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

MARION – The Moundridge track/field teams spent Tuesday competing in Marion at a meet hosted by Solomon and the boys took fourth of five teams while the girls finished sixth.

The Wildcat boys scored 61 team points well behind meet champion Marion with 95 while the Lady Wildcats only mustered nine team points.

The Wildcat boys scored first-place finishes in the high jump where Logan Churchill went 15’8”, and the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 51.48 running with the quartet of Alec Huddle, Barrett Moddelmog, Henry Hecox, and Jacob Schwartz.

Churchill also placed second in both the 400 and 200 meters while the 4×400 meter relay team also scored a second-place finish as well.

For the Lady Wildcats, the highlight came when sophomores Kaelyn Wedel and Kylie Golden finished third and fourth in the javelin.

WILDCAT BOYS RESULTS (top six finishes):

Team Scoring: 1. Marion 95; 2. Canton/Galva 90; 3. Solomon 62; 4. WILDCATS 61; 5. Herington 23.

Javelin: 3. Barrett Moddelmog 114’11”.

Discus: 3. Barrett Moddelmog 99’10”; 6. Zach Dixon 93’11”.

Pole Vault: 4. Luke Potts 7’6”.

High Jump: 1. LOGAN CHURCHILL 15’8”; 2. Banky Hayes 15’0”.

4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Wildcats 4:26.66 (Henry Hecox, Barrett Moddelmog, Alec Huddle, Jacob Schwartz).

4×100 Meter Relay: 1. WILDCATS 51.48 (Alec Huddle, Barrett Moddelmog, Henry Hecox, Jacob Schwartz).

110 Meter Hurdles: 4. Banky Hayes 19.26; 6. Jacob Schwartz 20.06.

3,200 Meters: 3. Reid Graber 12:35.26; 4. Mateo Roth 14:08.21; 5. Brody Lutz 17:15.44.

1,600 Meters: 4. Reid Graber 6:08.15; 6. Evan Ginder 6:21.37.

400 Meters: 2. Logan Churchill 57.50.

200 Meters: 2. Logan Churchill 24.80.

LADY WILDCATS RESULTS (top six finishes):

Team Scoring: 1. Marion 119; 2. Herington 70; 3. Solomon 58; 4. Canton/Galva 36; 5. LADY WILDCATS 9.

Javelin: 3. Kaelyn Wedel 62’5”; 4. Kylie Golden 60’2”.

Discus: 6. Kaelyn Wedel 67’2”.

200 Meters: 5. Cheyenne Johnson 32.16.

100 Meters: 4. Cheyenne Johnson 15.70.

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