Hopkinsville’s track and field teams brought home a pair of top-five team finishes at the Invitational of the South at Murray State Saturday.
Allison Wood and Yogi McKnight both had second place finishes for the ladies, while Xavier Bussell and Kyren Palmer both had top-three finishes. Also, Hoptown’s relay teams won three events.
Here are the Hoptown results on the day:
GIRLS
Allison Wood – 2nd in the 3200 meters (12:22.37); 5th in the 800 meters (2:38.28); 6th in the 1600 meters (5:43.34)
Yogi McKnight – 2nd in the long jump (16-11.50); 2nd in the triple jump (34-05)
Dalaysia Chambless – 7th in the 400-meter run (1:07.42)
Jakayla Epps – 11th in the 200-meter dash (28.95)
Lakayla Samuel – 11th in the 300-meter hurdles (56.53)
Lailah Moyd – 16th in the 400-meter run (1:11.03)
Dashiya Radford – 6th in the 300-meter hurdles (54.25); 17th in the 100-meter hurdles (20.70)
Dana Hardison – 25th in the 1600 meters (7:15.37); 27th in the 800 meters (3:06.19)
Tara Ladd – 30th in the 200-meter dash (30.93)
Delissa Rawlins – 32nd in the shot put (23-09)
Alyssa Rawlins – 40th in the shot put (37-10)
Caroline Long – 41st in the discus throw (34-04); 43rd in the shot put (15-04)
400-meter relay team finished 7th (53.55)
1600-meter relay team finished First (4:26.96)
As a team, Hopkinsville finished fifth out of 26 teams with 48 points. Paducah Tilghman finished first with 105.5 points.
BOYS
Xavier Bussell – 2nd in the 400-meter run (52.53); 3rd in the 200-meter dash (22.71)
Kyren Palmer – 3rd in the 400-meter run (52.98)
JeVon Leavell – 4th in the 100-meter dash (11.40); 7th in the 200-meter dash (23.31)
Chase Atkins – 5th in the 3200 meters (10:23.90); 7th in the 1600 meters (4:44.49)
DeEvan Williams – 11th in the 100-meter dash (11.66)
Zahnte Brown – 13th in the 110-meter hurdles (18.63); 17th in the 300-meter hurdles (48.10)
Ellis Dunn – 14th in the long jump (18-06.50); 17th in the triple jump (37-10.5)
Keane Mumford – 14th in the discus throw (114-0)
Joshua Deeds – 17th in the discus throw (111-01)
Jamarius McKnight – 18th in the 800 meters (2:16.67)
Keshaun Green – 18th in the 300-meter hurdles (48.19)
Chance Jones – 20th in the 800 meters (2:16.87); 20th in the 1600 meters (5:07.10)
Jonathan Quincey – 22nd in the 3200 meters (13:59.72)
Ross Binkley – 28th in the triple jump (31-01.50)
Josh Mallory – 30th in the shot put (33-02)
Chris Bussell – 43rd in the shot put (25-07)
400-meter relay team finished first – 43.33
800-meter relay team finished 10th – 1:38.09
1600-meter relay team finished first – 3:31.04
3200-meter relay team finished 10th – 9:23.79
As a team, Hopkinsville finished fourth out of 25 teams at the event with 53 points. Paducah Tilghman won the event with 96 points.
