R-W boys top Princes at Galva meet
By JEFF LAMPE
For The Weekly Post
ROWVA-Williamsfield’s boys track team won the eight-team Dale Collis Invite last Thursday in Galva, finishing one place and 12 points ahead of Princeville.
Jack Cordle led a strong showing for R-W, placing first in the 100-meter dash in 11.56 seconds and taking second in the 200 in a personal record 24.23 and in the 400 with a PR of 55.78.
R-W’s other top performer was Brody Bledsoe, who placed first in discus with a PR throw of 135 feet, 7 inches and second in shot put (PR, 44-3.75).
Nolan Coverdill turned in two second-place finishes for R-W in the long jump (PR, 17-5.75) and triple jump (PR, 35-5). Talan Hull was second for the Cougars in the discus (PR, 120-6).
The Princeville boys got wins from Tayshaun Kieser in the 400 (54.48), Joey Bosch in the 1,600 (PR, 5:00.01), Jordan Johnson in the long jump (18-1.75) and the 4×400 relay of Kieser, Johnson, Parker Melick and Bosch (3:39.63) and the 4×800 relay of Johnson, Tucker Sennett, Melick and Bosch (8:43.76).
The R-W girls placed fourth and the Princeville girls were sixth.
Cadence Manning won for R-W in the 800 (PR, 2:30.93) and ran a leg of the Lady Cougars second-place 4×100 relay (54.0) along with Haven Manning, Brooke Stickle and Erin Welch. R-W also took second with the 4×400 relay of Olivia Cokel, Buckley DaLonna, Alivia Jones and Lille Flynn (5:25.94).
Princeville’s top girls finishers were Tess Berchtold in the 300 hurdles (54.1) and Brianna Brodie in discus (110-2).
Princeville’s girls were second on April 4 in a triangular at Peoria Heights. Winners were Claire Dearing in the 400 (PR, 1:07.6) and long jump (11-8), Alyvia Cowser in the 3,200 (13:30), Berchtold in 100 hurdles (PR. 17.6) and 300 hurdles (51.8) and Brodie in discus (109-7).
The boys were second at Peoria Heights and celebrated wins by Kieser in the 400 (55.5), Melick in the 800 (2:12.8), Josh Hunt in shot put (PR, 42-4), Johnson in long jump (18-2) and three relays: the 4×100 of Brayden Freres, Brock Butler, Landon Allen and Eli Christianson (48.0), the same quartet as above in the 4×200 (1:43.5) and a 4×800 made up of Johnson, Sennett, Melick and Bosch (9:19.4).
Princeville is home in a five-team meet today (April 13) for a 4 p.m. start and then travels to the Eureka Quad on Monday for a 4:30 start time.
The R-W boys are at Port Byron Riverdale’s Paul Parker Co-Ed Invite today while the girls compete at the Rockridge Lady Rocket Invite. The Cougars are at Knoxville’s Bullet Invite on Monday.
Farmington
The Farmington girls were fourth and the boys placed fifth last Friday at the 18-team Lee Calhoun Invitational at Western Illinois University. Rock Island won the girls team competition while Monmouth was tops on the boys side.
Mariah Hayden was the Lady Farmers’ lone winner, taking pole vault by clearing a personal record of 8 feet, 6 inches.
The Farmington girls also scored well in the sprint relays, taking second in the 4×100 with Hayden, Paige Stevens, Averie Gilstrap and Kyleigh Miller clocking in at 55.5 seconds. The same quartet was second in the 4×200 in 1:53.17.
Hayden was also third in the 200 in a PR of 28.31.
Brayden Morse was leader for the boys team, placing second in pole vault by clearing 12 feet.
Farmington also had several third-place finishes, led by freshman Dax Ulm who was third in the 800 (2:15.16) and 1,600 (5:00.76).
The Farmers also got two thirds in the relays, with the 4×200 of Hunter Darsham, Jake Martin, Kyle Miller and Logan Morse running in 1:36.24. In the 4×400 it was Darsham, Jake Martin, Ethan Martin and Morse taking third in 3:39.97.
The boys topped E-B 57-42 in a triangular on April 4, while the girls were second to the Lady Trojans, 50-37.
Boys winners were Jackson Gronewold in the triple jump (34-7), Logan Morse in high jump (PR, 6-2), the 4×200 relay (1:36.4), the 4×100 relay of Darsham, Jake Martin, Miller and Logan Morse (46.3) and Ulm in the 1,600 (5:16.6).
Girls winners were Paige Stevens in the 100 (14.2), Kyleigh Miller in the 400 (PR, 1:08.5), Carmen Gavelys in the 100 hurdles (PR, 22.4), Miller in the high jump (4-8) and the 4×100 relay in 54.2.
The Farmers are scheduled to compete in the John Levingston Invitational today at Lewistown. First event is at 4 p.m.
The Bullet Invite at Knoxville is Monday with field events starting at 4.
Elmwood-Brimfield
The Trojans track teams were at home Tuesday for the ICAC meet. Watch for results next week.
On April 6, the E-B boys and girls teams placed second at a five-team meet in Tremont won by Downs Tri-Valley (boys) and Colfax Ridgeview (girls).
Chloe Howerton won the 100 in 13.5 seconds and was second in the 200 (28.9). Other winners were Kalyn Sharp in the 400 with a personal record of 1:07.0 and Etta Wagner in shot put (34-10).
Olivia Stage placed second in the 800 (PR, 2:39.5) and 1,600 (PR, 5:59.5) and other second-place finishers were Olivia Meyers in discus (89-3.75) and Lauren Feller in triple jump (26-7).
Winners for the boys on April 6 were Isaiah Hill in the 800 (2:01.0), Reed Florey in the 3,200 (PR, 10:44.3) and Brayden Lehman in shot put (PR, 43-0.25).
Second-place finishers were Caleb Hollis in discus (PR, 108-7.25), Mason Siegel in the 3,200 (PR, 10:48.2), the 4×200 relay of Aiden Frail, Gavin Buhl, Zach Howerton and Lehman (1:38.9) and the 4×400 relay of Darwin Herman, Kam Stevenson, Garrett Webster and Brendan Williams (3:53.0).
The E-B girls won a triangular on April 4 at Farmington behind winners Stage in the 800 (2:45.3), Chloe Kelly in the 1,600 (6:10.7), Wagner in shot put (34-0.25), Emma May in long jump (15-0.75) and the 4×200 relay of Ainsley Faulkner, Addy Dray, Chloe Howerton and May (1:53.0).
The boys were second behind host Farmington and got wins from Florey in the 3,200 (11:10.6) and Dax Alger in 110 hurdles (18.1) and 300 hurdles (46.9).
E-B is to compete in the John Levingston Invitational today at Lewistown and the Bullet Invite at Knoxville on Monday.
