It was quite the weekend for NKY track and field athletes. Not only did three teams come back with state titles, but plenty of individuals finished on the podium in the three meets that took place at the University of Kentucky’s Track and Field Complex.
Listed below are podium finishers from NKY in Class 2A from Friday’s state meet.
Class 2A
BOYS
4×800 meter relay
3rd place – Covington Catholic (Jack Salyers, Nolan Bonta, Luke McClane, Will Sheets) 8:12.54
100-meter dash
2nd place – Ethan Long, Covington Catholic (10.98)
4×200 relay
1st place – Covington Catholic (Ethan Long, Jake Heitker, Garrett Gallagher, Jackson Schmid) 1:29.73
1,600 meters
2nd place – Will Sheets, Covington Catholic (4:20.26)
4th place – Joe Mayer, Covington Catholic (4:22.19)
800 meters
4th place – Luke Meagher, Covington Catholic (1:59.22)
200 meters
2nd place – Ethan Long, Covington Catholic (21.70)
3,200 meters
2nd place – Will Sheets, Covington Catholic (9:31.04)
3rd place – Joe Mayer, Covington Catholic (9:37.04)
4×400 meter relay
1st place – Covington Catholic (Luke Meagher, Jake Heitker, Ethan Long, Jackson Schmid) 3:27.84
GIRLS
High jump
5th place – Ja Nia Johnson, Holmes (5-00)
Pole Vault
8th place – Paul Klosinski, Covington Catholic (11-06)
Unified
Mixed Long Jump
4th place – Holmes (Byron Rayfield, Gavin Bell) 21-9.75
Mixed 2×50 relay
3rd place – Holmes (Reese Hill, Byron Rayfield) 15.17
Mixed 2×200 meter relay
2nd place – Holmes (Mayne White, Byron Rayfield) 58.35

