Knights hosts indoor meet at the University of Illinois Armory
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By Sally McCarthy
As stated by Head Boys’ Track and Field Coach Mitch Wilson, “the ALAH track and field program is excited to work with the University of Illinois to the first of two indoor Mini Meets at the Armory.” The first of those meets was held on Friday, Feb. 27 with the second to follow on Friday, March 6. The meets feature the same four field events, high jump, long jump, triple jump, and shot put but the running events differ for each. Last night’s running events were the 800M, 60M high hurdles, 60M dash, 400M, 1600M, and the 4 X 200M relay. The second will see runners in the 4 X 800M relay, 60M high hurdles, 60M, 200M, 800M, and the 4 X 400M relay.
The meet on February 27 had nine boys’ teams with ten on the girls’ side. The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond boys took second behind Unity. The last event of the evening allowed the Knights to move into second place by one point over Gibson City Melvin Sibley as the foursome of Payton Warrior, Cruz Hale, Ismael Corona, and Daylon Doggett won the 4 X 2 relay to score ten points. They had trailed the Falcons by nine going into that event.
The Knights’ girls team took fourth behind Unity, Fisher, and Sullivan. ALAH junior Leighton Poulos was the first place finisher in the triple jump with a PR leap of 29’ 1”. The girls continued their record setting ways with three more school records being bettered. Two of those records were reset by Ruby Burton in the 800 meters where she lowered her mark of 2:31.73 to 2:30.02 and Kimberly Krutsinger took her new record of 5:55.27 down to 5:52.21, both those times were PRs for the athletes. Another record was set by senior Alex Clark in the shot put. Alex and Addison Yeakel held the old record at 33’ 11.5” set last year and Alex raised that to 34’ 4.25”.
The top six competitors in each event scored points. Scorers for the ALAH boys with their event, place, and result were: 400M: 4, David Briseno, 58.09, PR; 800M: Beau Green, 3, 4:49.66; 60M High Hurdles: 2, Brennon Hutson, 10.15; Shot Put: 6, Donovan Vanausdoll, 38’ 5.5”; Long Jump: 3, Faemus Davison, 17’ 9.75, PR; Cannon Doggett, 5, 16’ 11.5”, PR; Carson Reed, 6, 16’ 4.5”, PR; Triple Jump: Daylon Doggett, 2, 37’ 9.25”, and Faemus Davison, 4, 34’ 10.25”
Scoring points for the Knights’ girls’ team were: 400M: Lily Vanda, 4, 1:07.77, PR; Emmalee Reed, 5, 1:07.88, PR; Norma Mendoza, 6, 1:11.03; 800M: Ruby Burton, 3, 2:30.02, PR; 60M High Hurdles: Emmalee Reel, 4, 10.85, PR; 4 X 200M Relay: Grace Romine, Skyler Graham, Lily Vanda, Ruby Burton, 5, 2:01.17; High Jump: Zoey Mendoza, 4, 4’ 8”, and Shot Put: Alex Clark, 2, 34’ 4.5”.
Next up for the Knights’ track and field teams will be their second Mini Meet at the Armory on Friday, March 6. Events start at 7:00 p.m.
Boys’ Team Scores ALAH Mini Meet #1: 1. Unity 116; 2. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 51; 3. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 50; 4. Sangamon Valley 30; 5. Fisher 24; 6. Armstrong 18; 7. Sullivan 10; 8. Iroquois West 7; 9. Downs Tri-Valley 2
Other Knights’ Boys’ Results:
60M: Daylon Doggett, 7.53, PR; Payton Warrior, 7.62; Anthony Graham, 7.65; Jase Kingery, 7.71; Ismael Corona, 7.74; Cannon Doggett, 7.80, PR; Justin Schrock, 7.82, PR
400M: Cooper Shoemaker, 1:00.36; Coby Drake, 1:00.89, PR; Jonah Burket, 1:03.08, PR
800M: Tristan Keagle, 2:18.97, PR; Colton Snyder, 2:19.56; Oscar Martinez, 2:34.98
1600M: Colton Snyder, 5:05.19, PR; Tristan Keagle, 5:50.58, PR
4 X 200 Relay:
Shot Put: Elijah Van Scyoc, 36’ 0.75”, PR; Alex Olivero, 36’ 0.75”, PR; Owen Hilton, 34’ 9.75”; Josh Taylor, 30’ 0”
High Jump: Cooper Shoemaker, 5’ 2.25”
Girls’ Team Scores ALAH Mini Meet #1: 1. Unity 116; 2. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond 51; 3. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 50; 4. Sangamon Valley 30; 5. Fisher 24; 6. Armstrong 18; 7. Sullivan 10; 8. Iroquois West 7; 9. Downs Tri-Valley 2
Other Knights’ Girls’ Results:
60M: Grace Romine, 8.78; Macee Boddy, 8.79; Leighton Poulos, 8.88; Skyler Graham, 9.25; Violet Butler, 9.84; Abby Hernandez, 9.86
800M: Sophia Johnson, 2:42.89; Gwen Herring, 2:55.74
1600M: Embrey Reardon, 6:19.61
4 X 200 Relay: Norma Mendoza, Macee Boddy, Keely Simpson, Sophia Johnson, 2:01.17; Abby Hernandez, Zoey Mendoza, Gwen Herring, Violet Butler, 2:12.11
Shot Put: Rylie Ward, 26’ 7”; Emily Keagle, 23’ 1.75”; Lillian Evans, 18’ 8.5”; Jada Bontrager, 16’ 9.25”, PR
Long Jump: Leighton Poulos, 13’ 11.5”, PR; Makenzie Miller, 12’ 1.25”