Prep Track: It's hard to keep up with Fouke's Payton Jones

Fouke senior standout Payton Jones won back-to-back events (800 and 3,200 meters) in the Georgia-Pacific Senior Relays hosted by Gurdon High School. She has already qualified for the 800 in the Class 3A state meet. (Photo courtesy of Fouke athletics)
Fouke senior standout Payton Jones won back-to-back events (800 and 3,200 meters) in the Georgia-Pacific Senior Relays hosted by Gurdon High School. She has already qualified for the 800 in the Class 3A state meet. (Photo courtesy of Fouke athletics)

GURDON, Ark. -- Fouke track phenom Payton Jones tried something new in the Georgia-Pacific Senior Relays hosted by Gurdon High School.

Jones, whose specialty is the 800 meters, tried running the meet's longest race -- the 3,200 meters or 2-mile run -- on Thursday.

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