By KIM NORTH

Staff Writer

BELLAIRE — It may only be the second week of the high school track and field season, but Martins Ferry’s Alanna Williams is already in midseason form.

During Saturday’s 70th running of the Bellaire Relays, the Purple Riders junior set the only meet record on the overcast day at Nelson Field. She toured the oval twice in a time of 2-minutes, 18.37-seconds, breaking the old mark set of 2:18.45 set in 2007.

“It really didn’t feel like I was running that fast,” Williams admitted. “It surprised me when they said it (my time) was a meet record.”

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“I was just trying to get first so that I could get my team as many points as possible,” she continued.

Williams said that running on the indoor circuit this winter really helped her prepare for the outdoor season. She was the 800 indoor state champion.

She also teamed with Madison Oberle, Candance Oberla and Lakyn Call to win the 4×800 relay in a time of 10:16.89. She completed her day by anchoring the winning 4×400 relay team that consisted of Cadence Oberle, Call and Ireland Jennette. They timed out in 4:18.86.

Steubenville won both the boys and girls team titles.

BOYS

Big Red ran away from the field with 132 points to runner up Barnesville’s 90.5. Wheeling Central was third with 64, two ahead of Edsison. Shadyside finished fifth with 51.

Junior Josiah Rea won two individual races and the high jump while also running the first leg of the winning 4×400 team. He ran 15.81 to take the 110 high hurdles and 52.20 in winning the 400. He leaped 6-2 and teamed with Jalen Minniefield, Cajun Bryant and Jemir Faulks to capture the relay in 3:33.86.

Minniefield won the 200 in 23.09 and was part of the winning 4×200 with Colton Henderson, Faulks and Ziare Scurry. They timed out in 1:29.45.

Senior Owen O’Brien ran to the 3200 title in 10:22.46.

Bellaire had a pair of first-place finishers as junior Kayse Rejonis won the shot put with a heave of 46-feet, 5.5-inches. The 4×800 relay team of Manuel Garcia, Landen Perdue, Raekwon Pettigrew and Kole Gonglik ran 8:42.85.

Shadyside’s Jaycob Trigg captured the pole vault with a leap of 11-fett. He also teamed with Jayden Johnson, Ean Weatherson and Kaiden Baker to win the Shuttle Hurdles in 1:04.52.

Edison’s Matt Evans ran a 42.78 to win the 300 low hurdles, while Andrew Kirkman won the long jump at 19-11.

Wheeling Central’s Braden McWreath won the 100 in a time of 11.24.

Barnesville’s Macguire Clouse hurled the discus 135-1 for first place.

Linsly’s Jakob Schmidt-Weigand won the 800 in 1:59.42.

Steubenville Central reigning state champion Andrew Rohde ran 4:24.88 to win the 1600. He is an Ohio State University recruit.

GIRLS

Big Red also ran away from the field here with 126 points, well ahead of second-place Barnesville’s 70.

Wheeling Central was third with 54, while Shadyside nipped Bellaire, 51-50 for fourth.

Freshman Kaycee King had a memorable day as she raced to titles in the 100 (12.89) and 200 (27.17) while also anchoring the winning 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams.

She teamed with Za’Herryah Herring, Adrianna Crabtree and Laila Reed to win the 4×2 in 151.49 and also ran a leg with Reed, Herring and Terionah Bickerstaff on the 4×1 that clocked out at 52.16.

Crabtree, a sophomore, took the 100 HH (16.14) and the 300 LH (51.13).

Freshman Phynyx Fleming won the shot put with a throw of 35-9.5 and sophomore Bri Hudson heaved the discus 125-5.

Steubenville Central’s Mary Rohde won the high jump with a leap of 5-feet, while also claiming the 1600 in 5z;43.42.

Teammate Elizabeth Schmiesing won the 400 in 1:03.62.

Barnesville, Indian Creek, River and Shadyside each had one champion.

The Shamrocks’ Aiva Leasure leaped 7-6 to win the pole vault.

The Redskins’ Gracie Klinesmith won the long jump with a jump of 16-1.5.

The Pilots’ foursome of Brooke Huffman, Ashley Miller, Maci Isaly and Karen Miller won the Shuttle Hurdles in 1:10.20.

The Tigers’ Chloe Meholovitch ran 11:46.86 to win the 3200.