PREP ROUNDUP: Hatton's Armstead sets record at state meet
May 2—GULF SHORES — Hatton's Eva Armstead set a new Class 4A-7A outdoor state meet record on Friday, winning the girls Class 4A 400 meters with a time of 53. 31. Armstead's mark was more than 2.
5 seconds better than Anniston's Liberty Lewis and ranks among the top 15 times clocked among high school runners in the United States in 2026, according to the AHSAA. Armstead's performance highlighted a good day for local athletes at the outdoor state championships. The class 4A-7A meet is being held at the Gulf Shores Municipal Track, while the class 1A-3A meet is taking place in Cullman.
Decatur's Kennedy Parham won the girls Class 6A 400-meter championship with a time of 56. 46, while a pair of Athens Bible School teammates also won individual gold. Meredith Romans finished first in the girls Class 1A discus throw with a long toss of 126-10, while Kaylie Key won the girls Class 1A 1600 meters with a time of 5:18.
72. Tanner's Dalyrik Malone finished second in the girls Class 2A 400 meters with a time of 1:01. 37 and Athens Bible's KayLeigh Gaines recorded a distance 16-02.
75 to finish third in the girls Class 1A long jump. In addition to her record-setting win in the 400 meters, Armstead collected a second-place finish in the Class 4A long jump with a final distance of 18-07. 00.
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