State Champions were crowned at Saturday’s Class 3A Track and Field State Championship and two Marshall County athletes earned their place among the state’s best. Presley Gallimore won the state title in the 400 meters with a time of 56.53 and Deegan Croley placed first in shot put with a throw of 56-6.
Great results were turned in by the Marshall County squad in Lexington. In team standings, the Lady Marshals finished 19th overall and the Marshals were 12th among the 42 teams. The girls’ team from Dupont Manual and the boys’ team from St. Xavier took the team titles.
A total of nine earned state medals after placing in the top eight:
• 1st Place – Presley Gallimore, 400 meters (56.53)
• 1st Place – Deegan Croley, shot put (56-6)
• 4th Place – Boys 4 x 200 relay (1:29.00- new school record) Cade Sorrells, Tyler Orlandi, Sam Morgan, Zander Maxlow
• 5th Place – Deegan Croley, discus (150-7)
• 7th Place – Phoebe Ramsey, shot put (35-00)
• 8th Place – Girls 4 x 200 relay (1:47.34) Chaney Travis, Izzy Washburn, Charleigh Duncan, Presley Gallimore
• 8th Place – Jordon Clapp, long jump (20-7.25)
• 8th Place – Kobey Yates, 3200 meters (9:31.51)
• 8th Place – Girls 4 x 400 relay (4:10.66) Jessica Reed, Charleigh Duncan, Eden Sandlin, Presley Gallimore
More Marshall County state results:
• 11th Place – Bailey Allred, shot put (33-8.75)
• 12th Place – Aiden Dunigan, discus (135-0)
• 12th Place – Addison Lyles, 3200 meters (11:24.68)
• 13th Place – Girls 4 x 800 relay (10:08.54) Addison Lyles, Braelyn Spalding, Eden Sandlin, Jessica Reed
• 13th Place – Jordon Clapp, triple jump (41-07.25)
• 13th Place – Izzy Washburn, pole vault (9-6)
• 13th Place – Jeremy Jaco, 300 meter hurdles (41.86)
• 17th Place – Boys 4 x 400 relay (3:29.95) Cade Sorrells, Isaac Reynolds, Tyler Orlandi, Zander Maxlow
• 19th Place – Bailey Allred, discus (90-9)
• 20th Place – Zander Maxlow, 400 meters (52.62)
• 21st Place – Tyler Orlandi, 100 meters (11.38)
• 21st Place – Owen Futrell, 800 meters (2:03.80)
• 21st Place – Girls 4 x 100 relay (52.09) Allie Burkeen, Izzy Washburn, Chaney Travis, Lucy Morgan