Boys’ track slides pass Linden, Flushing in double-dual competition

IMAGE / Mr. Darrick J. Puffer

Kearsley picked up two wins in a close double-dual meet at Linden on May 6.

The boys’ track swept its double-dual meet at Linden on May 6, slipping past the Eagles 69-68 and squeezing by Flushing 70 1/2 – 66 1/2.

The meet came down to the final race, the 1600-meter relay. Kearsley won the relay, securing victories over both schools.

Three of the four relay teams took first place.

  • 3200-meter relay (Anton Webster, Trevor Gehrig, Darrion Younger, Jonathan McKay) 8:37.77
  • 800 relay ( Matt Parkinson, Younger, McKay, Deitrick Young) 1:32.45.
  • 1600 relay (Webster, Matt Worley, Gehrig, McKay) 3:27.84

Four individual athletes won their events.

  • 800 run- Webster, 2:00.34
  • 400 dash- McKay, 51.01
  • High jump- Brandon Scales, 6-feet, 0-inches
  • Shot put- Jaylen Shock, 46-0

Two Hornets were runners up.

  • 200 dash- Younger, 23.38
  • Long jump- Gavin Eston, 17-7.5

Five athletes placed third.

  • 100 dash- Parkinson, 11.58
  • 200 dash- Parkinson, 23.54
  • 300 hurdles- Jason Clark, 42.97
  •  Long jump- Dakotah Doman, 17-4.5
  • 800 run- Gehrig, 2:04.81