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Austin Peay Governors High School Classic track and field meet was held Saturday

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Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN – On Saturday, April 14th, the Austin Peay Track and Field team hosted their annual APSU Governors High School Classic at Governors Stadium. High School teams began arriving at 9:30am with the first event starting at 10:00am sharp. The event lasted all day. The awards ceremony was at 6:00pm.

“The APSU High School Classic that was started six years ago as a fund raiser for the Austin Peay Track and Field team.” said APSU Track and Field head coach Doug Molnar. “We wanted to start a Track and Field event for Montgomery County Schools that would be the jewel event of the year.”

West Creek High School won first place amongst the Boy's Teams.
West Creek High School won first place amongst the Boy's Teams.

There were 15 local and area high schools that attended this year’s event. They were: Kenwood High School, West Creek High School, Montgomery Central High School, Clarksville High School, Fort Campbell High School, McGavock High School, Northeast High School, Antioch High School, Rossview High School, Lebanon High School, Northwest High School, Greenbrier High School, Cane Ridge High School, Marshall County High School and White House-Heritage High School.

“We had 15 highly competitive teams in this years event” stated Molnar. “Normally we would have between 20 to 25 teams competing in our event, but this year schedules aligned so that two other track meets were going on at the same time.”

Girl's 4 x 200m Relay.
Girl's 4 x 200m Relay.

The events at this years event were: 100m Dash, 200m Dash, 400m Dash, 800m Run, 1,600m Run, 3,200m Run, 110m Hurdles, 300m Low Hurdles, 2,000m Steeplechase (Boys), 1,500m Steeplechase (Girls), 4 x 100m Relay, 4 x 200m Relay, 4 x 400m Relay, 4 x 800m Relay, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, and Discus Throw.

Events went off like clockwork. Once one heat was completed, the next set of competitors were being readied for the next heat while competitors for the next event were being called in.

Boy's 400m Dash.
Boy's 400m Dash.

At some Track and Field events, there can be 10 minute delays between heats, 15-20 minutes between events. This was not the case with Austin Peay’s meet. Heats were constantly going. Next events were quickly setup. Even hurdles, normally the longest to setup was done quickly and efficiently. The result was a meet with something constantly going on without any real down times.

“I believe this year was one of the better run meets that we have done” said Molnar. “I want to give congratulations and thanks to the members of the APSU Track and Field team that came out to help today along with all the other volunteers. Job well done.”

Boy's 2,000m Steeplechase.
Boy's 2,000m Steeplechase.

All of the events were highly competitive. Several were decided by a few tenths of a second. “There was some really great competitions going on out there today” said Molnar. “This has been one of the most competitive meets we’ve put on.”

West Creek High School came was first amongst the Boy’s Teams. Clarksville High came in second. Fort Campbell High School edged out McGavock by 0.5 points to come in third.

Northeast High School came in first place amongst the Girl's Teams.
Northeast High School came in first place amongst the Girl's Teams.

Amongst the Girl’s Teams, Northeast High School came in first place. Rossview came in second. Fort Campbell High School came in third place over Northwest and West Creek by 0.5 points.

“Traditionally, Montgomery County has always produced great track and field athletes” stated Molnar. “I want to congratulate all of the teams for their efforts today.”

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APSU Governors High School Classic Results

Boy’s Team Scores
Rank Team Name Score
1 West Creek 144.5
2 Clarksville High School 101
3 Fort Campbell 76.5
4 McGavock 76
5 Antioch 69
6 Lebanon 52
7 Northeast 47
8 Rossview 43
9 Kenwood 39
10 Montgomery Central 29
11 Greenbrier 26
12 Cane Ridge 24
13 Northwest 8

 

Girl’s Team Scores
Rank Team Name Score
1 Northeast 140
2 Rossview 85
3 Fort Campbell 78.5
4 Northwest 78
4 West Creek 78
6 Antioch 76
7 Clarksville 48
8 McGavock 37
9 Lebanon 34
10 Montgomery Central 28
11 Greenbrier 26.5
12 Marshall County 10
12 White House-Heritage 10
14 Kenwood 6

 

Boy’s Events and Results Girl’s Events and Results
100m Dash 100m Dash
200m Dash 200m Dash
400m Dash 400m Dash
800m Run 800m Run
1,600m Run 1,600m Run
3,200m Run 3,200m Run
110m Hurdles 100m Hurdles
300m Low Hurdles 300m Low Hurdles
2,000m Steeplechase 1,500m Steeplechase
4 x 100m Relay 4 x 100m Relay
4 x 200m Relay 4 x 200m Relay
4 x 400m Relay 4 x 400m Relay
4 x 800m Relay 4 x 800m Relay
High Jump High Jump
Pole Vault Pole Vault
Long Jump Long Jump
Triple Jump Triple Jump
Shot Put Shot Put
Discus Throw Discus Throw
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