OLIVIA, KAYLA PETERS COMBINE FOR 5 MEDALS

By William   

WICHITA – The work was done by two underclassman names Peters for the Elyria Christian girls track/field team as they finished 15th at the State Class 1A Track/Field Meet in Wichita on Saturday.

Both Olivia Peters, a junior, and Kayla Peters, just a freshman, combined to win five medals for the Lady Eagles with Olivia scoring three fifth place finishes in the 100, 200, and 400 meters while Kayla placed fifth in the high jump and sixth in the 1,600 meters.

It was all youth for the Lady Eagles as the entire competing group will return next season with both the Peters joining freshman Macy Reiff and junior Ashley Koehn in running the 4×400 meter relay while juniors Megan Koehn and Olivia Clark joined Ashley Koehn and Reiff to run the 4×800 meter relay event. Also, sophomore Ryland Hawkinson threw the javelin.

The only Eagle competing for the boys was Grant Peters, the lone senior, running in the 110 meter hurdles.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE TRACK/FIELD at CLASS 1A STATE MEET

(Top 8 Finishes Earn Team Points)

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN LADY EAGLE RESULTS =

Team = 15th with 18.5 points. Overall Team Top-10 = 1st Kiowa County 64; 2nd Hodgeman County 35; T-3rd Decatur Community 34; T-3rd Beloit/St. John’s 34; 5th Doniphan West 32.5; 6th Hanover 32; 7th Rexford/Golden Plains 31; 8th Claflin/Central Plains 24; 9th Burlingame 23; T-10th Lincoln 21; T-10th Randolph/Blue Valley 21.

100 Meters = 5th Olivia Peters 13.10.

200 Meters = 5th Olivia Peters 26.78.

400 Meters = 5th Olivia Peters 1:01.25.

1,600 Meters = 6th Kayla Peters 44.48.

High Jump = T-5th Kayla Peters 5’ 00”.

Javelin = 13th Ryland Hawkinson 103’ 00”.

4×400 Meter Relay = 14th Lady Eagles 4:27.64 (Olivia Peters, Kayla Peters, Ashley Koehn, Macy Reiff).

4×800 Meter Relay = 15th Lady Eagles 11:17.41 (Ashley Koehn, Macy Reiff, Megan Koehn, Olivia Clark).

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE BOYS RESULTS =

Team = 0 team points. Overall Team Top-10 = 1st Hanover 55; 2nd Madison 48; 3rd Osborne 42; 4th Hamilton 41; 5th Olpe 36; 6th Beloit/St. John’s 35; 7th Macksville 34; 8th Meade 32; 9th La Crosse 30; 10th Jackson Heights 23.

110 Meter Hurdles = 16th Grant Peters 19.84.