Spencer County boys, CAL girls win regional track titles; See who's headed to 2A state
The Spencer County boys and Christian Academy girls won titles Tuesday in the Class 2A, Region Three Track and Field Championships at Shelby County High School.
Spencer County won the boys title with 144 points and was followed by Shelby County (121.5) and Christian Academy (103.5). Christian Academy won the girls crown with 200 points and was followed by Shelby County (169) and Spencer County (75).
Sophomore Armen Smalley led Spencer County’s boys, winning the 110- and 300-meter hurdles. He also helped the 800-relay team win and finished second in the long jump. Other winners for the Bears were senior Drew Barron (400) and the 1,600 relay team.
Christian Academy junior Samuel Herbig pulled a triple, winning the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. CAL junior Ben Stotts (discus, shot put) and Shelby County senior Bishop Bale (high jump, triple jump) both won two events.
Junior Taylor Touche paced the CAL girls team, winning the 100 and 200 and leading the 400 and 800 relays to victories. Sophomore Anabelle Plummer swept the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Other winners for the Centurions were senior Megan Bobnar (long jump), senior Ella Mast (triple jump) and eighth grader Kylie Moore (high jump).
Spencer County junior Hawley Johnson swept the 100 and 300 hurdles, and Shelby County senior Nevaeh Acklin won the shot put and discus.
The top two finishers in each event earned automatic spots in the Class 2A State Track and Field Championships set for May 31 at the University of Kentucky. Others may earn spots based on their performances versus others from around the state.
Class 2A, Region Three track and field meet
Tuesday at Shelby County High School
Girls
Team standings – 1. Christian Academy 200; 2. Shelby County 169; 3. Spencer County 75; 4. Waggener 56; 5. Jeffersontown 23; 6. Doss 15; 7. Henry County 5; 8. Western 2
100-meter dash – 1. Taylor Touche (Christian Academy) 12.30; 2. Ava Moore (Christian Academy) 12.74; 3. Nyla Railey (Waggener) 12.76
200 – 1. Taylor Touche (Christian Academy) 25.86; 2. Nyla Railey (Waggener) 26.32; 3. Tyliyah Thompson (Shelby County) 26.83
400 – 1. Elena Nethery (Shelby County) 1:01.52; 2. Amara Powell (Jeffersontown) 1:03.10; 3. Ella Mast (Christian Academy) 1:04.35
800 – 1. Anabelle Plummer (Christian Academy) 2:26.40; 2. Naavah Burton (Spencer County) 2:30.19; 3. Kayleigh Burkhead (Christian Academy) 2:34.86
1,600 – 1. Anabelle Plummer (Christian Academy) 5:44.91; 2. Emalene Hurt (Shelby County) 6:01.29; 3. Taylor Greenwell (Christian Academy) 6:08.43
3,200 – 1. Annabelle Plummer (Christian Academy) 12:24.42; 2. Kinsley Cordrey (Christian Academy) 13:38.61; 3. Esther Van Zee (Shelby County) 14:06.23
100 hurdles – 1. Hawley Johnson (Spencer County) 16.17; 2. Maddi Reed (Shelby County) 16.21; 3. Sariah Nall (Shelby County) 17.63
300 hurdles – 1. Hawley Johnson (Spencer County) 49.95; 2. Lillie Gernert (Waggener) 52.94; 3. Emalene Hurt (Shelby County) 53.78
400 relay – 1. Christian Academy (Kylie Moore, Taylor Touche, Ava Moore, Lydia Turoso) 51.49; 2. Shelby County 53.44; 3. Doss 53.62
800 relay – 1. Christian Academy (Taylor Touche, Lydia Turoso, Kylie Moore, Kelsea Burkhead) 1:45.84; 2. Shelby County 1:53.74; 3. Spencer County 2:04.44
1,600 relay – 1. Christian Academy (Kylie Burkhead, Kelsea Burkhead, Evie Neher, Kayleigh Burkhead) 4:17.19; 2. Shelby County 4:19.80; 3. Spencer County 4:29.14
