It was a big day for Ava Pickett as the Caldwell County junior set a pair of school records at the Area 1 Championships Saturday in Paducah.
Pickett began her day with a third-place finish in the 300-meter hurdles. Her time of 50.51 shattered her former record of 53.40 set last month in Hopkinsville. Pickett owns the five fastest times for a Caldwell girls’ hurdler in the event.
Later, Pickett broke a 15-year-old record in the high jump by clearing five feet. Rebecca Thomas had the old mark of 4 feet, 8 inches set in 2008.
Pickett, whose previous best was 4-4, could not complete her attempt at 5-2 due to an injury. She ended up finishing in second place in the event.
RELAYS
The 3200-meter relay team of Autumn Fox, Toni Jo Goodwin, Jordan Ortt, and Kylee White finished in 10th place in 11:52.8 seconds.
The 800-meter relay team of Haley Dalton, Ava Pickett, Shaely Thibodeaux, and Avery Wells finished in 9th place with a time of 1:56.70.
The 400-meter relay team of Chevy McGowan, Avery Wells, Mariah Merritt, and Shaely Thibodeaux came in 11th place in 56.23 seconds.
The 1600-meter relay team of Dalton, Ortt, Merritt, and White finished in 6th place at 4:40.35.
SPRINTS
Shaely Thibodeaux finished 10th in the 100-meter dash in 13.62 seconds, which was a personal best. Mariah Merritt ran 14 flat to finish in 18th place.
Mariah Merritt finished 17th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:09.30, while Annabelle Rushing was 22nd at 1:15.29.
Briley Hubbard finished 15th in the 200 meters in 29.64 seconds which was a personal best for the 7th grader.
MIDDLE DISTANCE
Kylie White came in 8th place in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:27.86.
Autumn Fox finished 15th in the 800-meter run with a personal best time of 3:01.23.
FIELD EVENTS
In the shot put, Benashka Thomas was 20th with a personal best toss of 24 feet, 3 inches, while Keirli Herran was 27th at 22-09.75.
In the discus throw, Herran was ninth with a personal best heave of 85-07, while Emma Ward was 14th at 78-09.
Annabelle Rushing was 18th in the high jump at 3-10.
T.J. Goodwin was 21st in the long jump at 13-04.25, while Chenoa Wilcox was 24th at 12-04.75.
In the triple jump. Goodwin finished 14th with a personal best of 28-3.75. Jordan Ortt was 17th at 28-01.25.
As a team, Caldwell County finished in 13th place with 18 points, four more than 14th place Crittenden County and one point less than 12th place Webster County.
