Half a year after many of them ran on the cross country team which won the regional cross country team for the second straight year, the Logan County Cougars finished as regional runner-up for the second straight season Saturday.
The only team to beat them was defending state champion Paducah Tilghman. The Cougars finished 25 points ahead of third place Hopkinsville and 56 better than fourth place Webster County.
Coach Greg Howard, who has built regional and state powers in both cross country and track, offered the following comments for The Logan Journal:
“Our boys and girls put together another day of great effort as they competed in the Region I AA Championships held Saturday on the campus of Paducah Tilghman High School. I’m excited that our team stuck to the game plan and gave every effort as we attempted to win our school’s first ever regional championship in track and field. Regardless of the outcome, I can honestly say we put together an effort that in most cases would win. Tilghman was better than the rest of us on Saturday.
“I knew things would be exciting a month ago when I approached some of our athletes and asked them to do an activity that they hadn’t attempted in their track careers. Several of our athletes stepped up and said, “whatever you need me to do coach,” and that’s exactly what they did. They sacrificed for their team, taking on a daunting task of not only learning a new skill in a short time frame, but all the while doing so at a high level. Korey Jaynes and Taylor Rittenberry stand out as they sacrificed the most when I asked Taylor to compete in the 300M hurdles and Korey in the 110M hurdles. Hard skills to learn but both young men dedicated themselves to start working on their event immediately. Their effort was truly a blessing and an example of “team spirit” and accepting the idea of ‘TEAM over ‘self’!
The boys for the second year in a row finished as Class AA Region I Runner-ups. To many it sounds like second place, but it is far more reaching than that. It was a second place finish to a powerful, multi-time state champion, and defending state champion in Paducah Tilghman. We had our chances and never took full advantage of them and just came up short.
When you see sad faces and young men crying in defeat, you know it meant something to them. I will say this, I’ve seen many athletes compete over a long career and what I saw Saturday was a “Championship Effort” by our kids, one that I will never forget!
“On the girls side, the short-handed Lady Cougars manned up and gave all they had with just four girls competing. Hayley Mayher will once again compete in the State Championships this week at the University of Louisville. Hayley garnered a second place finish in the discus and teammate Jasmine Martin will join Mayher at stat, competing in the 100M and 200M dashes. Freshman Bethany Bush finished just outside the scoring as she competed in both the discus and the shot while fellow freshman Jacqueline Belcher ran the 1600M run.
“The boys were strong in many areas as they took home first place finishes in the 4 X 800M Relay (Sye Head, Levi Crossley, Noah Thomas, Colton Spencer) and Spencer was also regional champion in the 400M dash. Justin Rone will be competing in all four of his events at state (110M hurdles, 300M hurdles, High Jump, Long jump).
“I am Blessed to have witnessed so many great accomplishments of these athletes, truly Blessed!” Howard concludes.
The following young men will compete at state this week.
