Markita Pheal made a super showing, winning three running events in the first Logan County All-Comers track meet of the season April 13. The Lady Cougar junior took first in the 100, 200 and 400 meter runs.
Coach Greg Howard’s Lady Cougars also got a pair of firsts from sophomore Jessica Anderson in the shot put and the discus, and another first place from freshman Claire Hopkins in the 300 Hurdles.
Placing second for the Lady Cougars was the 4X400 Relay team of Anderson, Kelsey Markham, Brittany Harper and Ashely Munday. Picking up a third for the host team was Hopkins in the 100 Hurdles
The Lady Cougars placed second in the meet behind the dominant team, Muhlenberg County. Trigg County was third.
Although Russellville didn’t have enough competitors to compete for overall supremacy, some individuals did well. Second place finishers from Russellville were Nikki Rose in the 100 and tying in the 200 with Davonna Sydnor, Mia Matthews in the 100 Hurdles, Passion Townsend in the long jump, the 4X 200 Relay team of Cassie Clayton, Jalonda Wells, Heather Spivey and Peyton Taylor, and the 4X100 Relay, whose team members’ names were not listed.
RHS competitors placing third were Sydnor in the 100, Mia Bethea in the 300 Hurdles, Townsend in the long jump, and the 4X100 Relay team of Rose, Sydnor, Bethea and Townsend.
Individual placements are listed below. Times and distances are given for the top three finishers.
Lady Cougars
Markita Pheal: 1) 100 (13.10), 1) 200 (27.96), 1) 400 (1:06.750
Jessica Anderson: 1) shot put (26’2”) 1) discus ((87’06.5”) 2) 4X400 Relay (5:07.97) 4) 4X100 Relay
Claire Hopkins: 1) 300 Hurdles (58.34 3) 100 Hurdles (21.54) 5) 3200
Ashely Munday: 2) 4X400 Relay (5:07.97) 4) 4X100 Relay 5) 100, 7) 200, 7) 400
Brittany Harper: : 2) 4X400 Relay (5:07.97) 5) 100 Hurdles 9) completed the 300 Hurdles
Kelsey Markham: : 2) 4X400 Relay (5:07.97) 4) 4X100 Relay 6) 400
Kerra Cormist: 4) 4X100 Relay 9) 200, 10) 400, 10) 800
Molly Wharton: 4) discus 5 ) shot put
Selena Jones: 5) discus 7) shot put
Cambria Faulkner: 6) shot put 6) discus
Skylar Martin: 7) discus 9) shot put
Katie Brooks: 8) discus 10) shot put

Lady Panthers
Nikki Rose: 2) 100 (13.24) 2) 200 (30.00) 3) 4X100 Relay (1:04.22) 4) 4X200 Relay
Davonna Sydnor: 2) 200 (30.00) 3) 100 (13.25) 3) 4X100 Relay (1:04.22) 4) 4X200 Relay completed the 100 Hurdles
Mia Matthews: 2) 100 Hurdles (20.67) 5) 400
Cassie Clayton: 2) 4X 200 Relay (2:01.56) 5) 200
Jalonda Wells: 2) 4X 200 Relay (2:01.56) 10) 200
Peyton Taylor: 2) 4X 200 Relay (2:01.56) completed the 100
Heather Spivey: 2) 4X 200 Relay (2:01.56) completed the 100
Mia Bethea: 3) 4X100 Relay (1:04.22) 3) 300 Hurdles (1:03.6) 4) 4X200 Relay
Passion Townsend: 3) long jump (10’3”) 3) 4X100 Relay (1:04.22) 4) 400 4) 4X200 Relay
Alexis Bellamy: 4) 200 4) 100 Hurdles 6) 100
Rebecca Orndorff: 5) 1600 6) 800
Maleah Ward: 8) 200, 9) 100
Reagan Wilkerson: 10) 100
Alecia Swinson: completed the 100