Voyles and Pritchard win at Bruin Relays
The HCHS track teams competed in the Bruin Relays at Central Hardin High School Saturday.
“It was a cold day and very windy day. The conditions were not good for anyone. I am very proud of our athletes for toughing out this meet,” HCHS coach Chris Hawkins said.
Aly Voyles won the mile race with a time of 6:40. Juliana Nevitt was ninth in 8:21. Nevitt was seventh in the 3,000 meters in 17:04.
“Aly ran a very smart race taking control on the third lap and never letting up. It was one of her best races,” the coach said.
Story Conway was third in the discus with a throw of 61–03 feet. She was ninth in the shot put with a throw of 21–01.5. Trinity Gottler of Anderson County won both the discus (127–04) and shot (35–06.5).
Jayda Meserve placed eighth in the girls 300 meter dash in a time of 53.93, while Abi Decker was 24th in one minute. Isabel Grimes of Breckinridge County won in 45.43.
The HCHS girls placed sixth in the 800 sprint medley in 2:17. Runners were Tessa Walls, Hannah Jackson, Lexus Ralph and Decker.
Meserve was ninth in the long jump with a leap of 11–01. Nevitt was 13th at 10–08, and Ralph was 22nd at 8–02. Serena McNeilly of Central Hardin won at 14–01.
Hancock County was seventh in the distance medley in 17:42. Runners were Voyles, Decker, Ralph and Nevitt.
Larue County won the girls title with 127 points. Hancock County was eighth with 33 points.
Boys results
Luke Pritchard won the discus with a mighty throw of 99–11 feet. James Singleton was fifth at 86 feet, Connor Szefi 20th at 57–02 and Aiden Embry 23rd at 52 feet.
“Luke was able to get a good throw into the wind to win the discus,” Hawkins said.
Pritchard was fifth in the shot put with a toss of 33–10. Alex Basham was seventh at 33–05.5, Singleton was 10th at 32–07.5 and Embry 14th at 30–07.5. Ethan Sullivan of Larue County won at 44–09.25.
Nolan DeJarnette placed sixth in the mile with a time of 5:55. Damion Basham was 16th in 6:12 and Jay Mooneyham was 22nd in 7:14. Brendan Nagle of John Hardin won in 5:12.
Alex Basham placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 15–04 feet. Braydon Wathen was 16th at 13–05 and Mooneyham was 17th at 12–07. Camdon Higgins of Anderson County won at 16–01.
Hunter Stephens ran 13th in the 1,000 meters in 3:37, and Max DeJarnette was 27th in 4:07. Nagle won in 3:03.
Basham was sixth in the 3K in 12:56, and Griffin DeJarnette was eighth in 14:12. Lance Garner of Meade County won in 10:29.
HCHS was fifth in the 800 sprint medley in 1:53. Runners were Braydon Wathan, Alex Basham, Hayden Shearn and Ben Baker.
Baker placed 10th in the high jump with a height of five feet. Carter Robinson of Central Hardin won at 5–10.
Shearn was 14th in the 300 meter dash in 44.63. Baker was 21st in 46.59 and Mooneyham 33rd in 52.15. Donovan Adams of Elizabethtown won in 40.15.
Eli Embry was 14th in the 200 meters in 35.24, and Max DeJarnette 16th in 36.48. Hudson Jones of Elizabethtown won in 27.49.
HCHS was 10th in the distance medley in 14:25. Runners were Noah Henson, Nolan DeJarnette, Griffin DeJarnette and Stephens.
HCHS was seventh in the 4×400 Co-Ed relay in 4:56. Runners were Nolan DeJarnette, Aly Voyles, Baker and Ralph.
“The middle school athletes who competed did extremely well against high school competition. I am very proud of them,” the coach said.
“We had several first time events and now have school records for the 300 meter dash (Jayda Meserve and Hayden Shearn), 200 meter hurdles (Eli Embry) and coed 4×400 meter relay (Aly Voyles, Max DeJarnette, Lexus Ralph and Jay Mooneyham). We are learning and improving with each meet,” Hawkins said.
Colonel Classic
The track teams competed in a 12-team Colonel Classic at Henderson County Saturday.
Allyson Voyles placed seventh in the 1600 meters in 6:30, and Juliana Nevitt was 17th in 7:41. Allison Wood of Hopkinsville won in 5:50.
Lexus Ralph placed seventh in the girls 400 meter dash in a time of 1:12. Hayden Tichenor of Henderson won in 1:04.
Voyles was 10th in the 800 meters in 2:58, and Lauren Proctor was 16th in 3:31. Piper Hancock of University Heights won in 2:44.
Nevitt was seventh in the 3200 in 16:41. Wood won in 12:46.
Brianna Mooneyham was 14th in the discus with a toss of 49–07. Trinity Hogg of Owensboro won at 76–09. Mooneyham was 17th in the shot put with a throw of 17–05. Lori Moyd of Hopkinsville won at 30–07.
Nevitt was 18th in the long jump with a leap of 10–06, and Ralph was 21st in 9–10. Tichenor won at 15–08.
The girls 4×800 meter relay team was fifth in 12:53. Runners were Proctor, Ralph, Nevitt and Voyles. Henderson County won in 11:40.
Henderson County won the girls team title with 132.5 points. Hancock County was 11th with 10 points.
Central Hardin won the boys title with 107 points. Hancock was seventh with 44 points.
Boys results
Luke Pritchard placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 38–08, and Alex Basham was 10th at 34–05. Sam Cotthoff of University Heights won at 42 feet.
Pritchard was sixth in the discus with a toss of 105–01, and James Singleton was 12th at 85–07. Emmanuel Summers of Warren East won at 123–10.
Damion Basham placed sixth in the 3200 meters with a time of 11:15. Daniel Puckett of Calloway won in 10:34.
Nolan DeJarnette ran seventh in the 800 meters in a time of 2:22, and Landon Mooneyham was 18th in 2:51. Landon McCartney won in 2:09.
DeJarnette was 10th in the 400 meters in 59.4 seconds. Jaide Northington of Christian County won in 53.9.
Alex Basham was 10th in the triple with a distance of 31–02. Braydon Wathan was 12th at 30–03.5. Isaiah Ghee of Warren East won at 39–02.
Basham was 11th in the long jump with a leap of 16–07, and Wathan was 23rd at 13 feet. Kavon Faison of Warren East won at 18–08.5.
Ben Baker placed 11th in the 200 meters in a time of 25.5 seconds, and Hayden Shearn was 18th in 26.9. Jaheim Williams of Henderson won in 23.4.
Wathan ran 19th in the 100 meter dash in 13.1 seconds. Williams of Henderson won in 11.4.
Calloway County won the boys team title with 111.5 points. Hancock County was 11th with 12 points.
By Steve Wimmer
