Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Tiger Girls are GRC Track Champs in Dominant Fashion, Lyle Sets Season Best in High Jump; Davidson Wins Twice, Two Relay Teams Win

Worth County's girls ran away with the GRC Meet last Monday despite the rain at Bethany, collecting 114 team points. That means another banner on the wall at Worth County. They finished ahead of Braymer with 79, Polo with 73, Stanberry with 70, and Albany with 69 1/2. The boys were 8th with 42 points. Gallatin won with 125, edging out South Harrison, who had 124 1/2.

Sarah Poppa (Albany) edged out Payton Adwell in the 100, getting 13.48 to Adwell's 13.50. The result was still Adwell's best time of the year. The girls placed two in the 200 as Sydney Thummel was 2nd with a time of 27.69 to Kaleigh Janssen's 27.06. Payton Adwell was 6th with a time of 29.24.

Aubrey Ragan got a personal best in the 100 Hurdles, placing fourth with a time of 18.41. Her previous best was 18.80. Kristen Ross also placed in the hurdles, getting 5th in the 300 Hurdles with a time of 57.37.

The team of Sydney Thummel, Rikky Hunt, Ally Buffington, and Payton Adwell won the 4x100. Albany continued their steady improvement in the event, but Worth County beat them out with a time of 53.39 to Albany's 53.96. Worth County also won the 4x200 as Thummel, Adwell, Hunt, and Buffington beat out Polo with a time of 1:54.00 to Polo's 1:54.75. The 4x400 also placed as the team of Aubrey Ragan, Elizabeth Owens, Rikky Hunt, and Rachael Gardner placed 6th with a time of 4:43.59.

The girls placed two in the High Jump. Alysa Lyle got a season high with 4'11 to win the event. Rachael Gardner was 4th with a jump of 4'2", her best showing of the year. Lyle was also 2nd in the Pole Vault with a vault of 8'6", matching a personal best.

Coach Janice Borey moved Sydney Thummel to the Long Jump, where she placed 2nd with a jump of 15'4 3/4". The Tigers were 2-3 in the event as Aubrey Ragan was 3rd with a jump of 13'9 1/4". Elizabeth Owens placed in the Triple Jump for the first time all year, with an 8th place jump of 26'8 1/4", a personal best.

Kaitlyn Davidson won both of her throwing events. She won the Shot Put with a throw of 35'3", almost five feet ahead of her nearest competitor. She then won the Discus with a throw of 97'7 1/2".

On the boys side, Brevyn Ross was 3rd in the 110 Hurdles with a time of 16.79. He was then 3rd in the 300 Hurdles with a time of 44.59.

The 4x200 team of Chris Alarcon, Lucas Caddenhead, Jayden Jilek, and Ryan McClellan was 7th with a time of 1:46.38.

The 4x400 team of Brevyn Ross, Lucas Caddenhead, Jayden Jilek, and Ryan McClellan was 8th with a time of 4:02.54.

Jared Simmons was 4th in the Pole Vault with a vault of 9'6".

Ryan McClellan was 8th in the Triple Jump with a jump of 32'11".

Josh Warner won both of his throwing events. He broke the 50 foot barrier again in the Shot Put, getting a throw of 50'4". He then won the Discus with a throw of 161'9 1/2".

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