4 X 200M Relay – Dylan Cole, Michael Sydnor, Aaron Foster, Colton Spencer, Jared Hall, Korey Jaynes, Wesley Duncan
4 X 400M Relay – Dylan Cole, Michael Sydnor, Colton Spencer, Sye Head, Levi Crossley, Noah Thomas, Aaron Foster
4 X 800M Relay – Sye Head, Noah Thomas, Colton Spencer, Levi Crossley, Kaleb O’ Dell, Kelly Eicher, Thomas Lyne
400M Dash – Colton Spencer, Dylan Cole
1600M Run – Noah Thomas
Shot Put – Tyler Wood
110M Hurdles – Justin Rone
300M Hurdles – Justin Rone
Long Jump – Justin Rone
High Jump – Justin Rone
Triple Jump – Michael Sydnor
Event finishes follow:
Girls 100 Meter Dash
1 Baxter, Raven 12 Webster County 13.15
2 McSwain, Jakayla 07 Hopkinsville 13.33
3 Martin, Jasmine 12 Logan County 13.36
4 Boone, Zequoria 11 Hopkinsville 13.70
5 Allen-Woods, Keyonna 12 Paducah Tilghman 13.72
Girls 200 Meter Dash
1 Baxter, Raven 12 Webster County 27.05
2 McSwain, Jakayla 07 Hopkinsville 27.41
3 Martin, Jasmine 12 Logan County 27.51
4 Olin, Alex 11 Calloway County 27.70
5 Sigler, Riley 10 Paducah Tilghman 27.79
Girls 1600 Meter Run
1 Grant, Aleja 10 Paducah Tilghman 5:31.14
2 Fell, Tyler 08 Lone Oak 5:43.24
3 Zimmerman, Ashley 08 Lone Oak 5:46.23
14 Turner, Sarah 07 Hopkinsville 6:45.27
15 Belcher, Jacqueline 09 Logan County 6:53.12
Girls Long Jump
1 McNary, Darrian 11 Webster County 15-05.50
2 Thompson, Molly 10 Paducah Tilghman 14-00.50
3 Mack, Shannon 10 Trigg County 13-09.75
7 Mason, Brandy 11 Union County 12-06.75
8 Martin, Jasmine 12 Logan County 11-01.50
9 Barnett, Ashton 09 Calloway County 10-06.50
Girls Shot Put
1 Kendall, Jaycey 09 Caldwell County 34-08.00
2 Cabiness, Lexie 12 Hopkinsville 34-06.00
3 Mimms, De'Arisha 12 Caldwell County 31-08.00
9 Belt, McKenzi 12 Paducah Tilghman 23-03.00
10 Mayher, Hayley 12 Logan County 22-04.00
11 Bush, Bethany 09 Logan County 19-11.50
Girls Discus Throw
1 Shelton, Ashton 11 Calloway County 93-04
2 Mayher, Hayley 12 Logan County 84-03.50
3 Cabiness, Lexie 12 Hopkinsville 68-09.50
6 Mimms, De'Arisha 12 Caldwell County 65-02.50
7 Bush, Bethany 09 Logan County 63-03.50
8 Grubbs, Jaila 10 Hopkinsville 56-05
Boys 100 Meter Dash
1 Garnette, Darrius 12 Paducah Tilghman 11.15
2 Harris, Silaf 12 Union County 11.26
3 Kenderick, Terrance 11 Hopkinsville 11.27
4 Shelby, Nick 10 Paducah Tilghman 11.39
5 Killebrew, Damarius 11 Hopkinsville 11.53
6 Foster, Aaron 12 Logan County 11.86
7 Chambers, Landon 10 Lone Oak 11.95
10 Reynolds, Broady 11 Hopkins Central 12.42
11 Duncan, Wesley 12 Logan County 13.08
Boys 200 Meter Dash
1 Flemons, Chris 12 Paducah Tilghman 22.63
2 Garnette, Darrius 12 Paducah Tilghman 22.70
3 Kenderick, Terrance 11 Hopkinsville 22.73
4 Houser, Noah 10 Lone Oak 23.74
5 Killebrew, Damarius 11 Hopkinsville 23.94
6 Foster, Aaron 12 Logan County 24.01
7 Cole, Dylan 12 Logan County 24.03
8 Brown, Garrett 12 Trigg County 24.24
Boys 400 Meter Dash
1 Spencer, Colton 12 Logan County 51.03
2 Flemons, Chris 12 Paducah Tilghman 51.24
