This year’s stars at the class AAA region two track and field meet was Freshman Chelsea Brown who swept four events and teammate Jade Miles also showcased her talent for this young dynamite team. Brown won the 100 and 200 sprints and 300 hurdles, but it was her dominating win in a competitive 400 that highlighted the meet. Chelsea won 100 and 200 sprints and the 300 hurdles but her strongest competition today came in the 400 From North Hardin's Ashley Boykin. The race was close until they reached the backstretch where Chelsea made her move and never looked back at the field, winning in a time of 56.05. Central's Brittany Davis finished second (58.22) and Ashley Boykin took third (58.79) Brown started her day off by winning the 100 in 12.86 Miles was second in a time of 13.18.

The championship is June 2 and 3 at Paul Lawrence Dunbar in Lexington Kentucky.

Miles the other Butler standout star started her day out with a victory in the 100 hurdles. Her time was of 16.71 just edging out North Hardin's Chianta Holmes with a time of (17.10). Miles also won the long jump with a leap of 16 feet.1 inches North Hardin's Tarayla Merriweather was second (16 ½) feet.

The top two finishers in each event and selected time qualifiers will head to the state meet June 2-3 at Dunbar High.

Manual also had outstanding performances from their young underclass in the distance races. Colleen Campbell an outstanding sophomore won the 1,600 with a time of 5.19.88 edging out her teammate Mary Grace Pellegrini (5.19.89) Campbell came back to take the 800 in 2.21.47 from another sophomore teammate Brooke Hurley who finished second in a time of 2.23.41. Pellegrini won the 3,200 in 11.45.80 .Manual's distance divas led by Campbell, Hurley and Pellegrini came back to win the 3,200 relay.

The Boy's Track and field events where highlighted by North Hardin's Marion Webb whose’ day began with a win in the 100 in a time of 11.45.80 over St X's Will Simmons. Webb was not considered the favorite in the sprint event. Webb gained confidence after the 100 which give him the drive to carry North Hardin to a win in the 800 relay and followed that up by wining the 200 in a time of 22.53 over Manual's Gerry Copper who was second in 22.67.

Webb believes that he is peaking at the right and just wants to keep running hard. St. X.'s efforts in the 800 was outstanding Matt Blum won(1.59.39) and teammate Schardein was 2nd (1.59.43) and both helped St X qualify in the 1,600 and 3,200 relay teams.

We must give a shout out to the big men in the field events Corey Peters who won the discus toss 134-4 for Central and Male's Darin English was second 131-3. Peters who headed to the University of Kentucky next fall to play football. Peters followed up his discus victory with a win in the shot put 51-31/2 ahead of Brandon Newman (44-6) PRP

At North Hardin High School

(Top two finishers advance to State Meet. x-time qualifies for State Meet.)

Boys

Team scores – St. Xavier 149, Male 100, North Hardin 100, Manual 57, Central 51, Butler 23, John Hardin 20, PRP 20, Iroquois 14, Central Hardin 12, Meade County 5, Nelson County 4, Bullitt Central 2.

110 hurdles – Joe Losavio (St. X) 15.82; Scott Blakely (St. X) 15.932; Doug Beaumont (Male) 15.934.

100 – Marlon Webb (N. Hardin) 11.30; Will Simmons (St. X) 11.33; Justin Green (Male) 11.38.

800 relay – North Hardin (Kenneth Glenn, Marlon Webb, Geno Merriweather, Brandon Williams) 1:30.55; Male (Brandon Brown, Nathan Overall, Juan Garrett, Justin Green) 1:30.96; St. Xavier 1:31.01.

1,600 – Thomas Davis (St. X) 4:28.25; Brian Long (St. X) 4:28.61; Jason Parks (Manual) 4:33.16.

400 relay – Male (Jeremy Fugate, Juan Garrett, Nathan Overall, Justin Green) 43.46; Manual (LaVon Carter, Kevin Fields, Gerry Cooper, Vance Wood), 43.50; x-North Hardin 43.65; x-St. Xavier 43.82.

400 – Larry Farrish (Central) 50.67; Terry Turner (C. Hardin) 51.22; Shawn Spalding (St. X) 51.42.

300 hurdles – Ferantee Johnson (N. Hardin) 40.44; Michael Hayes (Male) 40.71; x-Byron Yates (Butler) 40.97.

800 – Matt Blum (St. X) 1:59.39; Spencer Schardein (St. X) 1:59.43; Aundreas Lopez (John Hardin) 2:00.93.

200 – Marlon Webb (N. Hardin) 22.53; Gerry Cooper (Manual) 22.67; Juan Garnett (Male) 22.99.

3,200 – Brian Long (St. X) 9:23.28; Scott McClain (St. X) 9:45.20; Jason Parks (Manual) 10:07.92.

