Mercer Hosts 37th Annual Heart Of The Bluegrass
The Harrodsburg Herald/Samuel Warren
Mercer County junior Jordan Piazza stayed two steps ahead of the competition during the 11 Om hurdles. Piazza’s time of 15.53 was marginally behind his state championship winning time last Spring, but well enough to take first place at the 37th annual Heart of the Bluegrass meet.
Samuel Warren
Herald Staff
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Mercer County Track and Field held their first invitational meet of the season, Heart of the Bluegrass, on Saturday, April 13. It was a relatively small meet compared to the standard of years past, and yet it still attracted more than 30 schools and over 900 entries.
The boys team began the day with an electrifying perfo1mance from seniors Kyler Sallee and Liam Potts and juniors Mason Sanders and Marshall Hart. The group finished the 4×800 meter relay in 8:27.94, nearly 13 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, George Rogers Clark.
“They ran a good race and did what it took to win; however, I feel their best is yet to come,” said Head Coach Lynn Flach.
Jordan Piazza and Donavan Wright’s extraordinary performances bolstered the Titans challenge for first place. Piazza continued his excellent form in the 110 meter hurdles from last season, and narrowly beat Adrian Johnson of Louisville Central with a time of 15.53. Piazza’s fifth place finish in the 300m hurdles and seventh place finish in the triple jump added another six points for the Titans, taking his total to 16. Wright finished as runner up in long jump at the KHSAA Class-2A State Championship last spring. On Saturday, Wright’s jumps gradually increased with each attempt, and on his final jump of the day he reached 21 ‘5 .5,” which was enough to beat out Davion Sturgis of Woodford County for first place.
Wright also cleared six feet in the high jump competition which was enough to clai.m second, taking his total score to 18.
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