Thursday April 9th, our JH track team competed against Paulding, Hicksville, and North Central. The boys team finished 2nd overall and our girls team took home the win! Some stand out performances were by Harper Smith with a first place finish in the girls 400m (1:06.8) improving her last time by 3 seconds. Lyla Stanley and Riley Bever went 2 and 3 in the girls 800m with times of 6:42, and 6:43. Paisley Clarke and Lyla Stanley went 1 and 2 in the girl’s mile with times of 6:22 and 6:42. Ellie Walborn took 2nd place in the girls 100m hurdles with a time of 20.6. Molly Ruffer and Anni Grant took 1st and 2nd place in the 200m hurdles with times of 34.3 and 36.2. The girls 4x100m relay “A” team took first place with a time of 57.1 which included Eavain Miller, Elli Walborn, Charlotte Johnston, and Laycin Rodeheaver. The girls 4x200m relay team also won first place with a time of 2:04.9, this team included Lauren Bell, Olivia Sito, Charlotte Johnson, and Laycin Rodeheaver. The girls 4x400m relay team went from last place to first finishing out the running events with a time of 5:03. This team included Paisley Clarke, Addie King, Anni Grant, and Harper Smith.
\nIn the field events on the girls side, Paisley Clarke took first in the high jump at a height of 4’4, and Lilly Elkins took 3rd with a height of 4’2. The girl pole vaulters swept the competition in the pole vault taking 1st-3rd place, competitors included Laycin Rodeheaver (1st), Anni Grant (2nd), and Charlotte Johnston (3rd). Allie Tietsort took first in shot put with a throw of 25-08.5. Leah Speelman took first in discus with a throw of 57-02.<\/p>\n
On the boy’s side, Xavier Oliphant took 1st in the 100m sprint blowing away the competition with a time of 11.8. Sawyer Hutchison broke the 1 minute barrier in the boys 400m with a time of 59.3 taking 1st and in a close 2nd Micah Hughs had a time of 1:04.4. Bram Giese took 2nd in the mile with a time of 6:04. Camden Held took 3rd in the boys 110m hurdles with a time of 19.8, London Villalovos came in a close 4th place with 20.2. The boys 4x100m relay team which included London Villalovos, Alyjah Buehrer, Xavier Oliphant, and Sawyer Hutchison took 1st place with a time of 49.4. The boys 4x200m relay took 2nd with a time of 1:54.3, this team included Alyjah Buehrer, Jayce Hartsock, Tommy King, and London Villalovos. The 4x800m finished 2nd with a time of 11:17 with a team that included Micah Hughs, Aj Smith, Owen Grant, and Bennett Schafer. The boys 4x400m team finished out the running with a 1st place finish with a time of 4:35.2, which included Sawyer Hutchison, Aj Smith, Micah Hughs, and Bram Giese.
\nIn the field events, Xavier Oliphant took home a 1st place finish in long jump with a jump of 16-08.5. Easton Heater had a 3rd place finish in long jump with a jump of 13-10.5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"