TRIBUNE/Matthew Gorry
Elkin’s Sarah Snow was recognized by the Mountain Valley Conference in two events.
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State champion Hunter Welborn leads four Rams on the Mountain Valley Conference all-conference list.
ELKIN - Twenty-two female area track and field athletes were honored by the Mountain Valley Conference when the conference released its annual awards last week.
Headlined by 2A high jump state champion Hunter Welborn, Starmount placed four athletes on the end-of-the-year lists. Cousin Samantha Welborn and Emma Sizemore joined Hunter on the all-conference team, while Haley Hartman was named as an honorable mention.
Elkin, who placed third at the conference track meet in April, led the way with seven nominees. Carrie Brown, Madeline Carter, Samantha Dimmette, Madison Durham, Kelsey Nicholson and Sarah Snow garnered all-conference recognition. Carter, Durham, Nicholson and Snow also captured an honorable mention in a second event, joined by Payton Nicholson.
Forbush tied the Lady Elks with six all-conference honorees. Rion Anthony, Kasey Bates, Allyson Lineberry, MaKayla Pendergrass, Laken Renegar and Lindsey Williams were all named to the all-conference list, while Renegar added an honorable mention.
East Wilkes placed five on the final honorary teams. Shakai Ward was the lone all-conference athlete for the Cardinals, while Meredith Nance, McKenzie Stokes, Hannah Welborn and Amber Wood finished as honorable mentions.
The complete all-conference and honorable list is below: (Note that some athletes appear in both lists, as they garnered recognition in multiple events).
All-Conference
Rion Anthony (Forbush)
Keeya Bailey (Wilkes Central)
Kasey Bates (Forbush)
Erin Bingham (Ashe County)
Laken Blackburn (Wilkes Central)
Laney Browder (Wilkes Central)
Carrie Brown (Elkin)
Madeline Carter (Elkin)
Courtney Dancy (West Wilkes)
Erin Dancy (West Wilkes)
Jackie Denny (North Wilkes)
Samantha Dimmette (Elkin)
Aspen Domske (Ashe County)
Mackenzie Domske (Ashe County)
Madison Durham (Elkin)
Makayla Estep (Wilkes Central)
Brittany Faw (Wilkes Central)
Sarah Gentry (Ashe County)
Amber Hare (Ashe County)
Mac Johnson (Ashe County)
Allyson Lineberry (Forbush)
Olivia McGee (West Wilkes)
Martha Mastin (Wilkes Central)
Kelsey Nicholson (Elkin)
MaKayla Pendergrass (Forbush)
Laken Renegar (Forbush)
Lynde Ring (Ashe County)
Makayla Roten (West Wilkes)
Kirstyn Shew (West Wilkes)
Emma Sizemore (Starmount)
Sarah Snow (Elkin)
Makayla Spencer (Ashe County)
Shakai Ward (East Wilkes)
Hunter Welborn (Starmount)
Samantha Welborn (Starmount)
Lindsay Williams (Forbush)
Honorable Mention
Brianna Blevins (North Wilkes)
Meghen Breden (West Wilkes)
Madeline Carter (Elkin)
Courtney Dancy (West Wilkes)
Erin Dancy (West Wilkes)
Mackenzie Domske (Ashe County)
Madison Durham (Elkin)
Sarah Gentry (Ashe County)
Amber Gregory (West Wilkes)
Amber Hare (Ashe County)
Haley Hartman (Starmount)
Madison Little (Ashe County)
Olivia McGee (West Wilkes)
Meredith Nance (East Wilkes)
Kelsey Nicholson (Elkin)
Payton Nicholson (Elkin)
Laken Renegar (Forbush)
Hailey Richardson (Ashe County)
Sarah Snow (Elkin)
Paige Spell (Ashe County)
McKenzie Stokes (East Wilkes)
M.J. Ward (Ashe County)
Hannah Welborn (East Wilkes)
Amber Wood (East Wilkes)
Reach Matthew Gorry at 835-1513 or mgorry@heartlandpublications.com.
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