Vestavia Hills High School’s boys track and field team claimed the Class 7A outdoor state championship over the weekend in Gulf Shores, surging past the competition with 109 points to secure the program’s first outdoor state title since 2021. The Rebels knocked off Hoover, which had won the last three boys outdoor titles.
Vestavia’s girls finished fourth, behind Hoover, Auburn and James Clemens.
Senior Chase Webb was a driving force behind the boys victory, winning the 200-meter dash in 21.24 seconds, finishing second in the 100 (10.65), and helping lead the Rebels’ 4×100-meter relay team to a state title in 41.25 seconds. Fellow senior Jack Stubbs was fourth in the 100, sixth in the 200, and won the long jump with a 24-4.5 mark, the top distance in Alabama this season and 16th nationally. Nate Bradshaw finished second in the long jump (23-9.5) and ran 13th in the 200…