ELYRIA WINS 3 EVENTS, GIRLS FINISH 4th AT MOUNDRIDGE INVITATIONAL

By Staff

            MOUNDRIDGE – At the 12-team Moundridge Invitational track/field meet on Tuesday, the Elyria Christian athletes performed well enough to win three individual titles, finish with 11 top-six placings and the Lady Eagles landed fourth overall in the team standings.

            Elyria’s girls finished with 64 team points which was good for fourth behind team champion Inman, Bennington, and Salina Sacred Heart.        

Leading the way for the Lady Eagles was Ryland Hawkinson as she scored a first-place finish in the shot put plus a second-place finish in the javelin. Laney Reiff finished second in the 800 meters and Grace Prescott placed second in the 400 meters. The Lady Eagle quartet running the 4×800 meter relay also earned a first-place medal.

            Blake Robertson scored all the points for the Eagle boys as he won the shot put and placed second in the discus.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE TRACK/FIELD at Moundridge Invitational

LADY EAGLE RESULTS:

Team Standings > 1. Inman – 100; 2. Bennington – 93.5; 3. Salina Sacred Heart – 87; 4. LADY EAGLES – 64; 5. Sterling – 62; 6. Wichita Central Christian – 39.5; 7. Sedgwick – 31; 8. Moundridge – 23; 9. Hutchinson Trinity – 18; 10. Canton/Galva – 15; 11. Haven – 7; 12. Wichita Homeschool Warriors – 5.

LADY EAGLE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes) >

400 Meters > 2. Grace Prescott – 1:03.74.

800 Meters > 2. Laney Reiff – 2:33.21; 3. Macy Reiff – 2:38.97.

1,600 Meters > 3. Laney Reiff – 5:39.32.

3,200 Meters > 7. Londyn Olsen – 15:24.03; 8. Joy Beck – 16:08.90.

4×800 Meter Relay > 1. Lady Eagles = 10:43.33.

High Jump > 4. Hannah Bower – 4’ 4”.

Discus > 4. Kenna Cass – 94’ 1”.

Javelin > 2. Ryland Hawkinson – 97’ 3; 8. Kenna Cass – 72’ 7”.

Shot Put > 1. Ryland Hawkinson – 33’ 4.5”.

EAGLE BOYS RESULTS:

Team Standings > 1. Moundridge – 113; 2. Inman – 87; 3. Canton/Galva – 61; 4. Hutchinson Trinity – 55; 5. Sterling – 52; 6. Salina Sacred Heart – 30; 7. Bennington – 29; 8. Wichita Homeschool Warriors – 28; 9. Sedgwick – 26; 10. Haven – 25; 11. Wichita Central Christian – 24; 12. EAGLES – 18.

EAGLE BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes) >

1,600 Meters > 7. Daniel Olsen – 5:23.88.

Discus > 2. Blake Robertson – 128’ 4”.

Shot Put > 1. Blake Robertson – 44’ 0.5”; 7. Axton Fields – 34’ 11”.

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