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

LYONS – It was a day filled with strong finishes as both the Little River boys and girls track/field teams finished in the top five at the Lyons Invitational on Friday.

The Lady Redskins placed second as a team with 119 points, just 10 points behind invite champion Larned with 129 and 39 points ahead of third place Macksville.

For the Redskin boys, they finished on the back end of the upper end of the team standings, scoring 62 points to place fourth well behind first place Macksville with 118. Russell with 83 and Larned with 72 landed in second and third place.

Next up for the Little River track/field athletes will be meet at Remington on Tuesday.

In the girls meet, the Lady Redskins were led by first place finishes from Ashley Stephenson in the 800 meters and Aubrey Olander in the high jump while seven events had Little River contestants finish in second place. Among those placing second were Lily Boughfman in both the javelin and shot put, Kate Ellwood in both the high jump and 100-meter hurdles, Olander in the 300-meter hurdles, Elsie Boughfman in the long jump and the 4×400 meter relay quartet of Alaina Eck, Kami Grasser, Olander, and Stephenson.

The Redskin boys highlights were first-place finishes from Andrew Smith in the high jump and Braxton Lafferty in the javelin while Rylan Konen placed second place in the triple jump, and Treyton Olander placed third in the 1,600 meters.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN TRACK/FIELD at LYONS:

LADY REDSKINS RESULTS (Top 6 Finishes):

Team Scores: 1. Larned 129; 2. LADY REDSKINS 119; 3. Macksville 80.33; 4. Russell 46.33; 5. Lyons 42.33; 6. Ellinwood 39; 7. St. John/Hudson 38; 8. Central Plains 30; 9. Pratt Skyline 8; 10. Chase 2.

100 Meters: 3. Kami Grasser 13.97; 4. Alaina Eck 14.16.

100 Meters: 3. Kami Grasser 29.12; 6. Elsie Boughfman 29.60.

800 Meters: 1. ASHLEY STEPHENSON 2:36.39; 5. Raven Ceasar 3:12.63.

1,600 Meters: 4. Aubrey Olander 6:51.96.

100 Meter Hurdles: 2. Kate Ellwood 18.76; 5. LuMey Hicks 22.02.

300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Aubrey Olander 53.51; 4. Elsie Boughfman 54.81.

4×400 Meter Relay: 2. Lady Redskins 4:29.23 (Alaina Eck, Kami Grasser, Aubrey Olander, Ashley Stephenson).

High Jump: 1. AUBREY OLANDER 4’6”; 2. Kate Ellwood 4’4”.

Long Jump: 2. Elsie Boughfman 15’5.5”.

Triple Jump: 3. Alaina Eck 31’5.5”; 4. Ashley Stephenson 30’11”.

Shot Put: 2. Lily Boughfman 32’5”.

Discus: 4. Lily Boughfman 73’10”.

Javelin: 2. Lily Boughfman 99’2”.

REDSKIN BOYS RESULTS (Top 6 Finishes):

Team Scoring: 1. Macksville 118; 2. Russell 83; 3. Larned 72; 4. REDSKINS 62; 5. Ellinwood 59; 6. Lyons 46; 7. St. John/Hudson 40; 8. Central Plains 38; 9. Pratt Skyline 33; 10. Canton/Galva 5.

100 Meters: 4. Braden Young 12.29.

400 Meters: 5. Andrew Smith 55.54.

800 Meters: 5. Brady Obley 2:29.65.

1,600 Meters: 3. Treyton Olander 5:03.22.

4×100 Meter Relay: 4. Redskins 47.26 (Toby Jesseph, Rylan Konen, Braxton Lafferty, Andrew Smith).

4×400 Meter Relay: 5. Redskins 3:52.13 (Rylan Konen, Toby Jesseph, Treyton Olander, Andrew Smith).

High Jump: 1. ANDREW SMITH 6’0”; 4. Treyton Olander 5’8”.

Long Jump: 4. Rylan Konen 18’5.75”.

Triple Jump: 2. Rylan Konen 39’6”; 3. Braxton Lafferty 38’10”.

Javelin: 1. BRAXTON LAFFERTY 155’4”.

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