Ritenour Sr High School

The Ritenour Boy’s Track and Field team had a solid day at the Class 5 District 3 Track Meet this past Saturday. After a 2 hour weather delay, the Huskies went to work on trying to secure a top 4 finish and advance to the Class 5 Sectional 2 Meet. Junior Mauriciano Muwaka kicked things off by winning the 110 Hurdles in a personal best time of 15.06. Junior Lonnie Johnson finished second in the Shot Put with a personal best throw of 48’5”, putting him 6th on the Ritenour All-Time list. The 4x200 relay team of Senior Troy Jackson, Junior Jordan Faulkner, Senior Jamyius Benford, and Junior Marcus Allen finished second with a time of 1:28.38, putting them #9 on the Ritenour All-Time list. The 4x100 relay of Troy Jackson, Jamyius Benford, Marcus Allen, and sophomore Lavel Nelson finished second with a time of 42.22, putting them #5 on the Ritenour All-Time list. Junior Khalid Royal finished fourth in the 800m with a personal best time of 2:04.54. Lavel Nelson and sophomore Joe Johnson finished first and second in the high jump. Lavel was a quarter inch short of his personal best of 6’7” which is currently #2 on the Ritenour All-Time list. Joe cleared a personal best of 6’1”. Sophomore Nate Anderson and Lonnie Johnson finished second and third in the discus. Nate threw a personal best of 140’06” putting him #6 on the Ritenour All-Time list. Lonnie who set the school record last weekend with a throw of 156’04” had a tough day but still managed to qualify with a throw of 130’10”. Some honorable mention performances missed qualifying by one place. Freshman Khai Cooper finished fifth in the Long Jump and the 100m. The 4x400 relay of freshman Blake Jackson, junior Gabe Kazyak, sophomore Kaevion Hudson, and junior Montrel Jones also finished fifth. Our Sectional Qualifiers will compete Saturday, May 23rd at Orchard Farm High School.