Kasey Webb Sets New School Shot Put Record

Kasey Webb, ECHS Track & Field member.

Edmonson Voice Sports:
Kasey Webb, a member of the Wildcat Track and Field team, recently set a new school record for the shot put.

Webb, a senior, achieved a throw of 52' 6", which beat the old school record set by Randy Meredith, which had remained for the last 35 years at a distance of just under 52 feet.

ECHS Track and Field coach Brad Meredith said the track teams are now into the competitive portion of the 2024 season, competing at Barren County and Warren Central last week.

Some team highlights from Barren County included:

Boys 4 x 800 - 2nd
Girls 100 meter
Bailey Furguson - 8th
Lincy Chacon - 12th
Makenzie Baker - 16th

Boys 100 meter
Ashton Gammons - 17th
Gabe Vincent - 23rd

Girls 4 x 200 - 3rd

Boys 4 x 200 - 3rd

Girls 1600
Mollie Johnson - 3rd

Boys 1600
Zander Garrett - 3rd

Girls 4 x 100 - 6th

Boys 4 x 100 - 4th

Girls 400
Cariann Williams - 3rd
Mollie Johnson - 6th
Abby Logsdon - 8th

Boys 400
Jackson Logsdon - 3rd
Tanner Bates - 4th

Boys 800
Landon Frainch - 2nd

Girls HJ
Cariann Williams - 3rd

Boys HJ
Landon Franich - 2nd
Wyatt Gravil - 4th
Jasper Young - 7th

Boys Shot
Kasey Webb -1st
Austin McCombs - 8th
Seth Baker - 11th

Girls Discus
Haley Shields - 4th
Avary Vertress - 5th

Boys Discus
Seth Baker - 8th
Austin McCombs - 9th
Kasey Webb - 10th

Boys Long Jump
Wyatt Gravil - 3rd

Boys Pole Vault
Blake Talley - 2nd

“This is really our first meet where most of our team competed,” said Coach Brad Meredith. “We had some great performances to start our season. Of course the biggest performance had to be Kasey Webb who threw over 50 ft in shot put for the first time, and he threw a state-leading mark of 52' 6". Kasey has worked very hard to reach this point in his high school career. He is exactly what track and field is all about. He has put in the time and effort to be an elite thrower , I am very proud of him. Coach Michael Peger has done such a great job with all of our throwers. They would not be where they are today without him. He deserves all the coaching credit with Kasey. I couldn’t be happier for him or Kasey."

This week the track teams compete in meets at Glasgow and Greenwood.