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VWHS track teams tri-meet champs

Van Wert track and field news

The Van Wert boys’ and girls’ track teams hosted Lima Central Catholic and Ottoville on Tuesday and won both meets. The Cougar boys scored 76 points, to 46 for LCC and 31 for Ottoville, while the Lady Cougars scored 84 points, versus 38 for Ottoville and 25 for the T-Birds.

Van Wert’s individual results are as follows:

Boys’ results

4×800-meter relay – Eric Easley, Cade Fleming, Nick Keber, Jordon Butler, second, 8:57.3

110-meter hurdles – Hunter Hernandez, second, 16.8 seconds

100-meter dash – Caleb Lloyd, first, 11.6 seconds; Kevon Pierce, second, 11.7 seconds

4×200-meter relay – Pierce, Quincey Salcido, Hunter Perl, Tyler Turnwald, first, 1:36.2

1600-meter run – C. Fleming, second, 4:55.8; Connor Shaffer, third, 4:56.3; Butler, fourth, 4:56.9

4×100-meter relay – Chris Miller, Terrance Branson, Lloyd, Nick Krugh, first, 45.1 seconds

400-meter dash – Jared Fleming, first, 50.9 seconds; Seth Kopp, second, 51.5 seconds; Kase Schalois, fourth, 54.5 seconds

300-meter hurdles – Hernandez, first, 45.6 seconds

800-meter run – Easley, second, 2:12.9; Spencer Prichard, fourth, 2:15.5

200-meter dash – Pierce, Lloyd, tie for first, 23.8 seconds

3200-meter run – Shaffer, second, C. Fleming, third, 11:04.0; Keber, fourth, 11:04.9

4×400-meter relay – Kopp, Miller, Branson, J. Fleming, first, 3:32.5

Discus – Turnwald, second, 109 feet, 11 inches; Nik Wolford, third, 108 feet, 8 inches

Shotput – Zach Thomas, second, 40 feet, 5 inches; Drew Myers, third, 40 feet, 3 inches

High jump – J. Fleming, first, 5 feet, 8 inches; Myers, fourth, 5 feet, 6 inches

Long jump, Perl, third, 17 feet

Girls’ results

4×800-meter relay – Kelsey Wagner, Carrisa Burgos, Schaelissa Williams, Megan Barnhart, first, 11:17.1

100-meter hurdles – Marissa Sperry, third, 17.6 seconds

100-meter dash – Amanda Clay, first, 12.5 seconds; Alicia Danylchuk, second, 13.1 seconds

4×200-meter relay – Landrie Koontz, Clair Butler, Brittany Boaz, Leah Brubaker, first, 2:00.0

1600-meter run – Chloee Gamble, second, 5:57.7; Barnhart, third, 6:13.4; Haley Richardson, fourth, 6:44.5

4×100-meter relay – Danylchuk, Alexis Dowdy, Cheyenne Handy, Whitney Meyers, second, 56.5 seconds

400-meter dash – Domonique Grothaus, second, 1:08.0; Courtney Smith, fourth, 1:10.1

300-meter hurdles – Meyers, second, 48.6 seconds; Sperry, third, 52.9 seconds

800-meter run – Jacey Eikenbary, first, 2:34.8; Gamble, third, 2:53.0; Richardson, fourth, 2:56.7

200-meter dash – Clay, first, 26.7 seconds; Koontz, third, 28.9 seconds

3200-meter run – Williams, first, 13:15.1; Burgos, second, 15:33.3

4×400-meter relay – Grothouse, Dowdy, Handy, Eikenbary, first, 4:30.9

Discus – Dowdy, first, 105 feet, 4 inches; Alea Hill, third, 90 feet, 6 inches

Shotput – Dowdy, first, 33 feet, 5 inches; Olivia McKeddie, third, 25 feet

High jump – Butler, first, 4 feet, 8 inches

Pole vault – Smith, second, 6 feet 6 inches; Kaitlynn Hall, third, 6 feet, 6 inches

Long jump – Clay, first, 15 feet, 9.75 inches; Danylchuk, third, 14 feet, 4.25 inches

POSTED: 05/08/13 at 5:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports