led by Everett Steward, and a 1-2 finish by William Frankenfeld and Ronan MacMahon-Staggs in both the 1,600 3,200 meters. 

Hopkins MN 111, Hazelwood West MO 35

This dual meet was never close as the Minnesota 2A state champions rolled to the win leading 45-3 after the field events. Double New Balance Nationals Outdoor champion Joseph Fahnbulleh led Hopkins with wins in the triple jump, 100 meters and 200 meters. Hazelwood West's Justin Robinson and Brian Stiles went 1-2 in the 400 meters. Yakob Ekoue won a close battle with Charles Davis for Hopkins in the shot put and he also won the discus. 

Syracuse UT 68.5, Valor Christian CO 58.5

This meet was close throughout, but Syracuse held the lead through all of the track events. Cole Sprout brought Valor Christian within five points with his win in the 3,200 meters. Syracuse secured the team title with a four-second win in the 4x400 relay. 

Cleveland NM 85.5, Fort Bend Marshall TX 55.5

To some onlookers, Fort Bend Marshall looked like a shoo-in to advance due to its overwhelming sprint depth. Cleveland had other thoughts as the Storm opened up a 47-7 lead after the field events. Marshall got to within18 points with a 1-2 finish led by Matthias Petterway in the 110-meter high hurdles and a sweep of the 100 meters, led by Bryson Stubblefield. Cleveland swept the three distance events, led by Yonas Halle and those events secured the win for the New Mexico state champions.

EAST REGIONAL 

Hoover AL 76, Shiloh GA 60

The defending Dyestat Dual Meet Champions from Alabama used sweeps in the long jump, triple jump and the pole vault to seize control of this first round matchup and defeat the Georgia champion. Hoover has three 13-foot pole vaulters (Levi Arroyo, Justin Toth and Grant Gleason), three 22-foot plus long jumpers (J'Marri McCall, LJ Hill and Kyle Smith) and three 47-foot plus triple jumpers (Smith, Hill and John Watkins). 

East Kentwood MI 78, Kimberly WI 58

East Kentwood went 1-2 in the long jump, high jump and the pole vault to give it a lead that it would never relinquish. Wins by Michael Ostuno in the 110-meter high hurdles and 400-meter dash secured the win for the Michigan school and a matchup against Hoover in the second round. 

Christopher Columbus FL 67.5, Lowell MA 64.5

Columbus needed to come from behind in this meet after trailing 33-21 to Lowell after the field events. David Ajama won the high jump and 23-foot jumpers Richard Kwaateng and Ajama went 1-2 in the long jump. The lead switched back and forth over the final events. Columbus used 1-2 finishes in the 800 meters (Kevin Kerjean and Malcolm Brown) and 200 meters (Cameron Daniel and Xzavier Henderson) to take a seven-point advantage heading into the 2-mile. Lowell responded with a sweep, led by Kelvin Santana, to give the Red Raiders a two- point advantage with one event to go. Columbus won that relay easily, in 3:14.12 to Lowell's 3:32.65, to give the Florida champions a narrow escape. 

North Central IN 71, Crete-Monee IL 56

This meet was closer than the final score indicated between the Indiana state champions and the Illinois 3A champs. Crete-Monee had a 21-20 edge after the field events. North Central took the lead for good after winning the 4x800 relay and then scored 25 out of a possible 27 points in the distance events. Crete-Monee got wins from Ricky Johnson in the 400 meters and 200 meters to bring the Warriors within three points of NC heading into the 3,200. North Central’s Alex Frey and Jack Hawes placed 1-2 to secure the meet win in that event. 

Pickerington Central OH 80.5, Bloomfield CT 51.5

It was the track events that saved the Ohio D1 champions in this meet. Bloomfield had a 34.5-10.5 lead after the five scored field events. Sean Dixon-Bodie had a lot to do with that as he swept the long jump, high jump and triple jump for the Hawks. Pickerington Central took the lead for good when it won the 4x100 relay. Evan Matthews won the 110-meter high hurdles, the 400 meters, the 300-meter intermediate hurdles, and also ran on the winning 4x400. 

Christian Brothers NJ 84.5, Bishop Hendricken RI 57.5

This all-Catholic meet between two of the top Northeast Distance powers came down to the field events to decide a winner. Christian Brothers led 48-15 after the seven field events to pretty much lock down this first round win. Nicholas Morse and Eros Bottino gave CBA and huge advantage in the shot put and discus. The two schools split the 32 possible points in the four distance events. Russell White (100) and Tom Comella (200) won the sprint events for Hendricken.

Weddington NC 72, Brentwood TN 69

Weddington was too strong for Brentwood on the track, rolling up a big advantage that proved too much. Weddington took 35 of the 36 possible points in races 400 and above. Emerson Douds swept the 100 and 200 for the Warriors. Weddington also won the 4x400 and 4x800 relays with Kyle Durham, William Mazur and Jake Toomey leading the way. Decathlete Jett Kinder of Brentwood won the long jump, high jump an pole vault, and placed second in the shot put. 

Northwest MD 72.5, Lloyd C Byrd VA 67.5

Northwest won five of the six field events, led by jumper Clarence Foote-Talley and thrower Deandre Jules to grab a comfortable 38.5-14.5 lead heading to the track events. LC Byrd made it close at the end by sweeping the 3,200 meters and winning the 4x400 relay to close the gap to five points but ran out of events to catch the Maryland state champions. Sophomore Jacob Plummer won the 1,600 and 3,200 for the Skyhawks.