
Jay Compton
Sports Editor
Host Knox Central and Corbin took top honors at the SEKC track meet on Friday as the Knox Central girls took first overall in the team standings with the Lady Redhounds second and the Corbin boys were first with the Panthers second.
In the girls’s meet, Williamsburg placed third with Bell County coming fourth, Harlan County fifth and Middlesboro placed eighth. On the boys’ side, Harlan County was third, Clay County fourth and Bell County fifth.
Highlights for local teams included a first place finish for the Bell County boys’ 4x800 relay. The team of Nathan Tanner, Donovan Napier, Mitchell Miracle and Austin Shackleford completed the race in a time of 8:58.24, over 14 seconds ahead of second place Clay County.
Bobcat senior Stephen Griffin easily took first place in both the long jump and the triple jump. He went 18 feet-7.5 inches to win the long jump by 7.5 inches and his 38-foot, six inch triple jump was three inches ahead of the field.
Tanner, another Bell senior, brought home a second place finish in the boys’ 1600 meter run with a time of 4:55.12 while Shackleford, an 8th grader, finished second in the boy’s 800 with a time of 2:09.59. Shackleford teamed with Napier, Isaac Muncy and Nathan Morales to give the Bobcats a second place finish in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:53.03.
On the girls’ side, junior Kelly Brown led the Lady Cats by taking first in the 3200 meter run, second in the 1600 and third in the 800. Brown’s time of 13:06.90 in the 3200 was nearly 40 seconds ahead of the field. She completed the 1600 in 5:57.08 (getting edged out by Knox Central’s Sabrina Elliott by five-hundredths of a second) and the 800 in 2:47.19.
Bell County also got a second place finish in the girls’ 4x100 meter relay. The team of Allison Howard, Jessica Burnett, Maci Morris and Desa Maefield turned in a time of 57.77.
Brown, Morris, Lexi Sanders and Kaite Mason took third in the 4x800 relay with a time of 12:23.70 while Mason, Sanders, Burnett and Katrina Johnson finished third in the 4x400 with a time of 5:10.71.
Lady Cat sophomore Cassidy Nantz placed third on the 3200 meter run with a season-best time of 15:07.40 and also finished in a tie for fourth in the high jump after clearing the bar at four feet.
Middlesboro sophomore Emily Pratt brought home a third place finish in the 100 meter dash with a time of 14.69 seconds.
The regional meets are next Saturday with the Bell County boys and girls competing in Region 5 AA at Boyle County while the Middlesboro and Pineville teams head to Williamsburg for the Region 6A meet.
Here are the complete results from Friday’s SEKC meet:
Team Standings
Boys
1. Corbin 159, 2. Knox Central 153.5, 3. Harlan County 119, 4. Clay County 80.5, 5. Bell County 73, 6. Williamsburg 64, 7. Lynn Camp 19.
Girls
1. Knox Central 187, 2. Corbin 171, 3. Williamsburg 145, 4. Bell County 89.5, 5. Harlan County 23.5, 6. Clay County 17, 7. Lynn Camp 14, 8. Middlesboro 6.
4x800 meter relay
Boys: 1. Bell Co. (Nathan Tanner, Donovan Napier, Mitchell Miracle, Austin Shackleford) 8:58.24, 2. Clay Co. 9:12.96, 3. Harlan Co. 9:49.28, 4. Corbin 10:11.93, 5. Knox Central 10:21.48.
Girls: 1. Corbin 11:04.02, Knox Central 11:23.70, 3. Bell Co. (Kaite Mason, Lexi Sanders, Kelly Brown, Maci Morris) 12:23.70, 4. Williamsburg 14:22.78.
110 meter hurdles (boys)
1. Devon Evans, Knox Central 16.80; 2. Andrew Johnson, Corbin 18.27; 3. Chad Linquist, Harlan Co. 18.92; 4. Hunter Oakley, Corbin 19.23; 5. Michael Root, Clay Co. 20.41; 6. Steve Reed, Harlan Co. 20.44.
100 meter hurdles (girls)
1. Amerah Dixon, Corbin 18.55; 2. Kayla Moore, Harlan Co. 18.83; 3. Hailey Martin, Corbin 19.28; 4. Casey Mitchell Knox Central 19.55; 5. Meg Patterson, Knox Central 20.62; 6. Amy Clark, Harlan Co. 20.65… 9. Cassidy Nantz, Bell Co. 23.20; 10. Emily Saylor, Bell Co. 23.78.
