By Staff

            GREENSBURG – It was a good day for the Little River track/field teams at their Class 1A state track regionals in Greensburg on Thursday as the Lady Redskins took the team title and the Redskin boys finished second.

            Overall, the Little River track/field programs will have 22 qualifiers at the Class 1A state track meet, 14 representing the Lady Redskins and eight representing the Redskin boys. The two programs also broke three school records.

            The Lady Redskins won the team title with 95.5 points and well ahead of Oxford and Elyria Christian who tied for second with 54 points. Bucklin and Coldwater rounded out the top five of 26 teams competing.

(Lady Redskins > 2023 – Regional Champions)

            Four times the Little River girls won events including Ashley Stephenson who broke her own school record in the 800 meters, Havana Olander in the triple jump and both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relay teams. The 4×100 quartet of Ashley Stephenson, Kami Grasser, Alaina Eck and Elsie Boughfman did so while running a new school record time.

            Nine times the Lady Redskins finished in the top three of an event.

            Braxton Lafferty was the lone event winner for the Redskin boys as they finished second in the team standings with 58 points, well behind regional team champion Kiowa County with 116. Minneola, Caldwell, and Macksville rounded out the top five teams.

(Redskin boys > 2023 Regional Runner-Up)

            The Redskins did qualify in eight events plus the runner-up 4×100 meter relay quartet of Andrew Smith, Lafferty, Rylan Konen, and Toby Jesseph set a new school record.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN TRACK/FIELD at Class 1A Regionals in Greensburg

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKIN RESULTS (Top-10 of 26Teams competing) :

Team Standings (Top 10 of 23) > 1. LITTLE RIVER – 95.5; t-2. Oxford, Elyria Christian – 54; 4. Bucklin – 43; 5. Coldwater – 42; 6. Hutchinson Central Christian – 36.5; 7. Ashland – 35; 8. Attica – 34; 9. Kiowa County – 32; 10. Macksville – 23.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKIN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-6 Finishes, SQ) >

100 Meters > 4. Kami Grasser (SQ) – 13.04.

200 Meters > 2. Kami Grasser (SQ) – 26.94.

400 Meters > 4. Arika Feldman (SQ) – 1:01.99.

800 Meters > 1. Ashley Stephenson (SQ) – 2:24.30 (NEW SCHOOL RECORD).

100 Meter Hurdles > 2. Aubrey Olander (SQ) – 16.54; 3. Havana Olander (SQ) – 16.85.

300 Meter Hurdles > 4. Havana Olander (SQ) – 50.78; 6. Aubrey Olander – 52.13.

4×100 Meter Relay > 1. Little River (SQ) (Ashley Stephenson, Kami Grasser, Alaina Eck, Elsie Boughfman)  – 50.69 (NEW SCHOOL RECORD).

4×400 Meter Relay > 1. Little River (SQ) (Ashley Stephenson, Alaina Eck, Kami Grasser, Arika Feldman) – 4:09.11.

High Jump > t-2. Havana Olander (SQ), Arika Feldman (SQ) – 5’0”.

Long Jump > 4. Addie Strecker (SQ) – 15’9.75”.

Triple Jump > 1. Havana Olander (SQ) – 36’9.75”; 4. Alaina Eck (SQ) – 34’8”.

Pole Vault > 6. Kate Ellwood – 7’6”.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN BOYS RESULTS (Top-10 of 26 Teams Competing) >

Team Standings (Top-10 of 26) > 1. Kiowa County – 116; 2. LITTLE RIVER – 58; 3. Minneola – 40; 4. Caldwell – 36; 5. Macksville – 31; 6. Coldwater – 28; 7. Langdon/Fairfield – 27; 8. Bucklin – 26; t-9. Cunningham, St. John/Hudson, Pretty Prairie – 22.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-6 Finishes, SQ) >

100 Meters > 2. Andrew Smith (SQ) – 11.23.

400 Meters > 4. Andrew Smith (SQ) – 52.86.

800 Meters > 6. Treyton Olander – 2:12.21.

1,600 Meters > 5. Treyton Olander – 4:51.83.

4×100 Meter Relay > 2. Little River (SQ) (Andrew Smith, Braxton Lafferty, Rylan Konen, Toby Jesseph) – 44.15 (NEW SCHOOL RECORD).

4×800 Meter Relay > 5. Little River – 9:25.09.

High Jump > 3. Andrew Smith (SQ) – 6’0”; 4. Treyton Olander (SQ) – 6’0”.

Long Jump > 2. Rylan Konen (SQ) – 20’2.75”.

Triple Jump > 1. Braxton Lafferty (SQ) – 42’6.5”.

Pole Vault > 6. Tristan Bristow – 10’0”.

Javelin > 4. Christopher Norez (SQ) – 155’4”.

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