Kokomo Lady Kats: Field Events Carry Kats at North Central Invitational

The Kokomo High School Lady Kats track-and-field team finished 5th of 10 teams at the Charlie Riley Invitational at North Central High School.

"Our field events really stepped out. Scoring 51 points away from the track is a major accomplishment at a big meet.  Our field-event coaches have done a tremendous job so far this season, but the best for us still remains, especially after our sprinters and hurdlers are healthy," said coach K.O. Jackson.

Kokomo's top placers were:

HJ - Deju Miller, 4'10 - 3rd; Taylor Coram 4'6 - 6th;  9 points; looking for 4. +5

S - Summer Blackamore, 39'4 - 2nd; Makayla Fowler, 31'10.5;  8 points looking for 6. +2

D - Summer, 119'01, - 3rd; Makayla, 98'3 - 4th;  11 points looking for 8. +3

LJ - Taylor Coram, 15'4, 4th; Darryelle Cole, 2nd;  13 points looking for 8. +5 

PV - Anh Pham, 11'2, 1st place; Haleigh Parrish, NH; 10 points, looking for 11. -1 

Expected field event points - 39. Actual field-event points 51. +12!! 

100 - Iesha Wallace, 13.15; 13.19, 5th place; Ma-Ryssa Martin, 13.25; 4 points looking for 8. -4

200 -  Heaven Young, 29.61. 0 points looking for 8. - 8 points.

400 - Deju Miller, 67.43, 8th place; Kristina Moreland, 69.18; 1 point looking for 4. - 3.

800 - Erica Goodman, 3:24.24.

1600 - Hannah Reecer, 7:20

100h - Brianna Lancaster, 34.79; Taylor Coram, 19.67, 8th place; looking for 8 points. 1 point - 7

300h - Taylor Coram, 55.77, Kirstin Frey, 58.27 looking for 3 points. - 3

3200r - Erica Goodman, 2:55; Kristina Moreland, 3:14; Kirstin Frey, 3:21; Addy Takacs, 3:34; 7th place. 2 points looking for 2.

1600r - 6 points.

400r - 10 points.

Expected track-event points - 49. Actual track-events points 8 points. -41 points. Total points for the Lady Kats were 58.5 for 5th place of 10 teams. The team's target was 88. 49 points from the track and 39 points from the field.

KAT NOTES: FIELD EVENTS! FIELD EVENTS! FIELD EVENTS!