Keyshun Teal didn’t like his qualifying time for Thursday’s KHSAA Class 2A State Indoor Track and Field Championship, but he sure liked where he ended up.
Teal won the 55-meter hurdles in 7.99 seconds to become the first Hopkinsville High athlete to win an indoor state title since the KHSAA sanctioned the sport.
Teal, who also got on the state medal podium in the 110-meter hurdles at the outdoor state track meet last spring, edged Covington Catholic’s Jack Fender at the line by .07 seconds.
His time was nearly a quarter-second faster than his qualifying time from last month.
Sophomore Willie Ennels also got on the medal podium with a seventh-place finish in the 200-meter dash. He finished 11th in the 55-meter dash in 6.81 seconds.
Hoptown just missed the podium in the 1600-meter relay by .12 seconds as the squad of Savior Davis, Jaylen Ray, Carlo Jones, and Willie Ennels completed their circuits in 1:36.99.
Savior Davis came in ninth place in the 800-meter run in 2:06.08, and Kayden Humphrey was ninth in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.94 seconds.
The 800-meter relay team of Keyshun Teal, Kayden Humphrey, Jaylen Ray, and Thomas Laliberte came in 13th place in 1:36.99, missing a medal finish by .93 seconds
Tyson Cavinder finished in 12th place in the 3200-meter run in 10:53.28
Jaylen Ray came in 22nd place in the 400-meter dash in 55.97 seconds.
For the ladies, Alexis Herrera Lovato finished 10th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:35.99.
Lauren Mayes came in 11th place in the 3200-meter run in 12:31.12.
Kaniya Jackson Grundy came in 16th place in the 55-meter hurdles in 11.28 seconds.
