Local students win events at track and field meet
Published 5:50 pm Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Timberlynn Yeast, right, of Mercer County races West Jessamine’s Jordan McKenzie in the girls 100-meter dash Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships. Yeast won by .02 seconds, setting a school record, and she went on to win two other races. Photo by Mike Marsee.
Austin Rice, front, of Boyle County races down the stretch as he completes his leg in the boys 3,200-meter relay Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships. Boyle finished fifth in the race. Photo by Mike Marsee.
Kinsley Reed, back, congratulates Lincoln County teammate Abigail Bastin in the infield after Bastin won the girls 1,600-meter run Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships. Bastin broke her own school record in the event. Photo by Mike Marsee.
Brady Bischoff of Danville limbers up prior to the start of the boys 1,600-meter run Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships. Bischoff finished third in the event. Photo by Mike Marsee.
Kaidence Key of Danville catches her breath after winning her heat in the girls 100-meter dash Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships. Key finished seventh overall. Photo by Mike Marsee.
Meet official Bill Smith, center, addresses competitors prior to the start of the boys high jump Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships. Smith holds the longest-standing CKC meet record, which he set in the 800-meter run in 1975. Photo by Mike Marsee.
Jaden Owens of Boyle County makes an attempt in the girls pole vault Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships. Owens finished seventh in the event. Photo by Mike Marsee.
Timberlynn Yeast of Mercer County won three individual events Friday in the Central Kentucky Conference Championships track and field meet.
Yeast won the girls 100-, 200- and 400-meter runs at Alvis Johnson Field in the CKC meet, one of the oldest meets in the state and the last meet before regional competition for most area teams.
The Mercer boys made off with the team title on their home track, winning nine of 18 events and outscoring runner-up Woodford County 161-117.
Beau Brown (100, 200) and Jalen Lukitsch (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) won two individual events each for the Mercer boys, who also won two of the four relays.
Boyle County thrower Andrew Hardwick earned his first victory of the season in the boys discus, and Boyle finished fifth out of 15 boys teams.
Abigail Bastin of Lincoln County broke her own school record in the girls 1,600, winning in 5:07.61.
Yeast set a Mercer school record in the girls 100 with a time of 12.45 seconds.
The Mercer girls finished fourth out of 15 teams.
