Recap: 17 Meet Records Fall At Hardin Valley Invitational

HVA's Gracie Waite continued with her senior season by winning the gold in both shot put and discus comfortably, as well as setting a Meet and Facility Record in the Discus. Both were good enough for a TN #1 and a US #44 in the discus. Although the Lee commit has won 4 KIL Titles, 4 Outdoor All-State Medals, and an Indoor State Title, she has yet to win an Outdoor Title. Things are looking bright as she holds her discus TN #1 by almost 16 feet over her next competitor. On the boy's side, things were much more contested. Webb's Ari Klasky won the discus in a Meet and Facility Record and took third in the shot put while Farragut's Bryce Thompson won the shot put in a Meet Record and took third in the discus. Klasky's discus throw was good for a US #47, while Thompson threw a US #7 in the shot put.

While both have an advantage over each other in their stronger events, it will still be fun to watch when these two cross paths at the KIL Championships in late April.

The girls' 1600 did not break any meet records, however it produced 6 new top 10 marks for the meet and showcased what will be a very competitive Class AAA Section 1 meet. The top 7 times in Class AAA Section 1 were run in the same heat at HVA with Sadie Honeycutt taking the win in 5:05.94. Earlier, Honeycutt along with Daniel Boone teammates Mahri Layne, Ava Nutter, and Ella Battel set the 4x800m meet record to open the Saturday running events. All seven athletes were within 12 seconds of each other with the top five only 3.02 seconds apart. For a division that takes the top 4 athletes at the sectional round with no at-large bids, this is a nightmare scenario for any athlete. While this 1600 was a dry run for the Section 1 meet, it was also a preview for the KIL Championships, with KIL athletes taking 6 of the top 8 spots on Saturday.