Trigg County qualified for the boys’ state track meet in two events and will have to wait and see if they get the call in a couple of others.
The Wildcats finished sixth at Saturday’s Class 2A Region 1 Track and Field Meet at Paducah Tilghman High School.
Austin Cavanaugh punched his return ticket to the state meet with a second-place finish in the 3200-meter run. He was also part of the 3200-meter relay team that finished in second place and qualified automatically. River Oliver, Matthew Reeves, and Marshall Jenkins were on the runner-up relay team.
Cavanaugh must wait to see if his time in the 1600-meter run is one of the 10 fastest in the state that wasn’t a first or second-place finish at the region level that would secure him an at-large bid.
Trigg County finished in sixth place as a team with 44 points. Paducah Tilghman easily ran away with the region title with 190 points. Calloway County was second with 116.
WILDCAT REGION FINISHES
Austin Cavanaugh – 2nd in the 3200-meter run (10:40.04); 3rd in the 1600-meter run (4:50.28)
Matthew Reeves – 3rd in the high jump (5-06)
Timmy Cannon – 5th in the 1600-meter run (5:15.67); 6th in the 3200-meter run (11:38.13)
Marshall Jenkins – 5th in the 800-meter dash (2:11.30)
Peyton Williams – 6th in the 100-meter dash (11.62); 7th in the 200-meter dash (24.50)
River Oliver – 8th in the 200-meter dash (25.08)
Mac Alexander – 10th in the shot put (28-01); 11th in the discus throw (58-04)
Ethan Curling – 12th in the shot put (23-02); 12th in the discus throw (49-10)
Ethan Over – 12th in the 800-meter dash (2:41.20)
The 3200-meter relay team of Austin Cavanaugh, River Oliver, Marshall Jenkins, and Matthew Reeves placed second in 8:37.09.
The 1600-meter relay team of Austin Cavanaugh, River Oliver, Marshall Jenkins, and Matthew Reeves came in third place in 3:46.36.
The 800-meter relay team of Matthew Reeves , Peyton Williams, River Oliver, and Ethan Over finished in 4th place in a time of 1:42.75
