The Bryant White Hornets of Bryant Middle School recorded first-place finishes in three eighth-grade events as the team finished fourth overall while the seventh grade took third in its team competition at a track meet held at Bryant Stadium on Tuesday, March 9.

Lakewood won the eighth grade team title while Bryant Blue won the seventh grade level.

The Bryant Blue Hornets of Bethel Middle School produced three first-place finishes in the eighth-grade competition and a whopping 12 in the seventh-grade competition at a track meet held Tuesday, March 9, at Bryant Stadium.

The eighth grade team was third with 114 points. Lakewood won with 186 points followed by Ridge Road with 129. Bryant White was fourth with 86 points followed by Rose City with 14.

The Bryant Blue seventh grade team won the meet with 236 points. Lakewood was second with 155 followed by Bryant White (78) and Ridge Road (64). 

The Bryant White Lady Hornets of Bryant Middle School took top team honors in both the eighth-grade and seventh-grade competitions at a track meet held at Bryant Stadium on Tuesday, March 9.

In the eighth grade standings, Bryant White finished with 196 points. Bryant Blue was second with 146 followed by Lakewood with 113, Rose City (51) and Ridge Road (25).

In the seventh grade standings, Bryant White finished with 204 points to Lakewood’s 122. Bryant Blue was third (113) followed by Ridge Road (37) and Rose The Bryant White eighth graders won seven individual events. The seventh grades won six individual events plus all three relays.

The Bryant Blue Lady Hornets of Bethel Middle School finished second in the eighth-grade team competition and third in the seventh-grade standings at a track meet held Tuesday, March 9, at Bryant Stadium.

The Blue eighth graders won three events. Dezarea Duckworth accounted for two of them, winning the 200 meter dash in 24.46 and the 100 meter dash in 12.97. The third winning performance came from the 4x800 relay team of Marley Adams, Kayla Nickels, Samantha Macchi and Megan Hodge. They finished in a time of 12.06.84.

For the seventh grade team, Nikki Clay claimed the lone first-place finish, winning the 300 hurdles with a time of 57.90.

In the eighth grade team competition, the Lady Hornets finished with 146 points, finishing only behind Bryant White which won the meet with 196 points. Lakewood was third at 113 followed by Rose City and Ridge Road.

Members of the Bryant Boys and Girls Club participated in the Little Rockers Kids Marathon on Saturday, March 6, led by Kathy Wishard of Bryant and Club volunteers. (Photos courtesy of Jennifer Cantrell-Benning)

FAYETTEVILLE — The Bryant Lady Hornet track team scored 29 points to finish in seventh place at the 2010 5A-7A Indoor Track State Championship Saturday held at the Randal Tyson Track Center. Defending champion Bentonville won the meet with 105 points. Fayetteville was runner-up with 79 points in the field of 40 schools.

The highlight performance for the Lady Hornets was Morgan Seelinger’s state-record win in the 60-meter hurdles. Seelinger took the lead from the start and powered away from the field, crossing the line with a time of 9.34. Her time set a new Arkansas state record for 60-meter hurdles, breaking the old record of 9.49 set by Jenna Shepard of Bentonville in 2008.

FAYETTEVILLE — The Bryant Hornets earned their highest ever placing at the 5A-7A State Indoor Track Championships Saturday at the Tyson Track Center on the University of Arkansas campus. The Hornets scored 45 points to place fourth, only one point behind third-place Bentonville, and only four points behind runner-up Fort Smith Southside. Fayetteville won the team championship with a total of 86 points. Over 40 teams were represented at the meet, with 24 teams scoring.

The Hornets' lone first place finish came in the final event of the meet in the 1600-meter relay. The quartet of Tyler Freshour, James Glasper, Kendrick Farr, and Stanley Oxner earned the state championship win with a time of 3:32.98. As they did two weeks ago at the ATCA Indoor Classic, the Hornets had to come from behind to earn the victory. Oxner took the lead in the last few meters to secure the victory in the fourth of five heats, then the Hornets had to wait and hope that no teams in the fifth heat ran faster than their time. When Cabot crossed the line first in the fifth heat in 3:33, the Hornet victory was secured.

FAYETTEVILLE — At the Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas on Saturday, Feb. 6, the Bryant Lady Hornets kicked off their 2010 track season with a fourth-place team finish. The Arkansas Track Coaches Association Invitational featured 25 teams.

Defending state champion Bentonville took the girls’ team title with 104 points. Fayetteville was runner-up with 64 points, followed by Rogers with 63 and Bryant with 60. Cabot rounded out the top five with 44 points.

FAYETTEVILLE — The Bryant Hornets opened up their track season with a strong showing at the Arkansas Track Coaches Association Indoor Invitational at the University of Arkansas on Saturday. The Hornets scored a total of 67 points to place third behind team champion Fayetteville (96 points) and Fort Smith Southside (76). Twenty-five teams scored in the boys division, with Cabot (36) and Bentonville (35) rounding out the top five.

LITTLE ROCK — Along with the announcement that the Class 7A State basketball tournament will be played at Van Buren, the Arkansas Activities Association announced the venues for the State competitions for the spring sports and for the 2010 volleyball season this fall.

Van Buren’s Clair Bates Arena will be the site for the basketball tourney March 2-6 with the finals to be played at the Summit Arena in Hot Springs.