3 Livingston, Martin 11 Lone Oak 52.55
4 Cole, Dylan 12 Logan County 53.72
5 Brown, Garrett 12 Trigg County 56.72
Boys 800 Meter Run
1 Childress, Austin 12 Hopkins Central 2:01.70
2 Hall, Keenan 12 Webster County 2:04.76
3 Holtgrew, Jacob 11 Paducah Tilghman 2:04.90
4 Friedrich, Jacob 09 Calloway County 2:05.64
5 Head, Sye 12 Logan County 2:13.92
6 Ford, Cory 10 Logan County 2:15.10
7 Longstreath, Kenneth 11 Hopkinsville 2:17.35
Boys 1600 Meter Run
1 Whitsell, Iszack 11 Webster County 4:43.81
2 Thomas, Noah 12 Logan County 4:47.95
3 Oxford, Chance 08 Union County 4:50.89
4 Betts, Josh 10 Calloway County 4:53.90
5 O' Dell, Kaleb 11 Logan County 4:57.52
6 Longstreath, Kenneth 11 Hopkinsville 5:04.93
Boys 3200 Meter Run
1 Whitsell, Iszack 11 Webster County 10:23.89
2 Oxford, Chance 08 Union County 10:41.57
3 Crossley, Levi 10 Logan County 10:42.02
4 Eicher, Kelly 10 Logan County 10:55.21
5 Cole, Trevor 09 Webster County 10:59.02
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
1 Corbett, Marcus 10 Paducah Tilghman 15.34
2 Rone, Justin 12 Logan County 16.61
3 Murt, Ryan 12 Lone Oak 19.25
4 Tetrev, Holland 09 Calloway County 19.49
5 Jaynes, Korey 12 Logan County 19.97
6 Thacker, Travon 12 Hopkinsville 20.28
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
1 Grace, Lenny 10 Paducah Tilghman 42.01
2 Corbett, Marcus 10 Paducah Tilghman 42.06
3 Rone, Justin 12 Logan County 43.71
4 Ellerman, Alex 12 Lone Oak 44.27
8 Tetrev, Holland 09 Calloway County 50.11
9 Rittenberry, Taylor 12 Logan County 50.33
10 Bussell, Peyton 11 Webster County 51.30
Boys 4x100 Meter
1 Paducah Tilghman 44.09 (Chris Flemons, Darrius Garnette, Nick Shelby, Darrius Spivey-Nunn)
2 Hopkinsville 44.38 (Damarius Killebrew, Terrance Kenderick, Michael Spears, Keith Johnson)
3 Lone Oak 46.42 (Martin Livingston, Noah Houser, Landon Chambers, Zyaire Hughes)
4 Logan County 46.68 (Jared Hall, Korey Jaynes, Michael Sydnor, Aaron Foster)
Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
1 Paducah Tilghman 1:31.86 (Arjon Thomas, Marcus Corbett, Nick Shelby, Darrius Garnette)
2 Hopkinsville 1:34.17 (Terrance Kenderick, Damarius Killebrew, Michael Spears, Keith Johnson)
3 Logan County 1:36.46 (Dylan Cole, Aaron Foster, Colton Spencer, Michael Sydnor)
4 Lone Oak 1:38.08 (Martin Livingston, Noah Houser, Landon Chambers, Zyaire Hughes)
5 Webster County 1:44.09 (Seth Barnhill, Taner Corum, Jonte Lindle, Peyton Bussell)
Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
1 Paducah Tilghman 3:31.41 (Arjon Thomas, Nick Shelby, Lenny Grace, Chris Flemons)
2 Logan County 3:34.91 (Dylan Cole, Sye Head, Michael Sydnor, Colton Spencer)
3 Hopkins Central 3:48.90 (Austin Childress, Jordan Foster, Shelby Myers, Ethan Paige)
4 Hopkinsville 3:51.94 (Kendall Lancaster, Keith Johnson, Tra-von Miller, Kenneth Longstreath)
5 Webster County 3:53.02 (Seth Barnhill, Tanner Corum, Iszack Whitsell, Keenan Hall)
