It was a strong track district meet for both of the Troy track squads, as several local athletes have advanced to this week’s regional meet. The Troy girls’ squad cruised to the Division One district championship, while the Trojans’ boys team placed third overall.
Troy girls- The 4x8 relay team of Megan Myers, Morgan Gigandet, Olivia Tyre and Emma Shigley cruised to an easy win with a time of 9:45.25, over 20 seconds ahead of their closest competition from Butler. Also winning the district title was the 4x2 team of Hoffman, Barr, Courts and Walters with a time of 1:46.54.
Celina Courts also qualified for regionals with a third place finish in the 200 dash, running 26.40. Placing fifth was Kelsey Walters.
Both Ashley Barr and Ciena Miller qualified in the 400 dash, as Barr placed third overall with a 1:00.18, and Miller was fourth at 1:01.55.
In the 800, Megan Myers was second, as the sophomore ran 2:24.52. Falling short by finishing ninth was Olivia Tyre. Coming back in the 1600 was Tyre, as she placed fourth overall, good enough for a trip to regionals by running 5:27.35. Just missing a chance to advance was Kate Pence who finished fifth.
One of the most dominating performances came from Troy sophomore Gigandet, as she ran 10:40.33 in the 3200 to easily win the district championship. Her teammate Shigley was second and also advanced.
In the 300 hurdles, Caitlyn Cusick placed fourth, qualifying with a 48.01.
The 4x1 relay team placed second (50.67), while the 4x4 team was fourth, meaning all four of Troy’s relay teams will be running at regionals this week.
In the field events, Dasia Cole gave Troy another district title by winning the high jump (5-2), and her teammate Walters cruised to the championship in the shot put, tossing 40-5.75. Also qualifying in the shot was Alaura Holycross, who finished third in the districts.
Annah Stanley was seventh in the long jump for the Trojans, while finishing sixth in the discus was the Amanda Setser.
Troy boys- The Trojans finished third overall, and will send several athletes to regionals.
Trojans freshman Jayden Culp-Bishop finished second overall in the 200 dash, missing the district title by .01 second. Culp-Bishop ran 22.44 to advance to regionals.
Logan Huth finished 21st in the 800 run, finishing with a time of 2:20.30.
Winning the 3200 meter run by a wide margin was Trojan senior Stephen Jones, as he ran 9:20.43 to advance to regionals. Ending his season at districts was Andy Smith, who finished 12th with a time of 10:41.48.
In the 100 hurdles finals, Troy’s Zach Boyer was second with a time of 15.04 to advance.
Three of the four Troy relay teams are advancing to the regionals, as the Trojans 4x1 relay team of Jackson, Culp-Bishop, Jacobs and Moody brought home the district title with a time of 43.95. Also winning the title was the 4x2 team of Culp-Bishop, Nagata, Jacobs and Moody (1:30.02), Placing fourth was the 4x4 team of Feltner, Nagata, Farrier and Jacobs (3:32.45).
Luke Robinson advanced in the high jump, placing second with a jump of 5-10, and finishing fourth in the pole vault and advancing was Joey Dippold at 13-feet.
Advancing to the regionals in the shot put was Travis Hall, who placed fourth with a throw of 48-1, and in the discus with a throw of 137-8, placing third.
