Photo – Marilyn O’Bryan
Marshall County track teams kicked off the early spring season with their first indoor meet at Murray State’s CFSB Center last Saturday in the West Region High School Invitational. The Marshall County boy’s took the team win and the girl’s team turned in a very strong performance.
Tori McCracken earned first place in the high jump with 4-10 for the best finish of the meet for the girls. The girls A relay team placed second in the 4 x 200 and a couple of fourth place finishes came from Gabbi Lovett in the 3000 meters and Emily Colley in shot put. Bailey Sandlin placed fifth in the 1600 meters and Alexia Minter crossed in fifth in the 3000 meters.
The boy’s team captured five first place finishes, those coming from Tanner Clough in the 55 meter dash, Cade Flatt in the 400 meters, Jackson Brown in the 55 meter hurdles and both the 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relay teams. Flatt also took second in the 800 meters behind Deshawn Crowe of Bowling Green. Crowe’s time of 2:07.15 and Flatt’s time of 2:08.04 both broke the old meet record set in 2010.
Friday and Saturday, Mar. 2-3, the teams will compete in the SIU Indoor Invitational in Carbondale. The girls compete on Friday and the boys on Saturday. The first outdoor meet will be the Marshall County All-Comers on Mar. 13.
Complete Marshall County results from Feb. 24
| Event | Place | Athlete | Result |
| GIRLS | |||
| 55m | 6 | Layne Pea | 8.25 |
| 400m | 9 | Chloe Newton | 1:10.71 |
| 18 | Presleigh Jennings | 1:16.74 | |
| 800m | 8 | Gabbi Lovett | 2:45.07 |
| 12 | Bailey Sandlin | 2:49.63 | |
| 1600m | 5 | Bailey Sandlin | 6:25.12 |
| 3000 | 4 | Gabbi Lovett | 12:15.60 |
| 5 | Alexia Minter | 12:18.00 | |
| 55m hurdles | 9 | Kelyn Mannon | 10.82 |
| 4 x 200 | 2 | Marshall A | 2:01.36 |
| 6 | Marshall B | 2:05.39 | |
| High jump | 1 | Tori McCracken | 4-10 |
| 5 | Presleigh Jennings | 4-04 | |
| Shot put | 4 | Emily Colley | 28-02.50 |
| 5 | Abigail Oakley | 26-02.50 | |
| 10 | Alyssa McClain | 25-07.00 | |
| 12 | Chandler Fulton | 24-11.00 | |
| BOYS | |||
| 55m | 1 | Tanner Clough | 6.85 |
| 400m | 1 | Cade Flatt | 55.01 |
| 3 | Isaiah Kirby | 56.68 | |
| 18 | Tyler Dunn | 1:01.99 | |
| 19 | Alex Colburn | 1:02.40 | |
| 800m | 2 | Cade Flatt | 2:08.04 |
| 6 | Samuel Lanham | 2:21.94 | |
| 13 | Tyler Dunn | 2:29.85 | |
| 1600m | 4 | Samuel Lanham | 5:00.47 |
| 8 | Knox Sandlin | 5:14.57 | |
| 16 | Ethan Dowell | 5:37.65 | |
| 18 | Bradley Curtis | 5:40.20 | |
| 31 | Kaleb Cosby | 6:26.80 | |
| 3000m | 6 | Ethan McCarty | 10:34.90 |
| 9 | Cole Wyatt | 11:04.70 | |
| 55m hurdles | 1 | Jackson Brown | 8:42 |
| 3 | Justin Wilson | 9:21 | |
| 4 x 200 | 1 | Marshall A | 1:40.53 |
| 9 | Marshall B | 1:50.92 | |
| 4 x 400 | 1 | Marshall A | 3:51.46 |
| 9 | Marshall B | 4:15.11 | |
| High jump | 5 | Jake McNeely | 5-02 |
| Shot put | 2 | Austin Clark | 43-11.50 |
| 14 | Aaron Sutter | 31-05.25 | |
| 15 | Chase Chambers | 31-03.75 |