Results of the Richmond Tri-County Meet

Hamilton Hornet track coach Rick Ross and his men and women track teams competed in the Richmond Tri-County Meet last week, with the men taking the top prize and women placing 4th out of nine teams. 

For the men, Brock Swindler and Telly Harper placed 1st and 2nd in the triple jump with leaps of 42'-9.5" and 40'-6" respectively. Swindler also won the long jump with a distance of 19'-.5" and Latroy Harper placed 3rd with a jump of 18'-4". Derek Dixon won the 400 m. dash in a time of 52.4 while Andy Ernat and Darin Bradley also competed in the event. Telly Harper, Derek Aikin, and Garrison Dunham participated in the 200 m. dash. The 4 x 100 m. relay of Latroy, Wes Pratt, Korby Ford, and Swindler placed first with a time of 46.2, and the relay team of Aikin, Justin Knudsen, Michael Roberts, and Darin Bradley ran the 5th fastest time in 50.4. Pratt, Jaran Richman, Andy Ernat, and Derek Dixon took the top honor in the 4 x 800 m. relay with a time of 9:20.2, and Roberts, Cale Whitt, Zachery Boyle, and Crayton Crawford ran the 4th fastest time. Latroy, Telly, and Pratt placed 2nd, 3rd, and 6th in the high jump with respective heights of 6'-0", 6'-0", and 5'-6". Korby Ford tied for 2nd in the 100 m. dash in a time of 11.5, Latroy placed 5th with 11.9, and Joseph Christensen also competed. The 4 x 400 m. relay team of Pratt, Ernat, Richman, and Derek Dixon ran a 3:43.1 in taking 2nd, while Knudsen, Aikin, Roberts, and Bradley also competed in the event. Crayton Crawford placed 3rd in the 800 m. run with a time of 2:23.5 and Cale Whitt ran it in 2:36.6. Crawford scored a 4th place finish in the 1600 m. run in 5:29.9, and Zach Boyle and Christian Dixon also competed in the event. The 4 x 200 m. relay team of Derek Aikin, Ernat, Knudsen, and Roberts placed 5th with a time of 1:45.9. Darin Bradley, Garrison Dunham, Joe Christensen, and Whitt also made up another 4 x 200 m. team with a 1:52.5 time.

In the discus throw, Joshua Hart, Clayton Cook, and Noah Daul placed 5th, 6th, and 7th with throws of 94'-06", 87'-09", and 85'-09" respectively. Braxsten Cook placed 5th in the shot put with a toss of 37"-07.5". Noah Daul placed 7th with a throw of 36'-.5", and Clayton Cook came in 9th. In the 3200 m. run, Zach Boyle placed 6th and Christian Dixon 7th.

For the Lady Hornets, Jacey Cook, Caitlin Hoak, Hailyn Park, and Jessica Noble won the 4 x 800 m. relay with a time of 11:12.9. Hoak, Noble, and Sydney Bottorff competed in the 1600 m. run. Hoak took top honors in a time of 6:27.9 while Noble placed 4th (6:54.5) and, Bottorff 7th. The 3200 m. run was won by Alexys Marshall in a time of 14:08.0. The women placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the 800 m. run with times of 2:46.9, 2:47.6, and 2:50.5, by Noble, Cook, and Hoak respectively. Park took 3rd in the 200 m. dash and Briana Clayton 4th with times of 30.2 and 30.4. Park also competed in the long jump finishing 5th with a leap of 13'-08.5". In the 300 m. hurdles, Park tied for 4th in 55.4, while McKenzie Wilson and Clayton came in 7th and 8th. Cook placed 5th in the 100 m. hurdles (18.1), Clayton 7th (18.8), and Wilson 9th (19.7). Bayley Pickering tied for 8th in the 100 m. dash in a time of 14.7. Ellie McFall placed 7th in the shot put (28'-0"), Pickering 12th, and Delaney Armstrong 13th. McFall, Pickering, and Hannah Poynter came in 13th, 16th, and 17th respectively in the discus throw.