AREA TRACK

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 24 April 2012 15:59

Canton-Galva - The Eagles hosted a CKTL meet at Goessel April 17, with the girls’ team placing fourth with 16 points and the boys’ team coming in fifth with 30 points.

The girls’ 4x100-meter relay team took third in 1:00.69. Austin Bullinger claimed gold for the boys in the 300 hurdles (.). Taking silver were Eli Janzen in the 1600 (5:29) and the 4x800 relay team (9:42). Earning bronze was Kolby Moddelmog in the high jump (5-4) and Trey Unruh in the 800 (2:21.62).

The Eagles were scheduled to compete at Haven, hosted by Burrton, April 24 before traveling to the Hillsboro Relays Friday.

Centre - The Cougars traveled to the Council Grove Invitational Thursday. The girls’ team took ninth with 37 points and the boys came in 10th with four points.

For the girls, Theo Kassebaum won gold in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.6 seconds. Cacey Simons took silver in the high jump, clearing 4 feet, 8 inches. Taking bronze was the 4x100 relay team of Simons, Kassebaum, Ellie Miller and Brenna Shields (56.0).

Centre competed at the Marion CKTL quint April 17, where the girls’ team earned silver with 79 points and the boys’ team took fourth with 27 points.

Kassebaum claimed gold for the girls in the 100 hurdles (16.8) and the 300 hurdles (54.2), as well as the long jump (15-3). Simons won the 200 (30.4), taking second in the high jump (4-8) and third in the 100 ((14.7). Also earning silvers were Shields in the 100 (14.1) and long jump (14-9.75) and Shelby Makovec in the 400 (1:08). The 4x100 relay team of Simons, Miller, Kassebaum and Shields took silver (56.2). Taking third was Nellie Kassebaum in the 1600 (6:31), Makovec in the 800 (2:47) and Shields in the 400 (1:11).

On the boys’ side, Grant Srajer took silver in the triple jump (36-1.25). Earning third were Houston Svoboda in the 200 (25.4), Srajer in the long jump (16-11.5) and the 4x100 relay team of Srajer, Svoboda, Justin Deines and Conner Montgomery (49.2).

Goessel - The Bluebirds competed at home April 17, with the boys’ team taking third overall with 48 points and the girls also claiming bronze with 31 points.

Earning second for the boys was Heath Goertzen in the 3200-meter run (11:59) and Nathan Czarnowsky in the 800 (2:20).

Taking bronze was Ben Weins in the 3200 (12:46), Goertzen in the 1600 (5:31), Brian Hiebert in the shot put (36-4.5), Alex Schmidt in the discus (94-2) and the 4x800 relay team of Aaron Woelk, Daniel Kristofferson, Grant Flaming and Jake Herrel (10:36).

Ali Buller and Erin Brubaker took silver for the girls in the 800 (2:37) and the high jump (4-4). Third-place finishers included Brubaker in the high hurdles (20.3) Makayla King in the triple jump (28-6.25) and Brittny Czarnowsky in the 3200 (13:29).

GHS was scheduled to compete at Pretty Prairie April 23 before traveling to Sedgwick Thursday.

Peabody-Burns - The Warriors traveled to the Hesston CKTL meet April 17, where the boys finished fourth with 55 points and the girls placed fifth with 22 points.

For the boys, Lucas Larsen won the shot put with a toss of 41 feet, 4 inches, taking second in the javelin (129-1) and discus (110-7).

Seth Topham claimed gold in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.5 seconds, earning silver in the 300 hurdles (45.2) and high jump (5-8). Topham anchored the 4x400 relay team, which also included Martin Reich, Zach Preheim and Michael George and took silver (3:56).

On the girls’ side, Wiebke Wiese won the high jump (4-10), with Paige Lewis taking bronze in the 300 hurdles (54.4).

The 4x400 relay team of Kelsie Noble, Christa Elliot, Wiese and Lewis took third (56.3), as did the same runners on the 4x400 relay team (4:45).

PBHS was scheduled to compete at their home quint April 24 before traveling to the Hillsboro Relays Friday.