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Colts take third at Wolverine Open

Track and field

March 30, 2011

East and West Jessamine track and field teams participated in the Wolverine Open at Western Hills High School on Friday. The West boys placed third with 70 points, and the East boys came in 10th. On the girls side, West finished just ahead of East, 44.5 points to 32 points.

WJ boys

The Colts had several top-10 finishes on the track. In the 100-meter dash, Duke Brown placed seventh with a time of 12.03 seconds, and Will Knight was eighth at 12.04.

Timothy Preston placed 10th in the 400-meter dash, and Jaden Beck was 10th in the 800-meter run. 

Caleb McDaniel placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.06. He also took sixth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.27. David Smith was eighth at 47.48.

West shone in the relays, taking first in the 4x100-meter with a time of 46.69; second in the 4x200-meter relay at 1:35.99; fifth in the 4x400-meter at 3:51.14; and fourth in the 4x800-meter at 9:08.5.

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In the field events, the Colts had a number of strong finishes. Sean Donaldson took second in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 8 inches. Tanner Lee and Ethan Darby placed third and fourth, respectively, in the pole vault, each clearing 9 feet, 6 inches.

Josh Bickelman placed third in the long jump, jumping 18 feet, 2 inches.
 
EJ boys

The Jags had a number of strong performances in distance events.

Alex Maina placed sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.82 seconds.

In the 800-meter run, Matt Hall placed third (2:06.32) and Cody Collins placed seventh (2:10.78). Collins also took third in the 1,600-meter with a time of 4:49.78.

In the field, David Prewitt leaped 17 feet, 5 inches in the long jump, placing seventh. And Corey Kenion had a toss of 38 feet, 4 inches in the shot put, good enough for sixth.

WJ girls

The Lady Colts were led by Abby Wiggins. The sophomore placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.28 seconds and was first in the 300-meter hurdles at 49.57.

Lisa Troyer came in sixth in the 100-meter hurdles at 18.95.

The 4x100-meter relay team had a third-place finish with a time of 55.05. The team took third in the 4x200-meter, fifth in the 4x400-meter and fifth in the 4x800-meter.

Alexis Kierstead placed sixth in the discus with a throw of 73 feet, 4 inches.

EJ girls

Mallory Osborne took seventh place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:07.45, and Shelby Courtney placed ninth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:11.93.

The Lady Jags placed sixth in the 4x100-meter relay, fifth in the 4x200, sixth in the 4x400 and eighth in the 4x800.

East also showed well in the field events. Danielle Lee placed second in the high jump, clearing 4 feet, 8 inches. Daylei Dekrey placed third at 4 feet, 6 inches.

Lacey Tingley placed 10th in the long jump, jumping 11 feet, 8 inches. Madison Collins had a throw of 21 feet, 5 inches in the shot put, placing her 10th.

Kayla Richards and Madison Collins placed ninth and 10th, respectively, in the discus.

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