HENDERSON – With just one event to go, the 4 x 400 relay, Marshall County’s boy’s track team trailed Daviess County by just one point, 96-95, in Saturday’s Region 1 AAA Track Championships at Henderson County. On the final leg of the relay, following Jackson Brown, Aaron Reed and Jackson Reed, Austin Shackleford crossed in second behind Hopkinsville, but more importantly, 1.61 in front of Daviess County to give them the Region 1 AAA title for the second straight year by three points.
The boys and girls teams qualified in 17 events for the KHSAA State Track and Field Championship in Lexington on Saturday.
STATE QUALIFIERS
– Girls 4×800 relay (Emma Smith, Bailey Sandlin, Jade Ford, Jordyn Ray)
– Boys 4×800 relay (Jacob Hainaut, Jackson Reed, Joseph Reed, Garrett Fulgham)
– Jackson Brown, 110 meter high hurdles
– Collin Gunn, 1600 meters
– Boys 4×100 relay (Caleb Ferguson, Will McGee, Wade Derington, Tieler Hamlet)
– Keagin Brooks, 300 hurdles
– Jackson Brown, 300 hurdles
– Austin Shackleford, 800 meters
– Boys 4×400 relay (Jackson Brown, Aaron Reed, Jackson Reed, Austin Shackleford)
– Sydney Nelson, shot put
– Abigail Oakley, discus
– Cameron Miller, discus
– Keagin Brooks, triple jump
– Drey Reed, high jump
– Audrey Grizzard, pole vault
– Sydney Temple, pole vault
– Garrett Womack, pole vault
Three Marshall County athletes took 1st place at Saturday’s Regionals including Jackson Brown in both the 110 and 300 meter high hurdles, Collin Gunn in the 1600 meters and Sydney Nelson in the shot put. Seven second place performances were turned in by Drey Reed in the high jump, Garrett Womack in pole vault, Kirsten Walker in shot put, Keagin Brooks in the discus, Abigail Oakley in discus and the boy’s 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relay teams.
The girl’s team placed 5th with 58 points, just two points behind 4th place Daviess County with 60 and three points behind Henderson County in 3rd with 61. Owensboro took the title with 125 points over Hopkinsville with 120.
The Marshall boy’s scored 103 points to take the title over Daviess County with 100 followed by Henderson County in 3rd with 83 points.
Complete Marshall County boy’s and girl’s results below from the 1st Region Championships.
GIRLS RESULTS
| Event | Place | Athlete | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 14 | Layne Pea | 14.81 |
| 100m | 15 | Hannah Perry | 14.83 |
| 200m | 7 | Michaela Rogers | 28.92 |
| 200m | 11 | Abby Hurst | 29.28 |
| 400m | 11 | Erica Johnson | 1:09.17 |
| 400m | 13 | Taylor Bare | 1:09.91 |
| 800m | 10 | Bailey Sandlin | 2:44.37 |
| 800m | 13 | Jade Ford | 2:52.36 |
| 1600m | 7 | Jordyn Ray | 6:09.05 |
| 1600m | 9 | Spring Dolbee | 6:13.63 |
| 3200m | 11 | Spring Dolbee | 14:14.29 |
| 3200m | 12 | Valerie Shutt | 15:09.58 |
| 100 hurdles | 5 | Kaylie Riley | 18.85 |
| 100 hurdles | 14 | Haley Swift | 20.59 |
| 300 hurdles | 2 | Keagin Brooks | 51.69 |
| 300 hurdles | 5 | Kaylie Riley | 53.73 |
| 4x100m | 6 | 54.80 | |
| 4x200m | 6 | 1:55.47 | |
| 4x400m | 6 | 4:33.74 | |
| 4x800m | 4 | 10:38.97 | |
| High jump | 4 | Tori McCracken | 4-06.00 |
| Long jump | 14 | Hannah Perry | 12-08.25 |
| Triple jump | 4 | Keagin Brooks | 32-10.75 |
| Triple jump | 6 | Sydney Temple | 29-07.00 |
| Pole vault | 5 | Audrey Grizzard | 8-00.00 |
| Pole vault | 6 | Sydney Temple | 8-00.00 |
| Discus | 2 | Abigail Oakley | 96-03.00 |
| Discus | 5 | Keagin Brooks | 89-01.00 |
| Shot | 1 | Sydney Nelson | 31-11.00 |
| Shot | 2 | Kirsten Walker | 30-05.00 |
BOYS RESULTS
| Event | Place | Athlete | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | 6 | Will McGee | 12.21 |
| 100m | 15 | Jake McNeely | 12.68 |
| 200m | 7 | Drey Reed | 24.65 |
| 200m | 15 | Tieler Hamlet | 26.41 |
| 400m | 4 | Joseph Reed | 53.97 |
| 400m | 5 | Jackson Reed | 54.01 |
| 800m | 3 | Austin Shackleford | 2:03.13 |
| 800m | 6 | Garrett Fulgham | 2:06.21 |
| 1600m | 1 | Collin Gunn | 4:35.63 |
| 1600m | 7 | Jackson Yates | 4:45.40 |
| 3200m | 5 | Collin Gunn | 10:32.83 |
| 3200m | 8 | Kyle McClain | 10:57.82 |
| 110 hurdles | 1 | Jackson Brown | 16.36 |
| 110 hurdles | 5 | Tyler Hega | 18.44 |
| 300 hurdles | 1 | Jackson Brown | 42.44 |
| 300 hurdles | 8 | Tyler Hega | 46.56 |
| 4x100m | 2 | 45.14 | |
| 4x200m | 4 | 1:34.76 | |
| 4x400m | 2 | 3:34.08 | |
| 4x800m | 3 | 8:43.82 | |
| High jump | 2 | Drey Reed | 6-02.00 |
| High jump | 6 | Tyler Hega | 5-06.00 |
| Long jump | 10 | Drey Reed | 17-09.75 |
| Long jump | 15 | Jake McNeely | 16-07.25 |
| Triple jump | 3 | Aaron Reed | 39-04.50 |
| Pole vault | 2 | Garrett Wommack | 11-06.00 |
| Pole vault | 6 | Bryce Ladd | 10-00.00 |
| Discus | 4 | Cameron Miller | 117-01.00 |
| Discus | 17 | Hunter Peck | 90-03.00 |
| Shot | 6 | Cameron Miller | 41-00.00 |
| Shot | 16 | Austin Clark | 35-05.00 |