High School Knights Track and Field Make Up Meet at Arcola

By Editor | May 2, 2024 |

Knights’ freshman Cameron McGill releases the discus in the high school track and field meet at Arcola last Wednesday. Cameron’s best throw was 74’ 8.25” which was a PR for him.

By SALLY McCARTHY
Staff Writer

On Wednesday, April 24, the ALAH high school track and field teams went to Arcola to make up a meet that had been scheduled for March 26 due to weather. The Knights’ girls team won their division scoring 90 points over Villa Grove, 51; Villa Grove, 38; and Windsor Stew-Stras, 19. The boys finished in third with 60 points behind Villa Grove, 75; and Arcola, 67 and ahead of WSS, 28.

The girls picked up first place finishes with Cassidy Rohacs taking both hurdles races, the 100 meter hurdles in a PR of 18.22 and she achieved another PR of 54.69 in the 300 hurdles. Other individual winners for the girls were Grace Romine in the 200 at 28.39; Alex Clark, shot put, 31’ 6”; and Summer Melton, triple jump, 30’ 11”. The other first place went to the 4 X 8 relay of Josie Carrillo, Embrey Reardon, Morgan Casteel, and Ruby Burton with a time of 11:12.72.

For the boys, Brennon Hutson took first in the 110 meter hurdles in 19.42, and the ALAH throwers accounted for the other two firsts. Kamden Morfey won the discus with a throw of 106’ 10” and Jacob Tighe came oh so close to a 50 foot shot put throw with a toss of 49’ 11.75”.

Other ALAH results with places, times and distances were:

Girls:

100M: Skyler Graham, 2nd, 13.55, PR; Grace Romine, 3rd, 13.85; Skyler Vorck, 5th; 14.01; Chloe Smith, 15.05, PR; Makenzie Miller, 15.16

200M: Skyler Graham, 4th , 29.21; Chloe Smith, 5th, 32.01, PR; Makenzie Miller, 32.53; Emma Forman, 34.15

400M: Lily Vanda, 2nd, 1:08.98; Emma Forman, 3rd, 1:19.75

100M Hurdles: Dalilah Mendoza, 3rd, 21.71; Olivia Binion, 4th, 23.41; Lilian Edwards, 5th, 24.01

300M Hurdles: Olivia Binion, 3rd, 1:09.52

4 X 1 Relay: 1:04.75, 4TH Krystina Hutchins, Ashby Coblentz, Hannah Carter, Addison Yeakel

Shot Put: Addison Yeakel, 2nd, 30’ 5.75”; Sarah Rogers, 4th, 27’ 8.25”; Ashby Coblentz, 25’ 1.25”; Krystina Hutchins, 24’ 11.75”; Josie Carrillo, 22’ 8.5”; Chloe Custer, 19’ 10.75”

Discus: Alex Clark, 2nd, 89’ 6.75”; Hannah Carter, 5th, 72’ 11.25”, PR; Ashby Coblentz, 71’ 0.75”; Addison Yeakel, 70’ 5.75”; Krystina Hutchins, 62’ 3.25”; Sarah Rogers, 54’ 8.25”; Chloe Custer, 49’ 11.25”

High Jump: Olivia Binion, 3rd, 4’ 2”; Cassidy Rohacs, 4th, 4’ 2”

Long Jump: Kaylee Thompson, 4th, 13’ 8.5”; Brookelynn Peeler, 13’ 5”; Lilian Edwards, 11’ 3.5”

Triple Jump: Skyler Vorck, 2nd, 29’ 9.5”; Brookelynn Peeler, 29’ 6.5”; Lily Vanda, 4th, 28’ 7.5”

Boys:

100M: Easton Frederick, 3rd, 11.9; Cash Hale, 12.33, PR; Daylon Doggett, 12.36; Justin Schrock, 12.64, PR; Mason Thomas, 13.21; Nate Hale, 13.66

200M: Daylon Doggett, 25.28; Mason Thomas, 27.46

400M: Easton Frederick, 2nd, 55.43; Cash Hale, 4th, 55.89, PR; Cruz Hale, 5th, 56.14, PR; Justin Schrock, 59.27; Brennon Hutson, 59.42, PR

1600M: Owen Herring, 3rd, 5:53.91, PR; Tristan Keagle, 5th, 6:05.12; Cooper Shoemaker, 6:33.65, PR

4 X 1 Relay: 2nd 46.33, Cruz Hale, Daylon Doggett, Brennon Hutson, Easton Frederick

4 X 1 Relay: 57.0, Hayden Ely, Owen Hilton, Cameron McGill, Kamden Morfey

4 X 1 Relay: 57.96, Josh Taylor, Colton Taylor, John Shain, Brayan Martinez

4 X 8 Relay: 2nd, 10:19.77, Owen Herring, Tristan Keagle, Cooper Shoemaker, Jesus Corona

Shot Put: Brayan Martinez, 2nd, 36’ 1.5”; Kyler Stone, 4th, 34’ 4.25”; Hayden Ely, 33’ 9.5”; Josh Taylor, 31’ 9.25”; Kamden Morfey, 29’ 8.25”

Discus: Kyler Stone, 3rd, 105’ 5”; Jacob Tighe, 5th, 91’ 4.5”; Colton Taylor, 88’ 1.25”, PR; Brayan Martinez, 78’ 10.25”; John Shain, 74’ 8.5”, PR; Cameron McGill, 74’ 8.25”, PR

High Jump: Cash Hale, 2nd, 5’ 5.75”; Cooper Shoemaker, 3rd, 5’ 5.75”

Long Jump: Nate Hale, 14’ 9”, PR; Mason Thomas, 14’ 5.25”, PR

Triple Jump: Daylon Doggett, 3rd, 37’ 4”; Tristan Keagle, 34’ 2”