Class 2 state track: Tipton’s Matchett runner-up in boys long jump

May 20, 2023 at 12:20 a.m.

by Trevor Hahn

Tipton's Johnathan Matchett competes Friday in the Class 2 boys long jump at Adkins Stadium. Matchett finished second in the event. (Kate Cassady/News Tribune)

It was not the ideal weather conditions for Day 1 of the Class 2 state track and field championships Friday at Adkins Stadium, but that did not stop Johnathan Matchett of Tipton from having a successful day.

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