Josh Warner broke the 50 foot barrier in the Shot Put at the Tiger Relays despite throwing into the wind, getting a personal best throw of 51'5" to win the event by almost five feet. He faced some of his stiffest competition of the year, with Stephan Elliott, the 6'8" skyscraper for Princeton getting a throw of 46'10 1/2" and Michael Stanley of Gallatin getting a throw of 45'4 1/2". Shelby McMillen, who had beaten Warner earlier in the year, was fourth with a throw of 44'10". Josh Warner also won the discus with a throw of 155 feet.
The Worth County girls used winning efforts from their 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams and a strong performance from their 4x400 to secure their meet victory. Going into the final event, they led Rock Port with 73 points to 71 for Rock Port. They needed to outscore Rock Port or lose by no more than one point to win the meet. They did so, getting fifth with a time of 4:58.86. Rock Port finished sixth with a time of 5:00.30. Worth County won a crowded field with 75 points to 72 for Rock Port, 61 for Jefferson, and 44 1/2 for Gallatin and Albany. Worth County beat out six of their GRC rivals, which augers well for the upcoming GRC meet later in the year.
The 4x200 relay team of Sydney Thummel, Rikky Hunt, Kaitlyn Davidson, and Ally Buffington easily got a lead on Albany, but had to fend off a strong challenge from Maysville to win. They passed Maysville on the final turn to win with a time of 1:55.15 to Maysville's 1:56.12. Albany was third with a time of 1:59.51. The 4x100 was even closer as Sydney Thummel held off Albany's runner during the final stretch of the race and won in a photo finish. Worth County got a time of 54.92 to Albany's 55.05.
The boys had their highest showing of the year, finishing third in a crowded field with 51 points. Gallatin won the meet with 78 points and South Harrison was second with 58 points.
Kaitlyn Davidson was fourth in the Shot Put with a throw of 34 feet and second in the Discus with a throw of 98'6". Alysa Lyle was fourth in the High Jump with a leap of 4'8" and second in the Pole Vault with a leap of 7'6".
Aubrey Ragan placed in the Long Jump for the first time of the year with a leap of 13'7 1/2", good enough for second place. Ragan also placed in the 100 Hurdles, placing sixth.
Jared Simmons was third in the Pole Vault with a leap of 10 feet.
Brevyn Ross collected his first medals of the year on the boys side as he placed second in the 110 Hurdles. Dustin Ellis of Stanberry won handily with a time of 15.27 and a strong three-way race for second developed between Ross, Seth Cline (Albany), and Tyler Preston (South Harrison). Ross edged out his two rivals to take second, getting a time of 16.87 to Cline's 16.94 and Preston's 17.04. Ross was then edged out by Ellis in the 300 Hurdles, placing second with a time of 42.13 to Ellis' 41.93.
Payton Adwell was second in the 100 with a time of 13.60. She was edged out by Christina Hall (East Atchison), who posted a time of 13.46. Sydney Thummel was second in the 200 as she posted a time of 28.32. She was edged out by Kaleigh Janssen (Albany), with a time of 28.08. Adwell was fourth with a time of 28.79.
The boys 4x200 team of Chris Alarcon, Lucas Caddenhead, Ryan McClellan, and Ben Badell was 6th with a time of 1:44.46. The 4x100 team of Alarcon, McClellan, Badell, and Brevyn Ross was fourth with a time of 48.33. The 4x400 team of Badell, Jayden Jilek, Lucas Caddenhead, and Brevyn Ross placed fourth in the 4x400 with a time of 3:55.
On the girls side, Thummel collected her second individual medal as she placed third in the 400 with a time of 1:06.08.
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