Chiefs take fifth straight 3A boys state champ; Lady Chiefs win title
Photo by Michael Cox Jamal Martin of Tylertown High School finished 1st in the high jump, clearing 6′ 8″ MHSAA 3A State Track & Field State Championships held in Pearl on May 5.
Tylertown’s Chiefs have as long history of top performing track and field teams over the years, dating back to the early 1970s when the former Tylertown and Gulledge high schools combined as one unit and adopted the Chiefs moniker.
Leon “Pop” Magee recognized as the godfather of track in the county, pushed track events as a sport unto itself, long before it started gaining popularity.
Today, Magee is considered a visionary, as he realized that tracksters also benefitted from the stamina and agility required in other events, especially when competing in other sports, primarily football and basketball.
Since then, other athletic directors and coaches haven seen the benefit of Magee’s eye toward the future, and today’s track teams consists of top performers from the schools other athletic squads.
Tylertown High school track teams competed in the 3A State Tournament at Pearl last week with both boys and girls scoring first place.
It’s the fifth straight state 3A win for the Chiefs, and the first state win for the girls in recent years as their last state win came in 2017.
Head coach and athletic director Osborne Holmes says the boys won the state title in 2003, then won the state title eight straight times between 2012 and 2019 The Chiefs laid out the next couple of years finishing as the runner-up one year. Then, beginning in 2021 the Chiefs again dominated 3A track, turning in their fifth consecutive win this year.
Overall, the Chiefs boys have won the State 3A meet 14 times since 2003.
The Lady Chiefs have won the 3A championship five times, with back-to-back wins in 1993 and 1994 and 2016 and 2017. The 2025 title is No. 5 for the ladies.
The THS Chiefs scored 88.2 points in 18 events while the THS Lady Chiefs turned in 82.2 points in 18 events.
Here are the Chiefs’ events and results from the 3A state meet held at Pearl:
Boys results…
Boys 100 Meter Dash: 4th- Garrett, Jamarcus; 11th grade, time- 10.86 0.2; 7th place, Mcintosh, Gregory; 10th grade, time- 11.23, wind 0.2.
(Past performances, THS holds the overall record, 10.30 set in 2021 by Jordan Anthony.)
Boys 200 Meter Dash: 2nd- Garrett, Jamarcus; 11th grade, 21.87, wind 1.0.
(THS holds the overall Class C record 21.06 2022 Jordan Anthony, Tylertown )
Boys 400 Meter Dash: 3rd- Lenoir, Landon; 12th, 50.07; 8th place- Mcintosh, Gregory, 10th grade, time- 56.86.
Boys 800 Meter Run 3: 6th- Lenoir, Landon; 12th grade, 2:14.43.
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: 1st- Robinson, Draylan, 9th grade, 40.94; 3rd- Magee, Kayen; 11th grade, 41.21; 4th-Magee Jr., Anthony, 10th grade, 42.64.
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay: 2nd- Tylertown High School, 42.57.
Boys 4×200 Meter Relay: 1st- Tylertown High School 1:28.43.
(THS holds the overall 3A record for 2×200 relay Class C,, set in 2022 with a time of 1:25.56, team consisted of J Dillon, J Anthony, K Magee, K Robertson.)
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay: 3rd- Tylertown High School 3:33.87.
Boys 4×800 Meter Relay: 5th- Tylertown High School 9:39.99.
Boys High Jump: 1st- Martin, Jamal,12th grade, 6-08.00
(THS holds the state Class C record set in 2015 by Milton Harrell.)
Boys Long Jump
(THS holds overall state record, Class: C, set in 1988 by Jerry Harris,)
Boys Shot Put: 5th- Lenoir, Jaden, 12th grade, 44-04.75.
Girls results…
Girls 100 Meter Dash:3rd- Martin, McKaylen,10th grade, 12.79, wind -1.9.
Girls 200 Meter Dash: 2nd- Hunt, Shaniece, 12th grade, 26.03, wind -1.3; 5th- Martin, McKaylen,10th grade, 6.43, wind -1.3.
Girls 400 Meter Dash: 3rd- Martin, McKaylen,10th grade, 1:01.20; 7th- Hunt, Shaniece, 12th grade,1:06.86.
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles: 2nd- Haynes, Ja’Quariuna, 11th grade, 16.49, wind -0.1; 3rd- Hunt, Shaniece, 12th grade, 17.12, wind -0.1 .
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles: 4th- Brown, Madison; 8th grade, 48.23; 6th- Haynes, Ja’Quariuna, 11th grade, 51.83.
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay: 2nd-Tylertown High School, 49.93.
Girls 4×200 Meter Relay: 1st- Tylertown High School, 1:43.19.
Girls Shot Put: 5th- Youngblood, Mar’Keriya; 12th grade, 32-03.00.
Girls Discus Throw: 2nd- Youngblood, Mar’Keriya; 12 grade, 89-02; 5th- Magee, Kursten, 10th grade, 80-02.
