
Meade kicks off the 2021 Track Season
RICH FAIRMAN
Sports Reporter
Eight area high school track teams travelled to Central Hardin High School March 20, to compete in the Bruin Relay Track and Field meet kicking off the 2021 track season. This would be the first meet that Meade has competed in since 2019 due to last year’s season being canceled, and for Head Coach Larry Garner and his assistants the team is basically starting all over from scratch.
“This is almost like a brand-new team since we had so many seniors last year that did not get to compete and graduated. This year we have so many new people that have come out for the team that we have almost 80 athletes on the team now. Coach Mofield and I have talked and we got it worked out where he sends some of his football players to me for sprint training, and then we go up and lift, so we have about 15 football players on the team,” Garner said of the make up of the team. “So from the last time we competed, which was about two years ago, we do have a brand new team, well at least to me it is. We also have a great middle school program, so it is really exciting to see the young people we have. We have speed that we haven’t had in the past. We now have some jumpers, so it is going to be an exciting year for us, that’s for sure.”
Garner also went on to talk about what this season will look like in the way of spectators and restrictions due to COVID and KHSAA rules. The state has put out that meets can only have 30% capacity, and with the number of teams competing at this meet, meant that spectators were not allowed due to the size of the teams. Garner is hopeful that when the team competes at smaller meets, that they will allow spectators, or that in the near future KHSAA will look at lifting some of the restrictions due to the events being held outside with plenty of room for teams to distance themselves, allowing parents and families to occupy the stands.
“Not having families in the stands is very sad. These kids work hard at practice to compete in these meets, and they need their parents, friends, and spectators in the stands to cheer them on. I really hope after a few meets that the state can relax a little bit to allow for spectators to come in and watch. It was pretty disheartening for me to watch my son run, than look over to see my wife, and his grandmother having to look through a fence to watch him run.”
Even though the team has been training for two months now, they have had to deal with the snow, ice, and other breaks but overall, the coaches were pleased with the results from today’s meet and are hopeful that by the end of the season that the team will have athletes qualify to compete at the KHSAA State Meet.
Results: BOYS
Overal Meade County Boys 5th Place Finish
300 Meter Dash
Kaiser, Ethan 44.03
Scott, Cade 47.11
Stull, Branson 49.18
Garfield, Lars 55.28
1000 Meter Run
Laughead, Zach 3:48.93
Johnson, James 4:29.46
Bova, Jacob 4:29.57
Seitz, Shane 4:36.51
1 Mile Run
Carnell, Mikie 5:14.22
Garcia, Fidel 5:19.28
Muncy, Aiden 5:38.5
Whitt, Carter 7:23.24
3000 Meter Run
Wilson, Luke 10:58.45
Garner, Lance 10:58.57
Gonsalves, Jayden 11:38.39
Butler, Colin 11:46.76
5000 Meter Run
Wilson, Duke 17:33.99
800 Sprint Medley
Meade County 'A' 1:46.00
Sacra Emilio, Fortner Jay,
Whobrey Nolan,
Mangay-Ayam Phryxu
Meade County 'B' x1:50.46
Brandon Mason, Perales Julian
Heiner Garrett, Cowman, Jace
1600 Sprint Medley
Meade County 'A' 4:08.19
Williams Hunter, Defevers Joshua
Spohn Lukas, Gonsalves Roman
Meade County 'B' x4:44.63
Mofield Braden, Cole Connor
Carlson Linc, Carnell Miki
Distance Medley
Meade County 'A' 12:27.83
Cowman Jace, Mangay-Ayam Phryxu
Gonsalves Roman, Wilson Duke
Long Jump
Whobrey, Nolan 15-06.00
Triple Jump
Sacra, Emilio 38-00.00
Shot Put
Jackson, Marshall 35-08.00
Discus Throw
Jackson, Marshall 94-02
Results: GIRLS
Overall Meade County Girls 5th Place finish
300 Meter Dash
Kelmel, Farin 1:04.90
Pike, Lilly 1:08.34
Blevins, Avery 1:13.79
1000 Meter Run
Silveira, Riley 4:02.08
Bova, Layne 5:07.9
1 Mile Run
Mitoraj, Madisyn 6:35.17
Jantzen, Joanna 7:15.72
5000 Meter Run
Mitoraj, Madisyn 22:13.03
200 Meter Hurdles
Keenan, Embry 32.19 10
800 Sprint Medley
Meade County 'A' 2:15.91 1 5
Collins Brystol, Kelmel Farin
Blevins Avery, Witt Lauren
1600 Sprint Medley
Meade County 'A' 4:56.21 1 8
Hearn Alyssa, Witt Lauren
Keenan Embry, Johnson Lindsey
Distance Medley
Meade County 'A' 14:33.35
Wilson Zoe, Collins Brianna
Anderson Samantha, Spink Trinity
Meade County 'B' x15:48.28
1) Moore, Mallory
2) Collins, Brystol
3) Garcia, Alyssa
4) Muncy, Bellamina
High Jump
Keenan, Embry 4-08.00