Arcola’s Roberts-McGeehon wins 400 in Paris Relays; Villa Grove’s Martin shines in Salt Fork Invite
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By Mike Monahan
PARIS – Thursday in the Paris relays Arcola’s Remi Roberts-McGeehon won the 400 with a time of 52.93, a season best and .30 better than second place Parker Harris of Newton. The 11 team meet had no team scores kept.
On the girls side Ema Simpson was third in the 400 and anchored the third place 4×100 which also included Olivia Gisinger, Scarlett Montano and Jaiden Miller. Their time was 54.54, good for third place. Simpson’s time in the 400 was 1:04.34..
7th annual Salt Fork
Invitational
As a team the Lady Blue Devils placed fifth with 49 points in the meet won by Paris with 122.5 points, while Arcola tied with Hoopeston Area for eighth with 27 points.
Highlighting the meet was Villa Grove junior Baylee Martin, who won the long jump at 16-9 ¾, which was 1-5 ½ better than second place Keagan Noel of Paris. Martin was also the lead in the first place sprint medley, which is two 200’s, a 400 and an 800. Their time was 4:48.84 and also included junior Evalice Callison, sophomore Evalina Kirkade and freshman Alice Mitsdarfer.
Ema Simpson was third for Arcola in the 400, which was the best finish for the Lady Riders. Her time was a season-best 1:03.57.
On the boys side at Salt Fork Villa Grove freshman Payton Cravens won the long jump going a personal best 20-11 ¼, which was 9-0 ¾ better than second place Easton Bolin of Westville. Cravens was also on the winning 4×400 team which also included sophomore Nolan Shadwick, sophomore Carter Dowler and freshman Miles Swigart. Their time was 3:33.02, a whopping 10.8 better than second place Oakwood.
As a team the Blue Devils placed fifth out of 10 teams with 54.5 points in the meet won by Danville with 143 points, while Arcola was ninth with 23 points.
For the Purple Riders the 4×100 team of Robets-McGeehon, Ronnie Vega, Brody Phillips and Canton Wesch ran a 46.30, good for second place, which was the top finish for AHS.
For the Lady Riders Simpson had the best finish, placing third in the 400 with a time of 1:03.57.
Paris Relays, Thursday
No team scores kept: teams competing Arcola, Charleston, Danville Schlarman, Effingham, Effingham St. Anthony, Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Tri-County, Marshall, Neoga, Newton, Paris
Arcola boys results: (top 8 individual and relays)
200: 3. Remi Roberts-McGheeon 24.27
400: 1. Roberts-McGeehon 52.93
4×100: 4. Emilio Fuentes, Caesar Rivera, Roberts-McGeehon, Barron 48.11
4×200: 3. Barron, Rivera, Fuentes, Blake Pilkington 1:42.59
Sprint medley relay (200, 200, 400, 800): 5. Barron, Rivera, Pilkington, Alex Cortes 4:17.45
Discus: 6. Emmett Langley 117-01
Long jump: 2. Roberts-McGeehon 20-3 ½
Triple jump: 6. Rivera 33-3 ¾
Arcola girls results (top 8 individual and relays)
400: 3. Ema Simpson 1:04.34
4×100: 3. Olivia Gisinger, Scarlett Montano, Jaiden Miller, Simpson 54.54
4200; 5. Gisigner, Montano, Aymara Leal, Miller 1:59.10
Sprint medley: 5. Ellis Wilson, Leal, Aubriello Moreno, Jelena Oyervides 5:39.56
7th annual Salt Fork
Invitational, April 14
Boys team scores: 1. Danville 143; 2. Salt For 122; 3. Oakwood 94; 4. Paris 86; 5. Villa Grove 54.5; Hoopeston Area 44; 7. Westville 41.5; 8. Clifton Central 30; 9. Arcola 23; 10. Iroquois West 16
(Arcola and Villa Grove placers (top 6) individual and top 6 relays)
