Despite missing some key team members due to injury, the Hopkinsville High track and field team finished in fourth place at Saturday’s Class 2A Region 1 meet at Paducah Tilghman.
The Tigers took first place in a pair of individual events – both by Ian Rosario – and a relay event. Hoptown automatically qualified for the state meet in four events by virtue of first and second-place finishes. Several others will play a wait-and-see game to see if they gain at large bids based on their time or distance on Saturday.
Paducah Tilghman won the region title with 133 points, while Calloway County was the runner-up with 100 points. Hopkinsville was fourth with 77 points.
RUNNING
Rosario swept the hurdles events, winning the 110 meters in 15.32 seconds and the 300 meters in 39.84 seconds.
Elijah Reid was third in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.62 seconds.
Keyshun Teal was third in the 300-meter hurdles in 42.37 seconds.
Tyson Cavinder was third in the 3200-meter run in 10:52.06.
Treston Kay was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 11.72 seconds
James Bradley was fifth in the 100-meter dash in 11.77 seconds
Savior Davis was sixth in the 800-meter run in 2:15.02
RELAYS
The 800-meter relay team of Ian Rosario, Treston Kay, Keyshun Teal, and James Bradley won the region title in 1:31.20 as Rosario chased down the Paducah Tilghman anchor leg to edge him by less than a second.
The 3200-meter relay team of Tyson Cavinder, LaMareon Jeffers, Carlo Jones, and Savior Davis came in third place in 9:01.11.
The 1600-meter relay team of Ian Rosario, Keyshun Teal, LaMareon Jeffers, and Carlo Jones finished in third place in 3:36.72 — .15 second out of second place.
The 400-meter relay team of Elijah Reid, Keyshun Teal, Treston Kay, and James Bradley came in fourth place in 45.86 seconds.
FIELD EVENTS
Davian Simon took second place in the discus throw at 126-05.
Treston Kay was fourth in the triple jump at 41-01.25.
Devin Coleman was seventh in the discus throw at 97-01 and ninth in the shot put at 33-00.5.
Alden Marshall was 10th in the shot put at 31-07.
