Track and Field ready to compete at state meet on Saturday

Twenty members of the Marshall County track team head to Lexington this weekend to compete in the KHSAA State Track and Field Championships. The Class 3A meet takes place on Saturday starting at 10:00 am(EST) at the University of Kentucky Track and Field Complex.

Despite missing out on the 2019 track and field season and state meet, many Marshall County athletes are making repeat trips to state.

Senior Sophie Galloway will look to repeat state titles in three events from 2019 in the hurdles, long jump and triple jump. She won both the long jump and triple jump in 2018 as a freshman. Galloway’s 100 meter hurdles time of 14.33 and triple jump of 41-3.25 both rank first in the state. She will be adding a fourth event, the 200 meters, at Saturday’s state meet.

Cade Flatt finished second in 2019 as a freshman in the 800 meters. His time of 1:51.76 set on April 23rd is the fastest time in the state this season.

Senior Tori McCracken will look to win her third straight state title in the high jump.

The community is invited to a send-off for the athletes on Friday, June 11 at 11:00 a.m. at the high school.

Full list of Marshall County track and field state competitors.

Boys

Cade Flatt – 400, 800, 4 x 400

Will Davis – 400, 4 x 400

Isaiah Kirby – 4 x 400

Preston Lamb – 4 x 400

Chase Thompson – shot, discus (at-large)

Ben Fiser – shot (at-large), discus

Cole Mills – high jump (at large)

Kian Court – 300 hurdles (at large)

Jack Johnson – pole vaullt (at large)

Layne Pea – 4 x 100, 4 x 200

Charley Pursley – 4 x 100, 4 x 200

Laney Evans – 4 x 100, 4 x 200, pole vault (at-large)

Jordyn Reed – 4 x 100, 4 x 200, long jump (at-large)

Tori McCracken – high jump

Presleigh Jennings – high jump

Sophie Galloway – 100 hurdles, 200, long jump, triple jump

Maci Brown – discus

Georgia Hall – discus (at large)

Alyssa McClain – shot put (at large)

Rylee Thompson – triple jump (at large)