The Running Rebels competed in the Patriot Games this past Saturday and came home with high marks.
Overall, the girls team came in fifth place and the boys came in third place. Andrew Nason won the Sam Singleton Outstanding Athlete Award.
In the girls 100 meter dash Sharon Heist came in fifth with a time of 13.41 seconds, in the girls 200 meter dash Stella Thompson came in fourth with a time of 28.24 seconds and Sharon Heist came in fifth with a time of 28.29 seconds. In the 400 meter dash, Sharon Heist came in third with a time of 1:05.96 and Lucy May came in fourth with a time of 1:07.09. In the 1600 meter run, Laykin Gatton came in fifth place with a time of 6:35.32. In the 3200 meter run, Aubrey White came in fourth with a time of 14:37.26. In the 4×400 meter relay (Laykin Gatton, Shelby Thompson, Maleeah Smith, Lucy May) the relay team came in fourth with a time 4:37.30.
In the boys 100 meter dash Eli Short came in first with a time of 11.16 seconds and Andrew Nason came in third with a time of 11.36 seconds. In the 200 meter dash, Eli Short came in first with a time of 23.17 seconds. In the 400 meter dash, JD Cooley came in first with a time of 52.53 seconds and Connor Young came in fifth with a time of 55.76 seconds. In the 800 meter dash, Diego Montoya came in fourth place with a time of 2:14.78. In the 1600 meter run, Max Germann came in second with a time of 4:45.67. In the 3200 meter run, Max Germann came in first with a time of 10:05. 14. In the 4×400 meter relay (Connor Young, Colin Lay, JD Cooley, Eli Short), the relay team came in fourth with a time of 3:57.83. In the 4×800 meter relay (Maximus Kilby, Max Germann, Micah Brown, Diego Montoya), the relay team came in fourth with a time of 9:09.00.
In field events for the girls, Stella Thompson came in first in the high jump and Avery Jackson came in fourth in discus. In the field events for the boys, Seneca Driver came in fourth and Garion McPherson came in fifth in the high jump, Andrew Nason came in second in the long jump, Andrew Lockhart came in first in pole vault, and Landon Campbell came in fifth in shot put.
The Rebels will compete again on Monday, March 25th at the Mercer All- Comers meet at Alvis Johnson Field in Harrodsburg.