Lancer boys 4th, girls 8th at NWC meet

Lincolnview track & field information

SPENCERVILLE — The Lincolnview Track teams competed in the Northwest Conference Track & Field Championships this past weekend. The boys team placed fourth overall and the girls team placed eighth. The Lancers’ day was highlighted by two school records and three individual NWC champions.

The first champion was Hannah McCleery in the high jump. McCleery had a jump of 5 feet, 1 inches before making two attempts at 5 feet, 3 inches, that were nearly successful. The second NWC winner was Bayley Tow in the 1600-meter run. Tow easily won his race in a time of 4:28 to break his own school record that he set at the regional meet last season on his way to qualifying for the state meet.

The final champion came in the 300-meter hurdles when Hunter Blankemeyer won the race in 40.9 seconds.

The boys 4×100-meter relay team, running together for the first time this season, placed second and tied the school record in a time of 45.4 seconds. Other NWC runner-up finishes included Blankemeyer in the 110-meter hurdles (15.3 seconds), Tow in the 3200-meter run (10:05), and the boys 4×800-meter relay (Bilimek, Neate, Rodriguez, Tow).

Anna Gorman took third in both the 1600-meter and the 3200-meter runs, while Austin Sealscott tied with Blankemeyer for fourth in the high jump. Michael Garay placed fifth in both the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, while Alex Rodriguez was fifth in the 3200-meter run, Logan Jewel placed seventh in the 100-meter dash, Trevor Neate was seventh in the 800-meter run, and Ben Bilimek placed seventh in the 1600-meter run.

The girls- 4×800-meter relay placed fifth (Bowersock, Stemen, Wendel, Gorman).

“I was really pleased with how the kids performed,” said Lincolnview Coach Matt Langdon. “They prepared well and were able to put together some great performances.

“Having conference champions and school records all at the same meet makes it special,” he added. “We are looking forward to doing even better next week as we start the tournament. I liked how we competed and how we prepared for each event.  It showed that the kids really care about doing their best.”