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THE DANIEL FAULKNER RELAYS

APRIL 16, 2004
CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA 47129

Every year, Clarksville High School hosts a track and field event called The Clarksville Relays.

Thanks to Coach Kingery and Rick Beyers the event has been renamed The Daniel Faulkner Relays.

Thanks to the following teams for their participation.
Austin, Borden, Clarksville, Madison, Providence, Salem, Scottsburg, Silver Creek, South Central, Southwestern

Congratulations To The Winning Girls Team

The Southwestern Rebels from Hanover Indiana

Congratulations To The Winning Boys Team
The Clarksville Generals From Clarksville Indiana

Special Thanks To

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity

From Franklin College, Franklin Indiana
for their help in working the track meet in the spirit of service to our community.

We would also like to express our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to Coach Kingery for being a mentor and positive influence not just for Daniel, but for every student he has coached. Five out of our seven children had the good fortune to be coached by Mr. Kingery.

Thanks Coach, for all that you do and for all that you have done for our children. Your wisdom, compassion and determination has enriched the lives of all you coach and teach. Our community is a better place because of you.

COMMEMORATIVE BUTTONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE

There are still plenty of commemorative buttons available.

Two styles are available and these buttons sell for $1.00 each. To order your button please send a check or money order along with your choice of button style (photo or eagle), your name and address to the following address:

Sgt. James Daniel Faulkner Scholorship Fund
628 Fairbanks Avenue
Clarksville, Indiana 47129

All proceeds from the button sales go directly to the
Sgt. James Daniel Faulkner Scholorship Fund

Generals win Faulkner Relays

By MIKE HUTSELL, EN Assistant Sports Editor

CLARKSVILLE - Clarksville track coach Darrell Kingery fought back tears yesterday as he summed up the Daniel Faulkner Relays.

"It was almost perfect," said the longtime Generals mentor, who helped rename the event in honor of the former Clarksville graduate who was killed while serving in the Army in Iraq last fall. "We really couldn't have asked for much more."

An event that started with Faulkner's family receiving a framed Clarksville jersey ended with the former Army sergeant's alma mater running away from the pack in the boys' division, outscoring second-place Salem by 46 points en route to their first win since 2003. Clarksville recorded a team score of 118 1/2 points, easily outdistancing the Lions' runner-up effort.

"It was almost a perfect day," said Kingery. "From the way it started with (Faulkner's) family and friends here to the way the team performed overall, it would almost be selfish of me to ask for any more."

Kingery's squad won seven of the 16 relay-style events on the day, setting a new meet record in two of those victories. In the 100-meter relay, the duo of Ryan Masters and Trey McCoy scorched the field en route to finishing with a combined time of 21.77 seconds. Masters also set the individual record for the meet, running a 10.83.

"I have a feeling that (record) could stand for quite some time," Kingery said. "Ryan's time, for a school our size, is outstanding. It's been some time since we've had one sprinter capable of posting times like that, and now we have two." Clarksville's other record came in the 400 relay, but its dominance was not limited to the sprint events. Clarksville also fared well in the distance events, winning the 3,200 relay and distance medley relay.

"I thought that our distance runners would be competitive with some of the best teams. I did not know that they would fare as well as they did though," said Kingery. "I really can't say enough about how well we did. I'm tickled to death. We won our share of races, and we were second in several others.

"The only mistakes that were made were probably coaching errors. We probably could have moved some people around in different events and scored more points. But I'm not going to be greedy. It was just too good a day to dwell on things like that."

Borden coach Toby Cheatham, whose team placed third overall with 68 points, said it would have been tough for anyone to run with the Generals yesterday. "They have the makings of a real nice team," Cheatham said. "Their sprinters are excellent and I didn't realize how good their distance runners were. They're very good." Cheatham's day did not come without highlights though, as Borden set a new meet record in the 300 hurdle relay, with the team of Brad Coats and Clayton Welbourne teaming for a new meet mark. The Braves also rolled in the discus with Logan Hedrick and Logan Chanley combining for the title.

"I like what I saw," Cheatham said. "To win or be competitive in a meet this size, we have to use a lot of people in a lot of different events and they battled through that. I could tell between loading up on events and the heat, they were a little bit drained, but they stuck it out and really competed."

Girls

Southwestern led nearly from start to finish in the girls' division, topping second-place Madison 94-78 for the crown.

Clark County's top finisher was Providence, which scored 66 points in placing third.

The Pioneers' lone win on the day came in the high jump. Defending co-champ Borden took fifth, winning the discus competition with the team of Lindsey Cook and Allison Dudley - who set a new meet record.

Silver Creek took sixth overall, winning in the pole vault and 1,600 relay. Dragon junior Kelsey Page set a new meet record in the 1,600.

DANIEL FAULKNER RELAYS

BOYS

Team scores - Clarksville 118 1/2, Salem 72 1/2, Borden 68, Providence 61, Austin 53, Southwestern 36, South Central 25, Silver Creek 20, Scottsburg 8.

GIRLS

Team scores - Southwestern 94, Madison 78, Providence 66, Salem 51, Borden 48 1/2, Silver Creek 46, South Central 10, Clarksville 7 1/2.

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