By: Carlos Cozar-Cervantes

On Friday afternoon, the Rebels competed in their final indoor meet at the CKC Championship held at Centre College, hoping to qualify for state. It was an important meet, and the team stepped up when it mattered most.

For the girls, Stella Thompson had a strong performance, running a 27.77 in the 200m dash and finishing in the top five overall. Lucy May also had an impressive day, placing 5th in the 200m with a 28.29 and finishing 2nd overall in the 400m with a time of 1:03.62. In the field events, both Stella and Lucy placed in the top five in long jump, with Stella finishing 2nd with a 16-3.5 and Lucy jumping 15-5. Stella also earned 2nd place in triple jump with a 33-3. Reece Klosterman added to the team’s success by finishing 3rd in pole vault with a jump of 7-6. Overall, it was an impressive showing by the girls.

For the boys, Caleb Branam ran a solid 7.45 in the 60m dash and converted it to a 6.93 in the 55m. In the field events, Andrew Lockhart had a standout performance, breaking the indoor school record in pole vault with a 13-6 and finishing 1st overall in the meet. John Hockersmith also finished 1st overall in weight throw with an impressive mark of 54-10.

With the indoor season coming to an end, the Rebels now shift their focus to the state meet next Thursday in Louisville, ready to carry this momentum forward.

By: Carlos cozar-cervantes

This Saturday, the Track and Field team had some promising results at the meet at Centre College. Overall, the team showed a lot of effort and determination, and several track athletes had great performances that helped represent Boyle County. It was a great opportunity for everyone to compete and to continue to improve for the ongoing season. Without saying, Andrew Lockhart finished first in pole vaulting with an impressive 13 feet.

Draedon Littlejohn, even though being in middle school, finished top 5. He finished in 4th place in the triple jump with 40 feet and 1.5 inches. Very impressive, showing he has a lot more potential when he enters high school.

Stella Thompson also showed out during this meet, finishing top 5 as well in most of her events. She finished 4th in the 200m with a time of 28.20 seconds and 1st in long jump with 16 feet and 3.5 inches. Lucy May dominated in the 400m, finishing 1st with a time of 1:04.10 minutes. Shelby Thompson had also done well in her event, finishing first in high jump with 5 feet. 

Overall, there is still lots to do for the indoor track team, practicing to get better for this season. They are beginning to prepare for CKC on Friday at Centre on 2/20, ready to have another outstanding performance.

On Saturday, the Track and Field team competed at the annual Central Kentucky Conference track meet. The Central Kentucky Conference, or CKC for short, is known for having a rich history and usually contains a lot of competition. The boys finished in 5th place out of 17 schools with 80.5 points.

Bubby McPherson had an impressive meet. He placed first in long jump with a 20-5, and 3rd in high jump with 5-10. Alan Wireman secured 5th place in triple jump and Andrew Lockhart tied for 3rd in Pole Vault. The boys 4x100 meter relay captured 1st place with a very impressive time of 43.09 seconds, good enough to currently lead 2A state. The 4x200 meter relay was also impressive, finishing in 3rd place in a competitive field. Maximus Kilby placed 6th in the 400 meter dash with a personal best of 52.48 seconds. Andrew Nason won the 200 meter dash with an impressive time of 22.41. The boys finished the day with a 4th place finish in the boys 4x400 meter relay.

The track team will now prepare for regions, which take place at Whitley County on Monday the 19th. 

As we come to the end of our regular season, The boys track and field team has shown great strength competing in tough meets. They’ve shown perseverance and determination to get faster and lower their times as individuals and as a team. Boyle County's track program now heads off into postseason meets with CKC, Regions, and State left as their meets of the season. 

Recently, our boys competed in their last All Comers meet at Mercer County. They ran hard and it paid off. Geordon Brown (11.26) and Andrew Nason (11.37) placed in the open 100 as well!

Then, a lot of the same boys competed in the open 200, with Andrew Nason coming first with a time of (22.83) which is a KY top 50 time! Colin Lay came second with a time of (23.19). We also had a distance team 4x100, Kyle Whitsell, Adam Cooper, Hayden Godsey, and Miles Cappelli. 

These Distance runners became sprinters last night with their achieved time of 55.86, these boys did a great job. That's the highlight of the running events, with our team coming 3rd! 

On Thursday, the track and field team competed in the Randy Elmore Track Classic at Pulaski County. Both teams ended up finishing in 1st place. The boys team was able to run away from the competition, winning by a wide margin. They finished with 181 points, 2nd place Southwestern had 89. 

There were a lot of big performances for the boys throughout the day. Geordan Brown and Bubby McPherson finished 2nd and 8th in the 100 meter dash. Andrew Nason placed 2nd in the 400 meter with a PR (personal record) of 52.44. Colin Lay finished 2nd in the 200 meter dash, followed by a 3200 meter win by Adam Cooper. Seneca Driver won high jump and Andrew Lockhart finished 4th in Pole Vault. Alan Wireman finished 2nd in Triple Jump and 3rd in Long Jump, Dreadon Littlejohn placed 3rd and 6th in the same events. 

