Members of the Marshall County track and field team and their coaches left the school Friday morning with a police escort on their way to compete tomorrow in the KHSAA Class 3A Track Meet at the University of Kentucky Track Facility.
They will compete in 19 individual events plus two relays. Events get underway on Saturday at 9:00 am (EST).
Several have set some of the best times and marks in the state coming into Saturday’s state meet. Cade Flatt has the fastest 400 and 800 meter times in the state. Ben Fiser has the second best distance in shot and fourth in discus. The 4×400 relay team has set the second fastest time in the state and the 4×800 has the fourth fastest coming into Saturday. Presleigh Jennings is tied with eight others with the second best high jump mark in the state. Cole Mills is tied with eight competitors who all have the fourth best high jump results in the state. Laney Evans has the fifth best pole vault coming into the meet, tied with three others.
Marshall County state roster:
Bailey Allred – shot
Sawyer Collins
Kian Court – 110 meter hurdles
Will Davis – 800 meters, 4×400 relay, 4×800 relay
Laney Evans – pole vault
Ben Fiser – discus, shot
Cade Flatt – 400 meters, 800 meters, 4×400 relay, 4×800 relay
Chaney Fulton – discus
Georgia Hall – discus
Isaac Hodges
Alexander Holman – triple jump
Presleigh Jennings – high jump, triple jump
Jack Johnson – pole vault
Isaac Kinsey
Preston Lamb – 400 meters, 4×400 relay
Samuel Lanham – 4×800 relay
Ethan McCarty – 4×400 relay, 4×800 relay
Cole Mills – high jump
Phoebe Ramsey – shot
Jett Sealock
Rylee Thompson – triple jump
Leah Vincek – 800 meters
Brodie Young
4×400 relay (plus alternates) – Preston Lamb, Ethan McCarty, Will Davis, Cade Flatt, Kian Court, Jett Sealock, Isaac Hodges, Isaac Kinsey
4×800 relay (plus alternates) – Ethan McCarty, Will Davis, Samuel Lanham, Cade Flatt, Jett Sealock, Brodie Young, Preston Lamb, Sawyer Collins