The Madison County track team brought home a third-place finish from Hart County last Thursday.
In the tri-meet with Hart and Seneca, S.C., Madison County had several athletes finish inside the top five in their events.
While third was a good finish for the team last week, coach Jamie Sims is looking for improvement.
“Overall as a team we are making good progress with such a young group and inexperienced in many events this year,” he said. “They are a great group of kids and are really busting their rear-ends day end and day out and it will eventually pay off as we continue to have more meets. I look forward to seeing our kids start to show more and more improvement, especially this week with a full schedule.”
The team competed Monday at Walnut Grove; results were unavailable at press time.
Still ahead this week, Madison County hosts the rescheduled meet from March 15 with Elbert, Washington Wilkes and Taliaferro County. Rain forced the postponement of the original meet date. The home meet is set for this afternoon (Thursday).
Coming up the Red Raider track and field team heads to Cedar Shoals Saturday to compete in the Loch Johnson Invitational.
HART COUNTY
In last week’s meet the Madison County track team had several girls and boys take top honors.
For the Lady Red Raiders, Maura Clifton took first place in both the 1600m at 6:16.55 and in the 3200m at 12:56.34. Kayla Argo earned third in the 400m (1:10.53). In the 800m, Alyx Peloquin (2:59.99) also earned third.
Airi Hosaka took fourth in the 100m (13.50), while Brikkel Rucker took fifth (13.57) in the same event. In the 300m hurdles, Taylor Garrison earned fourth (1:02.08).
The girls’ 4x400m relay team placed second in that event.
The Red Raiders also had several placers.
In the discus, Matt Dove took second (112’3”), while Demetris Pattman (110’3”) took third. Pattman went on to take top honors in the shot put with a 40’9” toss, while teammate Kellen Harris took fifth (37’1”).
Steven Resby took fifth in the high jump (5’6”), Keidrick Curry took fifth in the triple jump (38’8”), while Stanquavios Mack took second in the long jump (19’2”). Mack also competed in the 100m, earning third (11.28) and in the 200m earning fifth (23.78).
Brothers Corey and Codey Brakhage had several high finishes on the track. Corey earned second in the 1600m (4:47.89) and second in the 3200m (11:15.87). Codey took fourth in the 1600m (5:12.25) and second in the 800m.
In the 400m, Jacob Kytle took fifth (56.67). In the 110m hurdles, Jahkeil Walton took third (17.12). Tad Wilson took fourth in the 300m hurdles (47.33).
Derrell Dukes went high in the pole vault, earning top honors at 12’6”.
