DRAFFENVILLE – In advance of Friday’s Area 1 Championships at Murray State University, the Marshall County track team hosted a meet Tuesday giving athletes a good warm-up as well as some experience for some of Marshall’s middle school runners at the meet.
Currently, nine Marshall County track team members rank in the top 10 in Class 3A state rankings. Collin Gunn is ranked 6th in the 1600 meters with 4:32.46; Drey Reed is in a 5-way tie for 4th in the high jump with 5’10”; Garrett Womack, Bryce Ladd and Logan Hicks are in a 3-way tie for 9th in the pole vault with 9’6″; Sydney Nelson is ranked 6th in shot put with a throw of 34’2.5″; Audrey Grizzard is ranked 3rd in the pole vault with 8’6″ (Grizzard has since set a new height of 9′); Sydney Temple is in a 6-way tie for 4th with 8.0.; Keagin Brooks ranks 5th in discus with 94’4″.
Calloway County girls won Tuesday’s 10-team meet followed by the Lady Marshals in 2nd and Graves County 3rd. The Marshall boys took first, Calloway 2nd and Graves 3rd.
Top performances by the girls:
1st – Audrey Grizzard, pole vault
1st – Abigail Oakley, discus
2nd – 4 x 100 relay
2nd – 4 x 200 relay
2nd – Jade Ford, 400
2nd – Tori McCracken, high jump
2nd – Maci Brown, discus
3rd – Spring Dolbee, 3200
3rd – Keagin Brooks, triple jump
4th – Maci Brown, shot put
4th – Taylor Fennel, discus
5th – Abby Hurst, 200
5th – Bailey Sandlin, 800
6th – Bre McPherson, 800
6th – Valerie Shutt, 3200
7th – Taylor Fennel, shot put
8th – Erica Johnson, 400
9th – Jordyn Ray, 400
10th – Bennett Combs, 200
Top performance’s by the boys:
1st – Austin Shackleford, 400
1st – Collin Gunn, 3200
1st – 4 x 100
1st – 4 x 800
1st – Drey Reed, high jump
1st – Garrett Womack, pole jump
1st – Cameron Miller, shot put
1st – Cameron Miller, discus
2nd – Jackson Reed, 400
2nd – Jackson Yates, 3200
2nd – Tyler Hega, 110 hurdles
2nd – Logan Hicks, pole vault
2nd – Aaron Reed, triple jump
3rd – Garrett Fulgham, 1600
3rd – Kyle McClain, 3200
3rd – Tieler Hamlet, 110 hurdles
4th – Joseph Reed, 400
4th – Jackson Yates, 1600
4th – 4 x 200
4th – Hunter Peck, discus
5th – Cole Wyatt, 800
6th – Jacob Hainaut, 1600
7th – Cole Wyatt, 1600
8th – Nolan Yates, 200
8th – Austin Clark, shot put
9th – Nolan Yates, 100