Dill shines for UHA at Class 1-A, Region 1 Meet

University Heights Academy’s track team finished with one champion and several state qualifiers with their performance Saturday at the Class 1-A, Region 1 Track and Field at Mayfield High School. 

Emma Dill repeated as the 300-meter hurdles region champion as she broke the tape in 51.22 seconds. The senior also was third in the 100-meter hurdles (17.52). 

Dill also helped the Lady Blazers’ 4×200-meter relay team, which included Palin Hampton, Kendall Hancock, and Ajae Oatts, grab a regional crown with a time of 1:50.65. 

The Lady Blazers’ 4×400-meter relay team of Dill, Hancock, Oatts, and Amoree Owen also won the region title with a time of 4:26.80. 

Individually, the Lady Blazers saw Oatts finish runner-up in the 100-meter Dash (13.08) and the 200-meter Dash (27.19). Hancock also took fourth in the 200-meter Dash in 27.67. 

Hancock was the regional runner-up in the 400-meter Dash with a time of 1:03.26. 

Emma Flynn also had a good regional meet with a third-place finish in the 800-meter run (2:46.67). 

Fort Campbell won the girls’ Class 1-A, Region 1 meet with 125 points. Caldwell County was second (102) and Murray was third (79). UHA took fourth place with 77 points. 

For the UHA boys’ team, several runners earned top-four finishes. 

Freshman Graham Conrad was the regional runner-up in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:44.03. Jude Finch also took second in the 3,200-meter run in a time of 10:48.67. Conrad was third in 10:52.21. 

Seniors Ryan Luckey and Zech Davis had a strong regional meet. 

Luckey ran fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.83 and fourth in the 400-meter dash in 54.65. Davis was fourth in the 800-meter run as he crossed the line in 2:10.53.  

Eighth-grader Ronan Croney-Sallie earned a fourth-place finish in the Triple Jump with a leap of 38-feet, 8-inches. 

The Blazers’ 800-meter relay team of Graham Conrad, Croney-Sallie, Finch, and Davis finished as regional runner-up at 8:48.78. 

Meanwhile, the 400-meter relay team took third in 3:46.54. That group included Croney-Sallie, Luckey, Davis, and Jackson Estes. 

The 200-meter relay team of Croney-Sallie, Davis, Estes, and Luckey finished fourth in 37.89 seconds. 

The Blazers took fourth place as a team with 58 points. Fort Campbell won the boys’ meet with 143 points, followed by Caldwell County (109), and Murray (90). 

Other Individual results: 

Girls: 400-meter dash – A. Owen, 5^th, 1:06.17; 300-meter hurdles – Harper Bolinger, 5^th, 57.63; 800-meter relay team – 5^th, 12:36.64; Long Jump – P. Hampton, 8^th, 13-5; Cassie Keller, 11^th, 12-10.25; Triple Jump – Keller, 6^th, 28-10.5; Hampton, 10^th, 26-7; Discus – Rhyss Sallie, 14^th, 40-3; Audrey Lovell, 15^th, 41-0; Shot Put – R. Sallie 12^th, 20-3; Lovell, 13^th, 19-9. Boys: 100-meter Dash – Brock Kilijian, 10^th, 12.58; Hayden Hayes, 16^th, 13.86; 200-meter Dash – J. Estes, 8^th, 24.59; 400-meter Dash – Jack Cavanah, 10^th, 59.20; 800-meter run – G. Conrad, 5^th, 2:11.21; 1,600-meter run – Lucas Stine, 13^th, 5:58.47; 300-meter hurdles- Garrett Bowling, 8^th, 50.12; Britton Marschand, 14^th, 58.83; 100-meter relay team – 7^th, 49.65; Long Jump – Conrad, 10^th, 16-0; Bowling, 16^th, 14-0; Discus – Callen Bowe, 13^th, 70-3; Kilijian, 18^th, 54-1; Shot Put – Bowe, 13^th, 28-4. 

Team Results: 

Girls: 

1. Fort Campbell (125) 

2. Caldwell Co. (102) 

3. Murray (79) 

4. University Heights (77) 

5. Mayfield (58) 

6. Ballard Memorial (49) 

7. Fulton County (20) 

8. St. Mary (18) 

9. Crittenden County (7) 

10. Dawson Springs (5) 

11. Livingston Central (2) 

File Photo by Faye Hendricks