TEUTON BOYS & GIRLS TAKE 1ST AT MARION INVITATIONAL

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

MARION – Both the Inman girls and boys track/field teams scored team championships on Tuesday at the six-team Marion Invitational with the Teuton boys dominating their field while the Lady Teutons nipping two other teams for their first-place finish.

The Teuton boys rolled up 197 points to take first well ahead of second-place Goessel with 123 and third place Halstead at 97. The other three teams competing were Sedgwick, host Marion and Centre.

Sophomores Harrison Brunk and Tanner Heckel each scored four golds for the day with both winning two individual golds and two relay golds. Harrison won both the 100 and 200 meters while Tanner Heckel won the long jump and triple jump.

Both Harrison Brunk and Heckel teamed up with Kendyn Blank and Dawson Mannebach to win the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relays as well.

Teuton junior Eli Brunk also scored two individual golds with wins in both the 110- and 300-meter hurdles while Mannebach and Grant Thimmesch had individual golds in the 400 meters and javelin, respectively.

Along with the 10 first-place finishes, the Teuton boys also placed second in nine events as well.

For the Lady Teutons, they won the team championship with 127 points, just three points ahead of runner-up Goessel at 124 and six points ahead of third-place Sedgwick.

Madilyn Heflin led the Inman girls with a gold in the 100-meter hurdles while also gaining gold as the second leg of the first place 4×400 meter relay quartet that also featured Madelyn Brunk, Rebecca Black, and Brylee Mannebach.

Other Lady Teutons taking first were Willow Quillin in the shot put and Chloe Schmidt in the discus. Inman also had runner-up finishes in the 4×100 and 4×800 meter relays, the 3,200 and 800 meters as well as the long jump and high jump.

Both Inman track/field teams are scheduled to participate at the Sterling Relays on Thursday.

INMAN TRACK/FIELD at Marion

TEUTON BOYS (top 6 finishes):

Team Standings: 1. TEUTONS 197; 2. Goessel 123; 3. Halstead 97; 4. Sedgwick 63; 5. Marion 22; 6. Centre 20.

100 Meters: 1. HARRISON BRUNK 11.30; 2. Kendyn Blank 11.28.

200 Meters: 1. HARRISON BRUNK 22.88; 2. Talon Welch 24.66.

400 Meters: 1. DAWSON MANNEBACH 53.06; 2. Kendyn Blank 55.08; 4. Talon Welch 57.21.

800 Meters: 4. Sebastian Martinez 2:30.49.

1,600 Meters: 6. Josiah Buller 5:45.23.

3,200 Meters: 3. Riley Stallings 12:41.95.

110 Meter Hurdles: 1. ELI BRUNK 17.71; 2. Jace Doerksen 18.83.

300 Meter Hurdles: 1. ELI BRUNK 43.25; 2. Kellen Schrag 44.12.

4×100 Meter Relay: 1. TEUTONS 44.30 (Kendyn Blank, Harrison Brunk, Tanner Heckel, Dawson Mannebach).

4×400 Meter Relay: 1. TEUTONS 3:35.40 (Kendyn Blank, Harrison Brunk, Tanner Heckel, Dawson Mannebach).

4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Teutons 9:31.09 (Josiah Buller, Eli Leck, Zach Martisko, Kellen Schrag).

Long Jump: 1. TANNER HECKEL 21’2”; 5. Talon Welch 17’2”.

Triple Jump: 1. TANNER HECKEL 40’2”; 3. Eli Brunk 39’3”.

Shot Put: 2. Grant Thimmesch 36’7.75”.

Discus: 2. Dominic Nuese-Rasmussen 116’2”.

Javelin: 1. GRANT THIMMESCH 155’7”; 2. Jace Doerksen 136’2”; 5. Talon Welch 117’4’.

LADY TEUTONS (top 6 finishes):

Team Standings: 1. LADY TEUTONS 127; 2. Goessel 124; 3. Sedgwick 121; 4. Halstead 75; 5. Marion 62; 6. Centre 17.

100 Meters: 3. Madilyn Heflin 13.48; 6. Olivia Alsager 13.91.

200 Meters: 3. Olivia Alsager 30.06; 5. Brylee Mannebach 30.81.

400 Meters: 4. Rebecca Black 1:10.31.

800 Meters: 2. Madelyn Brunk 2:40.40.

1,600 Meters: 5. Lauren Aden 6:43.30.

3,200 Meters: 2. Lauren Aden 13:59.11; 5. Lacie Baxter 17:37.05.

100 Meter Hurdles: 1. MADILYN HEFLIN 16.56.

4×100 Meter Relay: 2. Lady Teutons 54.41 (Madilyn Heflin, Madelyn Brunk, Brylee Mannebach, Olivia Alsager).

4×400 Meter Relay: 1. LADY TEUTONS 4:33.27 (Rebecca Black, Madilyn Heflin, Madelyn Brunk, Brylee Mannebach).

4×800 Meter Relay: 2. Lady Teutons 12:04.47 (Lauren Aden, Brooke Aden, Dakota Nees, Katie Nichols).

High Jump: 2. Katie Nichols 4’8”; 3. Brooke Aden 4’8”.

Long Jump: 2. Olivia Alsager 15’1”.

Shot Put: 1. WILLOW QUILLIN 30’6”; 4. Maci Neufeld 28’8”; 6. Kadence Welch 28’3.75”.

Discus: 1. CHLOE SCHMIDT 100’7”.

Javelin: 4. Chloe Schmidt 85’11”; 6. Kadence Welch 75’4”.

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