It was cold and wet for the track athletes in Kentucky yesterday. Some of the scheduled meets were cancelled because of the dreaded weather. However, the Invitational of the South, Commodore Classic, and Lake Cumberland Classic all went on with their scheduled races. One Kentucky team went to the Taco Bell Classic in South Carolina. Here is a recap of what happened.
Teams from three different states diverged on Marshall County for the Invitational of the South. Carbondale (Il.) won the girls team title, while Henderson County took the boys title. Sharika Smith of Fulton County won the 100m Dash (12.87), 400m Dash (59.25) and was second in the Long Jump (17-00.25). Amashi Kendall swept the throws with a toss of 35-01 in the shot put and 105-06 in the discus. Anna Bostrom won the 1600m in an impressive 5:14.
The top individual in the boys races was Jesse Gillham of Henderson County taking the hurdles events in 16.33 and 42.65 to lead the Henderson County boys. James Bowens of Marshall County broke the stadium record in the 3200m with a time of 9:47.
The Lake Cumberland Classic was held at Somerset High School. Danville won the boys and girls team titles. The Danville girls (Candice Taylor, Andrea Payne, and Alexandria Payne) dominated the 100m and 200m taking first and second in both events. Kaitlin Snapp won the 1600m & 3200m helping Danville. The Danville ladies also won all the relays except the 1600m.
Danville won the boys title, collectively taking three of the four relays. Other wins for the Danville team include Derrick Henderson 200m, Ross Hempel 800m, and BJ Strode 300m Hurdles. Chrys Jones led Mercer County to second with his three victories in the Long Jump, Triple Jump, and High Jump. Brandon Ford (Mercer County) won the 100m and 200m Dash.
At the Commodore Classic, North Hardin won the boys title and St. Henry won the girls.
Elizabeth Miller of Daviess County ran a 11:59 to win the 3200m Run. The top performer on the boys side was Tristan Jones (George Rogers Clark) who won the shot put 48-06 and the discus 128-04.
Saint Xavier traveled to South Carolina for the Taco Bell Classic. Brian Long won the 3200 in a season best 9:16. Will Simmons jumped 22-04.50 to finish 5th. This is the best jump in the state this season.