Tigers set meet record; Lady Chiefs earn runner-up

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.

(left to right) Arianna Weaver, Gwen McCullough, Chloe Griffith, and Hattie Jacobs.

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)