Webster Athletes Advance to State Championship Track Meet

Several boys and girls from the Webster County High School track teams have advanced to the State Championship track meet to be held next Friday and Saturday in Charleston.

In each of the four regions in Class AA, the top three finishers in each event qualify to advance.  The next four best times from all regions overall also qualify for the state championships (in other words, a total of 16 individuals and/or teams qualify for the state championships in each event).

Based on results from the Class AA, Region 1 track meet held at Oak Glen, West Virginia on Friday, May 13, 2016, the following Highlander athletes have qualified in these events:

1.  Austin Hayes finished first in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:03.91.

2.  Austin Hayes finished third in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:44.45.

3.  The 4 x 800 meter relay team of Korbin White, Ben Cochran, Mathias Palmer, and Austin Hayes finished fifth with a time of 8:45.91 (despite the team's fifth place finish, the team's time qualifies as one of the at large qualifiers in Class AA [unofficial at large qualifier]).

4.  Courtney Treadway finished fourth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:35.12 (unofficial at large qualifier).

5.  The 4 x 800 meter relay team of Carson Short, Courtney King, Sierra King, and Courtney Treadway finished third with a time of 10:36.39.
6.  Ben Cochran qualified in the High Jump.

 As a team, the girls finished 9th out of nine teams and the boys finished 9th out of ten teams.

Next week in Charleston, Hayes will compete for a state championship title in both the 800 and 1600 meter runs, Courtney Treadway will vie for a title in the 800 meter run, and both boys and girls' 4 x 800 meter relay teams will run for a championship in that event.

In reviewing the results from all regions in Class AA, Hayes' time in the 800 meter run was the 4th best time overall and his time in the 1600 meter run was the 8th best time overall.  The boys 4 x 800 meter relay team's time was the 8th best time overall.  Treadway's time in the 800 meter run was the 10th best time overall and the girls 4 x 800 meter relay team's time was the 13th best time overall.

Complete regional track results at:  http://runwv.com/TF16/TF16INDEX.HTML