By Dave Helmick
TuckerCountySports.Com
CHARLETSON – The Tucker County Girls’ & Boys’ Track teams traveled to Charleston to compete in the State Track Meet at Laidley Field on Friday May 20th and Saturday May 21st. The Tucker County Girls’ team took 6th place with a team score of 40 points. The Boys’ team finished in 15th place also with a team score of 14 points. Both teams collected 30 medals total with 19 medals for the Girls’ and 11 medals for the Boys’. The Girls’ Shuttle Hurdle Relay team captured the State Championship. The Girls’ 4x200m Relay team and the 4x400m Relay team finished 2nd to bring home State Runner-Up Medals. The Boys’ team got at 3rd place finish from Eddie Kachmarek in the Discus Throw and a 4th place finish by the Shuttle Hurdle Relay team. Below are the full results for our Tucker County Athletes:
Girls’ Results: 400m: 6th Emily Crosten(1:02.55), 2nd Sydney Moore(1:02.59), 7th Sheyenne Delawder(1:11.30). 3200m: 14th Madison Reall(13:16.51). 100m Hurdles: 3rd Elizabeth Nichols(15.88). 4x100m: 11th C.Strawderman, S.Nestor, S.Delawder, E.Nichols(55.49). 4x200m: 2nd E.Crosten, J.Walker, E.Nichols, S.Moore(1:49.25). 4x400m: 2nd E.Crosten, M.Long, J.Walker, S.Moore(4:15.28). 4x800m: 5th E.Crosten, M.Reall, M.Long, J.Walker(10:30.86). Shuttle Hurdle: 1st S.Moore, S.Nestor, J.Walker, E.Nichols(1:06.88). Long Jump: 4th Sydney Moore(16’0.25”). Shot Put: 6th Carleigh Bolyard(30’05.25”), 8th Lydia Mullenax(30’0.5”), 14th Zoe Sypolt(27’04.25”). Discus Throw: 9th Carleigh Bolyard(93’02”). Overall Team Rankings: 1st Magnolia(70), 2nd Charleston Catholic(68), 3rd Wheeling Central(60), 4th Williamstown(56), 5th Clay-Battelle(41), 6th Tucker County(162), 7th Union(36), 8th Doddridge County(35), 9th Saint Marys(33), 10th Buffalo(25), 11th Sherman(12), 12th Tyler Consolidated(10), 12th South Harrison(10), 12th Gilmer County(10), 12th Parkersburg Catholic(10), 12th Madonna(10), 17th Pocahontas County(8), 17th Saint Joseph Central (8), 19th Valley Wetzel(6), 20th Wirt County(3), 20th Pendleton County(3), 22nd Richwood(2), 23rd Paden City(1), 23rd Trinity(1).
Boys’ Results: 800m: 8th Luke Poling(2:09.12). 300m Hurdles: 12th Ben Callaway(46.06). 4x100m: 12th J.Davis, B.Strawderman, E.Kachmarek, J.Howell(47.93). 4x200m: 8th J.Howell, M.Mason, J.Davis, E.Kachmarek(1:38.26). 4x400m: 9th J.Davis, B.Strawderman, J.Howell, J.Melnick(3:45.86). 4x800m: 5th L.Poling, J.Kincaid, B.Reall, J.Melnick(8:37.76). Shuttle Hurdle: 4th M.Mason, B.Callaway, L.Pennington, D.Kisamore(1:00.99). High Jump: 6th Daniel Kisamore(5’08”). Shot Put: 6th Brody Strawderman(41’10”). Discus Throw: 3rd Eddie Kachmarek(143’03”). Overall Team Rankings: 1st Williamstown(60), 2nd Saint Marys(59), 3rd Doddridge County(51), 4th Buffalo(46), 5th Wheeling Central(43), 6th South Harrison(41), 7th Tyler Consolidated(33), 8th Wirt County(32), 9th Valley Wetzel(31), 10th Magnolia(25), 11th Moorefield(24), 12th Gilmer County(22), 13th Madonna(21), 14th Paden City(15), 15th Tucker County(14), 15th Wahama(14), 17th Charleston Catholic(8), 18th Pocahontas County(6), 19th Calhoun County(4), 20th Sherman(3), 21st Richwood(2), 21st Pendleton County(2), 21st Clay-Battelle(2).