Eddie Kachmarek from Tucker County competes in the 100m event
By Dave Helmick
TuckerCountySports.Com
BUCKHANNON – The Tucker County Girls’ & Boys’ Track teams traveled to Buckhannon-Upshur on Tuesday April 26th for a 6 team meet. The Meet was called due to lighting and severe weather after just 8 events and the Tucker County Girls’ team took 1st place with a total team score of 73 points. The Boys’ teams finished just 6 events before the weather canceled the meet and the Mt. Lions Boys’ team placed 5th place with a team score of 24 points.
Girls’ Results: 100m: 1st Sydney Moore(13.57), 5th Sydney Nestor(14.44), 7th Cecily Strawderman(15.14). 400m: 3rd Emily Crosten(1:06.25), 8th Mikayla Long(1:09.43), 18th Sheyenne Delawder(1:16.39). 1600m: 4th Madison Reall(6:20.40), 6th Riley Evans(6:26.52), 8th Mikala Betler(6:51.08). 100m Hurdles: 2nd Elizabeth Nichols(17.42), 5th Natalie Evans(19.34), 7th Kelcee James(19.82). 4x200m: 2nd J.Walker, K.Bates, S.Delawder, E.Nichols(1:59.95). 4x800m: 1st E.Crosten, M.Long, M.Reall, J.Walker(10:32.66). High Jump: 4th Mikala Betler(4’04”), 5th Sheyenne Delawder(4’00”). Shot Put: 1st Carleigh Bolyard(32’09.5”), 4th Lydia Mullenax(30’03.5”), 5th Zoe Sypolt(28’00.25”). Overall Team Rankings: 1st Tucker County(73), 2nd Buckhannon-Upshur(56), 3rd Philip-Barbour(40), 4th East Fairmont(35), 5th Lincoln(23), 6th Webster County(16).
Boys’ Results: 100m: 5th Jacob Davis(12.43), 8th Eddie Kachmarek(12.80), 9th Brody Strawderman(12.94). 400m: 6th Jack Melnick(56.77), 7th Jacob Davis(57.02), 12th Brett Reall(1:00.45). 1600m: 11th Chris Chambers(5:40.48), 12th Jonathan Rhodes(6:00.37), 15th Nathaniel Rader(6:09.96). 110m Hurdles: 1st Marcus Mason(17.22), 3rd Will Callaway(18.54), 6th Logan Pennington(19.26). 4x200m: 4th B.Callaway, E.Kachmarek, G.Pennington, N.Rader(1:44.33). 4x800m: 6th J.Howell, J.Melnick, N.Rader, B.Reall(9:33.16). Overall Team Rankings: 1st Buckhannon-Upshur(54), 2nd East Fairmont(40), 3rd Philip-Barbour(31), 4th Webster County(25), 5th Tucker County(24), 6th Lincoln(10).
Tucker County will travel to Keyser for the PVC Championships tonight Wednesday May 4th at 4pm. Both teams will compete in the Regional Meet at Keyser on Thursday May 12th at 11am. For more info visit TuckerCountySports.Com.