Congratulations to Mt. Vernon Rams Track & Field who were champions of the 2022 Roger Minton Track and Field Invitational in Marion! The Rams ran away with the title with 7 first place finishes and many more top 5 placings on Saturday, Feb. 28! There is way too much to brag about here, so we’ll let you see all of the Rams performances below! Way to go, Rams Track & Field! They are this week’s WMIX Sports/Josh Finley, Country Financial Rams of the Week!

Team Results:
1. RAMS 119, 2. Marion 97, 3. Marshall County (KY) 65.5, 4. Newton 55, 5. Roxana 45, 6. McCracken County (KY) 44, 7. Harrisburg 41.5, 8. Mattoon 24, 8. Herrin 24, 10. Pinckneyville 20, 11. Red Bud 13, 12. Du Quoin 11, 13. Madison 5.

Rams Individual Results (finish only):
High Jump: Fischer Davis (Jr), 1st – 6’0″
Pole Vault: Dakota Miner (Sr), 2nd – 13’0″; Tanner Koontz (Sr), 4th – 12’0″
Long Jump: Marcuss Garrett (Sr), 1st – 20’9″
Triple Jump: Lucas Martin (Sr), 1st – 38’1.25″
Shot Put: Justin Walker (Sr), 8th – 41’5″; Caiden Robinson (Sr), 20th – 26’6″; Jobani Bustamante (Sr), 21st – 26’0.5″
60m Hurdles: Alec Sledge (Sr), 1st – 8.45; Michael Pittman (Sr), 2nd – 9.07; Sawyer Lusby (Fr), 7th – 10.68
60 Meters: 1. Marcus Garrett (Sr), 1st – 7.19; 2. Anthony Lash (Jr), 2nd – 7.29; 4. Dakota Minor (Sr), 4th – 7.46
4×800 Relay: Chalin Bathon, Caedmon Cook, Trey Mygatt, Traeger Halama 4th – 8:51.25
800 Meters: Branden Ethridge (So), 9th – 2:16.51
4×200 Relay: Anthony Lash, Lucas Martin, Andy Nguyen, Boone 2nd – 1:43.17
400 Meters: Judd Hicks (Jr), 5th – 57.22; Sawyer Lusby (Fr), 11th – 1:01.86
1600 Meters: Caedmon Cook (So), 8th – 5:00.48; Chalin Bathon (So), 12th – 5:15.90; Traeger Halama (So), 14th – 5:22.39;
200 Meters: Marcus Garrett (Sr), 1st – 23.95; Andy Nguyen (Jr), 14th – 27.02; Kadeem Westbrook (Sr), 20th – 27.50
4×400 Relay: Alec Sledge, Michael Pittman, Judd Hicks, Trey Mygatt, 1st – 3:43.11