Tigers Take Fourth At Region Meet
By Brandon Reed
The Commerce Tigers boys’ track and field team took fourth place over the weekend at the Region 8-AA meet.
The Tigers finished behind Athens Christian, Jefferson, and Social Circle in a meet that saw seven schools take part.
Five Commerce boys qualified for state competition.
Chase Keller was crowned region champ in the long jump with a jump of 20’ 81/4”. Javon Womack was the region runner-up in the 100 and 200 meters, while the 4x100 relay team of Torrance Wilcher, Jon Cash, Jack Lowe and Womack finished second as well.
Wilcher also scored fourth in the triple jump, and fifth in the long jump. Keller placed fourth in the 400-meters, while Cash, Wilcher, Womack and Keller won fourth in the 4x400 relay.
Other team members scoring at the region meet included Channing Anderson, who took sixth in the high jump; Zach Scannell, who finished fifth in the 300-meter hurdles; and Nick Arostegui, who placed sixth in the 3200-meters.
Commerce coach Pam Canup said not everyone scored, but many athletes had personal best performances at the meet.
The boys’ state finals will be held May 8-10 in Jefferson.
