Chabot College sophomore Robert Stitts won state championships in the men’s 100 meters and 200 on Saturday, May 17, in the 3C2A Track and Field State Championships. He was selected as Men’s Track Athlete of the Meet. His blockbuster effort highlighted Chabot’s five state titles overall in the two-day meet, including four on Saturday, at College of San Mateo.
First-year Chabot head coach Dooney Jones was thrilled with how his men’s and women’s teams finished the season. “The energy and momentum are undeniable,” Jones said. “With a solid and motivated coaching staff, Chabot is building a championship culture focused on developing athletes who are hungry, focused and ready to elevate the program.”
The Chabot women placed sixth as a team with 46 points, and the men were eighth with 41.
Chabot freshman Jeremy Craft, a Logan High graduate, started things rolling on Saturday by prevailing in the men’s long jump with a mark of 23 feet, 2 inches. Jones described Craft’s first state title and All-American achievement as a “storybook finish to a season marked by perseverance and growth.”
The Chabot women’s 4×100 relay followed by taking first place in a time of 46.98. The relay consisted of Rymiyah Pringle-Hamilton, Nyarah Anderson-Brown, Maleah Taylor and Niah Alomar.
Chabot’s Shae Wright set the tone overall by winning the women’s pole vault title on Friday with a mark of 11-7.75, after placing second in the NorCal meet. Wright has the Chabot school record of 12-1.5.
Anderson-Brown, a freshman, had a couple of near-misses, taking second in the 100 and 200 state finals, dropping a photo finish to Shayla Roy Williams of Modesto in the 200, 24.01 to 24.02. Jones raved of Anderson-Brown’s efforts that earned All-American honors and “set the tone for an even bigger impact next season,” he said.
The Chabot men’s 4×100 relay placed third. Stitts, an El Cerrito High graduate being recruited by Division I programs such as UCLA, South Florida and Cal State Fullerton, earned his first two state titles. He took the 100 in 10.34 seconds, just ahead of Jeffrey Missouri of Modesto (10.39). Stitts won the 200 title in a time of 21.37. Chabot freshman Jamal Perry was sixth with a PR of 10.59. “He lit up the track in unforgettable fashion,” Jones said of Stitts. “His dominance set the tone for a powerful weekend.”
Chabot’s Amartya Poovaiah was seventh in the men’s 800. Alomar was ninth in the women’s 100. Medha Gowda was seventh in the women’s 5000 (18:31.51).
