By Scott Brown

State Qualifiers Highlight Crittenden’s Day at Region Track (w/PHOTOS)

Posted: May 21, 2023
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Crittenden County’s track and field team finished in seventh place at the Region 1 Meet Thursday at Mayfield High School and had one champion.

The top two finishers at the region automatically advance to the state meet, while the next ten best times/distances statewide also advance.

Crittenden County scored 24 points to edge Dawson Springs by one point for seventh.

FIELD EVENTS

Rowen Perkins won the long jump (19-01.50) and will advance to the state meet. He also finished sixth in the triple jump (36-08).

Devon Carr finished second in the discus throw (75-01).

Nate Faith was fifth in the high jump (5-06).

Seth Henry was 16^th in the shot put (25-04), and Glenn Starkey was 17^th (23-00).

SPRINTS

Jordan Hardesty finished in 14^th place in the 100-meter dash (12.41) and Devon Carr was 18^th (13.08). Hardesty was 12^th in the 200 meters (25.38).

Kaleb Nesbitt was seventh in the 400 meters (56.31) and Preston Morgeson was 10^th (57.25).

HURDLES

Ethan Long finished in seventh place in the 300-meter hurdles (50.34) and came in ninth place in the 110-meter hurdles (21.17)

MIDDLE DISTANCE

Kaleb Nesbitt finished fourth in the 800 meters (2:13.23) and Preston Morgeson was sixth (2:14.64).

Colt Belt was 13^th in the 1600 meters (5:47.96) and River Rogers was 14^th (5:49.29).

Ethan Gossard was 11^th in the 3200 meters (12:47.83).

Rogers was also 13^th in the 3200 meters (13:32.88) and Landon Starkey was 14^th (14:02.57).

RELAYS

The 1600-meter relay team of Rowen Perkins, Jordan Hardesty, Preston Morgeson, and Kaleb Nesbitt finished in third place (3:45.44).

GIRLS

The Lady Rockets will send at least three people to the state track and field meet next week in Lexington following their top two finishes at the Region 1 Meet at Mayfield High School Thursday.

The top two finishers at the region automatically advance to the state meet, while the next ten best times/distances statewide also advance.

The Lady Rockets finished fourth as a team with 48 points, six more than fifth place Fulton County and 18 points behind third-place St. Mary.

FIELD EVENTS

Payton Maness won the high jump with a height of 4-10. Payton Hall finished third at 4-06.

In the discus throw, Karsyn Potter came in second place with a heave of 98 feet, 7 inches. She also finished in fourth place in the shot put (26-09).

Leauna West was fifth in the discus throw (75-09) and was 10^th in the shot put (23-03).

Ella Geary finished eighth in the long jump (12-05), and Susana Suggs (12-02.50) was ninth.

SPRINTS

Kylie Bloodworth finished in 14^th place in the 100-meter dash (15.81) and Callie Rich was 18^th (16.12). In the 200 meters, Rich came in 12^th place (33.85) and Bloodworth was 13^th (34.37).

Presley Potter was 12^th in the 400-meter run (1:15.61).

MIDDLE DISTANCE

Mary Martinez finished in third place in the 3200-meter run (13:43.59) and Aubrey Grau was fourth (14:01.70).

Ella Geary finished sixth in the 800-meter run (2:48.41).

HURDLES

Susana Suggs came in ninth place in the 100-meter hurdles (23.57) and ninth in the 300-meter hurdles (1:06.95).

RELAYS

The 3200-meter relay team finished in fourth place (11:27.66), and the 1600-meter relay team also finished fourth (5:06.81).