Masyn Powell, Kia Harmon Lead Holden Track And Field Teams At UCM Indoor Meet
Speedy Exchange… Lady Eagle runner Lilly Carver (right) hands off the baton to Ava Young during the distance medley relay at the UCM Mule Relays on Monday, Mar. 18. Photos by Steve Edwards
The Holden high school track and field teams opened the season by competing in the Class 3-4-5 UCM Indoor Mule Relays on Monday, March 18 with Eagle and Lady Eagle athletes turning in multiple top-six finishes.
“I was very excited for the number of placers and high placers we were able to get at the UCM meet,” said Holden track and field head coach David Diener. “Kia Harmon and Masyn Powell taking gold medals, and Addy Wooster, Cole Zillner, Jazzy Brown and Rett Hankins getting seconds, it just shows how our athletes have progressed this off season to help jump start them strongly into our season. Each year we go to UCM as a chance to compete against some bigger schools and each year we comeback with more medals than the year before. We hope we get a chance to continue that success here throughout the season.”
Holden hurdler Masyn Powell led the Eagles boys team with a first-place finish in the 60m hurdles. Powell timed out at 8.62 seconds in the finals after clocking out at 8.68 seconds in the preliminary race.
Lady Eagle high jumper Kia Harmon displayed the Holden girls team’s top finish with a first-place height of 1.55m in the high jump.
Harmon placed fifth in the long jump with a distance of 4.84m.
The top relay team finish for the Lady Eagles came in the 4x200m relay with Harmon, Grace Kendrick, Rachel Wamsley, and Jazzy Brown carrying the baton in a third-place finish. The 4×200 team clocked out at 1:56.94.
Brown added an individual top-three finish by placing second in the 60m dash with a time of 8.28 seconds.
Also on the track, Abby Miller placed third in the 800m run with a time of 2:46.22.
Arionna Johnson placed fifth in the 60m hurdles. Johnson timed out at 10.27 seconds in the finals as she improved upon her preliminary time of 10.42 seconds.
In field events held outdoor during the meet, Brionna Johnson placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 9.64m, and in indoor field events she placed fifth in the high jump with a height of 1.4m.
Pole vaulter Addilyn Wooster placed second in the event by clearing a height of 2.9m.
Malea Brewington turned in the girls team’s top outdoor distance race finish by placing seventh in the 3200m run with a time of 14:45.30.
Brewington, Madisyn Talley, Lilly Carver, and Ava Young carried the baton in the distance medley relay for an eighth-place finish in a time of 16:38.67.
Miller, Arionna Johnson, K’Lea Westover, and Maci McDaniel composed the Lady Eagles 4x400m relay team which placed seventh with a time of 4:56.53.
In top finishes on the boys side, Rett Hankins gathered a pair of second-place finishes in distance races held on the outdoor track during the meet.
Hankins timed out at 4:54.43 to place second in the 1600m run, and turned in a time of 11:00.10 to place second in the 3200m run.
Cole Zillner led the boys team in field events by placing second in the high jump. Zillner cleared a height of 1.8m on the day.
Reco Jenkins placed third in the long jump with a distance of 6m.
Aiden Christian placed fourth in the shot put with a distance of 13.33m.
The boys team’s top relay finish came in the 4x200m relay with Jacob Andes, Brody Bockover, Sam Comer, and Reco Jenkins timing out at 1:41.41 in a sixth-place finish.
Powell, Bockover, Wade VanMeter, and Trent Stout carried the baton in the 4x400m relay for a seventh-place finish.
Holden’s distance medley relay team of Hankins, Gerard Costa, Ethan Rice, and Jayden Ring placed ninth with a time of 13:26.10.
