Paducah Tilghman girl’s and boy’s teams swept the titles at Saturday’s Marshall County Invitational of the South track meet held at Murray State University. Behind the Tilghman girl’s in the field of 26 teams, Jackson, Mo. took second, Owensboro third and Marshall County seventh. Jackson came in second to the Tilghman boys and Marshall County placed third among a field of 14 boy’s teams.
Top results for the Marshall County boy’s team, Cade Flatt won the 800 meters and anchored the first place 4 x 800 relay team. Eighth grader Ethan McCarty, finished first in the freshman 1600 meters and sixth in the 3200 meter race. Bryce Ladd finished third in the pole vault and another third went to Samuel Lanham in the freshman 1600 meter race.
Justin Wilson captured four top 10’s for the Marshals with a third place finish in the 110 meter high hurdles, seventh in the 300 meter high hurdles, sixth in long jump and seventh in triple jump. Mason Cosner recorded two top tens with a sixth in the 1600 meters and ninth place in the 3200 meters and Knox Sandlin crossed the line in 10th in the 3200 meters.
Tori Ford finished second in the 400 meter race for the Lady Marshals for their best finish of the day and right behind her, Leah Vincek crossed in fourth. Sydney Temple placed fifth in pole vault, Jordyn Reed sixth in long jump, Natalie Norwood seventh in the freshman 1600 meter race, Abigail Oakley finished seventh in discuss and Alexia Minter crossed the line in eighth in the freshman 1600 meters.
Several elite performances were recorded at the meet starting with the continuing domination from the Winders family of Henry County, Tenn. Dinah Winders took first in the 1600 meters in 5:14.06 and brother Silas Winders crossed in first in the 1600 meters in 4:16.52. Joining them in Kentucky elite finishes Saturday:
Isiah Pantiere (University Heights), 1st in 200 meters (21.88)
Cade Flatt (Marshall County), 1st in 800 meters (1:57.21)
DaRoyce Flemons (Paducah Tilghman), 1st discus (150-5)
Jackson Rinehart (Jackson, Mo.), 1st pole vault (14-6)
Complete results from Invitational of the South 2019-Invitational-of-the-South-results
Top 10 Marshall County finishes
GIRLS
2nd – Tori Ford, 400 meters (1:02.08)
4th – Leah Vincek, 400 meters (1:05.80)
7th – Natalie Norwood, Fr. 1600 meters (6:34.28)
8th – Alexia Minter, Fr. 1600 meters (6:45.07)
6th – Jordyn Reed, long jump (15-05)
5th – Sydney Temple, pole vault (8-06)
7th – Abigail Oakley, discus (100-00)
3rd – 4 x 400 relay (4:39.45)
5th – 4 x 800 relay (11:04.48)
BOYS
1st – Cade Flatt, 800 meters (1:57.21)
6th – Mason Cosner, 1600 meters (4:42.68)
1st – Ethan McCarty, Fr. 1600 meters (4:46.03)
3rd – Samuel Lanham, Fr. 1600 meters (5:03.09)
6th – Ethan McCarty, 3200 meters (10:26.79)
9th – Mason Cosner, 3200 meters (10:51.47)
10th – Knox Sandlin, 3200 meters (10:55.09)
3rd – Justin Wilson, 110 high hurdles (16.33)
7th – Justin Wilson, 300 high hurdles (44.08)
6th – Justin Wilson, long jump (20-03)
7th – Justin Wilson, triple jump (41-1.50)
3rd – Bryce Ladd, pole vault (11-06)
1st – Fr. 4 x 400 relay (3:48.12)
7th – 4 x 400 relay (3:44.28)
1st – 4 x 800 relay (8:31.72)