1,600 relay – St. Xavier (Shawn Spalding, Matt Blum, Spencer Schardein, Thomas Davis), 3:27.14; Male (Lewis Dodson, Forrest Price, Michael Hayes, Jeremy Harris) 3:28.75; Central 3:29.24.

3,200 relay – St. Xavier (Matt Blum, Thomas Davis, Spencer Schardein, Scott McClain) 8:06.56; John Hardin (Edward Alcock, Derek Dvorjack, Aundreas Lopez, Blaine Routt) 8:20.37; Manual 8:23.51.

Discus – Corey Peters (Central) 134-4; Darin English (Male) 131-3; Brandon Newman (PRP) 130-3.

Long jump – Tim Hugeley (Central) 20-1Ύ; Charlie Mok (Iroquois) 20-0½; Doug Beaumont (Male) 20-0Ό.

High jump – Tim Sweat (N. Hardin) 6-4; Alex Dillard (Butler) 5-10; 3. Brian O'Neil (St. X) 5-10.

Pole vault – Anthony Ash (N. Hardin) 12-6; Jeremy Tomes (Male) 12-0; 3. Jon Banta (St. X) 12-0.

Triple jump – William Payne (Manual) 41-6½; Doug Beaumont (Male) 41-6; Charlie Mok (Iroquois) 40-6Ό.

Shot put – Corey Peters (Central) 51-3½; Brandon Newman (PRP) 44-6; Carvez Gibbs (PRP) 44-0Ύ.

Girls

Team scores – North Hardin 127, Butler 113, Manual 98, Central 73, Male 53, John Hardin 39, Bullitt Central 25, PRP 6, Meade County 5, Central Hardin 3, Nelson County 3.

100 hurdles – Jade Miles (Butler) 16.71; Chianta Holmes (N. Hardin) 17.10; Whitney Newby (Butler) 17.95.

100 – Chelsea Brown (Butler) 12.86; Jade Miles (Butler) 13.18; Brittany Davis (Central) 13.19.

800 relay – North Hardin (Ashley Boykin, Tameia Higgins, Kezia Bryant, Matavia Caldwell) 1:46.90; Central (Brittany Davis, Ann McCellon, Pat Rinehardt, Nisha Smith) 1:47.00; Male 1:50.62.

1,600 – Colleen Campbell (Manual) 5:19.88; Mary Grace Pelllegrini (Manual) 5:19.89; Miriam Cho (N. Hardin) 5:50.70.

400 relay – North Hardin (Tameia Higgins, Brianna Woodson, Glennetta Hyche, Tarayla Merriweather) 51.37; Butler (Karma Berkley, KeKe Johnson, Nicole Holman, Shontel Bates) 52.05; Male 52.20.

400 – Chelsea Brown (Butler) 56.05; Brittany Davis (Central) 58.22; x-Ashley Boykin (N. Hardin) 58.79.

300 hurdles – Chelsea Brown (Butler) 47.68; Porchia Hutcherson (Male) 49.33; Whitney Newby (Butler) 50.29.

800 – Colleen Campbell (Manual) 2:21.47; Brooke Hurley (Manual) 2:23.41; Natasha Syndor (John Hardin) 2:26.26.

200 – Chelsea Brown (Butler) 25.01; Jennifer Nwachukwu (Manual) 25.69; x-Ashley Boykin (N. Hardin) 25.86.

3,200 – Mary Grace Pellegrini (Manual) 11:45.80; Elise Medley (Manual) 11:58.37; Maggie Mattingly (John Hardin) 12:03.64.

1,600 relay – Central (Brittany Davis, Ann McCellon, Pat Rinehardt, Sasha Richmond) 4:06.47; North Hardin (Ashley Boykin, Kezia Bryant, Chianta Holmes, Chandler Windham) 4:12.06; John Hardin 4:12.11.

3,200 relay – Manual (Colleen Campbell, Brooke Hurley, Lena Eastes, Mary Grace Pellegrini) 9:44; John Hardin (Hanna Alcock, Maggie Mattingly, Tiffany Rowe, Natasha Syndor) 10:00.07; Central 10:06.41.

Triple jump – Tarayla Merriweather (N. Hardin) 35-11½; Tiandrea Syndor (Male) 32-11; Kezia Bryant (N. Hardin) 31-6Ό.

Shot put – LaShelle Pitney (Manual) 34-11Ό; Glendora Carter (Butler) 32-9; Jesse Mattingly (Bullitt C.) 32-2.

High jump – Rachel Haley (Bullitt C.) 4-10; Ariel Dew (N. Hardin) 4-8; 3. Tameka Meredith (Central) 4-8.

Pole vault – Samantha Stewart (N. Hardin) 7-6; Markeshia Woodson (N. Hardin) 6-0.

Long jump – Jade Miles (Butler) 16-1; Tarayla Merriweather (N. Hardin) 16-0½; Ann McCellon (Central) 15-9.