Boys 4x800 Meter Relay
1 Logan County 8:33.27 (Levi Crossley, Sye Head, Colton Spencer, Noah Thomas)
2 Webster County 8:50.93 (Iszack Whitsell, Keenan Hall, Robert Daugherty, Trevor Cole)
3 Calloway County 8:57.74 (Jacob Friedrich, Josh Betts, Hunter Bailey, Hunter Bucy)
4 Hopkins Central 9:24.39 (Connor Huff, Austin Childress, Shelby Myers, Ethan Paige)
5 Paducah Tilghman 9:33.21 (Harrison Kelly, Heath Ford, Justin Holt, Josh Walker)
Boys High Jump
1 Campbell, Chris 12 Hopkins Central 6-00.00
2 Elam, TJ 12 Hopkinsville 5-10.00
3 Rone, Justin 12 Logan County 5-08.00
4 Spears, Michael 10 Hopkinsville 5-06.00
5 Ellison, Shawn 10 Union County 5-00.00
--- Smith, Devin 09 Logan County NH
Boys Long Jump
1 Foster, Jarrell 11 Union County 21-03.50
2 Elam, TJ 12 Hopkinsville 20-09.00
3 Spears, Michael 10 Hopkinsville 20-01.50
4 Waldon, Cason 11 Paducah Tilghman 19-05.00
5 Rone, Justin 12 Logan County 19-00.00
6 Fleming, JaShaud 11 Union County J19-00.00
Boys Long Jump
1 Foster, Jarrell 11 Union County 21-03.50
2 Elam, TJ 12 Hopkinsville 20-09.00
3 Spears, Michael 10 Hopkinsville 20-01.50
4 Waldon, Cason 11 Paducah Tilghman 19-05.00
5 Rone, Justin 12 Logan County 19-00.00
6 Fleming, JaShaud 11 Union County J19-00.00
12 Corum, Tanner 12 Webster County 14-11.00
13 Duncan, Wesley 12 Logan County 14-03.50
14 White, Micheal 12 Hopkins Central 14-02.00
Boys Triple Jump
1 Elam, TJ 12 Hopkinsville 43-03.00
2 Foster, Jarrell 11 Union County 43-01.50
3 Jones, Jayven 11 Trigg County 39-07.50
4 Sydnor, Michael 11 Logan County 38-08.50
5 Idlette, Malik 12 Calloway County 36-01.50
6 Ellerman, Alex 12 Lone Oak 35-04.50
7 Smith, Devin 09 Logan County 34-11.50
8 Ellison, Shawn 10 Union County 34-11.00
Boys Shot Put
1 Overstreet, Derek 11 Paducah Tilghman 44-02.00
2 Coleman, Tre 11 Paducah Tilghman 44-01.50
3 Browning, Dustin 11 Hopkins Central 41-00.00
4 Wood, Tyler 12 Logan County 40-11.00
5 Burkey, Hayden 12 Calloway County 39-00.00
7 Bruce, James 11 Webster County 37-06.50
8 Givens, Dylan 12 Logan County 35-06.50
9 Wooten, Steven 12 Lone Oak 35-00.50
Boys Discus Throw
1 Chisom, Jalom 11 Paducah Tilghman 156-09
2 Wooten, Steven 12 Lone Oak 118-03
3 Browning, Dustin 11 Hopkins Central 117-02
4 Scharbrough, Tyler 10 Paducah Tilghman 116-06
5 Coursey, Aaron 12 Logan County 116-05
6 Ellerman, Alex 12 Lone Oak 112-04
--- Wood, Tyler 12 Logan County FOUL
Women - - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
1) Paducah Tilghman 138
2) Hopkinsville 116
3) Calloway County 71
4) Webster County 68
5) Lone Oak 42
6) Caldwell County 37
7) Logan County 20
8) Hopkins County Central 14
9) Trigg County 10
9) Union County 10
Men - - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored
1) Paducah Tilghman 142
2) Logan County 101
3) Hopkinsville 76
4) Webster County 45
5) Union County 43
6) Lone Oak 42
6) Hopkins County Central 42
8) Calloway County 25
9) Trigg County 18
10) Caldwell County 3