ABILENE — Matching up with teams from all across the state of Kansas, the Concordia track team competed at the 13 team Abilene Invite and finished with eight top-five finishes.
100m dash — Girls: Avery Kueker was ninth with a time of 13.52. Regan Wirtz of Ellinwood was first with a time of 12.43. Boys: Kaide Gropp was seventh with a time of 11.5. Jace Weller of Clay Center was first with a time of 10.82.
100m hurdles — Girls: Charlize Cash was fifth with a time of 17.44. Lyndi Zimmerman of Hays was first with a time of 15.15.
200m dash — Boys: Kaide Gropp was eighth with a time of 23.41. Weller (CC) was first with a time of 21.78.
300m hurdles — Girls: Cash won with a time of 48.23.
800m run — Girls: Rylie Jessup was fifth with a time of 2:31.42. Shayne Pittenger-Reed of Wamego was first with a time of 2:23.2.
4x100m relay — Boys: the team of Ryker Wildeman, Javen Garcia, Matthew Naillieux, and Kaide Gropp was sixth with a time of 45.87. Hays was first with a time of 43.98.
High jump — Girls: Gabi Lange tied for third with a height of 4’ 10”. Katie Linenberger of Hays was first with a height of 5’ 2”.
Discus — Boys: Jadrian Riley was first with a throw of 153’ 11”.
Javelin — Girls: Rylie Jessup was fifth with a throw of 107’ 6”. Skylar Schoenbeck of Wamego was first with a throw of 132’ 1”, currently the 62nd best throw in the country (per athletic.net). Boys: Riley was sixth with a throw of 145’. Dalton Meyers of Hays was first with a throw of 191’ 4”, currently the 31st farthest throw in the country (according to athletic.com).
Shot put — Boys: Dane Cleveland was seventh with a throw of 44’ 10”. Mason Isch of Wamego was first with a throw of 50’ 4”.
Pole vault — Girls: Gabi Lange was second with a height of 9’ 6”. Addiln Lefford of Royal Valley was first, also with a height of 9’ 6”.
Competing in the two-division, 17 team Lions Club Invitational track meet, the CHS track team took home eight top-three finishes.
100m dash — Girls: Avery Kueker was fourth with a time of 13.26. Madalyn Bowers was fifth with a time of 13.34. Bently Pruitt of Beloit was first with a time of 12.82. Boys: Kaide Gropp finished second with a time of 11.38, and Javen Garcia was fourth with a time of 11.70. Levi White of Republic County was first with a time of 11.22.
100m hurdles — Girls: Charlize Cash was third with a time of 17.86. Reese Packett of Marysville was first with a time of 16.83.
200m dash — Girls: Lilian Nuss earned silver with a time of 27.37. Reese Wassenberg of Marysville was first with a time of 26.85. Boys: Gropp finished second with a time of 23.06, and Javen Garcia finished sixth with a time of 23.84. White (RC) was first with a time of 22.71.
300m hurdles: Girls: Cash was second with a time of 48.94, and Kueker was fifth with a time of 51.22. Klara McIntyre of Valley Heights was first with a time of 48.22.
400m run — Girls: Nuss was fifth with a time of 1:06.88. Ava Metro was sixth with a time of 1:08.76. Packett (Marysville) was first with a time of 1:02.23.
800m run — Girls: Rylie Jessup earned gold with a time of 2:31.28, and Hannah Bridwell was fourth with a time of 2:40.67. Boys: Gunner Barnes was fourth with a time of 2:32.67. Burklee Jackson was sixth with a time of 2:41.03. Lane Mosteller of Nemaha Central was first with a time of 2:14.15.
4x100m relay — Boys: the team of Ryker Wildeman, Javen Garcia, Isaiah Irigoyen, and Kaide Gropp finished first with a time of 45.87.
4x800m relay — Girls: the team of Hannah Bridwell, Aubrey Stahlman, Ashlynn James, and Rylie Jessup was third with a time of 10:45.88. Republic County was first with a time of 10:34.69.
Discus — Boys: Dane Cleveland was sixth with a throw of 128’. Eli Johnson of Beloit was first with a throw of 176’ 6”.
Javelin — Boys: Brody Knox was third with a throw of 135’ 10”, Jadrian Riley was fourth with a throw of 135’ 5”. Brooks Jones of Beloit was first with a throw of 184’ 8”.
Long jump — Girls: Marlee VanMeter was fourth with a jump of 15’ 6”. Brecken Boudreaux of Beloit was first with a jump of 16’ 5.5”. Boys: Matthew Naillieux was fourth with a jump of 18’ 9.5”. Montana Martin of Valley Heights was first with a jump of 20’.
Pole vault — Girls: Gabi Lange was third with a height of 9’. Trinity McWhorter was fourth with a height of 8’ 6”. Ashlynn Loomis of Beloit was first with a height of 9’ 6”. Boys: Burke Kindel was third with a height of 11’ 6”. Henry Tice of Beloit was first with a height of 12’.
Shot put — Boys: Cleveland was fourth with a throw of 45’ 5.75”. Riley was sixth with a throw of 43’ 0.5”. Brodie Boudreaux of Beloit was first with a throw of 55’ 6.75’’.
Triple jump — Girls: Cash was third with a jump of 32’ 11”. Afton Harries of Marysville was first with a jump of 33’ 8.75”. Boys: Reese Franklin earned gold with a jump of 39’ 2”. Naillieux was fifth with a jump of 36’ 8.75”.
