Barnes beats stellar girls high jump field with 5-10

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Sanaa Barnes of Northwest Nelson TX is building upon her appearance last summer at the Pan Am U-20 Championships in Peru. 

The Villanova-bound senior commit jumped 5 feet, 10 inches Friday to win her second Texas Relays high jump title and she beat an elite field to do it. 

"Coming in, I knew it was going to be tough this year," Barnes said. "There were a lot of jumpers at 5-10 and 5-11, and I was prepared for that."

Barnes hopes to clear 6 feet soon and has an eye on qualifying for the IAAF World U-20 Championships this summer.

Barnes defeated Alyssa Miller of McKinney Boyd TX, who also jumped 5-10. Barnes cleared 5-8 on her first attempt and Miller needed three tries. 

Anna Hall of Valor Christian CO, the New Balance Nationals Indoor champion, and Rachel Glenn of Long Beach Wilson CA, the national leader coming into the weekend at 5-11, both bowed out at 5-6.

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The girls pole vault saw two athletes clear 14 feet. Nastassja Campbell of New Caney TX jumped 14-0 to edge out Mackenzie Hayward of Lewisville Marcus, who also jumped 14-0. Campbell had first-attempt makes at 13-9 and 14-0. 

Campbell and Hayward became the 11th and 12th girls in prep history to clear 14 feet.

McKinney North TX ran a US#1 time in the girls sprint medley relay (3:55.21), with London Culbreath running 2:10.44 on the anchor leg. 

Summer Creek TX ran a national-leading time in the boys sprint medley relay with 3:28.21.

Hailey Pollard of Shadow Creek threw a personal best 155-11 to win the girls discus competition.

Tzuriel Pedigo of Louisiana's Parkview Baptist uncorked a big throw of 234-11 to win the javelin. The mark was good for No. 7 all-time.

Heidi Nielson of Katy Cinco Ranch TX won the girls 1,600 meters in 4:53.43. In the boys race, Dereck Elkins of Round Rock Stony Point ran 4:11.30 and edged sophomore Cruz Culpepper of Niwot CO (4:11.54), the son of Alan and Shayne Culpepper.

Jasmine Moore of Mansfield Lake Ridge TX jumped 20-7 to win the girls long jump.

Plano TX led three girls teams under 12 minutes in the distance medley relay, taking the title in 11:55.13.

Edmond Memorial OK took the boys DMR in 10:17.42.

Ariana Ince won the women's javelin with a mark of 190-2.

Reggie Jagers of Chula Vista Elite won the discus with 214-9. 

Ashley Spencer won the invitational women's 400 hurdles in 56.43.

The Baylor women beat a stellar field that included LSU, Texas A&M and Georgia to win the sprint medley relay in 3:43.87.

LSU, however, shone in the first round of the 100 meters. Aleia Hobbs ran 10.93 (2.2w) and teammate Kortnei Johnson ran 10.97 (3.5w). 

The Clemson women won an exciting duel with Texas A&M to win the distance medley relay in 11:08.71 to the Aggies' 11:09.43.