Winterboro High School’s boys and girls swept both Class 1A state championships Saturday night as the 101st AHSAA State 1A, 2A, and 3A Outdoor Track and Field Championships came to a close.

The Bulldogs’ boys rolled up 117 points to win the 1A boys’ title by 39 points over runner-up Faith Christian (87). The Bulldogs’ girls posted 121 points to breeze to the school’s first-ever girls’ crown. The sweep was also a first the Talladega County school.

Weaver’s boys (Class 3A), Mars Hill Bible’s boys (Class 2A), Whitesburg Christian’s girls (Class 3A) and Cold Springs’ girls (Class 2A) also claimed championships in Cullman.

Cold Springs’ girls piled up 101 points with Cornerstone School of Birmingham finishing second with 95. Whitesburg Christian amassed 140.33 points and Westminster of Oak Mountain had 72 in the final Class 3A girls’ standings.

Loachapoka picked up eight points in the javelin in the last event of the meet to edge past Abbeville and Mars Hill Bible to win the 2A crown with 55 points. Mars Hill had 53 and Abbeville 42 in the closest race of the meet. Weaver tallied 86 points in Class 3A and runner-up T.R. Miller had 77.5.

Winterboro, coached by Sherry Vermilyer, captured four first-place finishes with Carter Castleberry winning the 200-meter dash in 22.53 seconds, and the 400-meter dash in 49.06 seconds. He also anchored the Bulldogs’ winning 4×400 relay team. The Winterboro girls took first place in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays in Class 1A, and Zakhia Buchanan won the high jump event with a 5-2 leap.

Loachapoka pulled out the dramatic come-from-behind win in the 2A title chase with The Class 1A girls’ Mitchell Chenier finishing third in the javelin toss with 159-06. Semaj Card also finished seventh to pick two points – which moved the Indians to first place. Kodie Bogle of Gaston won the javelin with a winning throw of 159-06.

Both Class 1A state meet discus records were broken on Friday. Athens Bible’s Meredith Romans won the girls’ title with a winning throw of 133 feet, 4 inches. The old record (122-0), which was set in 1986 by another Athens Bible thrower Beverly McCall, had stood for 39 years.

Hackleburg’s multi-talented senior athlete Luke Herring also set a new boys’ discus record with a winning throw of 174 feet, 10 inches. The old mark (172-03 was set in 1996 by Arthur Hughes of Huntsville’s Randolph School. He also set the 1A shot put record (57-05) in that same state meet in 1996 – a record that still stands in the Class 1A.

A major highlight of this year’s state championships was the growing number of students participating in the ambulatory division. Each student earns one point for their school teams for each event they participate in. All were outstanding. Two who stood out in a big way were Cold Springs freshman Ivy Johnson and Holly Pond junior Daniel Figueroa.

Johnson, who called herself “Blue Eagle Ivy” during the competition, clocked 51.34 in the 200-meter dash and 23.79 in the 100-meter dash. Her smile and zeal for participating was especially noted by her Cold Springs teammates and supporters.

Figueroa, who has competed for several years using a special runner’s prosthesis for one leg, ran the 100 in 14.07 seconds; the 200 in 28.11; threw the discus 69 feet and the javelin 88-05. His supporters were especially proud of his effort in the 100-meter dash. The crowd also showed full support for all the ambulatory athletes who competed at Oliver Woodard Stadium.

One of the top performers in the 2025 meet was Jessie Gibbs of Cottage Hill Christian. While she didn’t set any individual records, she did win four events in the Class 3A competition, earning 40 points for her team. She won the long jump, 100, 200 and 400 dash championships.

Several additional state-meet records were set Friday and Saturday at Cullman included:

JOURDAN PRICE, CORNERSTONE SCHOOL: Won the Class 2A 200-meter dash with a time of 25.21 seconds. Not only did the freshman sprinter collect 10 points, but she also broke the Class 2A girls’ state meet record (25.47) set by Hazlewood’s Yolanda Cooper 28 years ago at the 1997 state championships.

PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN 4×800 BOYS RELAY TEAM: The Eagles’ relay team, consisting of Kyser Sims, William Stanley, Jake Mixson, and Cole Smith, won the 4×800 race with a winning time of 8:16.62. That time broke the previous record (8:17.45) set by UMS-Wright at the 1996 state championships. PCA Coach Cliff Carter said he thought his relay could do it. He is even more excited about his runners’ future. “We have three of the four returning next year,” he said.

WHITESBURG CHRISTIAN 4×800 GIRLS RELAY TEAM: Provided the big boost needed for the Warriors’ championship run with a state-record time of 9:49.11 to win the event. The previous record (10:06.78) was set in 2023 by Westminster-Oak Mountain. Westminster also broke that record in the race with Whitesburg but finished second with a 9:56.96 finish.

CHARLOTTE DICKSON, HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC: The junior set the Class 2A girls’ state pole vault record last season with a 10-06 clearance as a sophomore. She equaled that performance again at the 2025 meet – and still has another year to go.