100: 5. Brody Philips, Arcola, 11.94; 7. Jaden Reynolds, Villa Grove, 12.33
200: 6. Jaden Reynolds, Villa Grove, 25.04
800: 7. Cortez, Arcola, 2:19.88
3,200: 6. Alexander Esteban-Raymer, Villa Grove, 12:12.16
4×100: 2. Arcola (Roberts-McGeehon, Ronnie Vega, Phillips, Canton Wesch) 46.30
4×200: 2. Villa Grove (Nolan Shadwick, Carter Dowler, Miles Swigert, Payton Cravens) 13:35.03; 6. Arcola (Rivera, Barron, Fuentes, Pilkington) 1:43.61
4×400: 1 Villa Grove (Shadwick, Cravens, Dowler, Swigert) 3:33.02
Sprint medley (200, 200, 400, 800): 2. Villa Grove (Reynolds, Gavin Taylor, Swigert, Esteban-Raymer) 4:02.95; 8. Arcola (Barron, Lucas Janes, Pilkington, Cortez) 4:17.64
Shot put: 7. Peyton Ellis, Villa Grove, 41-6 ½
Long jump: 1. Cravens, Villa Grove, 20-11 ½; 4. Roberts-McGeehon, Arcola,19-0 ½; 7. Taylor , Villa Grove 18-5 ¼
Triple jump: 4. Carson Kappes, Villa Grove, 39-4
Girls team scores: 1. Paris 122.5; 2. Danville 104.5; 3. Clifton Central 96.5; 4. Salt Fork 78; 5. Villa Grove 59; 6. Oakwood 46; 7. Westville 30.5; 8. Tie, Arcola, Hoopeston Area 27; 10. Iroquois West 26
100: 3. Amijah Riggleman, Villa Grove, 13.60; 8. Gisinger 14.32
200: 2. Evalice Callison, Villa Grove, 27.99; 4. Montano, Arcola, 28.54; 5. Riggleman, Villa Grove, 28.96
400: 3. Simpson, Arcola, 1:03.57
800: 5. Gabriella Esteban-Raymer, Villa Grove, 3;28.35; 6. Oyervides, Arcola, 3:29.55
4×100: 4. Arcola (Gisinger, Montano, Anahi Cooper, Simpson) 54.12; 5. Villa Grove (Callison, Evalina Kirkade, Zeva Kirkman, Baylee Martin) 54.24
4×200: 6. Arcola (Keyla Hernandez, Aymara Leal, Ellis Wilson, Miller) 2:04.19
Sprint medley: 1. Villa Grove (Martin, Callison, Kirkade, Alice Mitsdarfer) 4:48.84; 5. Arcola (Miller, Wilson, Leal, Hernandez) 5:46.50
Long jump: 1. Martin, Villa Grove, 16-9 ¾
Triple jump: 4. Kirkman, Villa Grove, 27-3 3/4
Arcola seventh grade girls third, 4×100 first in ALAH invite
By Mike Monahan
Saturday Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond Invite
(Arcola placers top eight individual and relays)
Boys seventh grade team scores: 1. Sullivan 116; 2. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 57; 3. Villa Grove 50; 4. Arcola 46; 5. Neoga 40; 6. Prairie Central 38; 7. Tri-County 36; 8. Stewardson-Strasburg/Trinity Lutheran (SS/TL) 29; 9. Cerro Gordo. Bement 18; 10. Okaw Valley 3
100: 3. Rigoberto Leal 13.66
200: 5. Christian Moreno 29.35
400: 7. Jase Ledbetter 1:10.20
800: 3. Aiden Lugo 2:42.47
1,600: 2. Lugo 5:50.40
4×100: 3. William Rodriguez, Leal, Aldo Lira, Moreno 1:00.33
4×200: 6. Silas Fifield, Connor Janes, Connor Swango, Haden Hemingway 2:32.39
4×400: 3. Ledbetter, Lugo, Moreno, Dominic Leal 4:58.68
Shot put: 6. Justin Garza 26-5 ¾; 8. Rodriguez 29-1 ¼
Discus; 5. Rodrigo Galaviz 76-3
High jump: 7. Ledbetter 4-2
Sprint medley (200, 200, 400, 800) 2. Ledbetter, Moreno, Lugo, Dominic Leal 4:58.31
Boys eighth grade team scores: 1. SS/TL 113; 2. Okaw Valley 76; 3. Sullivan 57; 4. Prairie Central 56; 5. ALAH 39; 6. Tie, Neoga, Tri-County 36; 8. Villa Grove 17; 9. Arcola 3; 10. CGB 0
100: 6. Mark Lira 13.36
4×100: 6. Emmanuel Fuentes, Mauricio Silguero, Lira, Bradon Hudson 55.63
Sprint medley: 6. Fuentes, Hudson, Lira, Silguero 4:49.89
Girls seventh grade team scores; 1. Neoga 95; 2. Sullivan 91; 3. Arcola 56; 4. SS/TL 47; 5. Okaw Valley 39; 6. ALAH 29; 7. Villa Grove 25; 8. CGB 24; 9. Tri-County 18; 10. Prairie Central 9
200: 5. Kiara Montano 32.55
