Forty-one Marshall County track and field athletes traveled to Lexington for Saturday’s Class 3A State Track and Field Championships, some automatic qualifiers, some qualifying with the next 10 best times and results in the state and several alternates.
The team finished with 10 top ten results highlighted by freshman Tori McCracken’s state title in the high jump, clearing 5-02 on her first attempt at that height for the win. The top eight in each event earned points and were honored at the medal stand for their achievement.
Marshall County state track meet results:
1st – Tori McCracken, high jump (5-02)
5th – Zach Fiser, discus (133-01)
6th – Cade Flatt, 800 meters (1:59.95)
7th – Bryce Ladd, pole vault (12-06)
8th – Caleb Pahl, pole vault (12-00)
8th – Girl’s 4×400 relay: Sofia Bayer, Carmen Gunn, Tori Ford, Audrey Grizzard (4:14.16)
9th – Jackson Brown, 110 meter high hurdles (15.75)
9th – Austin Clark, shot put (44-09.25)
9th – Audrey Grizzard, pole vault (9-06)
10th – Sydney Temple, pole vault (9-00)
12th – Boy’s 4×200 relay: Isaiah Kirby, Wade Derington, Jackson Brown, Tanner Clough (1:32.09)
13th – Tanner Clough, 100 meters (11.25)
13th – Girl’s 4×100 relay: Audrey Grizzard, Micheala Rogers, Layne Pea, Abby Hurst (51.96)
14th – Boy’s 4×100 relay: Isaiah Kirby, Tanner Clough, Wade Derington, Jacob Miller (44.17)
15th – Girls 4×800 relay: Carmen Gunn, Gabbi Lovett, Bailey Sandlin, Tori Ford (10:17.78)
15th – Boy’s 4×800 relay: Mason Cosner, Bryce Flatt, Christian Cosner, Cade Flatt (8:29.75)
16th – Jackson Brown, 300 high hurdles (42.48)
16th – Justin Wilson, 110 high hurdles (16.60)
16th – Zach Fiser, shot put (41-09.25)
17th – Aaron Reed, triple jump (38-11.50)
18th – Abigail Oakley, discus (89-06)
23rd – Jake McNeely, long jump (17-07.00)
Trinity (Louisville) won the boy’s team state title with 87 points over second place St. Xavier with 60 points and Male took third with 56 points. Marshall County and Daviess County tied at 10th with 10 points each. Male won the girl’s state team title with 75.50 points over Tates Creek with 71 points, Dupont Manual in third with 57.50 points and Marshall County girls 19th with 11 points.
A new state Class 3A record was set by Graves County’s Sofie Galloway in the triple jump with 38-10.00, breaking the 2001 record of 38-02. Galloway also won the state title in the long jump with 18-04.
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