The Madisonville-North Hopkins girls’ track and field team placed seventh at the Class 3A Region 1 Track and Field Meet held Thursday at McCracken County High School.
Myla Hughes came in third place in the 100-meter dash in 13.46 seconds and fifth in the 200 meters in 27.50 seconds.
McKinley Wilson finished third in the 200-meter dash in a season-best time of 27.14 seconds.
Kailey Barber was 13th in the 400-meter dash in 1:10.36, a season-best time.
Nelli Leal finished in 15th place in the 800-meter run in 3:08.34.
In the field events, Myla Hughes was sixth in the discus throw at 78-6.
Kristina Western came in seventh place in the high jump at 4-2.
Keira Sherman was 11th in the shot put at 23-5, and Keeley Peyton was 14th in the shot at 21-6.
In the relays, the 400-meter team was fifth in 53.55 seconds, which was a season best.
As a team, Madisonville came in seventh place with 17 points.
The start of the meet was delayed 45 minutes due to lightning that accompanied a storm that moved through the area. Midway through the third event, there was another hour-long delay due to 30 to 40 mph wind gusts that rolled through the area.
The top two finishers in each event automatically qualify for the state meet on May 31 at the University of Kentucky. The next 10 times/distances/heights from across the state at the region will also advance. Those will be known by the end of the week.
