Last Tuesday, the track and field team competed in the Mercer County All Comers meet. The girls team won the meet and the Boys Team placed second! This meet shows some momentum for both teams as they approach the regional meet!
On the girls side, Sharon Heist scored in the 100m dash, placing sixth. The 4x200m relay team (Sharon Heist, Stella Thompson, Reece Klosterman, and Shelby Thompson) won the meet, running a blazing time of 1:54.15! One of our 4x100m relay teams (Maleeah Smith, Shelby Thompson, Lucy May, and Madison Lobb) placed third, running a time of 56.18 seconds. After these events, Lucy May won the 400m dash by nearly three seconds, running a time of 1:04.45. Siddalea Gray placed fifth, running a PR time of 1:09.34. Laykin Gatton won the 800m run, running a time of 2:45.62. Sharon Heist placed second in the 200m dash, running a time of 28.47 seconds. Finally, the 4×400 Relay Team (Maleeah Smith, Sharon Heist, Lucy May, Shelby Thompson) won, running a time of 4:39.30! Avery Jackson placed fifth in Shot Put, throwing 25 ft 2 in. Stella Thompson won the long jump, jumping 15 ft 3 in. Thompson also placed second in the triple jump, jumping 32 ft 11 in., earning her a PR and KY Top 50 honors. Maleeah Smith and Abigail Heath tied for third place in the high jump, jumping 4 ft 4 in. This was a PR jump for Heath! Reece Klosterman, Dani Ferrie, and Stella Feistritzer placed second, third, and fourth, respectively.
On the boys side, Eli Short won the 100m Dash, running a time of 11.78 seconds. Seneca Driver placed fifth, running a time of 12.28 seconds. The 4x200m Relay Team(Eli Short, Brock Driver, Colin Lay, and Seneca Driver) placed second, running a time of 1:37.48.
The Boys 4x100m relay team(Andrew Nason, Garion McPherson, Brock Driver, and Eli Short) placed sixth. A 4x100m relay team composed of distance runners(Diego Montoya, Cannon Bostick, Kyle Whitsell, and Adam Cooper) competed as well, placing ninth!
Connor Young placed fifth in the 400m dash, running a time of 56.08 seconds. Andrew Nason placed second in the 300m hurdles, running a PR and KY Top 50 time of 43.12 seconds! Diego Montoya placed seventh in the 800m run, running a time of 2:13.76.
JD Cooley won the 200m dash, running a PR time of 23.33 seconds. Adam Cooper placed second in the 3200m run, running a time of 11:15.02. Finally, the 4x400m relay team (Colin Lay, Maximus Kilby, JD Cooley, Connor Young) won the meet, running a PR time of 3:38.66!
Landon Campbell placed sixth in shot put, throwing 39 ft. 8 in. He also placed second in the discus throw, throwing a PR distance of 122 ft. 4 in. Andrew Nason and Garion McPherson took second and third in the long jump, respectively. Nason jumped 19 ft. 5 in. and McPherson jumped 19 ft 1 in. Alan Wireman placed fourth in the triple jump, jumping 37 ft. even. Seneca Driver placed fourth in the High Jump, jumping 5 ft 6 in. Andrew Lockhart placed 6th in Pole Vault with a mark of 7 ft. 6 in.
This was another great meet for the Track and Field Team! Make sure to come support the team for Senior Night at the Boyle County All Comers on Thursday at our home track!