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Jay Lady Royals Take Seventh In Regional Track Meet

The Jay High School Lady Royals captured seventh pace in the Class 1A Track Finals in Jacksonville on Friday. Six members of the Lady Royals teams qualified to advance to the state competition with finishes in the top four.

The team members achieved personal records in nearly every event in which they qualified.

Robin Blackman led the Royals by scoring in four events and advancing to the state level in three of those. Blackman, along with Caristyn Golden, Jessica Thornton, and Leely Trevino placed third in the 4 x 800 relay with a time of 10:43.

Blackman also placed sixth in the long jump with a personal best jump of 15’ 4.75”. In the 800-meter race Blackman, who was initially ranked sixth, placed second with a personal best time of 2:32.

In the 4×400 relay, the Royals advanced to the state level with a third place finish and a time of 4:17. Team members were Shelby Thomas, Caristyn Golden, Janna Ellis, and Robin Blackman. All four members ran personal records to achieve the team’s best finish in over five years.

Janna Ellis placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a season best time of 17.79 seconds. Shelbie Barnhill achieved a personal best while capturing tenth place in the 3200 meters. Gloria Raney achieved her season best in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:48. Caristyn Golden also finished seventh in the 400-meter dash, and Leely Trevino finished seventh in the 1600-meter race.

“The Royals had a banner day while making dreams come true. The Royals now hope to finish the season with still more records and medals at the state level,” Coach Stan Blackman said, adding that it has been years since the team had such an impressive finish.