By Staff

            GOESSEL – On Thursday, the Canton/Galva track/field teams went to Goessel for the 2023 Wheat State League meet and the Eagle boys returned home with a second -place finish and seven gold medals while the Lady Eagles had one first-place finish.

            The Eagle boys finished second in the team standings with 86 points, well behind team champion Little River who had 141. Goessel, Rural Vista and Herington rounded out the top five of the nine team meet.

            Only needing 10 medals to finish second, seven of the medals came on first-place wins with Jett Vincent and Lane McMannis both getting double wins. Vincent won both eh 100 and 200 meters while McMannis took first in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles. Isaiah Patton scored a surprising win in the high jump and Wyatt Collins took first in the shot put. The seventh first-place win came with the 4×100 meter relay team.

            For the Lady Eagles, they finished tied for seventh with 24 points as Mimi Craig had the only first-place finish with a win in the shot put.

            Next Thursday the Eagle track/field teams will compete at their state regional in Waverly where they will have six regional leaders heading into the event.

            Both Jett Vincent in the 100 and 200 meters and Lane McMannis in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles have the top times in their regional as does the 4×100 meter relay team and Wyatt Collins in the shot put.

CANTON/GALVA EAGLE TRACK/FIELD at Wheat State League Meet in Goessel

CANTON/GALVA LADY EAGLES 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, C/G LADY EALGES – 24; 9. Centre – 8.

CANTON/GALVA LADY EAGLES INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes):

100 Meters > 6. Trinity Espinoza – 14.16.

200 Meters > 8. Trinity Espinoza – 30.40.

100 Meter Hurdles > 6. Jordyn Elliot – 18.38.

300 Meter Hurdles > 5. Makinlee Hoppes – 55.95.

Long Jump > 4. Trinity Espinoza – 14’9.75”.

Discus > 3. Mimi Craig – 86’7”.

Javelin > 7. Emma Herrera – 78’1”.

Shot Put > 1. Mimi Craig – 35’0”.

CANTON/GALVA EAGLE BOYS RESULTS:

Team Standings (18 Events Scored) > 1. Little River – 141; 2. C/G EAGLES – 86; 3. Goessel – 84; 4. Rural Vista – 76; 5. Herington – 53; 6. Solomon – 47; 7. Elyria Christian – 26; 8. Wakefield – 24; 9. Centre – 8.

CANTON/GALVA EAGLE BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-8 Finishes):

100 Meters > 1. Jett Vincent – 11.57; 8. John Erskin – 12.43.

200 Meters > 1. Jett Vincent – 23.59; 3. Lane McMannis – 24.14.

110 Meter Hurdles > 1. Lane McMannis – 17.14.

300 Meter Hurdles > 1. Lane McMannis – 41.72.

4×100 Meter Relay > 1. C/G EAGLES – 44.40.

High Jump > 1. Isaiah Patton – 6’2”; 2. Jett Vincent – 6’2”.

Long Jump > 8. Jayden Barnett – 17’6”.

Discus > 5. Wyatt Collins – 114’11”.

Shot Put > 1. Wyatt Collins – 47’2.

(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)