By Staff

            DOUGLASS – On Tuesday, the Little River track/field teams traveled to Douglass for a six-team meet where the girls finished second and the boys placed third.

            For the Little River Lady Redskins, they finished the meet with 83 points which was good for second place as Berean Academy dominated the meet, finishing first with 285 points. Douglass, Burrton, Haven, and Marion finished out the six-team field.

            Both Arika Feldman and Aubrey Olander produced double first-place medals with Feldman winning the high jump and triple jump while Olander took first in both 100- and 300-meter hurdles. Addie Strecker gave the Lady Redskins a fifth first-place medal when she took first in the 400 meters.

            The Lady Redskins had a total of 13 top-six finishes good for team points.

            Despite not winning any events outright, the Little River boys still racked up 69 points which was good for third behind runner-up Douglass who scored 86 and well behind Berean Academy who ran away with the team championship by rolling up 303 points.

            Little River went to the medal awards 18 times with the 4×400 meter relay team, Treyton Olander in the high jump, and Cole Dieball in the discus all placing second.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN TRACK/FIELD at Douglass

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKINS RESULTS:

Team Standings > 1. Berean Academy – 285; 2. LITTLE RIVER – 83; 3. Douglass – 63; 4. Burrton – 48; 5. Haven – 11; 6. Marion – 8.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKIN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 6 Finishes):
400 Meters > 1. Addie Strecker – 1:05.51; 2. Arika Feldman – 1:05.64.

1,600 Meters > 5. Addie Strecker – 6”45.33; 6. Harmony Love – 7:21.59.

3,200 Meters > 2. Harmony Love – 15:45.34.

100 Meter Hurdles > 1. Aubrey Olander – 17.14; 4. LuMey Hicks – 18.48.

300 Meter Hurdles > 1. Aubrey Olander – 52.24.

4×400 Meter Relay > 2. Little River (LuMey Hicks, Aubrey Olander, Addie Strecker, Arika Feldman) – 4:58.76.

High Jump > 1. Arika Feldman – 4’ 8”; 2. Aubrey Olander – 4’ 4”.

Triple Jump > 1. Arika Feldman – 31’ 11.5”.

Pole Vault > 4. Kate Ellwood – 6’ 8”.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN BOYS RESULTS:

Team Standings > 1. Berean Academy – 303; 2. Douglass – 86; 3. LITTLE RIVER – 69; 4. Burrton – 34; 5. Haven – 21; 6. Marion – 15.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-6 Finishes):

100 Meters > 5. Kal-El Robinson – 11.80; 6. Christopher Norez – 11.93.

200 Meters > 5. Kal-El Robinson – 26.61.

400 Meters > 6. Kyler Bergkamp – 1:00.78.

800 Meters > 3. Treyton Olander – 2:20.61; 6. Brady Obley – 2:29.64.

1,600 Meters > 3. Treyton Olander – 5:19.64.

3,200 Meters > 4. Brady Obley – 12:57.08.

4×400 Meter Relay > 2. Little River (Kyler Bergkamp, Ty Janette, Treyton Olander, Kal-El Robinson) – 4:14.40.

4×800 Meter Relay > 3. Little River (Jaxon Konen, Hunter Sneath, Kyler Bergkamp, Ty Janette) – 10:36.98.

High Jump > 2. Treyton Olander – 5’ 10”; 6. Ty Janette – 5’ 0”.

Triple Jump > 5. Jaxson Konen – 36’ 9.5”; 6. Christopher Norez – 36’ 7”.

Discus > 2. Cole Dieball – 120’ 7”.

Javelin > 3. Kyler Bergkamp – 135’ 1”; 5. Christopher Norez – 127’ 0”.

Shot Put > 4. Cole Dieball – 32’ 10”.

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