By Staff

            LYONS – On Tuesday, the Elyria Christian track/field teams went west to participate in a six-team meet at Lyons where the Lady Eagles scored well enough to finish second while the Eagle boys placed fifth as a team.

            Scoring 102 points, the Lady Eagles trailed meet champion Little River by  83.5 points while being ahead of third-place Solomon by nine.

            Elyria girls scored six first-place finishes while having Lady Eagles in the top three 12 times and scoring points 13.

            Laney Reiff was a double gold winner on the day by winning both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters plus she ran a leg on the winning 4×800 meter relay team. Joining Reiff on the relay team was Grace Prescott, Macy Reiff and Londyn Olsen.

            Prescott also scored a gold in winning the 400 meters, Kenna Cass won the discus and Ryland Hawkinson took first in the javelin.

            For the Eagle boys, they placed fifth out of six teams while winning two events and finishing in the top-six for team points five times.

            Both the Eagle first-place gold medals went to Blake Robertson who won both the shot put and discus.

            Next up for the Elyria Christian track/field teams will be to host their own meet while using the track and field at Goessel on Tuesday, April 18.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLES TRACK/FIELD at Lyons

LADY EAGLES RESULTS:

Team Standings > 1. Little River – 185.50; 2. LADY EAGLES – 102; 3. Solomon – 93; 4. Lyons – 91.50; 5. Hutchinson Central Christian – 44; 6. Peabody/Burns – 1.

LADY EAGLES INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

100 Meters > 3. Grace Prescott – 13.36.

200 Meters > 2. Grace Prescott – 27.19

400 Meters > 1. Grace Prescott – 1:04.21.

800 Meters > 2. Laney Reiff – 2:37.89; 3. Macy Reiff – 2:44.11; 5. Hannah Bower – 3:08.26; 9. Londyn Olsen – 3:27.40; 9. Joy Beck – 3:34.10.

1,600 Meters > 1. Laney Reiff – 6:05.75; 7. Joy Beck – 7:38.76; 8. Londyn Olsen – 7:49.55; 1-. Emelie Green – 8:47.92.

3,200 Meters > 1. Laney Reiff – 13:27.11; 3. Londyn Olsen – 16:41.30.

4×800 Meter Relay > 1. Lady Eagles (Grace Prescott, Laney Reiff, Macy Reiff, Londyn Olsen) 12:02.61.

High Jump > 8. Hannah Bower – 4’ 2”.

Discus > 1. Kenna Cass – 82’ 4”.

Javelin > 1. Ryland Hawkinson – 108’ 2”; 3. Kenna Cass > 74’ 00”.

EAGLE BOYS RESULTS:

Team Standings > 1. Lyons – 146.50; 2. Little River – 145; 3. Hutchinson Central Christian – 80.50; 4. Solomon – 76; 5. EAGLES – 27; 6. Peabody/Burns – 2.

EAGLE BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

200 Meters > 7. Luke Lockhart – 25.38.

400 Meters > 6. Luke Lockhart – 1:02.83.

800 Meters > 7. Simon Redenbaugh – 2:50.04; 8. Matthew Robinson – 2:56.15; 10. Logan Kostelnik – 2:56.63.

1,600 Meters > 7. Simon Redenbaugh – 6:05.38; 9. Matthew Robinson – 6:40.00; 10. Logan Kostelnik – 6:49.30.

Long Jump > 4. Luke Lockhart – 16’ 7”; 10. Gavin Frazier – 15’ 5.25”.

Shot Put > 1. Blake Robertson – 42’ 6”; 7. Axton Fields – 33’ 7”.

Discus > 1. Blake Robertson – 125’ 6”; 5. Axton Fields – 101’ 8”.

(The Staff covering events for the MAC AREA SPORTS NEW can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)