By Scott Brown

Alston Leads Hoptown Track Team at State Indoor Meet

Posted: March 4, 2024
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Gavin Alston, seen here after a sixth-place finish at the Class 3A state meet last year, led Hopkinsville at the Class 2A Indoor State Meet on Saturday.

Hopkinsville had one top-10 finish at Saturday’s Class 2A State Indoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville.

Gavin Alston came in third place in the 400-meter dash in 51.42 seconds, nipped at the tape by .004 seconds by second place Asher Mattox of Bourbon County.

Alston also finished in 15^th place in the 200-meter dash in 24.21 seconds.

Elijah Reed came in seventh place in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.21 seconds. Keyshun Teal was 12^th in 9.50 seconds.

Tyson Cavinder was 14^th in the 3000 meters in 10:08.36.

Devin Coleman was 17^th in the shot put with a top throw of 35-07.75.

The 3200-meter relay team of Nick Klar, LaMareon Jeffers, Carlo Jones, and Savior Schaal finished in 12^th place in 9:34.43.

The team of Klar, Jones, Jeffers, and Teal was 14^th in the 1600-meter relay in 3:56.79.

As a team, Hopkinsville scored eight points and finished in 20^th place.

Hoptown had one runner compete in the girls’ competition. Lauren Mayes was 11^th in the 3000 meters in 12:59.74 and 15^th in the 1500-meter run in 5:50.60.

Sunday’s state meet was the first indoor state championship sanctioned by the KHSAA. The outdoor track and field season begins later this month.