
Hewitt's Maggie Durham runs the 4x400m relay at the AHSAA 7A State Indoor track championships at the Birmingham Crossplex on Jan. 31, 2025. Photo by Savannah Schmidt.
BIRMINGHAM -- Hewitt-Trussville High School delivered a strong showing at the Class 7A state indoor track and field meet. The Huskies were strong across the board, earning third in both the boys and girls team competitions.
Hoover swept the boys and girls titles for the fourth consecutive year, with Vestavia Hills claiming the runner-up trophy in both as well.
On the boys side, Hoover scored 137.5 points, with Vestavia accumulating 95.5 and Hewitt scoring 66.
For the girls, Hoover scored 108.5, Vestavia notched 61 and Hewitt finished with 55. The Huskies just edged St. Paul’s (53 points).
Dylan Cope led the Huskies sprinters with an impressive second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking a personal-best 8.12 seconds after running 8.07 in the prelims.
In the 400 meters, sophomore Devin Kouanvih placed fifth in 49.01.
On the girls side, Haven White placed third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.17, while Haley Melton secured eighth place in 10.23, both adding crucial points for Hewitt-Trussville.
The Huskies distance runners also played a key role in the meet. Mary Durham finished third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.42, while eighth-grader Emmie Willoughby ran a personal-best 2:24.18 to finish sixth.
In the longer distances, Hadley Turner claimed a second-place finish in the 3,200 meters, running a personal-best 11:16.13. Turner also placed sixth in the 1,600 meters (5:19.35), earning additional points.
On the boys side, Noah Jordan delivered two strong performances, placing fourth in the 3,200 meters (9:40.29) and seventh in the 1,600 meters (4:22.71, personal best). John Paul Amari clocked a personal-best 9:43.87 to finish seventh in the 3,200.
In the field, Raphael Boakye-Yiadom secured second in the long jump (21 feet, 5.25 inches) and followed up with a third-place finish in the triple jump (44-5.50).
Michael Igbinoghene also delivered strong results, finishing second in the triple jump (45-3.50) and fifth in the long jump (20-10.75).
For the girls, Melton placed fourth in the long jump (17-2.75) and matched that effort in the triple jump (38-4). Jayda Hammonds also contributed, finishing fifth in the long jump (17-1.25) and eighth in the triple jump (35-3.75). White added a fourth-place finish in the pole vault (11-0).
In the boys pole vault, Shaw Helfrich cleared 13-0 to place fourth, while Alex Jones finished fifth at the same height.
The Huskies also found success in the relays, led by their boys 4x200-meter relay team of Cope, Kouanvih, Simeon Watson and DJ Hall, which secured a runner-up finish in 1:28.80, earning eight points.
The girls 4x800-meter relay squad of Durham, Elizabeth King, Willoughby, and Natalie Wiram placed fourth in 9:48.88, while the girls 4x400-meter relay team (Maggie Durham, Emmie Goodell, Karis Hughes and Lily Armstrong) finished seventh. The boys 4x800-meter relay team (Charlie Crowson, Gabriel Knox, Maddox Turner and Max Ryan) also placed seventh, rounding out a solid showing in the relay events.