3,200 relay – 1. Shelby County (Elena Nethery, Jaya Johnson, Gretchen Gayle, Emalene Hurt) 10:36.17; 2. Spencer County 10:45.52; 3. Christian Academy 10:51.41
High jump – 1. Kylie Moore (Christian Academy) 5-4; 2. Ashlynn Brangers (Shelby County) 4-6; 3. Jocelyn Humfleet (Spencer County) 4-4
Pole vault – 1. Maddi Reed (Shelby County) 12-0; 2. Sophie Hurst (Shelby County) 8-0; 3. Kelsea Burkhead (Christian Academy) 7-6
Long jump – 1. Megan Bobnar (Christian Academy) 16-1; 2. Lillie Gernert (Waggener) 15-5.75; 3. Abigail Smith (Christian Academy) 13-3.25
Triple jump – 1. Ella Mast (Christian Academy) 33-1.25; 2. Hawley Johnson (Spencer County) 32-0.5; 3. Lillie Gernert (Waggener) 31-10.25
Shot put – 1. Nevaeh Acklin (Shelby County) 30-11; 2. Ava Moore (Christian Academy) 30-6; 3. Alexandria Todd (Jeffersontown) 29-0
Discus – 1. Nevaeh Acklin (Shelby County) 111-4; 2. Abby Bassett (Christian Academy) 84-11; 3. Lauren Douglas (Shelby County) 59-0
Boys
Team standings – 1. Spencer County 144; 2. Shelby County 121.5; 3. Christian Academy 103.5; 4. Henry County 64; 5. Western 59; 6. Waggener 41; 7. Doss 18; 8. DeSales, Valley 1
100-meter dash – 1. Hampton Crowe (Henry County) 11.02; 2. Josiah Elliott (Western) 11.21; 3. Samuel Moskovich (Christian Academy) 11.30
200 – 1. Josiah Elliott (Western) 22.89; 2. Devon Howard (Western) 23.09; 3. Kellen Marksbury (Spencer County) 23.66
400 – 1. Drew Barron (Spencer County) 52.68; 2. Khalel Gaddie (Shelby County) 54.47; 3. AnJuan Horne (Western) 54.48
800 – 1. Samuel Herbig (Christian Academy) 2:01.58; 2. Casey DeSilvey (Spencer County) 2:03.17; 3. Donnie Wright (Shelby County) 2:05.41
1,600 – 1. Samuel Herbig (Christian Academy) 4:26.60; 2. Casey DeSilvey (Spencer County) 4:26.75; 3. Lucas Courtney (Shelby County) 4:59.87
3,200 – 1. Samuel Herbig (Christian Academy) 9:54.32; 2. Casey DeSilvey (Spencer County) 10:21.92; 3. Olin Inscore Esssick (Henry County) 10:31.07
110 hurdles – 1. Armen Smalley (Spencer County) 16.64; 2. Keahon Jones (Waggener) 18.18; 3. Paxton Truitt (Spencer County) 18.51
300 hurdles – 1. Armen Smalley (Spencer County) 43.24; 2. Devon Howard (Western) 44.68; 3. Josiah Harris (Shelby County) 45.32
400 relay – 1. Doss (Terius Lewis, Emanuel Rodgers, Jordan Robertson, Xavier Owens) 44.66; 2. Shelby County 44.75; 3. Western 44.81
800 relay – 1. Spencer County (Levi Chesser, Armen Smalley, Drew Barron, Kellen Marksbury) 1:33.34; 2. Western 1:35.04; 3. Shelby County 1:35.74
1,600 relay – 1. Spencer County (Levi Chesser, Casey DeSilvey, Kellen Marksbury, Drew Barron) 3:37.03; 2. Christian Academy 3:37.64; 3. Shelby County 3:39.42
3,200 relay – 1. Shelby County (Sean Dreher, Coby Rainey, Jace McDowell, Keenan Brangers) 9:06.30; 2. Henry County 9:08.76; 3. Spencer County 9:11.81
High jump – 1. Bishop Bale (Shelby County) 5-10; 2. (tie) Karl Livingston (Waggener), Paxton Truitt (Spencer County) 5-6
Pole vault – 1. Elijah Dale (Christian Academy) 10-6; 2. Gus Reed (Shelby County) 10-6; 3. Gator Hurt (Shelby County) 9-6
Long jump – 1. Hampton Crowe (Henry County) 20-8; 2. Armen Smalley (Spencer County) 20-5.75; 3. Landon Ford (Shelby County) 19-5
Triple jump – 1. Bishop Bale (Shelby County) 42-5; 2. Paxton Truitt (Spencer County) 39-8; 3. Karl Livingston (Waggener) 38-7.75
Shot put – 1. Ben Stotts (Christian Academy) 42-8; 2. Giaonni Hunter (Shelby County) 40-0; 3. Reagan Powell (Henry County) 38-0
Discus – 1. Ben Stotts (Christian Academy) 120-7; 2. Reagan Powell (Henry County) 108-9; 3. Junior Chun (Shelby County) 104-1
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