Logan track teams shine at Hoptown
By Jim Turner


Posted on April 12, 2015 8:37 PM



Logan County’s track teams made excellent showings in the Hopkinsville Invitational Saturday. The Lady Cougars finished third as a team and the Cougars fourth. Both were in competition with 11 other teams.

Additionally, Logan teams won four relay events and finished in the top tfour individually in eight events.

Greg Howard, who coaches both teams, offers the following observations:

“Usually at this stage of the season, our teams are well into the fine-tuning part of our technique and the finishing touches of our events. Like I said, usually, but with so many first time runners, we are actually still teaching the basics. Even with that, our kids have made tremendous progress, which showed Saturday in their performances. Once they get the actual skills under control, their potential will be unlimited.

“Our girls have continued to raise the bar as they improve by leaps and bounds. The 4 X 400M Relay broke their own school record again, this time by 5 seconds by recording a time of 4:24.44. The team of Meredith Johnson, Bre Baptiste, Abbi Lindsey, and Taleia Mason are warriors who refuse to let down. The competition was great and gave us a barometer to measure where we are, when it comes to better competition.

“I believe this with all my heart… our kids are great and they want to be better. They have bought in to all the little things; for that I’m proud as a coach! Applying the small things in life…..as a man, I am even more proud.

“Coach Joe Brockman continues to push our throwers to even greater heights. Coach Brockman takes so much pride in his teaching, and the results are there in black and white…great job by him and his throwers on their progress.

“We set our expectations high and expect all of our athletes to meet them. It never ceases to amaze me how much improvement I see in these kids and how proud they are of their accomplishments. Thanks again to the wonderful parents that provide for these great kids (snacks, shoes, rides, and showing up at meets)! “GO COUGARS!” 

100M Dash

Taleia Mason 2nd         13.51 PR

Courtney McGinnis 9th               15.04

Emily Jones 14th                             15.36

 

Sawyer Hopkins          6th           11.99 PR

Lorenzo Garcia  9th       12.10 PR

Jose Garcia      17th        12.72 PR

 

 

200M Dash

Taleia Mason 6th                             27.12 PR

Bre Baptist     8th                            27.55 PR

Courtney McGinnis 12th            28.91 PR

 

Sedale Shannon          6th           23.63 PR

Sawyer Hopkins          7th           23.99 PR

Noah Bray 11th                               24.53 PR

 

400M Dash

Bre Baptiste 4th                               1:02.76 PR

Kela Heltsley 13th          1:17.70

 

Noah Bray 3rd                  53.49 PR

John Higgins 24th           1:01.05 PR

 

800M Run

Meredith Johnson 5th   2:40.55 PR

Jacqueline Belcher 22nd              4:11.98

 

Demanuel Barbee 4th   2:07.10 PR

Levi Crossley 6th                            2:08.47

 

100M Hurdles

Abbi Lindsey 8th                            20.75 PR

Jessica Hines 9th                             20.83 PR

Leah Crossley 12th        25.13 PR

 

Kaleb Coursey 2nd       19.65

Josh McKinney 11th     22.46

 

300M Hurdles

Jessica Hines 3rd                             52.21 PR

Abbi Lindsey 7th                            54.63 PR

Leah Crossley 12th        1:00.26 PR

 

Kaleb Coursey 4th          46.39 PR

Josh McKinney 8th        49.30

 

4 X 100 Relay 

1) Jessica Hines, Meredith Johnson, Emily Jones, Courtney McGinnis  55.13 PR

 

5) Jose Garcia, Lorenzo Garcia, Sedale Shannon, Sawyer Hopkins  47.31 PR

 

4 X 200M Relay 

1) Bre Baptiste, Meredith Johnson, Abbi Lindsey, Taleia Mason  1:52.98 PR

 

1) Sawyer Hopkins, Lorenzo Garcia, Sedale Shannon, Noah Brayt 1:35.44 PR

 

4 X 400M Relay 

2) Bre Baptiste, Meredith Johnson, Abbi Lindsey, Taleia Mason  4:24.44 PR and School Record

 

2) Noah Bray, Sedale Shannon, Josh McKinney, Demauel Barbee 3:47.08 PR

 

4 X 800M Relay 

1) Gage Cousineau, Thomas Lyne, Demanuel Barbee, Matt Scales t9:22.56

 

1600M Run

Gage Cousineau 7th      5:09.92 PR

Thomas Lyne 14th          5:20.24 PR

Conner Dill 20th                              5:33.93 PR

 

 

3200M Run

Gage Cousineau 7th      11:54.43

Thomas Lyne 11th          12:03.07

 

Long Jump

Jessica Hines 1st                      15’-5.5” PR

Courtney McGinnis 5th               13”-4” PR

Emily Jones 7th                                12’-1”

 

Andrew Gregory 12th  16’-5” PR

Nick Blakemore 14th    16’-00” PR

 

Shot Put

Lauren Burnett 4th         26-02 PR

Katie Brooks 19th          16-7.5

 

Patrick Cruz 15th                            32’-09”

Bobby Snoddy18th       30’-03” PR

 

Discus

Lauren Burnett 4th         79-06 PR

Katie Brooks 17th          44-05

 

Bobby Snoddy 10th      87’-07” PR

Patrick Cruz 13th                            85’-10’

 

Women - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored

1) Fort Campbell 176.50 2) Hopkinsville 91  

3) Logan County 86 4) South Warren 55  

5) Marshall County 54.5 6) Christian County50  

7) Trigg County 25     7) Northwest   25  

9) Dickson County 15 10) Todd County Central7  

11) University Heights6          12) Franklin-Simpson 1  

 

Men - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored

1) Fort Campbell         91        2) Ripley 84  

3) Dickson County 76 4) Logan County 72  

5) Todd Central 62     5) Christian County 62  

7) Marshall County 56            8) South Warren 49  

9) Northwest 41                      10) Hopkinsville 26  

11) Franklin-Simpson 22         12) Trigg County 8  

 


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