The Marshall County girl’s track team finished Class AAA Region 1 runner-up Tuesday in Henderson. The Lady Marshals finished with 97 points, just nine points behind champion Daviess County with 106. The boy’s from Owensboro took the team title with 110 points, Hopkinsville earned runner-up with 80 and the Marshals placed third with 68 points.
The top two finishers in each event from all seven regions automatically qualify for state and the next 10 best results in each event from across the state will fill in the remaining 10 spots for a total of 24. The 2019 KHSAA State Track and Field Championships at the University of Kentucky begin on Thursday, May 30 with Class 1A, Friday Class 2A and Saturday Class 3A.
Three individuals and three relays automatically qualified on the girl’s team. Tori McCracken successfully defended her regional title taking first in the high jump (5-00) and fellow jumper Presleigh Jennings placed second (5-00). Sydney Temple is the third automatic qualifier with a second place finish in pole vault (9-06). Relays heading to state include the first place 4 x 400 relay (Jordyn Reed, Leah Vincek, Tori McCracken, Tori Ford – 4:15.50), the second place 4 x 100 relay (Hannah Perry, Jordyn Reed, Layne Pea, Charley Pursley – 52.68) and the second place 4 x 800 relay (Carmen Gunn, Gabbi Lovett, Tori Ford, Emma Smith – 10:27.33).
The boy’s team automatically qualified for state in four individual events, two of those by Cade Flatt who took the region title in both the 400 meters (51.28) and the 800 meters (1:58.27). Justin Wilson took second in the triple jump (41-10) and Bryce Ladd second in pole vault (10-06) for the automatic spot at state.
Complete Results: 2019-Region-1-Class-AAA-Regional-Results.htm_
Top five Marshall County results:
GIRLS
4 – Jordyn Reed, 200 meters (27.64)
3 – Tori Ford, 400 meters (1:01.65)
4 – Leah Vincek, 400 meters (1:04.28)
4 – Carmen Gunn, 800 meters (2:35.11)
5 – Kaycee Kemp, 300 hurdles (50.65)
2 – 4 x 100 relay (52.68)
4 – 4 x 200 relay (1:54.57)
1 – 4 x 400 relay (4:15.50)
2 – 4 x 800 relay (10:27.33)
1 – Tori McCracken, high jump (5-00)
2 – Presleigh Jennings, high jump (5-00)
2 – Sydney Temple, pole vault (9-06)
3 – Maci Brown, discus (104-06)
4 – Abigail Oakley, discus (99-09)
3 – Emily Colley, shot (31-10.75)
BOYS
1 – Cade Flatt, 400 meters (51.28)
3 – Will Davis, 400 meters (52.23)
1 – Cade Flatt, 800 meters (1:58.27)
3 – Justin Wilson, 110 high hurdles (16.23)
5 – 4 x 200 relay (1:36.53)
4 – 4 x 400 relay (3:36.23)
3 – 4 x 800 relay (8:34.80)
3 – Cade Flatt, high jump (5-08)
2 – Justin Wilson, triple jump (41-10)
2 – Bryce Ladd, pole vault (10-06)
