Four in a row for Lexington Catholic’s girls track team at regional meet
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- Lexington Catholic won its fourth straight Class 2A, Region 4 girls track title.
- Lexington Catholic won the 4x200, 4x800 and 4x400 relays.
- Covington Catholic won the boys team title and swept the boys relays.
Lexington Catholic’s girls track team won its fourth straight Class 2A, Region 4 team track championship on Saturday in a storm-delayed meet at Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills.
The host Colonels took first place in the boys’ competition with Bourbon County in second place and Lexington Catholic in third.
The Knights are also three-time defending state champions in Class 2A girls track and will be looking to keep that streak alive this week at the state meet.
Lexington Catholic junior Abigail Turner won both the 800- and 1,600-meter races and anchored the Knights’ first place 4-by-400 relay.
The Knights also won the 4-by-200- and 4-by-800-meter relays and placed second behind Franklin County in the 4-by-100.
Lexington Catholic finished 1-2 in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter races. Anna Dawahare claimed the 3,200 with a time of 11:40.00 ahead of teammate Julia Lowry. Dawahare finished second in the 1,600 by just more than seven seconds off Turner’s time of 5:14.85. Sarah Scott finished second to Turner in the 800, just 0.25 seconds behind the winning time of 2:18.66.
In the field events, Lexington Catholic got firsts from Lauren Counts in the discus (108 feet, 3 inches) and Sophia Arms in the triple jump (30 feet, 8.5 inches).
Bourbon County’s girls team finished second behind the Knights with wins from Addison Felty in the 100- and 400-meter dashes, Marleigh Estes in the 300 hurdles and Meadows Hardwick in the pole vault.
On the boys’ side, Lexington Catholic senior Asher Feddock won both the 800- and 1,600-meter races in 2:00.61 and 4:30.48, respectively.
Covington Catholic swept the boys relays and took first and second in the 110-meter hurdles (Jacob Keller and Jack Fender), the long jump (Will Danneman and Zach Brooks) and the discus (Quentin Jones and Caleb Wiest).
The Colonels also got firsts in the 400 from Rhett Blettner, the 300 hurdles from Dominic Terzo and the 3,200 from Joe Mayer. Blettner and Mayer took part in two relay wins. Terzo raced in another.
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association’s State Track and Field Championships take place Thursday through Saturday at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Complex. Class 2A is scheduled on Friday. Class A is Thursday. Class 3A for the state’s largest schools is Saturday. Events begin at 9 a.m. each day.
The top two finishers at all the regional meets automatically qualified for their respective state meets. At-large qualifiers based on times/marks will be announced at KHSAA.org this week.
CLASS A, REGION 4 RESULTS
The top two finishers in each event automatically qualify for the state meet. Ten more will qualify based on statewide results. Additional state qualifiers will become available at KHSAA.org ahead of the state championships on May 21. Complete results from the meet are available via MileSplit.
GIRLS
Teams — 1. Lexington Catholic. 194; 2. Bourbon County. 150; 3. Franklin County. 73; 4. Harrison County. 43; 5. Western Hills. 28; 6. Lloyd Memorial. 20; 7. Holmes. 13.
Individuals — 4-by-800 relay: 1. Lexington Catholic (Abby Etherington, Ainsley Adair, Sarah Scott, Addison Mason) 10:19.30; 2. Bourbon County (Meadows Hardwick, Ruby DeAtley, Macey McKinzie, Myla Wilson) 10:30.37. 100 hurdles: 1, Mariah Jackson, Franklin County 15.18; 2. Savanah Kennedy, Lexington Catholic, 15.94. 100: 1. Addison Felty, Bourbon County, 12.89; 2. London White, Franklin County, 12.89. 4-by-200 relay: Lexington Catholic (Zoe Cliburn, Emme Peterson, Lily Knopp, Joanna Bryant) 1:46.11; 2. Bourbon County (Keira Lumley, Makenna Hunter, Paisley Hutchison, Paisley Littrell) 1:51.24. 1,600: 1. Abigail Turner, Lexington Catholic, 5:14.85; 2. Anna Dawahare, Lexington Catholic, 5:21.99. 4-by-100 relay: 1. Franklin County (Adaya Clayton, Calah Jones, London White, Mariah Jackson) 50.57; 2. Lexington Catholic (Zoe Cliburn, Lily Knopp, Emme Peterson, Savanah Kennedy) 51.68. 400: 1. Addison Felty, Bourbon County, 58.83; 2. Laila Jackson, Western Hills, 1:00.63. 300 hurdles: 1. Marleigh Estes, Bourbon County, 45.99; 2. London White, Franklin County, 46.39. 800: 1. Abigail Turner, Lexington Catholic, 2:18.66; 2. Sarah Scott, Lexington Catholic, 2:18.91. 200: 1. Kendria Wickers, Western Hills, 26.70; 2. Addison Felty, Bourbon County, 27.14. 3,200: 1. Anna Dawahare, Lexington Catholic, 11:40.00; 2. Julia Lowry, Lexington Catholic, 11:58.61. 4-by-400 relay: 1. Lexington Catholic (Joanna Bryant, Wells Moore, Sarah Scott, Abigail Turner) 4:04.18; 2. Bourbon County (Keira Lumley, Makenna Hunter, Paisley Hutchinson, Addison Felty) 4:08.19. Shot put: 1. Marlie Tolle, Harrison County, 29-08; 2. Lauren Counts, Lexington Catholic, 29-01.5. Discus throw: 1. Lauren Counts, Lexington Catholic, 108-03; 2. Sinicah Woods, Franklin County, 100-01. Long jump: 1. Imani Simpson, Franklin County, 15-06; 2. Lizzie Kerkhoff, Lexington Catholic, 15-04. Triple jump: 1. Sophia Arms, Lexington Catholic, 30-08.5; Arwen French, Harrison County, 30-05.5. High jump: 1. Annie Trace, Lexington Catholic, 4-06; 2. Lizzie Kerkhoff, Lexington Catholic, 4-04. Pole vault: 1. Meadows Hardwick, Bourbon County, 7-0; 2. Ruby DeAtley, Bourbon County, 5-06.
