Chattanooga Arts and Sciences senior takes over national hurdles lead with 7.76 performance at indoor state meet; Hardin Valley Academy captures boys championship, Donnelly contributes to three victories as Brentwood wins back-to-back girls crowns

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Chattanooga Arts and Sciences senior Brevin Sims lowered his own state record in the 60-meter hurdles and senior Beth Donnelly led Brentwood to a girls team championship in dominant fashion Saturday at the Tennessee Indoor State Championships at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

Sims clocked a national-leading 7.76 seconds, moving ahead of Tyler Graves of Lower Richland SC and his 7.77 effort from Feb. 1 at the Mondo Elite Invitational at JDL Fast Track in North Carolina.

Sims, a Syracuse signee, clocked 7.82 seconds in the semifinals. He elevated in the top 30 of all-time high school indoor performers with his effort in the finals, prevailing against Blackman senior Quincy Armstrong, who improved to No. 8 in the country this season at 8.00.

Donnelly contributed to three victories for Brentwood, which ran away with the team title repeat with 98.5 points, with Southwind taking runner-up with 34 points.

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Donnelly ran meet records of 2:13.26 in the 800 and 4:58.71 in the mile, in addition to running the 800 leg on the Bruins’ victorious distance medley in 12:09.87.

Sofia Rutherford, Camille Williams, Anna Banovac and Donnelly, who already boast the No. 2 time in the country in the 4x800 relay at 9:13.72 from Feb. 8 at the 113th NYRR Millrose Games, are also No. 2 nationally this season in the DMR with an 11:53.05 effort Feb. 1 on the same track at the Music City Indoor Invitational.

Banovac (2:13.66) and Rutherford (2:13.98) took second and third in the 800, with Rutherford placing runner-up in the mile in 4:59.20. Meg Wilson also prevailed in the 400 final for Brentwood in 57.78.

Although Hardin Valley Academy achieved just one boys individual victory from Gavin English in the triple jump with a mark of 39-10.50 (12.15m), the Hawks relied on 14 points in the weight throw and five additional top-five finishes to deny Brentwood a sweep of both titles with a 46-30 victory.

Kelton Gunn took second in the 200 in 22.04, Luke Filipowski was third in the shot put 48-9.50 (14.87m), Daniel Blackston placed fourth in the 800 in 1:59.62 and Michael Spurgeon finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.40 for Hardin Valley Academy, which also earned a fifth-place finish in the DMR in 10:56.86.

Evan Maples was second in the weight throw at 50-3.25 (15.32m), Ian Salyer finished fourth at 47-11.75 (14.62m) and Filipowski placed fifth at 46-8 (14.22m) for the Hawks, who rebounded following two-point setback and a second-place finish last year to Whitehaven.

Jett Kinder, one of the top multi-event athletes in the country, accounted for 26 of Brentwood’s 30 points by winning the shot put with a mark of 52-8.75 (16.07m), in addition to placing second in the high jump with a 6-4 clearance (1.93m) and runner-up in the pole vault by making 14-9 (4.50m).

Johnquiez Guerrier of Kipp Nashville Collegiate won the boys 200 meters in 21.95 and long jump with a leap of 23-3.50 (7.10m). Alayah Dozier of Chattanooga Arts and Sciences doubled in the girls 60 (7.68) and 200 (24.64).

Wilson Central senior Zoe Vlk set a meet record with her 43-7 (13.28m) effort in the shot put and added a victory in the weight throw at 52-2 (15.90m). Lipscomb Academy senior Mikele Vickers also doubled, sweeping the long jump with a leap of 18-8.50 (5.70m) and triple jump with a 37-0.25 (11.28m) effort.

Dobyns-Bennett senior Samuel Cleek cleared 6-9 (2.06m) in the boys high jump to equal the No. 7 performer nationally this season. Henry County senior Silas Winders elevated to No. 10 in the country by winning the 2-mile final in 9:15.48.

Siegel senior Canaan Anderson won the boys mile in 4:20.48 and Cookeville junior Landri Wilcox triumphed in the girls 2-mile in 10:44.67. Daniel Boone won the boys DMR in 10:38.94.