William / www.mcpherson-county-ks.com

(Pic – Record Setting 4×100 meter relay team of Garrett Doherty, Kaden Elmore, Landon Kaufman, and Mac Unruh)

COUNCIL GROVE – On just a single day of rest the Moundridge track/field teams returned to the competitive track on Thursday at the 11-team Council Grove Invitational and the Wildcat boys brought home a second-place finish while the Lady Wildcats placed eighth.

For the Lady Wildcats, it was once again a one pony show as Avery Schrag was the lone Moundridge athlete to score any points and managed to gather up 32 points to give the team the eighth-place finish, well behind first-place Council Grove at 118.

Schrag scored two golds in the 200 and 400 meters while finishing third in the 100 meters and the long jump.

For the Wildcat boys, they came within six points of a team championship with 104 points, just behind team champion Riley County with 110. Council Grove, Osage City, and Madison rounded out the top five.

Landon Kaufman had the lone individual gold for Moundridge as he won the 400 meters while the Wildcat scored a complete sweep win of the relays including setting a school record in the 4×100 meter relay with the quartet of Garrett Doherty, Kaden Elmore, Landon Kaufman, and Mac Unruh.

Running the legs on the 4×400 meter relay win was Unruh, Logan Churchill, Doherty, and Caleb Samland, while covering the four legs of the gold medal 4×800 meter relay was Samland, Unruh, Churchill, and Kaufman.

The Wildcats scored team points in 11 events and finished with at least a runner-up spot in five.

Next up for the Moundridge track/field teams will come on Tuesday at Lyons.

MOUNDRIDGE WILDCAT TRACK/FIELD at Council Grove Invitational

WILDCAT BOYS:

Team Standings: 1. Riley County 110; 2. WILDCATS 104; 3. Council Grove 95; 4. Osage City 92; 5. Madison 64; 6. Herington 27; 7. Northern Heights 26; 8. Chase County 25; 9. Rural Vista 7; 10. Centre 6; 11. Cygnes Valley 1.

100 Meters: 3. Kaden Elmore 11.61; 6. Mac Unruh 11.96.

200 Meters: 2. Kaden Elmore 23.47; 4. Garrett Doherty 24.18.

400 Meters: 1. LANDON KAUFMAN 53.36; 2. Kaden Elmore 53.81.

800 Meters: 2. Caleb Samland 2:08.78.

300 Meter Hurdles: 2. Logan Churchill 43.69.

4×100 Meter Relay: 1. WILDCATS 44.00 (Garrett Doherty, Kaden Elmore, Landon Kaufman, Mac Unruh).

4×400 Meter Relay: 1. WILDCATS 3:32.38 (Mac Unruh, Logan Churchill, Garrett Doherty, Caleb Samland).

4×800 Meter Relay: 1. WILDCATS 8:54.23 (Caleb Samland, Mac Unruh, Logan Churchill, Landon Kaufman).

High Jump: 4. Logan Churchill 5’4”; 6. Banky Hayes 5’4”.

Long Jump: 2. Caleb Samland 19’3”.

Javelin: 3. Landon Kaufman 130’10”; 5. Barrett Moddelmog 121’11”.

LADY WILDCATS (top 6 finishes):

Team Standings: 1. Council Grove 118; 2. Herington 76; 3. Osage City 75; 4. Riley County 51; 5. Rural Vista 50; 6. Northern Heights 46; 7. Chase County 33; 8. LADY WILDCATS 32; 9. Madison 29; 10. Centre 18; 11. Cygnes Valley 7.

Long Jump: 3. Avery Schrag 14’8”.

100 Meters: 3. Avery Schrag 14.16.

200 Meters: 1. AVERY SCHRAG 28.77.

400 Meters: 1. AVERY SCHRAG 1:04.75.

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