The Charlestown High School Girls and Boys Track and Field team participated in the Providence four way meet Tuesday evening in Clarksville; both Pirate teams finished second.  The Lady Pirates scored 52 points (30 points behind Henryville), and ahead of host Providence (48) and Rock Creek (34).  Individual Lady Pirate Results of note included Jenna Daniel’s 1^st in the long jump, 1st in shot put, and 3^rd in 4×100 relay; Tayte Motsinger finished 1^st in 100 Hurdles, 2^nd in the high jump, and 3^rd in the 300 Hurdles; Molly Bruaneker finished 3^rd in 4×100 and 4×400 relays, and 4^th in the 200M run; Gabi Gagnon posted a 3rd place finish in the 800M run, the 4×400 relay, and the 1600M run; DeAsia King finished 1^st place in the shot put, and 3^rd in the discus events; Adia Wells finished 3rd in the shot put, and 5th discus events; Ilanya Ketner finished 3^rd in the long jump, and 4×100 relay, and 4^th in the 100M; Carrley Shreve finished 3^rd in the 100 Hurdles; and Alexia Gurr finished 3^rd in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays, as well as 4^th in the 1600M run, and 5^th in the 800M run.  “Several girls had personal bests in their events.  With only 11 girls on the team, I am pleased with results individually and as a team. The girls are improving each meet”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Kim Carroll.

The Pirate boys team finish 2nd to host Providence and ahead of Henryville and Rock Creek;  Individual Pirate Results of note included 1st place finishers Andrew Shaw (high jump, & 400 dash), and Steven Delaney (110 & 300 hurdles).  Pirate 2nd place finishers Steven Delaney (High jump), Trey Woodward (100 & 200 dash), Mitch Wurtsmith (110 hurdles), Luke Finchum (shot put), and the 4X800 relay team of Morrow, Parker, Applegate, Bower, and the 4X100 relay team of Lawler, Gieseking, Gomez, Woodward.  Seth Parker recorded a 3rd place finish in the 800 meter run.  “It was a good showing against some very good competition. It was so nice to have a meet in beautiful weather. I look for our guys to keep working hard and keep improving, so that we can be ready for conference and sectional”, commented Pirate Head Coach Jerry Doyle.  The teams travel to New Albany on Thursday for the New Albany Relays.

Some of the hottest athletes in Charlestown right now are running track and competing in field events as Pirates and Lady Pirates at Charlestown High School; not only are their numbers up, but so their results.  Charlestown Track & Field started the season off on the 5th by soundly defeating the boys and girls of New Washington, Christian Academy and Rock Creek.  The Lady Pirates won 100 and 300 hurdle events (Tatye Motsinger), the discus event (DeAsia King), the long jump (Jenna Daniel), and the 4×400 (Molly Brauneker, Alexis Gurr, Tatye Motsinger, and Gabi Gagnon).  The Pirates won the 110 hurdles event (Mitch Wurtsmith), 300 hurdles event (Steven Delaney), the 100 and 300 dash events (Trey Woodward), the shot put event (Luke Finchum), the long jump event (Brenden Lawler), and the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams.

Two days later, Pirate and Lady Pirate Track traveled to Clarksville for a three way meet including Salem.  The Lady Pirates won 100 dash (Ilayah Keltner), the 300 hurdle and long jump events (Tatye Motsinger), the discus event (DeAsia King), the long jump (Jenna Daniel), and the 1×400 relay team.  The Pirates won the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles events (Steven Delaney), the 100 and 300 dash events (Trey Woodward), the 400 run event (Andrew Shaw), the shot put event (Luke Finchum), the long jump event (Brenden Lawler), and the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams.  Charlestown handily defeated both Salem and Clarksville.

When Charlestown showed up last Friday for Corydon’s annual Stargazer event, the Pirates finished a surprising third and the Lady Pirates seventh out of eleven team fields.  Tatye Motsinger finished second in the 300 hurdle event, and Jenna Daniel won the Long Jump and placed second in the shot put.  Pirate Steven Delaney finished second in the 110 hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles, Brendan Lawler finished second in the long jump and the 4×400 relay team finished third.

Charlestown Track and Field in back in action Tuesday at the Providence four way meet; for more information log on to www.PiratePride.BLUE/Track-Field.