(MT. ZION) In Boys High School Track & Field from last Friday (02/23/2024) –
There were nine teams that competed at the Mt. Zion Mini Meet
- the host Braves won the event by beating out second place Pana, 130 to 125
- Cerro-Gordo-Bement was third at 122, followed by Cumberland at 118
- Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond was fifth (102), followed by Olney (92)
- then Heyworth (72), Macon Meridian (56), and Okaw Valley (25)
Olney had several young men do well inn the early spring event
- Ian Pianfetti, Gavyn Cothern, Ryan Kirby, Isaac Zwilling – 1st / 800 meter relay
- Gavyn Cothern won (1st) the long jump
- Gavin Root won (1st) the high jump
- Ian Pianfetti was 3rd in the 60 meter dash
- Isaac Zwilling was 5th in the 60 meter dash
- Gavin Root, Caleb Mora, Jackson Young, Alessandro Ghelfi – 5th / 800 meter relay
- Ruger Stevens was 7th in the 1600 meter run
- Ryan Kirby tied for 8th in the long jump
- Gavyn Cothern tied for 10th in the high jump
- Jashuan McKinley was 11th in the 60 meter dash
- Jackson Young was 12th in the 200 meter dash
- Brayden Jenner was 14th in the long jump
- Caleb Mora was 15th in the 60 meter dash
The Tigers compete this coming Saturday at the EIU Indoor Meet at Charleston
(MARION) In Boys High School Track & Field from Saturday (02/24/2024) –
There were 17 teams that competed at the Roger Minton Indoor Invite at Marion
- the host Wildcats won the event by beating out second place Mt. Vernon, 97 to 78
- Harrisburg was third at 52, followed by Centralia (50.5) and Carbondale (49)
- Paducah Tilghman was was sixth (41), followed by two other Kentucky schools
- McCracken County, Kentucky (36.5) and Marshall County, Kentucky (33)
- Benton was ninth (31.5), followed by Du Quoin (29), Murphysboro (27.5),
- Pinckneyville (20), Herrin (13), Newton (12), Madison (8), Carterville (4), Fairfield (3)
Newton had several young men do well in the early spring competition
- Hayden Borgic, Wade Ochs, Jackson Sornberger, Tanner Whitaker – 3rd / 3200 m relay
- Wade Wickham – 4th / pole vault
- Evan Baltzell, Matthew Haskett, Brayden Bergbower, Evan Zumbahlen – 8th / 800 m relay
- Owen Schackmann – 9th / 60 meter hurdles
- Evan Baltzell – 10th / 60 meter hurdles
- Owen Schackmann – 11th / triple jump
- Brock Probst – 13th / 800 meter run
- Dominic Baltzell – 16th / shot put
- Matthew Haskett – 18th / 400 meter dash
- Jackson Sornberger – 22nd / 800 meter run
- Hayden Borgic – 23rd / 1600 meter run
- Brayden Bergbower – 24th / 200 meter dash
- Holden Barthelemy – 28th / 1600 meter run
- Parker Schafer – 35th / 200 meter dash
The Eagles are back in action this coming Saturday at the EIU Indoor Meet at Charleston.