Hopkinsville will have to play the waiting game to see how many entries it will have at next week’s Class 3A State Track and Field Championships.
Jerel Lee thought he had qualified for the state meet with a second-place finish in the long jump with a personal best of 19-feet, 2-inches. After a meeting with coaches and meet officials, McCracken County’s James Barragan, who had missed his check-in due to competing in another event, was allowed to make his jumps and finished in second place.
The top two finishers in the region automatically qualify for the state meet. The next ten distances statewide will receive an at-large bid.
Kemaure Mumford finished one inch behind Lee in fourth place.
Also waiting to see is the 400-meter relay team that finished in third place.
As a team, Hopkinsville finished in 10th place with 16.2 points. Marshall County took home the team championship with 130.2 points.
HOPKINSVILLE REGION RESULTS
Jerel Lee – 3rd in the long jump (19-02)
Kemaure Mumford – 4th in the long jump (19-01)
Sam Kanu – 6th in the high jump (5-4)
Elijah Reed – 9th in the 110-meter hurdles (19.33); 10th in the 300-meter hurdles (47.38)
Tahj Jones – 10th in the 100-meter dash (12.21)
Davian Simon – 10th in the discus throw (102-11)
Brandon Combs – 11th in the 100-meter dash (12.23); 13th in the 200-meter dash (25.49)
Treston Kay – 12th in the triple jump (33-08)
LaTravean Sharber – 13th in the triple jump (32-11)
Devin Coleman – 13th in the discus throw (89-07); 14th in the shot put (34-04.5)
Floyd Key – 14th in the 400-meter run (57.49)
DeAvery Ramey – 15th in the 400-meter run (57.66)
Jayden Bennett – 18th in the 200-meter dash (26.86)
Joseph Gray – 18th in the shot put (30-05.5)
The 400-meter relay team came in third place in a time of 45.44 seconds.
The 1600-meter relay team was seventh with a time of 3:51.91
The 800-meter relay team finished in eighth place in 1:42.13.
