By Staff
GOESSEL – Both the Little River track/field teams dominated at the Wheat State League meet on Thursday in Goessel with two team titles and 13 individual titles.
The Lady Redskins rolled up 183 points easily outdistancing second-place Goessel with 108. Elyria Christian, Wakefield and Herington rounded out the top five.
Kami Grasser won four first-place medals on the day, winning both the 100- and 200-meters while also running a leg on the league winning 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay teams.
Other individual champions for the Little River girls included Ashley Stephenson in the 800 meters, Aubrey Olander in the high jump and Havana Olander in the triple jump. Both Stephenson and Alaina Eck ran legs on the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay teams with Grasser with Elsie Boughfman running the fourth leg in the 4×100 and Arika Feldman being the fourth runner on the 4×400 quartet.
The Lady Redskins had 22 top-three finishes in the meet including a one-two-three finish in both the high jump and triple jump.
For the Little River boys, they scored 141 points, well ahead of second place Canton/Galva who had 86. Goessel, Rural Vista, and Herington rounded out the top five.
Treyton Olander and Braxton Lafferty each had a pair of individual wins with Olander winning both the 800 and 1,600 meters while Lafferty scored wins in the triple jump and javelin. Tristan Bristow took first in the pole vault and the 4×800 meter relay team of Kyler Bergkamp, Ty Janette, Jaxon Konen, and Brady Oberly won as well. The Redskins totaled 13 top-three finishes.
Heading into the regionals next Thursday in Greensburg, the Redskins will have the regional leaders in six events as Lafferty is tops in the javelin and triple jump, Kami Grasser leads in the 200 meters, Addie Strecker in the long jump, and Havana Olander in the triple jump plus the Lady Redskins 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay teams.
LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN TRACK/FIELD at Wheat State League Meet in Goessel
LADY REDSKINS RESULTS:
Team Standings (18 events scored): 1. LITTLE RIVER – 183; 2. Goessel – 108; 3. Elyria Christian – 95; 4. Wakefield – 46; 5. Herington – 29; 6. Solomon – 27; T-7. Rural Vista, Canton/Galva – 24; 9. Centre – 8.
LADY REDSKINS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes):
100 Meters > 1. Kami Grasser – 13.30; 7. Elsie Boughfman – 14.17; 8. Evie Look – 14.42.
200 Meters > 1. Kami Grasser – 27.62; 5. Addie Strecker – 29.17.
400 Meters > 2. Arika Feldman – 1:03.49; 3. Addie Strecker – 1:05.28.
800 Meters > 1. Ashley Stephenson – 2:30.39.
1,600 Meters > 8. Harmony Love – 7:21.67.
3,200 Meters > 8. Harmony Love – 16:05.34.
100 Meter Hurdles > 2. Aubrey Olander – 17.30; 3. Havana Olander – 17.38; 5. Kate Ellwood – 18.38.
300 Meter Hurdles > 2. Havana Olander – 51.49; 3. Aubrey Olander – 51.61.
4×100 Meter Relay > 1. Little River (Elsie Boughfman, Alaina Eck, Kami Grasser, Ashley Stephenson) – 51.24.
4×400 Meter Relay > 1. Little River (Alaina Eck, Arika Feldman, Kami Grasser, Ashley Stephenson) – 4:17.01.
4×800 Meter Relay > 4. Little River (Kate Ellwood, Christina Jesseph, Evie Look, Harmony Love) – 14:09.85.
High Jump > 1. Aubrey Olander – 5’2”; 2. Arika Feldman – 5’2”; 3. Havana Olander – 5’2”.
Long Jump > 2. Addie Strecker – 15’4”; 3. Alaina Eck – 14’9.75”.
Triple Jump > 1. Havana Olander – 37’3.5”; 2. Alaina Eck – 33’8.25”; 3. Ashley Stephenson – 32’1.5”.
Pole Vault > 2. Kate Ellwood – 7’0”.
Javelin > 3. Evie Look – 85’6”.
Shot Put > 3. Kinsley Wohletz – 32’7″; 6. Lucy Wright – 28’8″.
REDSKIN BOYS RESULTS:
Team Standings (18 events scored) > 1. LITTLE RIVER – 141; 2. Canton/Galva – 86; 3. Goessel – 84; 4. Rural Vista – 76; 5. Herington – 53; 6. Solomon – 47; 7. Elyria Christian – 26; 8. Wakefield – 24; 9. Centre – 8.
REDSKIN BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes):
100 Meters > 2. Andrew Smith – 11.78; 4. Braxton Lafferty – 11.86; 5. Toby Jesseph – 12.03.
200 Meters > 2. Andrew Smith – 24.00; 6. Kal-El Robinson – 25.02; 7. Tristan Bristow – 25.17.
400 Meters > 4. Kyler Bergkamp – 56.46.
800 Meters > 1. Treyton Olander – 2:15.05.
1,600 Meters > 1. Treyton Olander – 4:59.76.
3,200 Meters > 4. Brady Obley – 12:00.43.
300 Meter Hurdles > 6. Ty Janette – 49.12.
4×100 Meter Relay > 2. Little River (Toby Jesseph, Rylan Konen, Braxton Lafferty, Andrew Smith) – 44.92.
4×400 Meter Relay > 4. Little River (Kyler Bergkamp, Ty Janette, Treyton Olander, Kal-El Robinson) – 3:54.48.
4×800 Meter Relay > 1. Little River (Kyler Bergkamp, Ty Janette, Jaxon Konen, Brady Obely) – 9:29.59.
High Jump > 3. Treyton Olander – 6’0”; 4. Andrew Smith – 5’10”; 5. Tristan Bristow – 5’6”.
Long Jump > 3. Rylan Konen – 19’0.5”; 7. Tristan Bristow – 17’8”.
Triple Jump > 1. Braxton Lafferty – 42’10”; 3. Rylan Konen – 41’2.75”.
Pole Vault > 1. Tristan Bristow – 9’0”.
Discus > 2. Cole Dieball – 126’6”.
Javelin > 1. Braxton Lafferty – 145’5”; 4. Christopher Norez – 134’9”.
Shot Put > 6. Toby Jesseph – 35’11”.
100 Meter Wheelchair > 1. Jay Smith – 23.27.
400 Meter Wheelchair > 1. Jay Smith – 1:39.40.
(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)
Think you forgot the girls shot put placers
Yes, you are correct and our apology for missing that in the final draft….it has been corrected so Kinsley and Lucy are now listed as top-six finishes at the league meet……your catch is much appreciated…….Go Lady Redskins…..