Bulldogs Battle Weather At 1A State Championship
The Harrodsburg Herald/Wesley Bird
Senior Raegan Taylor raced in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles for Burgin at the 1A State Championship on Thursday, May 21.
Wesley Bird
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The Burgin Bulldogs track and field team attended the 1A State Championship on Thursday, May 21. Burgin had four athletes qualify for state, including seniors Kate Hatfield and Raegan Taylor, junior Carter Myhre and sophomore Maddie Peavler. The conditions for the meet were cold and rainy the whole meet and it affected every event.
Hatfield qualified for the high jump after winning the region with a height of 5-02. Hatfield jumped 4-08 at state and placed eighth overall with the wet track slowing her down.
Taylor qualified for both the hurdles events and was ranked number one in the 300-meter hurdles coming into the day. Taylor finished ninth in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 17.30 seconds. She placed second in the 300-meter hurdles, losing by less than a second and finishing with a time of 46.81.
Peavler qualified for state in both throwing events, coming in second in discus and fifth in shot put at regions. She placed fifth at state in shot put with a throw of 113-08, breaking her own school record. Peavler placed twenty-second in discus with a distance of 27-10.
