JH Track Team takes part in back-to-back meets in Tribune, Dighton

May 10, 2023

The Junior High Jackrabbits track team participated in back-to-back track meets on Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5. 

Thursday’s meet was the Northwest Kansas League Divisional Meet, hosted at the Jackrabbits’ home track. Six schools participated in the meet.

Thursday, May 4

Northwest Kansas League Divisional Meet, Tribune

Eighth grade girls placing in the top 10 in their respective events were:

Addyson Kennedy placed sixth in the 200-meter dash; eighth in the 400-meter run; fourth in the long jump; placed first in the pole vault at a height of 5.09; 

Mia Reynolds placed third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.80; fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 33.49; placed first in the discus with a throw of 76-03; first in the shot put with a throw of 38.06; 

Shaydan Howell placed fourth in the 100-meter dash; fifth in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:13.43; placed third in the long jump with a jump of 12-01.25; second in the triple jump with a jump of 26.07; 

Sixth and seventh grade girls placing in the top 10 in their respective events were:

Jailyn Brandl placed first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:41.33; placed first in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:33.22; 

Gracelyn Graham placed tenth in the 200-meter dash; 

Annaleigh Long placed fourth in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of 21.18; 

Bailey Moritz placed second in the 800-meter run; second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:55.45; 

Charlize Shafer placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 32.58; placed second in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:16.15; 

Jeryn Stewart placed fifth in the 200-meter hurdles; 

The 4x100-meter relay team placed third with a time of 1:13.74. The 4x200-meter relay team placed first with a time of 2:12.48. The 4x400-meter relay team placed second with a time of 5:06.66. 

Briana Martinez placed tenth in the discus; placed ninth in the shot put; 

Bryleigh Nix placed fifth 

 

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in the discus with a throw of 52.10; fifth in the shot put with a throw of 23-08; 

Julia Hopkins placed ninth in the discus; placed sixth in the shot put; 

Tylee Cavenee placed eighth in the discus; 

Eighth grade boys placing in the top 10 in their respective events were:

Rowdy Grubb placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 21.30; placed second in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of 35.33; third in the pole vault at height of 6-06; 

Aiden Hill placed ninth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 15.99; sixth in the discus; third in the shot put with a throw of 32-04.

Braxon Mangan placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:34.64; first in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:41.42; fourth in the long jump with a leap of 14-11.25; first in the triple jump with a jump of 31-03.50; 

Hayden Myers placed fifth in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:06.57; seventh in the long jump; fourth in the triple jump; 

Gael Yanez placed third in the high jump with a jump of 4-10; eighth in the long jump; second in the discus with a throw of 109-06; 

Seventh grade boys placing in the top 10 in their respective events were:

Luke Clevenger placed seventh in the 200-meter hurdles; fourth in the triple jump; 

Marco Coello placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:56.29; third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 21.53; fourth in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of 38.31; 

Kohl Daniels placed seventh in the 100-meter dash with a time of 16.81; fifth in the 200-meter hurdles; sixth in the long jump with a leap of 11-09; 

Knox Mangan placed tenth in the discus; 

Kolten Myers placed fourth in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:20.10; third in the triple jump with a jump of 24-03; 

Taven Schmidt placed fifth in the 800-meter run;

Silas Sherer placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 60-0; fourth in the shot put with a throw of 23-09. 

Samuel Warner placed ninth in the 800-meter run; fourth in the 1600-meter run; tenth in the shot put; 

Truett Young placed seventh in the 800-meter run; seventh in the triple jump; 

The 4x100-meter relay team placed second with a time of 1:09.87. 

The 4x200-meter relay team placed first with a time of 2.18.22.

The 4x400-meter relay team placed second with a time of 4:37.89.

Tiana Bontrager and Layton Hopkins also participated in the meet.

Friday, May 6, 2023

Dighton JH Invitational

All competitions were run in a single division, with no separation for grades.

Girls placing in the top 10 in their respective events were:

Mia Reynolds placed fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14:86; sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 31.93; placed fifth in the discus with a throw of 63-09; placed third in the shot put with a throw of 33-03.75;

Bryleigh Nix placed sixth in the discus; placed ninth in the shot put; 

Annaleigh Long placed ninth in the 100-meter dash; 

Charlize Shafer placed tenth in the 200-meter dash;

Jailyn Brandl placed first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:34.39; 

Bailey Moritz placed seventh in the 800-meter run;

Shaydan Howell placed third in the long jump with a leap of 12-10; placed third in the triple jump with a jump of 26-09; 

Addyson Kennedy placed tenth in the long jump; placed seventh in the triple jump; 

Jeryn Stewart placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 21.26; placed sixth in the 200-meter hurdles;

Annaleigh Long placed sixth in the 100-meter hurdles; placed fourth in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of 37.30; 

The 4x100-meter relay team placed sixth with a time of 1:14.03. The 4x200-meter relay team placed second with a time of 2:08.02. The 4x400-meter relay team placed first with a time of 4:59.47. 

Boys placing in the top 10 in their respective events were:

Caleb Young placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.77; second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.31; first in the 400-meter run with a time of 57.18; 

Rowdy Grubb placed sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 21.66; placed fourth in the 200-meter hurdles with a time of 35.11; fourth in the pole vault with a height of 7-00; 

Aiden Hill placed firth in the shot put with a throw of 34-03.75; 

Kohl Daniels placed sixth in the 200-meter hurdles; 

Hayden Myers placed eighth in the 400-meter run; fourth in the triple jump; 

Kolten Myers placed ninth in the triple jump; 

Braxon Mangan placed third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:31.80; placed fourth in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:34.81; tenth in the long jump with a jump of 15-00.75; third in the triple jump with a jump of 32-04.50; 

Taven Schmidt placed tenth in the 800-meter run; 

Gael Yanez placed fourth in the high jump with height of 4-08; fifth in the discus with a throw of 94-00; 

The 4x100-meter relay team placed sixth with a time of 1:07.75. 

The 4x200-meter relay team placed fifth with a time of 2.22.27.

The 4x400-meter relay team placed fourth with a time of 4:38.06.

Tylee Cavenee, Gracelyn Graham, Julia Hopkins, Briana Martinez, Luke Clevenger, Knox Mangan, Silas Sherer, Samuel Warner, Truett Young, also participated in the meet at Dighton.