Senior Maximus Kilby was the anchor leg of the victorious 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relay teams. When asked about the meet, Kilby said, “The meet ran quickly, so there wasn’t much time to rest in between events, but everyone showed up and did their part.” The boys team has won their last two meets and will next compete in the Mercer All Comers on May 6th. 

Congratulations to the Boys track and field program as they ran away with 1st place and trophy after winning the Commodore Classic. Before the meet started the team had to be on the bus early, during the bus ride the boys had high expectations heading towards the meet, as they got to Tates Creek they warmed up and prepared to race. As the field events took place, Junior Andrew Lockhart won the pole vault with a mark of 13 feet. Seneca Driver tied for first with a height of 6 feet, and Alan Wireman responded with a 2nd place finish in triple jump with a length of 39 '7 feet. 

Running events started taking place after the field events, starting off with the men's 100 meter dash, Senior Andrew Nason came 3rd with a time of 11.14. Then our boys 4x100 relay which came 1st with a stunning time of 43.76. Andrew Nason again competed in the 200 and he placed 3rd with a time of 22.60. 

As the meet was heading to an end, the boys were fighting for first place to win the meet. Paul Laurence Dunbar was tied with Boyle for first and Henry Clay at second, not far behind. Our 4x400 team was riled up and ready to compete, to give it their all to win. Andrew Nason was first leg and came out of the blocks fast, Colin Lay was second leg, then Micah Brown held first place as he came around to the finish line to hand off to Maximus Kilby. As Maximus received the baton, Scott County wasn't too far behind. So he gave it his all and Boyle walked away with a 1st place finish in the 4x400 with a time of 3:37.19,and finished the meet in 1st place with 73 points. 

We are proud of The Rebels as they gave it their all to win and take home a trophy. 

On Saturday, April 19th, the Track and Field team traveled to Louisville to compete in the prestigious Eastern Relays track meet. Athletes had to achieve impressive results this season to qualify for this meet. 

Andrew Nason took 7th place in the 300 meter hurdles and 12th place in the 200 meter dash. Seneca Driver placed 8th in high jump with a 5-10 jump. Maximus Kilby ran the 400 meter dash in 54.01 seconds. Andrew Lockhart pole vaulted 12-6, securing 13th place, and Alan Wireman got 10th in Triple Jump. The day was Finished with the boys 4x400 relay of Andrew Nason, Micah Brown, Alan Wireman, and Maximus Kilby finishing 14th.

The Track and Field team will next compete on April 26th at Tates Creek in the Commodore classic.

On Tuesday, the track and field team celebrated their seniors in the only home meet of the season. They did more than celebrate, as both the boys and girls came in first place at the meet. 

The boys ran away with it scoring 145 points, 36 more than the team in second place. There were some big time performances from some of the guys, Andrew Nason stood out with wins in the 200 meter dash and 300 meter hurdles, while also being on the winning 4x100 relay team. Colin Lay had a huge PR in the 200 meter with a 23.16, over a second faster than his previous PR. 

Colin was happy about the performance that came in poor conditions, saying “The 200 meter went well, and it was nice to PR on senior night even on a long meet in cold weather.” The next meet for the track team will be the Eastern Relays on Saturday in Louisville, for those who qualified. 

The boy’s track and field team had an incredible performance at their first invitational at the Heart of the Bluegrass. Teams from all around the state showed up to this one of a kind meet, that means great competition for our runners. 

Here are some of the highlights and results of the meet: boys placed 5th above all teams, our boys 4x200 team placed 4th with a time of 1:33.58 with Maximus, Colin, Carlos and Keem running it. Followed by our boys 4x100 team and they placed 3rd, with a run a time of 44.58. Andrew Nason came 2nd in the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.97 and then ran the 200 meter dash, and placed 3rd with a time of 22.59. Nason had a great meet this past weekend competing in his individual and relays. Heading towards the end of the meet Maximus Kilby, Colin Lay, Andrew Nason and Chandler Durham gave it all they had left in the tank to compete in the 4x400. These boys competed hard to place 3rd, and they ran fast with a time of 3:36.55. 

All in all, the Heart of the Bluegrass was a great first invitational and all of our boys performed spectacularly. 

Boyle County boys competed in the first seasonal outdoor Mercer County All Comers meet and came 3rd out of 10 scoring teams. All the guys did their best as the weather was not on their side, it was windy and cold. Although our boys pushed through it and competed to win. 

Our senior Andrew Nason said “The guys team had some great performances and competed well in every event. Our great times and marks are a clear reflection of the hard work put in over the off season.” With that being said, our boys have put it in a lot of hard work to start the season off with such great results. However the job isn't finished yet and the season has just begun. 

Boyle county’s next track meet is 04/12/25 at Mercer county.