Lions, Sabercats, and Jaguars Celebrate State Track Championships

Six Moore athletes left this year’s OSSAA 6A state track meet with gold medals:

Jordan Atkinson (Southmoore)

Kolton Bennett (Westmoore)

Jermaine Hardison (Westmoore)

100 meters

800 meters

300 meter hurdles

Owen Kinzer (Moore) pole vault

Ty Morrison (Moore) discus

Xavier Simpkins (Westmoore)

110 meter hurdles

We were able to catch up with five of those athletes to get their thoughts on winning a state title.

Jordan Atkinson

Jordan Atkinson

It was surreal, to be honest. I hurt my hamstring three weeks before state and it was so heartbreaking. I was praying and trusting God through the rehab process and ended up being able to compete at regionals. The hardest thing was staying mentally focused at the regional and state meet. I just prayed a lot and let my instincts take over – just run the race I know I can run.

Kolton Bennett

I really had high expectations this year, but hit a setback in September when my appendix started leaking. So I had that removed right before state cross country. So, to be able to come back and run well enough to win at state in the spring has been a really great thing. I’m just going to train hard over the summer so that I can have an even stronger senior year.