Regional Track & Field Meet Recap from Coach Holman

Just a quick update before I hit the sack... What an amazing regional meet! Here is the distance breakdown.

Emma Kuntz, Rachel Been, Danielle Kitchen and Mattie Gottbrath won the 4x800 at regionals (and qualified for state) in a season best 9:42.76 which is the second fastest time in the state this year. It was also an 8 second Season Best

Austin Snider, Reed McKinley, Cyrus Henry and Darius Payne also qualified for state with a runner-up finish at 8:14.52 which represents a 10 second Season Best and is less than two seconds off the school record. They'll be going after that record (and St. X...) at state next weekend.

In the girls mile, Emma Dryden was runner up with a PR time of 5:36.60. Danielle finished 3rd and we are hoping she grabbed the 10th and final wild card slot to state (we need to wait for the official results).

In the boys mile Reed McKinley finished 3rd but his PR time of 4:36.70 qualifies him for the State Meet. Clay Ellington was a bit off qualifying for State but ran a 2 second PR of 4:53.01

In the girls 800 Manual finished 1-2 with Emma Kuntz running a PR of 2:22.55 and Mattie Gottbrath running 2:25.55

In the boys 800 Darius Payne finished second in 1:58.35 and Austin qualified for state with his 3rd place PR run of 2:01.49 (with a tremendous finish)

In the girls 3200 Christina Rucinski ran a very smart race and outkicked her competitors to win the regional meet. Sam Brenzel finished with a 15 second PR of 12:16.90 and is in the same position as Danielle (we think she's in but have to wait for final results).

In the boys 3200, Yared Nuguse finished 3rd and qualified for state with a PR tying 9:48.76 while Chris Adams was also a few seconds off qualifying but ran a PR of 10:25.32

The girls 4x400 also finished 3rd and definitely qualified for the state meet in a great time of 4:08.

Tomorrow I will get out the other state qualifiers but congrats to our distance runners!

Tim Holman
AP Government and Politics Teacher
Head Cross Country Coach
duPont Manual High School
120 W Lee St.
Louisville, KY 40204
502.485.8241
tim.holman@jefferson.kyschools.us