KTCCCA Middle School State Recap: 2nd Place Can Be Sweet Too

2^nd place, it might sound like a position that lacks the success that most would strive for, but on a day like today, it might have been something that was just as impressive as 1^st. All day Pulaski County was great at 2^nd place. They took 2^nd in the day’s first event, the 3200 meter relay, even though they beat the previous meet record in the event (Meade County was 1^st in an even better new meet record of 9:00.03). Austin Hyden was 2^nd in the high jump, clearing 5-08 behind Marshall County’s Cody Gregory, who cleared 5-10 and took several good attempts at 5-11. Bailey McEnroe was 2^nd in the shot put with a throw of 42-07.50 behind Daviess County’s Chris Johnson and his 45-00.75 toss, as well as in the Turbojav where his throw of 110-09 was runner-up to Cain Cooper of Henderson County North’s throw of 117-11. Don’t forget about Jimmy Goldson either, as his runner-up mark of 4:46.79 was less than a second behind that of Muhlenburg County’s Chase Geary’s time of 4:46.27, but none of the...