The Appomattox Raiders girls indoor track and field team finished second in Region 2C at the VHSL Class 1/2 Region C and D Championships at Roanoke College. Front row, from left: Heaven Goodman and Nadiyah Abdussalaam. Back row, from left: Navah Vincent, Madison Martin, Yasmine Skates, Dezyre Christian, Mariam Robindolph and Aerial Fulton. Not pictured are Harmony Troxler, Marissa Perry and Aubrey Fulcher. Image: Paul Napier/Contributed

The Appomattox Raiders indoor track and field team competed in Friday’s VHSL Class 1/2 Region C and Region D Championships at Roanoke College. The Appomattox girls finished second in overall team scores, and the boys team finished fifth.

In addition, Raiders senior Nadiyah Abdussalaam was named the 2022-23 Region C Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

The girls finished with 105 team points, just seven behind winner Region C winner Floyd County’s 112. The boys totaled 32 team points. Glenvar won the Region C boys division with 128 points.

Two Appomattox girls won their respective individual events. Abdussalaam won the pole vault at a height of 7 feet, 6 inches. Harmony Troxler won the triple jump with a distance of 34 feet, 6 inches.

Find out more in the March 1 issue of the Times Virginian newspaper. Pick up a copy or subscribe at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to view the full article in the e-edition version.