Saturday, April 14, 2018

Tiger Teams Sweep Stanberry Meet; Jacob New Sets School Record in Javelin

Both Worth County teams came out on top in a crowded field Friday in Stanberry in a meet that was held despite the threat of storms and tornadoes; a tornado watch was issued that afternoon.

For the boys, Worth County won with 88 team points. South/Nodaway Holt had 57, Stanberry 52, Platte Valley 49, Mound City 48, Gallatin 47, East Atchison 40, King City 36, Stewartsville 32, NEN 21, North Andrew 21, Albany 19, Pattonsburg 17, St. Joseph Christian 14, Osborn 6, North/West Nodaway 6, North Harrison 4, and DeKalb 1.

For the girls, the Tigers edged out Stanberry after having been beat out by them Tuesday in Rock Port. Worth County had 81, Stanberry 78.5, Mound City 73, St. Joseph Christian 55, King City 44.5, East Atchison 39, DeKalb 32, South/Nodaway Holt 30, Platte Valley 22, East Harrison 18, Gallatin 16, North/West Nodaway 16, Albany 14, NEN 14, North Harrison 14, and Osborn 10.

The girls won the meet despite nearly being shut out in the open running events, with Grace Schottel (King City) running the table again in the 100, 200, and 400, Ashley Riley (Platte Valley) running the table in the 1600 and 3200, and the field being loaded with Stanberry and Mound City runners. The one Tiger who placed in these events was Liz Lyle, getting sixth in the 100 with a time of 13.6.

It was different in the Hurdles, where Anna Gladstone won both events. She fended off another challenge from Paige West (NEN) and won the 100 Hurdles with a time of 16.7 to West’s 17.5. In the 300 Hurdles, Gladstone beat out Olivia Richards (South/Nodaway Holt) with a time of 51.2 seconds to Richards’ 52.5. Kristin Herndon (North/West Nodaway), who had pushed Gladstone at Rock Port, finished third with a time of 53 seconds.

In the 4x100, the team of Morgan Beagle, Navada Hoff, Jessi Badell, and Regan Allee was fourth with a time of 56.6. In the 4x200, the team of Regan Allee, Jessi Badell, Jenna Smith, and Navada Hoff was fifth with a time of 2:01.8. The 4x400 team of Kristin New, Jill Hardy, Megan Cassavaugh, and Braidy Hunt was third with a time of 4:58.2. The 4x800 team of Kristin New, Braidy Hunt, Jill Hardy, and Megan Cassavaugh was third with a time of 11:42.3.

Anna Gladstone continued to match her season best in the High Jump, taking third with a leap of 5 feet. Gladstone was second in the Long Jump with a jump of 15’10¾”. Liz Lyle was fourth with a jump of 14’6¾. Lyle was fifth in the Triple Jump with a jump of 30’11½”.

Worth County won both throwing events. Merrideth Spiers won the Shot Put with a throw of 34’10”. Spiers also won the Discus with a throw of 109 feet.

For the boys, the highlight was Jacob New setting the school record in the Javelin. He was second, but his throw of 143’7” beat Rune Zinn’s mark set in 2015 of 135 feet.

In other boys results, Bryant McCord was fourth in the 100 with a time of 11.6. He was also second in the 200 with a time of 23.5. Daniel Craven was sixth in the 3200 with a time of 12:22.7.

In the hurdles, Bryant McCord was third in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 16.2.

The 4x100 team of Tevin Cameron, Caleb Parman, Ryan McClellan, and Bryant McCord won with a time of 46.4. The 4x200 team of Andrew Alarcon, Ryan McClellan, Wayde Parman, and Jaxon Anderson was fifth with a time of 1:43. The 4x400 team of Andrew Alarcon, Nate Adwell, Wayde Parman, and Jaxon Anderson was third with a time of 4:00.02.

The Tigers placed two in the Long Jump. Tevin Cameron was second with a jump if 19 feet. Caleb Parman was fifth with a jump of 18’2½”. The Tigers also placed two in the Triple Jump. Jaxon Anderson was second with a jump of 39’7”. Caleb Parman was third with a jump of 38’8¼”.

The Tigers got a 1-2 finish in the Shot Put, critical to their chances in the loaded field they were in. Drake Kinsella won with a throw of 46 feet, while Mason Hawk was second with a throw of 42 feet.  Hawk was sixth in the Discus with a throw of 117’6½”.

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