100 meter dash
Boys: Devon Evans, Knox Central 11.97; 2. Josh Wynn, Harlan Co. 12.29; 3. Drew Carter, Corbin 12.45; 4. Frankie Robinson, Knox Central 12.50; 5. Keanu Nolen, Lynn Camp 12.60; 6. Adam Clem, Harlan Co. 12.67; 7. Jonah French, Corbin 12.78; 8. Andrew Harris, Bell Co. 12.81.
Girls: 1. Cassidy Shippy, Knox Central 12.91; 2. Kaylee Akins, Williamsburg 14.61; 3. Emily Pratt, Middlesboro 14.69; 4. Taylor Rawlings, Corbin 15.06; 5. Samantha Lay, Corbin 15.19; 6. Janelle Reed, Knox Central 15.28; 7. Merita Burke, Lynn Camp 15.37; 8. Maci Morris, Bell Co. 15.40… 10. Allison Howard, Bell Co. 15.58.
4x200 meter relay
Boys: 1. Harlan Co. 1:39.12; 2. Corbin 1:41.29; 3. Knox Central 1:42.60; 4. Lynn Camp 1:45.37; 5. Williamsburg 1:47.30; 6. Bell Co. (Josh Allen, Logan Woody, Jake Griffin, Nathan Morales) 1:51.98.
Girls: 1. Williamsburg 1:57.45; 2. Corbin 1:59.00; 3. Knox Central 1:59.39; 4. Bell Co. (Allison Howard, Ashlyn Jones, Jessica Burnett, Katrina Johnson) 2:10.92
1600 meter run
Boys: 1. Garrett Faulkner, Williamsburg 4:49.67; 2. Nathan Tanner, Bell Co. 4:55.12; 3.Hunter Oakley, Corbin 4:58.29; 4. Robert Stivers, Clay Co. 5:05.99; 5t. Logan Keller, Knox Central 5:06.35; 5t.Tanner Hacker, Clay Co. 5:06.35; 7. Jesse Hyde, Corbin 5:14.30; 8. Richard Brimmer, Bell Co. 5:17.00.
Girls: 1. Sabrina Elliott, Knox Central 5:57.03; 2. Kelly Brown, Bell Co. 5:57.08; 3. Reese Helton, Corbin 6:06.88; 4. Heather Wilson, Lynn Camp 6:22.62; 5. Selena Mattingly, Williamsburg 6:29.43; 6. Olivia Jones, Corbin 6:39.86; 7. Haleigh Hopper, Knox Central 7:37.59.
4x100 meter relay
Boys: 1. Harlan Co. 47.35; 2. Corbin 48.66; 3. Lynn Camp 49.57; 4. Knox Central 50.73; 5. Williamsburg 51.81; 6. Bell Co. (Josh Allen, Logan Woody, Donovan Napier, Nathan Morales) 52.19; 7. Clay Co. 58.28.
Girls: 1. Knox Central 53.17; 2. Bell Co. (Allison Howard, Jessica Burnett, Maci Morris, Desa Maefield) 57.77; 3. Corbin 58.20; 4. Williamsburg 58.58.
400 meter dash
Boys: 1. Josh Wynn, Harlan Co. 54.2; 2. Josh Vallance, Clay Co. 54.80; 3. Dakota Byrd, Clay Co. 55.42; 4. Dustin Simpson, Corbin 56.46; 5. Addison Anderson, Williamsburg 58.40; 6. Isaac Muncy, Bell Co. 58.66… 10. Jonathan Howerton, Bell Co. 1:01.51.
Girls: 1. Jazmene Taylor, Knox Central 1:03.21; 2. Danielle Hickman, Corbin 1:04.44; 3. Haley Harris, Williamsburg 1:06.67; 4. Karlee Hickman, Corbin 1:10.27; 5. Katrina Johnson, Bell Co. 1:12.39; 6. Enrica Jackson, Knox Central 1:13.48; 7. Lexi Sanders, Bell Co. 1:18.70.
