Keyshun Teal won three events and helped lead the Hopkinsville Tigers to a third-place finish out of 20 teams Saturday in the Muhlenberg Invitational track meet.Â
Teal won the 110-meter high hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, and the triple jump events.
It was a big day for teammate Tyson Cavinder as well, as he earned a pair of Top-three finishes in the 1,600-meter (second) and 3,200-meter run (third).
Kayden Humphrey took second in the 110-meter hurdles and 10th in the 200-meter dash. Teammate Tavares Burgess was ninth in the 200-meter dash.
Other Tigers earning their stripes on Saturday included Carlo Jones, who was third in the 300-meter hurdles, James Bradley Jr., who was fourth in the 100-meter dash, and Savior Davies, who took second in the 800-meter run.
The Hoptown relay teams also had an impressive day with the 100-meter relay team of Bradley Jr., Kyrien Cannon, Burgess, and Humphrey taking second place. The 800-meter relay team of Cavinder, Davis, Jeffers, and Jones also took second place.
The 200-meter relay team of Cannon, Burgess, Bradley Jr., and Humphrey was fourth. The 400-meter relay team of Davis, Jeffers, Jones, and Jayon Bass took fourth as well.
In the field events, Drew Thorson took 10th in the Discus.
The Lady Tigers’ track team also had an impressive day, taking fourth place.
Distance runners Alexis Herrera-Loveto (800 meters) and Kaydon Coates (3,200-meters) both took silver medals on Saturday. Coates also took seventh in the 800.
Meanwhile, Lauren Mayes finished third in the 1,600-meter run.
Sprinter Ollia Dixon had an impressive day, running second in the 300-meter hurdles and finishing third in the 100-meter dash with a personal-record time of 18.86.
Alanni Quarles edged Herrera-Lovato in the 400-meter dash as the Lady Tigers’ runners took sixth and seventh, respectively.
Jayla Brunson earned a ninth-place finish in the highly competitive 100-meter dash.
In the field events, Amani Jones was third in the shot put and fifth in the Discus and Chandni Jones was fourth in the shot put and seventh in the Discus.
The Lady Tigers’ relay teams also continued their successful seasons as two earned Top-five finishes.
The 200-meter relay team of K. Jackson-Grundy, A. Spikes, L. Watkins, and L. Wilkerson ran second, while the 100-meter relay team of Brunson, Dixon, Wilkerson, and Spikes took third place.
Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers’ 400-meter relay team of Watkins, Quarles, Jackson-Grundy, and Spikes was sixth.