SCOTLANDVILLE'S SADE GRAY SPRINTS HER WAY TO A 60m WIN AT CARL LEWIS INVITATIONAL
Week No. 1 in the MileSplit LA Girls Performer of the Week Poll is behind us. John Curtis sophomore Addilyn Dufrene won with 36% of the vote. Now, it's time to turn our attention to Week No. 2 and to find out which of the ladies below will join Dufrene on the ballot for MileSplit LA Indoor Athlete of the Year at the end of the 2024 indoor season.
The poll will close on Saturday at 9pm.
Huntington's Demetria Harris - She opened her 2024 season on Saturday at the McNeese Indoor No. 1 Meet. In her first event, she finished second Menard's A'Shyria Burns in the long jump with a best of 17-6. But she wasn't done yet. She made her first ever appearance in the triple jump and came away with a victory and a meet record. Harris best of 37-7.50 bettered Franklin's Spring Wilson meet record of 11.30m in 2009.
Menard's A'Shyria Burns - After finishing eighth in the event at the LSU High School Classic, Burns had a big improvement in the long jump during week No.2. She beat out Harris to win the long jump with a record-breaking performance of 18-2. That erased Captain Shreve's Tia Mitchell's record of 5.52m in 2010. Burns also finished second in the 55m with a time of 7.52 and fourth in the triple (35-2).
READ MORE: Menard's A'Shyria Burns Breaks LJ Record At McNeese!
Byrd's Jenna Key - Opened up her senior track season at the Arkansas HS Invitational. She finished No. 17 in the mile with a time of 5:21.16. That's ten seconds faster than the same meet a year ago.
Lafayette's Khia Williams - The junior sprinter made a big improvement from week No.1 to week No.2. At the LSU High School Classic, she finished No. 67 in the 60m with a time of 8.15. She bounced back and won the 55m at the McNeese Indoor No.1 with a time of 7.38.
Scotlandville's Sade Gray- After opening up her indoor season at the FasTrak Athletix Indoor Challenge in December, Gray returned to Houston where she competed at the Carl Lewis Invitational. Gray left the University of Houston with MVP honors. She won the 60m with a time of 7.53. She also won the 200m with a 24.39. To top it off, she ran a leg on Scotlandville's winning 4x200 (1:41.29).
READ MORE: Sade Gray Opens Indoor With 7.51 In 60m! LA#7!
St. Joseph's Elise Brown - It was great week for Brown. She opened the season with a third place finish in the 800m at the LSU High School Classic. During the week, she committed to Tulane University. This past weekend, she won the 1600m at the McNeese Indoor No. 1 with a time of 5:15.20. She also had another podium in the 800m (3rd: 2:29)
Barbe's Joile Jones - The Barbe junior was the runner-up in the shot put at the McNeese Indoor No. 1 with a throw of 35-8. The throw ranks No. 3 in Louisiana.
