By Staff
MOUNDRIDGE – It was a busy afternoon in Moundridge Tuesday as they hosted a 12-team track/field invitational where the Wildcat boys won the team title and the Lady Wildcats placed eighth while totaling 24 medals overall.
The Wildcat boys won the team championship with 113 points, well ahead of runner-up and county rival Inman with 87. Canton/Galva made it a country sweep of the top three teams placings while Hutchinson Trinity and Sterling rounded out the top five of the 12-team field.
Kaden Elmore won an individual first-place medal for Moundridge as did both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay teams.
The Wildcat boys finished with medals in 14 of the 18 events and a total of 19 overall including four runner-up placings. Kaden Elmore finished second in both the 100 and 200 meters and Logan Churchill placed second to Elmore in the 400 meters while the 4×800 meter relay team also placed second.
For the Lady Wildcats, they medaled five times as they finished eighth with 23 points. Inman, Bennington, Salina Sacred Heart, Elyria Christian and Sterling finished one thru five in the invitational.
Cammi Unruh finishing third in both the 100 and 200 meters and Haylee Jantz running second in the 1,600 meters were the top Lady Wildcat performers for the day.
Next up for the Wildcat track/field teams will be the Heart of America League meet in Marion on Friday, May 12.
MOUNDRIDGE WILDCAT TRACK/FIELD hosting Invitational
WILDCAT BOYS RESULTS:
Team Standings > 1. WILDCATS – 113; 2. Inman – 87; 3. Canton/Galva – 61; 4. Hutchinson Trinity – 55; 5. Sterling – 42; 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. Elyria Christian – 18.
WILDCAT BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes):
100 Meters > 2. Kaden Elmore – 11.15; 3. MacKaleb Unruh – 11.47.
200 Meters > 2. Kaden Elmore – 23.83.
400 Meters > 1. Kaden Elmore – 51.81; 2. Logan Churchill – 52.27.
3,200 Meters > 5. Reid Graber – 11:25.18; 6. Coulter Adolf – 11:27.41.
110 Meter Hurdles > 4. Heath Churchill – 16.77.
300 Meter Hurdles > 6. Heath Churchill – 47.36; 7. Elijah Roth – 47.70.
4×100 Meter Relay > 1. Wildcats – 43.17.
4×400 Meter Relay > 1. Wildcats – 3:38.25.
4×800 meter Relay > 2. Wildcats – 8:52.75.
High Jump > 6. Logan Churchill – 5’ 10”; 8. Banky Hayes – 5’ 8”.
Long Jump > 5. Landon Kaufman – 19’ 11”.
Triple Jump > 4. Brayden Elmore – 37’ 2.5”; 5. Julius Huff – 36’ 4.75”.
Pole Vault > 4. Brayden Elmore – 10’ 0”.
Discus > 3. Daniel Dixon – 125’ 5”; 4. Caleb Ward – 123’ 2”.
Javelin > 2. Henry Hecox – 157’ 7”; 3. Barrett Moddelmog – 152’ 7”.
LADY WILDCAT RESULTS:
Team Standings > 1. Inman – 100; 2. Bennington – 93.5; 3. Salina Sacred Heart – 87; 4. Elyria Christian – 64; 5. Sterling > 62; 6. Wichita Central Christian – 39.5; 7. Sedgwick – 31; 8. LADY WILDCATS – 23; 9. Hutchinson Trinity – 18; 10. Canton/Galva – 15; 11. Haven – 7; 12. Wichita Homeschool Warriors – 5.
LADY WILDCAT INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes):
100 Meters > 3. Cammi Unruh – 13.17; 6. Avery Schrag – 13.47.
200 Meters > 3. Cammi Unruh – 27.02.
1,600 Meters > 2. Haylee Jantz – 5:31.36.
100 Meter Hurdles > 7. Isabelle Weber – 21.03.
Pole Vault > 5. Isabelle Weber – 5’ 6”.
(The Staff covering events for the MAC AREA SPORTS NEW can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)