300 meter hurdles
Boys: 1. Devon Evans, Knox Central 42.06; 2. Andrew Johnson, Corbin 45.77; 3. Coty Miracle, Harlan Co. 46.08; 4. Chad Linquist, Harlan Co. 46.56; 5. Michael Root, Clay Co. 49.29; 6. Frankie Robinson, Knox Central 49.62.
Girls: 1. Sarah Perkins, Williamsburg 51.03; 2. Amerah Dixon, Corbin 53.17; 3. Hailey Martin, Corbin 55.91; 4. Natalie Croley, Williamsburg 58.21; 5. Amy Clark, Harlan Co. 1:01.85; 6. Jay Patterson, Knox Central 1:02.05.
800 meter run
Boys: 1. Tucker Jones, Corbin 2:08.21; 2. Austin Shackleford, Bell Co. 2:09.59; 3. Garrett Faulkner, Williamsurg 2:15.20; 4. Clay Bowling, Clay Co. 2:16.81; 5. Addison Anderson, Williamsburg 2:17.65; 6. Logan Keller, Knox Central 2:20.41…9. Nathan Morales, Bell Co. 2:23.46.
Girls: 1. Sabrina Elliott, Knox Central 2:34.22; 2. Danielle Hickman, Corbin 2:34.47; 3. Kelly Brown, Bell Co. 2:47.19; 4. Bridget Smallwood, Corbin 2:49.15; 5. Andrea Dumphord, Knox Central 2:52.13; 6. Selena Mattingly, Williamsburg 2:55.14… 9. Kaite Mason, Bell Co. 3:27.24.
200 meter dash
Boys: 1. Taylor Waddle, Corbin 23.83; 2. Josh Wynn, Harlan Co. 24.38; 3. Josh Adams, Knox Central 24.89; 4. Adam Clem, Harlan Co. 25.33; 5. Keanu Nolen, Lynn Camp 25.45; 6. Andrew Harris, Bell Co. 25.79.
Girls: 1. Cassidy Shippy, Knox Central 25.64; 2. Kaylee Akins, Williamsburg 26.83; 3. Casey Mitchell, Knox Central 26.90; 4. Haley Harris, Williamsburg 30.80; 5. Taylor Rawlings, Corbin 30.82; 6. Maci Morris, Bell Co. 31.29… 9. Allison Howard, Bell Co. 32.00.
3200 meter run
Boys: 1. Garrett Faulkner, Williamsburg 10:59.00; 2. Tanner Hacker, Clay Co. 11:18.20; 3. Marcus Mills, Knox Central 11:33.30; 4. Steven Engle, Harlan Co. 12:05.00; 5. Devon Hurley, Knox Central 12:20.90; 6. Stephen Woolums, Corbin 12:39.20.
Girls: 1. Kelly Brown, Bell Co. 13:06.90; 2. Reese Helton, Corbin 13:46.80; 3. Cassidy Nantz, Bell Co. 15:07.40; 4. Madison Gibson, Knox Central 15:17.50; 5. Katie Stanley, Williamsburg 16:20.40; 6. Hannah Reynolds, Williamsburg 16:25.50.
4x400 meter relay
Boys: 1. Clay Co. 3:46.90; 2. Bell Co. (Donovan Napier, Isaac Muncy, Austin Shackleford, Nathan Morales) 3:53.03; 3. Corbin 3:55.19; 4. Harlan Co. 3:56.59; 5. Knox Central 4:10.97; 6. Williamsburg 4:24.56.
Girls: 1. Corbin 4:37.30; 2. Williamsburg 4:44.91; 3. Bell Co. (Kaite Mason, Katrina Johnson, Jessica Burnett, Lexi Sanders) 5:10.71; 4. Knox Central 5:33.32.
Shot put
Boys: 1. Cody Harp, Corbin 39-02.50; 2. Derek Mills, Knox Central 38-02.50; 3. Dakota Robertson, Corbin 37-11.50; 4. Tyler Riley, Knox Central 34-9.00; 5. Josh Jackson, Clay Co. 34-06.50; 6. Ryan Caddell, Williamsburg, 34-00.75… 8. Jared Fultz, Bell Co. 32-06.25… 11. Kaleb Musser, Bell Co. 24-04.25.
Girls: 1. Katie Jones, Williamsburg 24-09.25; 2. Kailey Owens, Knox Central 23-11.50; 3. Chelsea Gibbs, Corbin 23-05.75; 4. Andrea Dumphord, Knox Central 23-01.25; 5. Erin Partin, Bell Co. 22-01.00; 6. Christa Smith, Williamsburg 21-10.00; 7. Cheyenne Deaton, Bell Co. 21-08.50.
