West Liberty-Salem track teams shine at Versailles

The West Liberty-Salem Girls Track Team competed at the Versailles Invitational on Saturday, finishing 4th out of 9 teams in the Black Division.

The results were as follows:

1. Versailles A Team – 147.50 points
2. Anna – 117.50 points
3. St. Henry – 93.50 points
4. West Liberty-Salem – 77 points

For the Lady Tigers:

• 1st Place: Addi Wallen (1600 Meter Run – 5:44)
• 3rd Place:
  • Chloe Griffith (100 Meter Dash – 13.69)
  • Isla Leichty (3200 Meter Run – 12:59.18)
  • Arianna Weaver, Gwen McCullough, Chloe Griffith, Addi Wallen (4×400 Relay – 4:35.13)
  • Elise Longshore (Pole Vault – 9’6″)
• 4th Place:
  • Addi Wallen, Mariska Smith, Isla Leichty, Olive Matthews (4×800 Relay – 11:13.7)
  • Hattie Jacobs (100 Hurdles – 17.40 PR)
  • Mariska Smith (1600 Meter Run – 6:02)
  • Arianna Weaver (400 Meter Dash – 65.84)
• 5th Place:
  • Tori Douthwaite, Arianna Weaver, Gwen McCullough, Chloe Griffith (4×100 Relay – 53.65)
  • Mariska Smith (800 Meter Dash – 2:48.32)
  • Bella Hughes (3200 Meter Run – 13:20.02 PR)
  • Tori Douthwaite (Pole Vault – 9’0″)
• 6th Place: Chloe Griffith (200 Meter Dash – 28.96)
• 8th Place:
  • Tori Douthwaite (100 Meter Dash – 13.95)
  • Hattie Jacobs (300 Hurdles – 52.95)
  • Ivy Matthews (800 Meter Dash – 2:52.44)
  • Arianna Weaver (High Jump – 5’8″)

The West Liberty-Salem Boys Track Team took 1st place at the Versailles Invitational, marking the first time in school history they’ve won this invitational.

Here’s how they placed:

1. West Liberty-Salem – 146 points
2. Marion Local – 121 points
3. Versailles – 113 points

For the Tigers:

• 1st Place:
  • Jackson Steider (110m Hurdles – 15.48)
  • 4x800m Relay (8:18.76) – Quentin Rudolph, Dylan King, Asher Knox, Caleb Larson (new meet record)
  • 4x100m Relay (44.59) – Lincoln Henderson, Jack Bahan, Isaiah Reminder, Jackson Steider
• 2nd Place:
  • Jack Bahan (100m – 11.45, 200m – 23.28)
  • Troy Bradley (400m – 52.30, 200m – 23.59)
  • Taryn Bradley (300m Hurdles – 42.56)
  • Quentin Rudolph (800m – 2:04.87)
  • Caleb Larson (3200m – 9:54.53)
  • Mark Bair (Discus – 143-2)
  • Craig Stanford (Pole Vault – 12-0)
• 3rd Place:
  • Asher Knox (3200m – 10:01.54)
  • Casey Boyer (High Jump – 5-8)
• 4th Place:
  • Dylan King (3200m – 10:02.16)
  • 4x200m Relay (1:34.89) – Lincoln Henderson, Troy Bradley, Taryn Bradley, Sam Kidd
• 5th Place:
  • Taryn Bradley (110m Hurdles – 17.28)
  • Asher Cole (1600m – 4:50.85)
  • Adly Knox (800m – 2:10.06)
• 6th Place:
  • Brayan Gullett (1600m – 4:51.87)
  • Jackson Steider (200m – 24.10)
• 7th Place:
  • Mark Bair (Discus – 42-9.5)
  • 4x400m Relay (4:10.81) – Zeke Sidders, Gary Wallen, Sam Kidd, Lincoln Henderson
• 8th Place:
  • James Brehm (110m Hurdles – 18.50)
  • Jackson Henry (400m – 57.24)

Both teams will compete at the OHC Preview Meet on Monday evening.