Thursday the West Liberty-Salem boys track and field team placed third at the Marion Local Varsity Flyer Spectacular Relays, while the girls broke a meet record and the Bellefontaine Lady Chiefs finished second at the Miamisburg Invitational.
The West Liberty-Salem boys claimed third place out of eight teams Thursday evening with 87 points, trailing only Marion Local (142) and Coldwater (96).
The Tigers delivered multiple first-place finishes and even set a meet record in the Sprint Medley Relay.
1st Place:
- 1600m: Caleb Larson – 4:25.68
- 300m Hurdles: Taryn Bradley – 41.74
- 4x800m Relay: Adly Knox, Asher Knox, Dylan King, Owen Hardwick – 8:33.64
- Sprint Medley (200-200-400-800): Jackson Henry, Sam Kidd, Troy Bradley, Quentin Rudolph – 3:40.11 (Meet Record)
- Distance Medley (800-400-400-1200): Asher Cole, Jake Lauck, Adly Knox, Brayan Gullett – 7:19.43
- Distance Medley (1200-400-800-1600): Dylan King, Caleb Larson, Asher Cole, Asher Knox – 7:19.00
2nd Place:
- Underclassman Sprint Medley (100-100-200-400): James Brehm, Sam Kidd, Jackson Henry, Robert Park – 1:45.32
4th Place:
- 4x400m Relay: Quentin Rudolph, Jake Lauck, Brayan Gullett, Troy Bradley – 3:36.46
- Triple Jump Team: Taryn Bradley (35’5”), Jackson Henry (34’6”), Zeke Sidders (32’9.5”), Sam Kidd (29’10”)
5th Place:
- 100m: Troy Bradley – 11.29
- Shuttle Hurdles: Casey Boyer, Taryn Bradley, James Brehm, Zeke Longshore – 1:08.26
- 4×100 Throwers Relay: Bryant Eaton, Sully Foster, Maverick Reames, Silas King – 56.16
- Sprint Medley (100-100-200-400): Brad Petry, Cam Pope, Dustin Bolton, Zeke Sidders – 1:53.66
7th Place:
- 4x100m Relay: James Brehm, Casey Boyer, Gavin Davilia, Brad Petry – 48.45
- 4x200m Relay: Jayden Caldwell, Daniel Erne, Sam Strapp, Kash Levan – 1:48.50
8th Place:
- High Jump Team: Casey Boyer (5’8”), Sam Strapp (5’0”)
- Shot Put Team: Bryant Eaton (36’4”), Silas King (36’1”), Sully Foster (31’11”), Maverick Reames (29’0”)
- Discus Team: Bryant Eaton (97’2”), Sully Foster (93’0”), Maverick Reames (81’7”), Silas King (75’3”)
Next up: The Tigers compete Saturday at the Kenton Ridge Invitational.
The West Liberty-Salem girls team finished 6th out of 8 teams Thursday night at the Marion Local Flyer Spectacular, with a total of 55 points.
The team’s highlight came in the Sprint Medley Relay, where they set a new meet record.
Top Performances:
- 1st – Sprint Medley Relay (200-200-400-800): Hattie Jacobs, Chloe Griffith, Gwen McCullough, Arianna Weaver – 4:30.94 (Meet Record)
- 2nd – 100m: Chloe Griffith – 12.55 (PR)
- 2nd – Varsity 800 Sprint Medley: Tori Douthwaite, Chloe Griffith, Hattie Jacobs, Arianna Weaver – 2:00.24
- 3rd – Underclassman 800 Medley: Emma Schmelzer, Ella Albers, Ryrie Matthews, Rachel Stanford – 2:22.85
- 4th – 4x400m: Arianna Weaver, Gwen McCullough, Tori Douthwaite, Chloe Griffith – 4:25.98
- 4th – 4x800m: Mariska Smith, Isla Leichty, Bella Hughes, Olive Matthews – 11:14.43
- 4th – Middle Distance Medley (800-400-400-1200): Isla Leichty, Rachel Stanford, Olive Matthews, Mariska Smith – 10:05.16
- 4th – Pole Vault: Tori Douthwaite (10’0”), Rachel Stanford (7’6”, PR)
- 5th – 1600m: Isla Leichty – 6:00.37
- 5th – 300m Hurdles: Hattie Jacobs – 51.44
- 5th – 4×100 Iron-Woman Relay: Lyndee Harrison, McKayla Reames, McKenzie Reames, Nevaeh Foster – 1:06.92
- 6th – 4x100m Relay: Kiarah Krabill, Lexi Hausler, Emma Schmelzer, Ella Albers – 58.29
- 6th – 4x200m Relay: Ella Albers, Ryrie Matthews, Emma Schmelzer, Lexi Hausler – 2:10.79
- 6th – Shot Put Relay: Lyndee Harrison (29’3”), McKayla Reames (26’8”), Nevaeh Foster (22’10”), McKenzie Reames (21’11”)
- 6th – Discus Relay: Lyndee Harrison (74’1”), McKayla Reames (62’9”), McKenzie Reames (62’0”), Nevaeh Foster (51’0”)
Next Meet: Monday at the Champaign County Meet (home).
The Bellefontaine Lady Chiefs had a strong showing Thursday night at the Miamisburg Invitational, placing 2nd overall out of 15 teams with 85 points.
Girls Event Winners:
- 1600m: Grace Brown – 5:19.79
- Long Jump: Ava Reeves – 16’9”
Additional Placers:
- 100m: Ava Reeves – 3rd (12.18)
- 200m: Ava Reeves – 2nd (24.97)
- 100m Hurdles: Callie Shumaker – 5th (15.86), Kylie Adams – 6th (16.04)
- 300m Hurdles: Callie Shumaker – 2nd (47.53)
- 800m: Grace Brown – 3rd (2:27.16)
- 4x100m Relay: Richiona Burress, Jillian Ullum, Callie Shumaker, Ava Reeves – 3rd (50.16)
- 4x400m Relay: Madison Christman, Kaitlyn Newman, Jillian Ullum, Richiona Burress – 7th (4:43.32)
- Shot Put: Kelsie Snapp – 2nd (41’10”)
- Discus: Kelsie Snapp – 2nd (125’0”)
- Pole Vault: Kaeleigh Flora – 5th (8’0”), Taylor Banta – 7th (7’0”)
The Chieftain boys scored 45 points to place 6th out of 15 teams in a competitive field topped by Mason (190).
Event Win:
3200m Run: Hayden Maus – 9:39.18
Relay Placements:
4x200m Relay: Kaiden Foulk, Caden Snapp, Dillon Jones, Caleb Sechrest – 4th (1:33.69)
4x100m Relay: Jeffrey Smith, Caden Snapp, Carter Kuhn, Caleb Sechrest – 5th (44.74)
Individual Placers:
400m Dash: Kaiden Foulk – 6th (51.60)
300m Hurdles: Caleb Sechrest – 3rd (41.1)
Discus: Ayden Clary – Top mark of 141’3”
Shot Put: Ayden Clary – 5th (44’5”), Jordan Hensley – 8th (43’0”)
Pole Vault: Carter Kuhn – 5th (11’0”), Jeffrey Smith – 7th (7’0”)
