ELYRIA QUALIFIES FOR STATE IN 8 EVENTS

By Staff

            GREENSBURG – At their Class 1A regional in Greensburg, the Elyria Christian track/field teams put together enough to qualify athletes in eight events for next weeks state track/field meet in Wichita.

            Along the way the Elyria Lady Eagles managed to score 54 points which tied them with Oxford for second in the team standings behind regional champion Little River.

            Leading the way for the Lady Eagles was Laney Reiff who qualified for state in the 800, 1,600, and 3,200 meters while Grace Prescott qualified in both the 200 and 400 meters. The 4×800 meter relay team won the event and qualified and Kenna Cass qualified in the discus.

            For the Elyria Eagle boys, they finished tied for fifteenth in the team standings with 12 points and were led by Blake Robertson who won and qualified for state in the discus.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE TRACK/FIELD at Class 1A Regionals in Greensburg

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN LADY EAGLE RESULTS (Top-10 of 26 teams 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.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN LADY EAGLE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-6 Finishes, SQ) >

200 Meters > 4. Grace Prescott (SQ) – 27.33.

400 Meters > 2. Grace Prescott (SQ) – 1:01.30.

800 Meters > 3. Laney Reiff (SQ) – 2:31.87; 5. Macy Reiff – 2:34.08.

1,600 Meters > 2. Laney Reiff (SQ) – 5:38.98.

3,200 Meters > 3. Laney Reiff (SQ) – 12:47.12.

4×800 Meter Relay > 1. Lady Eagles (SQ) – 10:24.38.

Discus > 2.Kenna Cass (SQ) – 104’8”.

Javelin > 5. Ryland Hawkinson – 111’2”.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE 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; t-15. ELYRIA CHRISTIAN, Ashland, Central Plains – 12.

ELYRIA CHRISTIAN EAGLE BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-6 Finishes, SQ) >

Discus > 1. Blake Robertson (SQ) – 143’2”.

Shot Put > 5. Blake Robertson – 44’3.5”.

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