800: 4. Callie Karcher 2:57.85
1,600: 4. Karcher 6:23.89
100 hurdles; 4. Montano 20.60
4×100; 1. Kimberly Roberts, Lindsay Perez-Cortez, Montano, Angela Helmick 1:02.37
4×200: 4. Rosangel Zarate, Ameila Bumgarner, Vanaesa Gomez, Lyla Gisinger 2:27.88
4×400: 8. Luna Delira, Bumgarner, Gomez, Bryauna Hudson 5:53.82
Sprint medley: 2. Roberts, Perez-Cortez, Hudson, Karcher 5:12.64
High jump: 3. Zuri Diaz 4-0; 5. Karcher 3-10
Long jump: 4. Hudson 11-9 3/4
Girls eighth grade team scores: 1. Tri-County 77; 2. Sullivan 65; 3. Villa Grove 63; 4. Neoga 59; 5. ALAH 58; 6. Arcola 54; 7. CGB 18; 8. Okaw Valley 17; 9. Prairie Central 16; 10. SS/TL 6
200: 8. Fernanda Alvarado 30.72
400: 5. Harper Cox 1:01.18
800: 4. Taylor Conn 2:56.53; 8. Bella Cooper 3:10.06
1,600: 2 Cooper 6:58.29; 8. Lily Emerson 7:46.33
100 hurdles: 2. Eliza Lewis 20.36; 5. Ansley Titus 22.21
4×100: 3. Bostyn Wesch, Ella Biggs, Cooper, Chloe McMillan 1:03.48
4×200: 4. Lewis, Cox, Anna Becerra, Alvarado 2:06.44
4×400: 5. Cox, Lewis, Conn, Cooper 5:17.05
Sprint medley: 2. Beccera, Alvardo, Cox, Conn 5:10.87
High jump: 5. Becerra 4-0
Long jump: 2. Becerra 13-10 1/2
April 9 at Arcola
(Arcola placers top six individual, top three relays)
Girls’ eighth grade team scores: 1. Arcola 96; 2. Tri-County 60; 3. Cerro Gordo 24; 4. Paris Crestwood 20
100: 3. Alvarado 14.87; 5.McMillan 15.34
200: 4. Addi Bloemker 32.93
400: 1. Cox 1:10.25; 4. Ramona Myers 1:16.08
800: 4. Conn 3:03.49; 5. Lewis 3:16.09
1,600: 2. Cooper 7:13.06
100 hurdles: 1. Lewis 20.54; 2. Bloemker 22.24; 3. Titus 23.76
4×100: 1. Wesch, Bloemker, Cooper, Lewis 1:02.31; 2 Titus, Biggs, Alexia Vazquez, McMillan 1:03.26
4×200: 2. Becerra, Vanessa Medina, Cox, Alvarado 2:05.56
Sprint medley 1. Becerra, Alvarado, Cox, Conn 5:01.18
Shot put: 3. Sophia Wilson 23-8 ¾; 5. Emmersyn Hemingway 19-8 ¼
Discus: 1. Wilson 64-9; 2. Myers 57-1
High jump: 1. Becerra 4-2; 2. Cooper 3-9 ½; 3. Vazquez 3-8
Long jump: 1. Becerra 14-1 ¼; 2. Biggs 14-1 ½; 5. Conn 12-8
Girls seventh grade team scores: 1 Paris Crestwood 80; Tri-County 47; 3. Arcola 40; 4. Cerro Gordo 39
100: 6. Perez-Cortez 15.80
200: 3. Roberts 33.08; 4. Montano 33.44
800: 1. Diaz 3:04.83
1,600: 1. Karcher 6:26.27
100 hurdles: 4. Montano 20.97
4×100: 2. Roberts, Perez-Cortez, Montano, Hudson 1:00.30
4×200: 3. Anjolie Cruz,Delira, Daphne Gaona Rios, Gomez 2:23.08
4×400: 2. Cox, Myers, Conn, Cooper 5:05.36
Sprint medley: 1. Roberts, Perez-Cortez, Hudson, Karcher 5:12.83
High jump: 1. Diaz 4-2; 5. Karcher 3-8
Long jump: 4. Hudson 11-9 3/4
Boys eighth grade team scores: 1. Tri-County 79; 2. Paris Crestwood 49; 3. Arcola 13; 4. Cerro Gordo 10
100: 6. Fuentes 14.31
200: 3. Lira 29.59; 4. Fuentes 29.94
1,600: 3. Patton Reel 7:14.81
Sprint medley (200, 200, 400, 800) 2. Fuentes, Lira, Hudson, Reel 5:03.55
Shot put; 5. Grayson Truex 30-9
Boys seventh grade team scores: 1. Paris Crestwood 57; 2. Tri-County 54; 3. Arcola 50; 4. Cerro Gordo 41
100: 1. Rigoberto Leal 14.43
400: 2. Ledbetter 1:10.68; 4. Kason Patton 1:28.68; 5. Silas Fifield 1:28.74
800: 1. Lugo 2:38.41; 3. Dominic Leal 2:56.74; 6. Patton 3:37.54
1,600: 4. Ross Miller 6:53.38
4×200: 3. Fifield, Swango, Janes, Hemingway 2:25.44
4×400: 1. Lugo, Leal, Ledbetter, Leal 4:56.23
Sprint medley 1. Ledbetter, Rigoberto Leal, Dominic Leal, Lugo 5:09.94
Shot put: 3. Rodriguez 26.7; 6. Justin Garza 24-11 ¾
Discus: 6. Truex 82-11
High jump: 1. Ledbetter 4-7 ¾
Long jump: 3. Lugo 12-10 1/4