Italy track stars were successful competing at regionals in Abilene
Italy Track and Field athletes were a force to recon with at regionals meet today in Abilene. (Barry Byers)
Italy Track & Field — Saturday’s regional results in Abilene:
Kortnei Johnson – sophomore
- 1st place in 100M Dash and is State bound
- Broke the 1A Regional 100M Dash record of 12.16 with a time of 11.35
- 1st place in 200M Dash and will compete in the State level in this event as well
- Broke the 1A Regional 200M Dash record with a time of 24.03
Ryheem Walker – senior
- 5th place in 110M Hurdles
Halee Turner – freshman
- Qualified for State in Triple Jump with a second place jump
- Placed 3rd in 100M Hurdles
- Placed 4th in 300M Hurdles
Halee Turner(fr) / Kendra Copeland(jr) / Ryisha Copeland(jr) / Kortnei Johnson(so)
- Placed 2nd in 4×100 relay and will compete at State
Congratulations to all the athletes and the coaches. Good luck in Austin!!!
Italy Track & Field — Friday’s regional results in Abilene:
Kortnei Johnson
- 3rd in Long Jump
- Johnson won her prelim heats and had the fastest times in 100M Dash and 200M Dash.
Ryheem Walker
- Ryheem Walker made the finals in 110 Hurdles
- Will Triple Jump tomorrow.
Halee Turner
- Made the finals in the 100M Hurdles and in the 300M Hurdles. Turner has a descent shot at making it to state in both events.
- Will Triple Jump tomorrow.
Halee Turner / Kendra Copeland / Ryisha Copeland / Kortnei Johnson
- Italy’s girls 4×100 Relay is currently sitting second going into the finals tomorrow
The top 2 in each finals’ event will go to compete at state in Austin on May 10th and 11th.
Status updates submitted by Italy High School AD/HFC Hank Hollywood.