Fields wins 200, leads relay team to victory at sectional meet

Wildwood Catholic’s (from left) Caleb Fields, Rakim Coyle, Charles Fields and Aiden Saul won the 4×100 relay at the South Jersey Non-Public B championship meet Tuesday. Charles Fields also won the 200-mete race.

Charles Fields did it again.

After winning the 100-meter dash on the first day the South Jersey Non-Public B championships Monday, Fields returned for the second day Tuesday and won two more gold medals.

The Wildwood Catholic High School senior claimed victory in the 200-meter race and also joined forces with his brother, Caleb; Rakim Coyle; and Aiden Saul to win the 4×100 relay.

Fields ran the 200 meters in 22.12 seconds to beat second-place Shalon Wallace of Wardlaw-Hartridge by almost .9 seconds.

The 4×100 relay team finished with a time of 44.50 seconds to edge Holy Spirit by almost a half second.

Wildwood Catholic had other top finishes in the meet’s second day. Coyle placed second in the long jump at a distance of 20 feet, 7 inches, and Caleb Fields was second in the 200 meters in 23.29 seconds and fourth in the long jump at 20-0 ½. Erick Feria placed fourth in the 800 meters in 2:06.54 and Chris Johnson was fifth in the 3200 meters in 10:43.42.

In girls competition, Wildwood Catholic’s Julia Sorensen placed fourth in the 3200 meters in 11:57.40 and the 4×800 relay team finished fourth in 11:00.21.

— Brian Cunniff