MHSAA Top Five Returning Class 5A Boys All Events

James Mathews


With East Central moving up to Class 5A this year the boys distance racing are going to be very interesting. Justin Day, Callaway could be dominate in the sprints.

To see the entire Class 5A boys rankings click this LINK.

100 Meter Dash

Rank Time Wind Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 10.70
Justin Day
Callaway High School
2020
MHSAA Division 4-5A 1st
2 10.85 2.2
Drake Thornton
Gautier High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 1st
3 10.92 2.2
Amir Smith
Laurel High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 2nd
4 10.98
Cedric Phillips
Vicksburg High School
2020
MHSAA Division 4-5A 2nd
5 11.03
Courtland Harris
Hattiesburg High School
2021
Powerade Relays 2nd
5 11.03 2.2
Tony McCray
Lake Cormorant High School
2021
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 5th

200 Meter Dash

Rank Time Wind Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 21.77
Justin Day
Callaway High School
2020
MHSAA Division 4-5A 1st
2 22.34 0.0
Drake Thornton
Gautier High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 2nd
3 22.50 0.0
Cedric Phillips
Vicksburg High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 3rd
4 22.69
Joseph Coleman
Cleveland Central HS
2020
MHSAA Division 3-5A Meet 1st
5 22.75
Christon Jenkins
Hattiesburg High School
2020
Camilla City Relays 3rd

400 Meter Dash

Rank Time Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 50.15
Justin Day
Callaway High School
2020
Capital City Varsity "SWAG" Championship Meet 1st
2 50.16
Cornelious Greer
Forest Hill High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 2nd
3 50.74
Joseph Coleman
Cleveland Central HS
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 3rd
4 50.94
Michael Mosely
Columbus High School
2022
Annual Battle For The Border Track Classic TN vs MS vs AR vs MO 4th
5 51.39
Xzavier Paylor
Center Hill High School
2021
MHSAA 5A North State Championships 3rd

800 Meter Run

Rank Time Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 2:03.28
Bralen Williams
Lafayette High School
2022
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 2nd
2 2:04.16
Tommie Graves
Wingfield High School
2020
Mississippi College/Blue Cross Blue Shield Invitational 1st
3 2:04.27
Christian Balcer
East Central High School
2021
Mississippi High School Invitational 6th
4 2:06.15
Chad Mix
Wingfield High School
2021
MHSAA 5A South State Championships 3rd
5 2:07.32
Ahmad Pryor
Hattiesburg High School
2020
MHSAA Region 4-5A 3rd

1600 Meter Run

Rank Time Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 4:30.81
Christian Balcer
East Central High School
2021
MHSAA State Championships 2A/4A/6A 1st
2 4:38.94
Mason Watkins
Picayune High School
2020
Sabbatini Relays 1st
3 4:43.26
Jacob Britt
Brookhaven High School
2020
Pearl Track & Field Invitational 3rd
4 4:44.24
Grayson Childress
Brookhaven High School
2022
MHSAA Division Meet 6-5A 1st
5 4:50.33
Rodrick Simmons
Lake Cormorant High School
2020
MHSAA Division 2-3A, 1-5A and 1-6A 1st

3200 Meter Run

Rank Time Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 10:07.47
Jacob Britt
Brookhaven High School
2020
Pearl Track & Field Invitational 3rd
2 10:08.01
Christian Balcer
East Central High School
2021
Rock-A-Chaw Relays - High School Division 1st
3 10:08.91
Mason Watkins
Picayune High School
2020
Rock-A-Chaw Relays - High School Division 2nd
4 10:19.50
Grayson Childress
Brookhaven High School
2022
Pearl Track & Field Invitational 4th
5 10:37.92
Samuel Mabile
Brookhaven High School
2020
Northwest Rankin Field and Distance Meet 1st

110 Meter Hurdles

Rank Time Wind Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 15.13 -0.6
Tavis Wilson
West Jones High School
2020
MHSAA 5A South State Championships 2nd
2 15.38
Dontrae Smith
Brookhaven High School
2021
MHSAA Division Meet 6-5A 1st
3 15.58
Brendan Toles
Lafayette High School
2022
MHSAA 5A North State Championships 1st
4 15.72
Kievon Bell
Ridgeland High School
2020
Speed City Invitational 3rd
5 15.98 2.7
Tabias Brown
Lafayette High School
2020
Mississippi High School Invitational 8th

