MADISON- Having a home track advantage certainly came to the forefront for the James Clemens track program while hosting and winning its annual Early Bird Invitational. The 2024 outdoor track season officially opened with the event with more than 10 schools from across the Tennessee Valley taking part in boys and girls competitions.

The day-long event concluded with the host James Clemens winning the championship trophy in girls scoring 167 points and a similar trophy in boys tallying 204 points. In all, the host Jets earned 36 medal performances as senior multi-event athlete Benjamin Thomason captured four medals while both sprinters Zaria Parker and Erihana Johnson claimed three medals each in the competitive girls division. In girls, Bob Jones was runner-up (147.5) while Bob Jones was third (129) in the boys competition. Topping the individual performances for the Patriots were Alivia Urrutia and Jolissa Coe both of whom took home three medals.

Here are the medal winning efforts for the meet:

Boys: 100m- 1. Zathian Webster, 11, Bob Jones 11.07, 3. Benjamin Thomason, 12, James Clemens 11.38; 110m hurdles- 1. Benjamin Thomason, 12, James Clemens 14.65; 200m- 1. Zathian Webster, 11, Bob Jones 22.54, 2. Elijah Wells, 10, Bob Jones; 300m hurdles- 1. Isaac Pollard, 12, James Clemens 40.26; 800m- 1. Dylan Dryer, 12, James Clemens 2:01.16; 1 mile- 1. Luke Alverson, 11, James Clemens 4:26.29, 2. Cole Robinson, 12, James Clemens 4:34.87, 3. Dylan Dryer, 12, James Clemens 4:35.36; 4x400m relay- 1. James Clemens 3:29.75, 3. James Clemens 3:37.53; high jump- 1. Jacob Parks, 10, Bob Jones 5-10, 2. Samuel Johnson, 9, Bob Jones 5-10; pole vault- 1. Austin Abney, 12, James Clemens 13-6, 2. Brandon Fisher, 12, James Clemens 12-0; 3. Hatch Lombardy, 9, Bob Jones 9-0; long jump- 1. Samuel Johnson, 9, Bob Jones 21-6, 2. Benjamin Thomason, 12, James Clemens 21-2.25, 3. Austin Abney, 12, James Clemens 19-3; triple jump- 1. Samuel Johnson, 9, Bob Jones 43-3, 2. Dylan Horton, 11, James Clemens 39-10; 400m- 1. Elijah Wells, 10, Bob Jones 51.20, 2. Crishawn Willingham, 11, James Clemens 51.22; 2 mile- 1. Luke Alverson, 11, James Clemens 9:43.75, 2. Cole Robinson, 12, James Clemens 9:58.35; 4x100m relay- 1. Bob Jones 42.91, 3. James Clemens 44.08; discus- 1. Micah Douglas, 11, James Clemens 150-9.

Girls: 100m- 1. Zaria Parker, 11, James Clemens 12.25, 2. Erihana Johnson, 9, James Clemens 12.40, 3. Alivia Urrutia, 9, Bob Jones 12.82; 100m hurdles- 2. Reynna Mayers, 12, James Clemens 17.75; 200m- 1. Zaria Parker, 11, James Clemens 25.18, 2. Alivia Urrutia, 9, Bob Jones 25.29, 3. Erihana Johnson, 9, James Clemens 25.72; 300m hurdles- 1. Zoey Harris, 11, Bob Jones 50.09, 2. Jolissa Coe, 12, Bob Jones 50.57; 400m- 1. Alivia Urrutia, 9, Bob Jones 57.75, 2. Jolissa Coe, 12, Bob Jones 1:00.78, 3. Ella Carter, 10, James Clemens 1:00.79; 800m- 1. Jolissa Coe, 12, Bob Jones 2:28.20, 2. Claire Colo, 10, James Clemens 2:31.01, 3. Emma Bothern, 12, James Clemens 2:31.13; 1 mile- 2. Ami Marks, 9, Bob Jones 5:44.97, 3. Claire Colo, 10, James Clemens 5:47.12; 2 mile- 3. Ami Marks, 9, Bob Jones 12:28.57; 4x400m relay- 2. James Clemens 4:21.38; high jump- 1. Jasmyne Rochelle, 9, Bob Jones, 5-0, 2. Madison Ciszczon, 9, James Clemens 4-10; pole vault- 2. Ashlyn Diehl, 12, James Clemens 8-6, 3. Joanna Crawford, 11, Bob Jones 8-0; long jump- 1. Ritsuko Kezuka, 10, Bob Jones 15-10.25, 2. Myah Draper, 12, Bob Jones 15-7.75, 3. Trinity Milligan, 8, James Clemens 15-6; discus- 3. Chloe Wells, 10, James Clemens 81-3; 4x100m relay- 1. James Clemens 48.45, 2. Bob Jones 51.18; triple jump- 1. Reynna Mayers, 12, James Clemens 33-3.50, 2. Trinity Milligan, 8, James Clemens 32-9.50, 3. Ritsuko Kezuka, 10, Bob Jones 32-4.50