Collin Gunn, 4 x 800 relay team break records at Racer Relays

Dax Parker receives the baton from Collin Gunn earlier this season in the 4 x 800 relay.
Dax Parker receives the baton from Collin Gunn earlier this season in the 4 x 800 relay.

 

MURRAY – Meet and school records were broken at the Racer Relays at Murray State on Saturday, April 5th. Collin Gunn set a new school record in the 2,000 meter steeplechase with a time 7:05.00 and the boy’s 4 x 800 relay team set a meet record of 8:20.76, finishing 32 seconds over second place. The relay team is made up of Collin Gunn, Dax Parker, Jacob Carnine and Robert Blankenship.
Along with his steeplechase win, Gunn took first in the 1600 meters in 4:47.17.
Carnine crossed in first in the 800 meters in 2:07.15 while Marshall hurdlers Jack Brown and Tyler Hega continue to place well with Brown taking 2nd in the 110 meter high hurdles and 4th in the 300 meter high hurdles. Hega placed 3rd in the 110 meter high hurdles and 3rd in the 300 meter hurdles.
Kaitlin Cook placed well in the steeplechase, an event that is not available at most meets. Cook took 2nd with 9:39.01.
Stephanie Russell and Brandy Baas competed well in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles. Russell took 2nd in the 100 and 3rd in the 300 while Baas was 4th in the 100 and 5th in the 300.

First place and Marshall top 15 results below:

EVENT PLACE ATHLETE SCHOOL RESULT   EVENT PLACE ATHLETE SCHOOL RESULT
GIRLS BOYS
100 m 1st L Arakelyan Murray 12.88 100 m 1st D Miles Murray 11.63
  11th G Freeman MCHS 14.21   9th W McGee MCHS 12.43
  15th R Prange MCHS 14.66   14th M Hall MCHS 13.04
    15th W Derington MCHS 13.11
200 m 1st K Thomas Carbondale 27.32  
  9th M Collins MCHS 29.63 200 m 1st D Miles Murray 23.40
  13th H Trexler MCHS 31.82   15th T Hamlet MCHS 25.72
   
400 m 1st A Barnard Graves 1:01.54 400 m 1st M Harris Blackmon 51.70
5th J Rozycke MCHS 1:06.41 10th G Fulgham MCHS 59.68
10th T Bare MCHS 1:11.07 12th P Jennings MCHS 1:02.13
800 m 1st Atlexus Green Carbondale 2:32.96 800 m 1st J Carnine MCHS 2:07.15
  4th Camryn Crass MCHS 2:39.93   5th  D Parker MCHS 2:16.15
  14th Bailey Sandlin MCHS 2:54.03   10th J Reed MCHS 2:19.45
   
1600 m 1st A Zimmerman McCracken 5:44.48 1600 m 1st  C Gunn MCHS 4:47.17
  4th C Crass MCHS 6:05.75   4th J Reed MCHS 5:02.36
  6th S Dolbee MCHS 6:12.83   8th J Yates MCHS 5:20.90
   
3200 m 1st M Farrell Herrin 12:04.71 3200 m 1st M Maier Blackmon 10:12.27
    8th E English MCHS 11:41.17
100 hurd 1st A O’Hara Hopkinsville 16.21   11th H Jaco MCHS 12:16.64
2nd S Russell MCHS 16.66   12th R Blankenship MCHS 12:34.45
4th B Baas MCHS 17.65  
110 hurd 1st T McCormick Carbondale 16.62
300 hurd 1st A O’Hara Hopkinsville 48.40 2nd J Brown MCHS 17.22
  3rd S Russell MCHS 49.29 3rd T Hega MCHS 17.70
  5th B Baas MCHS 54.73
  7th S Collins MCHS 56.25 300 hurd 1st T McCormick Carbondale 43.41
  8th K Riley MCHS 56.62   3rd T Hega MCHS 44.97
    4th J Brown MCHS 46.23
steeplech 1st K Martin Herrin 7:31.34  
2nd K Cook MCHS 9:39.01 Steeplech 1st C Gunn MCHS 7:05.00
4th V Shutt MCHS 10:32.02   2nd A Shackleford MCHS 7:54.26
5th R Prange MCHS 11:21.02   4th J Yates MCHS 7:54.26
6th E Cavanah MCHS 11:21.75  
4 x 100 1st McCracken McCracken 45.99
4 x 100 1st Blackmon Blackmon 52.26 3rd Marshall MCHS 48.72
 
4 x 200 1st Murray Murray 1:49.34 4 x 200 1st Murray Murray 1:43.33
  4th Marshall MCHS 1:55.68   6th Marshall MCHS 1:44.40
   
4 x 400 1st Hopkinsville Hopkinsville 4:16.99 4 x 400 1st Carbondale Carbondale 3:43.32
5th Marshall MCHS 4:47.52   3rd Marshall MCHS 3:45.78
 
4 x 800 1st Hopkinsville Hopkinsville 10:21.67 4 x 800 1st Marshall MCHS 8:20.76
4th Marshall MCHS 11:12.45  
H jump 1st D Slaughter Carbondale 5’10”
H jump 1st G Campbell Murray 5’4″ 3rd D Reed MCHS 5’10”
  2nd B Baas MCHS 4’6″ 4th T Hega MCHS 5’4″
  3rd K Riley MCHS 4’2″ 5th T Clough MCHS 5’2″
 
P vault 1st Y Homa Murray 8’6″ P vault 1st T Speed Murray 10’6″
  2nd K Brooks MCHS 6’6″   4th G Wommack MCHS 8′
   
L jump 1st M Clark Blackmon 14’10” L jump 1st S Roberson Fulton Co 20’5.75″
  7th K Brooks MCHS 12’10.5″   9th M Hall MCHS 16’2″
    11th C Ferguson MCHS 15’8.5″
T jump 1st A Barnard Graves 33’8.25″  
4th B Baas MCHS 30’8″ T jump 1st D McGregor Ch Co 41’7″
  3rd A Reed MCHS 37’10.5″
Shot 1st S Person Carbondale 39’1″  
  5th S Nelson MCHS 31’1″ Shot 1st S Sikon Carbondale 56’5″
  12th T Fennel MCHS 24’5″ 9th C Miller MCHS 36′
 
Discus 1st S McDowell Murray 107′ Discus 1st S Sikon Carbondale 169’4″
3rd A Crawford MCHS 87’5″ 8th C Miller MCHS 107’4″
7th E Colley MCHS 77’2″ 12th H Peck MCHS 85’10”
13th K Brooks MCHS 62’3″