Discuss throw
Boys: 1. Devon Evans, Knox Central 122-08; 2. Cody Harp, Corbin 111-04; 3. Derek Mills, Knox Central 87-03; 4. Dakota Robertson, Corbin 85-11; 5. Josh Jackson, Clay Co. 85-05; 6. Ethan Brock, Harlan Co. 83-10… 8. Jared Fultz, Bell Co. 78-02; 9. Kaleb Musser, Bell Co. 71-05.
Girls: 1. Chelsea Gibbs, Corbin 74-07; 2. Kailey Owens, Knox Central 69-06; 3. Katie Jones, Williamsburg 57-08; 4. Andrea Dumphord, Knox Central 56-10; 5. Erin Partin, Bell Co. 54-03; 6. Jessica May, Lynn Camp 50-09; 7. Cheyenne Deaton, Bell Co. 50-05.
Long jump
Boys: 1. Stephen Griffin, Bell Co. 18-07.50; 2. Justin Napier, Harlan Co. 18-00.00; 3. Josh Adams, Knox Central 17-11.00; 4. Steve Reed, Harlan Co. 17-10.00; 5. Niven Achenjang, Knox Central 16-09.00; 6. Chase Bowman, Williamsburg 16-08.00… 8. Jake Griffin, Bell Co. 15-04.00.
Girls: 1. Cassidy Shippy, Knox Central 16-05.00; 2. Audrey Ash, Williamsburg 15-02.00; 3. Amerah Dixon, Corbin 14-07.00; 4. Alisha Ealy, Clay Co. 14-00.50; 5. Katrina Johnson, Bell Co. 13-02.00; 6. Caseylynn Brooks, Knox Central 12-11.00…10. Lexi Sanders, Bell Co. 11-10.00.
High jump
Boys: 1. Taylor Waddle, Corbin 5-02.00; 2. Matt Ely, Knox Central 5-00.00; 3. Josh Vallance, Clay Co. J5-00.00.
Girls: 1. Haley Brown, Knox Central 4-04.00; 2. Alisha Ealy, Clay Co. 4-02.00; 3. Cora Stevens, Corbin J4-02.00; t4. Jade Goodwin, Harlan Co. 4-00.00; t4. Cassidy Nantz, Bell Co. 4-00.00; 6. Lillie Abbott, Williamsburg J4-00.00.
Triple jump
Boys: 1. Stephen Griffin, Bell Co. 38-06.00; 2. Josh Adams, Knox Central 36-03.00; 3. Coty Miracle, Harlan Co. 36-01.00; 4. Dakota Robertson, Corbin, 35-08.50; 5. Niven Achenjang, Knox Central 33-02.50; 6. Michael Root, Clay Co. 30-03.00; 7. Jake Griffin, Bell Co. 30-00.50.
Girls: 1. Audrey Ash, Williamsburg 31-05.00; 2. Whitney Baker, Corbin 29-03.50; 3. Samantha Lay, Corbin 29-00.00; 4. Caseylynn Brooks, Knox Central 27-09.00; 5. Jobeth Hopper, Knox Central 20-08.00; 6. Jordan Daniels, Harlan Co. 18-01.50; 7. Cassidy Nantz, Bell Co. 16-09.00; 8. Emily Saylor, Bell Co. 13-09.50.
Pole vault
Boys: 1. Drew Carter, Corbin 9-06.00; 2. Brandon Rickett, Knox Central 9-00.00; 3. Isaac Brooks, Knox Central 8-06.00; 4. Dalton Shackleford, Williamsburg 7-06.00; 5. Caleb Myers, Corbin 7-00.00; 6. Dalton Dunn, Williamsburg 6-00.00.
Girls: 1. Hailey Brown, Knox Central, 7-00.00; 2. Bailee Jarboe, Williamsburg 6-06.00; 3. Makayla Mack, Williamsburg J6-06.00; 4. Ashley Vissoa, Knox Central 5-06.00; 5. Candace Gulley, Corbin J5-06.00; 6. Arynn Hickman, Corbin 5-00.00.





















