Area track and field teams kicked off their 2023 campaign over the weekend at the Springfield Shawnee Relays.
The Indian Lake girls took 2nd out of 15 teams Saturday.
Team results: 1. Hillard Darby (97.50), 2. Indian Lake (78), 3. Benjamin Logan (75), 3. Kenton Ridge (75), 5. Waynesville (42.50).
First-place finishers for the Lady Lakers:
4×1600 relay of Reagan Rash, Evie Wagner, KaiLea Miller, and Hannah Metzger (25:45)
4×400 relay of Rash, Elayna Richardson, Cameron Finfrock, and Reece Martin (4:30.83)
The high jump team of Addison Beck, Meadow McCullough, and Marah Reames placed first with a total of 13’6”.
Second place:
Discus team of Maddie Miller, Regan Ross, and Grace Pequignot
Sprint medley team of Augusta Biederman, Ava Huffman, Elayna Richardson, and Cameron Finfrock.
Third place:
Iron Maiden relay (4×1) of Ross, Maddie Miller, Kayla Schwaderer, and Grace Pequignot
Shot put team of Pequignot, Miller, and Schwaderer.
Indian Lake will host Ada and Upper Scioto Valley Tuesday.
The Benjamin Logan girls tied Kenton Ridge for 3rd place at Shawnee.
For the Lady Raiders:
First place:
Shuttle Hurdles team of Kate Gulick, Macy Matthews, Lexi Archer, and Hannah White (1:12.89)
Long Jump team of Isabel Henderson (15’11”), Hannah White (14’9.25”), and Mya Burrey (13’9”)
Second:
4×4 relay of Henderson, Gulick, Ella Chamberlin, and Burrey (4:31.71)
Iron Maiden relay (4×100) Lahna Cook, Taytum Daniels, Lauren Hemmelgarn, and Alanna Gibson (1:03.33)
High Jump team of Henderson (5’1”), Bailey Lewis (4’0”), and Ella Chamberlin (4’0”)
Third:
Sprint Medley (100-100-200-400) of Cook, Mercedes Marcinko, Lewis, and Allie Fay (2:13.00)
Distance Medley (1200-400-800-1600) of Mylee Boysel, Lexi Archer, Hadley Boysel, and Estella Wenger (15:40.47)
Discus team of Gibson (87’6”), Hemmelgarn (84’7”), and Daniels (52′-2”)
Fourth:
4×100 relay of Henderson, White, Matthews, and Burrey (54.36)
Fifth:
Middle Medley (800-400-400-800) of Fay, Kate Vicroy, Lexi Sutherly, and Scarlett Elliott (9:11.15)
4×800 relay of Archer, Wenger, Hadley Boysel, and Mylee Boysel (11:50.53)
Eight:
4×200 relay of Gulick, Chamberlin, Matthews, and Burrey (1:59.18)
Eleventh:
Mixed Medley (400-200-200-400) of Lewis, Cook, Kloe Larson, and Marcinko (4:02.43)
“The team put together a great effort to place 3rd in a sixteen-team meet. Not only did they face some strong teams, but they also had to fight thru gusty winds, cool weather, and first-meet jitters,” said Benjamin Logan girls coach Mike Coder. “(The) coaches were pleased with the focus and effort that was put forth. It is difficult to warm up and prepare for events when facing extreme weather, but we were pleased that our athletes knew what had to be done and needed no prompting to ready themselves for competition. We were given a chance to see what this team is made of. They did not shy away from the challenges presented to them.”
For the boys, Benjamin Logan finished 2nd out of 15 teams at the Shawnee Relays.
Team scores: 1. Hilliard Darby 71, 2. Benjamin Logan 69, 3. Emmanuel Christian 66, 4. Springfield Shawnee 55, 5. Cedarville 46, 6. Tecumseh 46, 7. Greenon 34, 8. Oakwood 29, 9. Kenton Ridge 29, 10. Indian Lake 26, 11. Beavercreek 20, 12. Waynesville 18, 13. Dayton Christian 17, 14. Dunbar 14, 15. Stivers 5.
First Place finishes for the Raiders:
Shuttle Hurdles of Hunter Lattimer, Carter Buck, Robert Leezer, and Yale Scheiderer (1:03.89)
Sprint Medley of Lattimer, Sam Whitten, Scheiderer, and Ben Chamberlain (1:44.44)
Second:
4×100 of Lattimer, Chamberlain, Grashyn Bailey, and Whitten (47.25)
4×200 of Lattimer, Chamberlain, Scheiderer, and Whitten (1:37.38)
Long Jump team of Davis Matthews, Roman Maxwell, and Evan Carpenter (48’9.5″ – combined total)
Discus team of Luke Hemmelgarn, Mason Jackson, and Hayden Godwin (282’3″ – combined total)
Third:
Shot Put team of Hemmelgarn, Jackson, and Godwin (116’1″ – combined total)
Sixth:
Mid Distance Medley of Landon Stoodt, Carter Buck, Andrew Huffman, and Leezer (3:07.5)
4×800 of Eric Hughes, Kendhal Stanley, Tyler Shoopman, and Landon Zehner (10:12.15)
Distance Medley of Tyler Shoopman, Michael Dilbone, Kendahl Stanley, and Hughes (12:40.24)
The High Jump and Pole Vault were canceled due to high winds.
Benjamin Logan will hit the track again on Tuesday for a tri-meet in Bluffton held at Bluffton University. Field events begin at 4:30 p.m.
Indian Lake finished 10th of 15 teams.
First place:
Long jump team of Isaac Morrison, Caiden Guantt, and Gavin Henry (49’9”)
Fifth:
Discus team of Christopher Timms, Carter Dawson, and Calvin Knief
Shuttle hurdles relay team of Brant Parsell, Silas Holbrook, Wes Campbell, and Henry
Sixth:
4×16 relay team of Grant McPherson, Tony Cummins, Brant Parsell, and Titus Kelly
Seventh:
4×1 relay of Evin Parker, Drake Cosby, Quest Clay, and Weston Campbell
Indian Lake will compete again Tuesday at home in a tri-meet against Ada and USV.
