The West Liberty-Salem boys and girls track teams competed on Saturday in day two of the Division 2 District Meet hosted at Piqua.
The boys were 1st out of 18 schools.
This is the fourth straight year WL-S has been district champs!
Top Five Team Scoring:
- WL-S 131
- Versailles 96
- Miami East 60.5
- Shawnee 57
- Anna 45.5
Tigers moving on to the Regional Meet next week, along with Versailles, Miami East, and Shawnee.
District Champion Events:
4x800m relay (8:07.57) Quentin Rudolph, Asher Cole, Asher Knox, Caleb Larson
4x100m relay (42.95) Lincoln Henderson, Jack Bahan, Jackson Steider, Sam Kidd (SCHOOL RECORD, DISTRICT RECORD)
110m hurdles Jackson Steider (14.43) (SCHOOL RECORD)
300m hurdles Jackson Steider (38.85) (SCHOOL RECORD, DISTRICT RECORD)
1600m Asher Cole (4:29.55)
Second Place (regional qualifiers)
- 4x200m relay (1:30.37) Troy Bradley, Jack Bahan, Sam Kidd, Lincoln Henderson
- 100m Jack Bahan (11.22)
- 3200m Asher Knox (9:44.47)
- Pole Vault Craig Stanford (13-0)
Third Place (regional qualifiers)
- 4x400m relay (3:29.19) Troy Bradley, Jake Lauck, Zeke Longshore, Asher Cole
- 400m Troy Bradley (51.18)
- 300m hurdles Taryn Bradley (40.61)
- 800m Quentin Rudolph (1:59.22)
- 1600m Caleb Larson (4:33.51)
- 3200m Caleb Larson (9:53.00)
Fourth Place (regional qualifiers)
- Troy Bradley 200m (23.24)
Additional scorers for the Tigers (places 5-8):
Fifth Place
- 110m Hurdles Taryn Bradley (15.61)
Sixth Place
- 100m Sam Kidd (11.41)
Eighth Place
- Mark Bair Shot Put (47-5)
The boys’ team is sending 13 athletes in 16 events to the regional meet.
“To have all relays move on to regionals and have at least one qualifier in all running events is a tremendous accomplishment, ” said Coach Aaron Lauck. “I am very proud of our guys. They are a talented group, but they have worked very hard to get to this spot. I am excited for their opportunity to represent next week at the Division 2 Regional, Thursday and Saturday at Piqua.”
The girls’ team competed in the meet also, and placed 3rd out of 16 teams, earning them a spot at regionals as well.
Top Five Team Scoring:
- Anna 147
- Botkins 91
- West Liberty-Salem 86
- Cedarville 75
- Houston 73
For the Lady Tigers:
1st place (District Champions & moving on to regionals):
- Tori Douthwaite, Hattie Jacobs, Ella Albers, Chloe Griffith in the 4×100 (51.28)
2nd place (moving on to regionals):
- Chloe Griffith in the 100m dash (12.51)
- Tori Douthwaite, Gwen McCullough, Hattie Jacobs, Chloe Griffith in the 4×200 (1:49.79)
- Hattie Jacobs in the 300m hurdles (48.47)
- Elise Longshore in pole vault (10’6″)
3rd place (moving on to regionals):
- Hattie Jacobs in the 100m hurdles (16.46)
- Arianna Weaver in the 800m dash (2:25.85)
- Tori Douthwaite in pole vault (10’6″)
4th place (moving on to regionals):
- 4×800 team of Gwen McCullough, Isla Leichty, Mariska Smith, Arianna Weaver
- Chloe Griffith in the 209m dash (27.27)
- Isla Leichty in the 3200m run (12:23.77)
5th place:
- Mariska Smith in the 1600m run (5:47.19)
6th place:
- Arianna Weaver, Gwen McCullough, Ryrie Matthews, Mariska Smith in the 4×400 (4:29.53)
7th place:
- Tori Douthwaite in the 200m dash (28.15)
- Arianna Weaver in the high jump with a jump of 4’8″
The Tigers will compete on Wednesday in Regional prelims at Troy Memorial Stadium. Field Events start at 4:00 pm and running starts at 5:30 pm.
“The girls were very exciting to watch as they did better than expected this week,” said Coach Mandy Lauck, “coming up just short of Runner Up to a very strong Anna and Botkins teams. We are moving 9 of our 12 participants to regionals. We are very proud of each girl and their performances this week!”
