VIKING YOUTH GET TRACK TESTED ON MONDAY

By William / www.mcpherson-county-ks.com

MCPHERSON – In a track/field meet that was more of a junior varsity feel than a varsity feel, the Smoky Valley track/field teams got their 2022 season started in McPherson on Monday and managed to get several solid performances from some youngsters including a win by a freshman in the boys 3,200-meter run.

Britton Becker, just a freshman, placed first in the 3,200 meters for the Viking boys team while another Viking freshman, Evan Roberts, finished fourth in the 400 meters and seventh in the long jump. The Smoky Valley 4×800 meter relay quartet took third as well.

For the Lady Vikings, freshman Jaida Weis placed second in the shot put while sophomore Hope Duncan took third in both the 100 meters and high jump, and freshman Taytum Reed finished third in the 300-meter hurdles. The Lady Viking 4×400 meter relay team also had a third-place finish on the day.

The full Smoky Valley track team will begin their 2022 schedule on Thursday with a meet at Republic County.

SMOKY VALLEY VIKING BOYS TRACK/FIELD RESULTS:

100 Meters = 14. Evan Roberts (Fr) 13.10.

200 Meters = 10. Evan Roberts (Fr) 27.30.

400 Meters = 4. Evan Roberts (Fr) 1:01.57.

800 Meters = 7. Nathan Klapp (Jr) 2:44.31.

3,200 Meters = 1. Britton Becker (Fr) 11:09.61; 6. Braden Eyer (So) 12:30.65; 7. Sebastian Pavlovich (So) 12:41.31.

4×800 Meter Relay = 3. Smoky Valley 10:06.64.

Long Jump = 7. Evan Roberts (Fr) 15’5”.

SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKINGS TRACK/FIELD RESULTS:

100 Meters = 3. Hope Duncan (So) 14.12; 10. Anastacia Barve (So) 15.81; 13. Madelyn Mauk (Fr) 16.57.

200 Meters = 5. Nevaeh Spitler (Fr) 30.96; 8. Taytum Reed (Fr) 32.13; 17. Madelyn Mauk (Fr) 35.12.

1,600 Meters = 4. Esther Clark (Fr) 7:16.00.

100 Meter Hurdles = 8. Taytum Reed (Fr) 21.83; 10. Esther Clark (Fr) 22.22.

300 Meter Hurdles = 3. Taytum Reed (Fr) 1:01.35; 5. Esther Clark (Fr) 1:07.41.

4×400 Meter Relay = 3. Smoky Valley 5:01.56.

High Jump = 3. Hope Duncan (So) 4’6”; 6. Anastacia Barve (So) 4’4”.

Long Jump = 7. Anastacia Barve (So) 13’11”; 10. Nevaeh Spitler (Fr) 13’6”; 11. Hope Duncan (So) 13’5”.

Triple Jump = 5. Nevaeh Spitler (Fr) 29’6”; 8. Anastacia Barve (So) 27’2”.

Shot Put = 2. Jaida Weis (Fr) 32’4”.

Discus = 8. Jaida Weis (Fr) 59’9”.

(William is a free-lance writer covering McPherson County Activities – he can be reached at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)