ALAH JH Boys Track Teams Travel to Shelbyville for Triangular Meet

Seventh grader Joshua Taylor throws the shot put at the jr. high track meet on March 28. Joshua won the shot put competition and finished third in the discus. This was the second meet for the JH Knights and their first road trip of the season.

The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Jr. High boys track teams traveled to Shelbyville for a triangular meet with the host school and Central A & M.

The eighth grade boys’ team came in first in the meet over second place Shelbyville and Central A & M while the seventh grade took third just missing second place by one-half point.

For the eighth grade Payton Warrior continued his winning ways in the 100 and 200 meters and running the anchor leg of the winning 400 meter relay. Other members of that relay were Brayden Leech, Easton Frederick and Cruz Hale. Ryker Beckmier, in the 800; Cash Hale in the 400 and Cruz Hale in the long jump were other individual winners in the eighth grade competition.

On the seventh grade side Brennon Hutson won the 400 meters and Joshua Taylor took first in the shot put. The 1600 meter relay of Hutson, Cooper Shoemaker, Preston Gingerich and Owen Herring also finished in first place.

The Jr. High teams were to host Arcola in a home meet on April 4 and then again play hosts, this time to Villa Grove on April 11. The annual ALAH JH Invite will be back again this year on Saturday, April 16. The Invite which starts at 10:00 a.m. features several schools and lots of good competition!

7th Grade Boys Team and Individual Results
Vs. Shelbyville
& Central A & M
March 28, 2022

Team results: 1. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 89; 2. Okaw Valley 40; 3. Villa Grove 29; 4. Tri-County 17;

Shot Put: Joshua Taylor 27’ 2”, first; Zeb Peck 24’ 1”;

Discus: Joshua Taylor 64’ 11”, third; Zeb Peck 46’ 4”; Cameron McGill 38’ 0”;

High Jump: Cooper Shoemaker 4’ 6”, third;

Long Jump: Coye Grant 12’ 0”, second; Anden Berry 10’ 9”, fourth;

110 M Hurdles: Brennon Hutson 21.13, first;

100M: Owen Herring 14.54, third; Faemus Davison 16.10; Joshua Taylor 16.21; Anden Berry 16.30; Ashton Crumrin 23.95;

200M: Owen Herring 30.31, third; Anden Berry 34.50; Dylan Ingersoll 34.82; Faemus Davison 34.83; Ashton Crumrin 52.14

400M: Brennon Hutson 1:08.821, first;

800M: Preston Gingerich 2:54.14, third; Cooper Shoemaker 2:57.12, fourth; Coye Grant 2:58.70; Gabriel Warrick 4:01.91;

1600M: Preston Gingerich 6:06.62, second; Coye Grant 6:12.58, third; Solly Binion 7:15.01;

400M Relay: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 1:01.85, second (Brennon Hutson, Cooper Shoemaker, Preston Gingerich, Owen Herring)

800M Relay: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 2:19.63, second (Faemus Davison, Anden Berry, Dylan Ingersoll, Coye Grant)

1600M Relay: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 5:01.02, first (Brennon Hutson, Cooper Shoemaker, Preston Gingerich, Owen Herring)

8th Grade Boys Team and Individual Results
Vs. Shelbyville
& Central A & M
March 28, 2022

Team results: 1. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 61; 2. Shelbyville 58; 3. Central A & M 16

Shot Put: Kyler Stone 24’ 11”, fourth;

Discus: Kamden Morfey 64’ 7”, fourth; Jackson Lebeter 51’ 5”;

High Jump: Easton Frederick 4’ 4”, second; Cash Hale 4’ 4”, second;

Long Jump: Cruz Hale 14’ 10”, first; Justin Schrock 13’ 0”; Dana Soard 12’ 7”;

110 M Hurdles: Easton Frederick 18.80, second; Daylon Doggett 21.06;

100M: Payton Warrior 12.83, first; Brayden Leech 14.24, third; Dana Soard 14.62, fourth; Logan Schrock 15.88; Ismael Corona 16.23; Parker Beck 16.68;

200M: Payton Warrior 26.76, first; Brayden Leech 29.51, third; Dana Soard 30.13, fourth; Daylon Doggett 30.79; Logan Schrock 32.65; Ismael Corona 32.96; Parker Beck 34.95; Kayden Allen 37.78;

400M: Cash Hale 1:07.87, first; Ryker Beckmier 1:08.71, second; Easton Frederick 1:09.90;

800M: Ryker Beckmier 2:42.53, first; Justin Schrock 2:51.25, third; Justin Schrock 2:46.25, third; Tristan Keagle 2:49.44, fourth;

1600M: Cruz Hale 5:29.80, second; Justin Schrock 6:07.14, fourth;

400M Relay: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 52.55, first (Brayden Leech, Easton Frederick, Cruz Hale, Payton Warrior)

800M Relay: None

1600M Relay: Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 4:44.74, second (Cruz Hale, Brayden Leech, Cash Hale, Payton Warrior)