WASHINGTON —

PRINCETON- ÊBarr-ReeveÕs Connor Sorrells won two distance races and Washington qualified 10 athletes for next TuesdayÕs regional at Evansville Central in ThursdayÕs track sectional.

Sorrells won the 1,600 meters in 4:17.66 and the 3,200 in 9:27.93. Teammate Damon Pruett placed second in the 3,200 (9:58.56) and third in the 1,600 (4:35.35).

ÒWhat a fantastic night for a track meet!,Ó said B-R coach JayR Perkins. 

ÒConnor Sorrells ran to sectional records in the 1600 and  3200 and looked very comfortable in doing both.  This puts him in position to run well at regional next week.

ÒAlso, Damon Pruett ran a PR in the 1,600 and ran to a comfortable second place in the 3,200. Connor and Damon are both looking forward the great competition next Thursday at Evansville Central.Ó 

Christian Latham, Blaine Arney and Jalen Madison had WashingtonÕs highest individual finishes.

Latham was second in the long jump (20-07 1/4). Arney was second in the high jump (16-1) as was Madison in the discus (142-5).

Latham also placed third in the pole vault (13-0), and joined Arney, Jake Brashear and Trey Parsons to place third in the 400 meter relay (:45.34).

Kade Bowman was third in the shot put (47-11 1/2). Drew Brothers placed third in the 800 meters (2:02.51).

Parsons was fourth in the 2000 (:23.89).

Brothers, KC Heller, Austin Gray and Logan Sipes were fourth in the 3,200 relay (8:33.46).

Zach Baker had the highest finish for North Daviess with a third place in the 300 hurdles (:45.90).

Gibson Southern won the event with 131 points to 96 for Pike Central and 95 for Vincennes Lincoln.

Washington placed fifth with 66.5 points. Barr-Reeve was eighth (34) and North Daviess ninth (14).

Perkins said he was also proud of his other participants as well.

ÒStephen Lang, in the 800, and Chayse Wagler in the 400 also ran to personal bests,Ó said Perkins.  ÒThomas Quast did not make the final in the 100 or 200, but had good performances in both for his first year of running track.Ó

--- From Staff Reports

Team  scores

Gibson Southern (GS) 131, Pike Central (PC) 96, Vincennes Lincoln (V) 95, South Knox (SK) 77.5, Washington (W) 66.5, North Knox (NK) 52, Princeton Community (PrC) 38, Barr-Reeve (BR) 34, North Daviess (ND) 14, Tecumseh (T) 11, Wood Memorial (WM) 6, Vincennes Rivet (VR) 0.

Individual results

Top four and individual finishers

100: 1. Tyler Sandy (VL), :11.26, 2. Jordan Scheller (GS), :11.32, 3. Dustin Moore (PrC), :11.68, 4. Alex Kitchin (VL), :11.74. 200: 1. Tyler Sandy (VL), :22.54, 2. Wesley Luttrell (GS), :23.35, 3. Kyle Joyce (VL), 4. Trey Parsons (W), :23.89. 400: 1. John Michael Rodrick (NK), :51.28, 2. Adam Pfeil (PrC), :51.80, 3. Dexter Waltz (PC), :52.53, 4. Hunter DeWeese (GS), :53.12. 800: 1. Dakota Mercer-szady (VL), 2:00.76, 2. Chantz Parson (PC), 3. Drew Brothers (W), 2:02.51, 4. Connor Wilson (GS), 2:02.51, 10. Logan Sipes (W), 2:13.32, 16.. Stephan Lang (BR), 2:23.82. 1,600: 1. Connnor Sorrells (BR), 4:17.66, 2. Cain Parker (PC), 4:34.81, 3. Damon Pruett (BR), 4:35.34, 4. Andrew Staggs (SK), 4:42.26. 3,200: 1. Connor Sorrells (BR), 9:27.93, 2. Damon Pruett (BR), 9:58.56, 3. Cain Parker (PC), 10:23.42, 4. Andrew Staggs (SK), 10:26.96, 7. KC Heller (W), 10:41.39. 110 hurdles: 1. Eric McCord (PC), :16.03, 2. Clint Johnson (GS), :16.5, 3. Zack Baker (ND), :16.95, 4. Ethan Schutter (SK), :17.09, 8. Eli Schnarr (W), :18.80. 300 hurdles: 1. Cody Clymer (NK), :41.26, 2. Clint Johnson (GS), :41.39, 3. Eric McCord (PC), :42.75, 4. Blake Marsee (SK), :42.94, 7. Zach Baker (ND), :45,9, 11. Eli Schnarr (W), :48.08. 400 relay: 1. Gibson Southern, :44.66, 2. Princeton Community, :44.98, 3. Washington (Baline Arney, Jake Brashear, Trey Parsons, Christian Latham), :45.34, 4. Vincennes Lincoln, :45.91, 8. North Daviess, (Zach Baker, KC McDowell, Lucas Bird, Logan Turpin), :49.76. 1,600 relay: 1. Gibson Southern, 3:31.88, 2. Pike Central, 3:33.01, 3. North Knox, 3:36.96 3:33.01, 4. Vincennes Lincoln, 3:35.52, 6. Washington, 3:38.52. 3,200 relay: 1. South Knox, 8:17.54, 2. Gibson Southern, 8:25.11, 3. Pike Central, 8:33.40, 4. Washington (Drew Brothers, KC Heller, Austin Gray, Logan Sipes), 8:33.40. High jump: 1. Cody Clymer (NK), 6-3, 2. Blaine Arney (W), 6-1, 3. Jordan Scheller (GS), 6-0, 4. Kyle Nixon (GS), 6-0, 8. Thomas Keller (W), 6-0. Pole vault: 1. Blake Marsee (SK), 13-6, 2. Lucas Wolters (SK), 13-6, 3. Christian Latham (W) 13-0, 4. Mikie Boger (VL), 12-0. Long jump: 1. Kegan Aldridge (PC), 20-8, 2. Christian Latham (W), 20-7, 3.. Adam Smith (GS), 20-7, 4. Austin Miller (NK), 19-1 1/4. Shot put: 1. Coleman Sheridan (GS), 48-7, 2. Avory Mickens (VL), 48-6, 3. Kade Bowman (W), 47-11, 4. Jayson Jamerson (PrC), 46-4, 7. Garrett Burton (W), 42-6 1/2, 8. Marcus Slaven (ND), 42-2. Discus: 1. Zachary Clem (GS), 152-9, 2. Jalen Madison (W), 142-5, 3. Coleman Sheridan (GS), Tyler Stutzman (VL), 5. Marcus Slaven (ND), 126-8, 9. Garrett Burton (W), 110-11.