Henry wins big at AISA meet
Published 3:20 pm Thursday, April 21, 2011
Jaylen Henry’s bright, colorful socks were not the only things attracting attention at Thursday’s AISA state track and field meet at Memorial Stadium in Selma.
Henry attracted plenty of attention on his own with his blazing speed and athleticism as he won three individual state championships and set an AISA state record in the process.
Henry put his speed to work at the meet as he left his competition in the dust by winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.20 seconds beating out runner-up Kevin Moody of Kingwood Christian and Trevor McCullough of Springwood School who took third place.
Henry also took home the top spot in the 200-meter dash edging out McCullough beating him 22.50 seconds to 22.58 seconds. Blake Glaze of Springwood School finished in third place with a time of 23.34 seconds.
The big moment of the day for Henry came in the long jump as he set a AISA meet record with a long jump of 22 feet, 8 3/4 inches. Henry’s jumped was two feet longer than the second-place finisher Koen Burt of Tuscaloosa Academy who jumped 20 feet, 7 inches and more than three feet better than third place Barry Jackson of Prattville Christian who jumped 19 feet and 1/4 inch.
In other events, Henry along with Reid Bell, Dustin Wilson and Wesley Steadham finished in third place in the 4×100-meter relay with a time of 46.94 seconds. Evangel Christian took home the top prize there with a time of 45.60 seconds and Morgan Academy came in second with a time of 46.55 seconds.