300 Meter Hurdles

Rank Time Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 41.75
Azarius Travis
Canton High School
2021
MHSAA Region 2 5A 2nd
2 41.94
Mardrakus Morgan
Wayne County High School
2020
MHSAA 5A South State Championships 5th
3 42.39
Jerald Shelvy
Callaway High School
2021
MHSAA 5A North State Championships 3rd
4 42.50
Tyquan Henderson
Canton High School
2020
MHSAA Region 2 5A 4th
5 42.85
Javarius Molden
Hattiesburg High School
2023
MHSAA Region 4-5A 5th

Shot Put

Rank Mark Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 51-7
Dedric Hicks
West Jones High School
2022
MHSAA Region 3-5A 1st
2 46-4
Deon Ulmer
West Jones High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 5th
3 44-9
Drake Thornton
Gautier High School
2020
12th Annual Bearcat Classic 3rd
4 43-4
David DuVall
Center Hill High School
2020
Desoto County Track & Field Championships 1st
5 42-8
Jadarius Wilson-Harmon
Center Hill High School
2020
MHSAA Division 2-3A, 1-5A and 1-6A 1st

Discus

Rank Mark Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 144-11
Charles Zickus
South Jones High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 1st
2 134-6
Reid Gavin
South Jones High School
2021
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 4th
3 125-2
Zion Nason
Ridgeland High School
2020
MHSAA Division 4-5A 2nd
4 122-0
Bradley Rogers
Center Hill High School
2021
MHSAA Division 2-3A, 1-5A and 1-6A 1st
5 119-4
Malik Rash
Cleveland Central HS
2021
MHSAA Division 3-5A Meet 3rd

Long Jump

Rank Mark Wind Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 22-0.5
Camrun Norman
Hattiesburg High School
2021
MHSAA Division 8-1A, 7-2A, & 7-5A 1st
2 21-6.75 0.9
Cameron Thomas
Picayune High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 3rd
3 21-6
Kaleb Jones
Pascagoula High School
2020
MHSAA Division Meet 7-6A 2nd
4 21-5
Drake Thornton
Gautier High School
2020
12th Annual Bearcat Classic 2nd
5 21-3
Steven Turner
Columbus High School
2021
Falcon Relays 1st

Triple Jump

Rank Mark Wind Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 46-0
Justin Day
Callaway High School
2020
MHSAA 5A North State Championships 1st
2 44-4
Tyquan Henderson
Canton High School
2020
MHSAA Division 3-5A Meet 1st
3 42-7.5
Cedric Phillips
Vicksburg High School
2020
Arrow Invitational - 1 5th
4 42-4
Thomasavian Simmons
Canton High School
2022
MHSAA Division 3-5A Meet 3rd
5 41-9
Jadarrius Gordon
Canton High School
2023
2019 Maverick Invitational - 2 2nd

High Jump

Rank Mark Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 6-6
Camrun Norman
Hattiesburg High School
2021
MHSAA 5A South State Championships 1st
2 6-2
Quintaye Bates
Brookhaven High School
2021
Southern Miss High School Invitational 2nd
2 6-2
Arnage Caston
Long Beach High School
2021
MHSAA Region 4-5A 3rd
4 6-0
Ka'Darrious Miner
Gautier High School
2020
Pass Christian Invitational 1st
4 6-0
Lazamion McGruder
Canton High School
2021
Northwest Rankin Field and Distance Meet 2nd
4 6-0
Jaylen Jones
Ridgeland High School
2021
Bianca Knight Invitational 4th

Pole Vault

Rank Mark Athlete/Team Grade Meet Date Place
1 11-6
Johnny Pham
Long Beach High School
2021
MHSAA Region 4-5A 1st
1 11-6
Garrett Knotts
East Central High School
2020
Mississippi High School Invitational 5th
3 11-0
Bralen Williams
Lafayette High School
2022
MHSAA Division 1-4A & 2-5A 1st
4 10-6
Kevin Montgomery
Long Beach High School
2020
MHSAA State Championships 1A/3A/5A 5th
4 10-6
polk Omarion
Pascagoula High School
2020
MHSAA Division Meet 7-6A 6th

To see the entire Class 5A boys rankings click this LINK.