BOYS
Teams — 1. Covington Catholic, 222; 2. Bourbon County, 109; 3. Lexington Catholic, 64; 4. Lloyd Memorial, 57; 5. Franklin County, 53; 6. Holmes, 29; 7. Harrison County, 13; 8. Pendleton County, 4; 9. Western Hills, 3.
Individuals — 4-by-800 relay: 1. Covington Catholic (Jackson Germann, Braden Franxman, Luke O’Hara, Joe Mayer) 7:59.51; 2. Lexington Catholic (Asher Feddock, Liam Havens, Mark Reinhart, Reeves McCullough) 8:15.19. 110 hurdles: 1. Jacob Keller, Covington Catholic, 15.67; 2. Jack Fender, 12 Covington Catholic, 15.88. 100: 1. Delano Collins, 12 Franklin County, 11.17; 2. Jacob Ezell, 12 Bourbon County, 11.27, 10.99. 4-by-200 relay: 1 Covington Catholic (Rhett Blettner, Charlie Ink, Jack Fender, Garrett Gallagher) 1:30.11; 2. Franklin County (Antonio Wheeler, Carter Richardson, Nicholas Epperson, Delano Collins) 1:30.92. 1,600: 1. Asher Feddock, Lexington Catholic, 4:30.48; 2. Christopher Wells, Bourbon County 4:33.57. 4-by-100 relay: 1. Covington Catholic (Will Danneman, Jack Fender, Garrett Gallagher, Ryan Tenhundfeld) 43.80; 2. Franklin County (Antonio Wheeler, Carter Richardson, Nicholas Epperson, Delano Collins) 43.85. 400: 1. Rhett Blettner, Covington Catholic, 50.47; 2. Liam Havens, Lexington Catholic, 50.89. 300 hurdles: 1. Dominic Terzo, Covington Catholic, 42.84; 2. Demetri Holloway, Holmes, 43.14. 800: 1. Asher Feddock, Lexington Catholic, 2:00.61; 2. Jack Salyers, Covington Catholic, 2:01.24. 200: 1. Jacob Ezell, Bourbon County, 23.20; 2. Garret Gallagher, Covington Catholic, 23.36. 3,200: 1. Joe Mayer, Covington Catholic, 9:40.08; 2. Mark Reinhart, Lexington Catholic, 9:46.43. 4-by-400 relay: 1. Covington Catholic (Rhett Blettner, Joe Mayer, Sam Stout, Dominic Terzo) 3:31. 2. Lloyd Memorial (Aden Miller, Zaryn Whisby, Lavar Herron, AJ Curry) 3:32.74. Shot put: 1. Shamari Aitkens, Franklin County, 50-11.25; 2. Matthew Woolf, Covington Catholic, 49-09.75. Discus throw: 1. Quentin Jones, Covington Catholic, 139-06; 2. Caleb Wiest, Covington Catholic, 129-06. Long jump: 1. Will Danneman, Covington Catholic, 20-05.00; 2. Zach Brooks, Covington Catholic, 20-01.50. Triple jump: 1. Mark Perraut, Bourbon County, 43-03.50; 2. Henry Wahoff, Covington Catholic, 38-07.00. High jump: 1. Landon Dailey, Covington Catholic, 5-08.00; 2. AJ Curry, Lloyd Memorial, J5-08.00. Pole vault: 1. Mark Perraut, Bourbon County, 13-00.00; 2. Paul Klosinski, Covington Catholic, 12-06.00.
