TEUTONS PLACE 3rd, 4th AT TRACK/FIELD REGIONALS

By Staff

            MARION – It was a productive day for the Inman track/field teams at Marion on Thursday for their Class 2A State Regionals as they totaled state qualifiers in 15 events and five regional champions.

            The Lady Teutons finished third in the team standings with 65 points. Garden Plain and Whitewater/Remington finished first and second while Berean Academy and Sterling rounded out the top five.

            Individually, Madelyn Heflin won both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles while the Lady Teutons finished in the top-six or scoring position 13 times while making six top-three finishes.

            Overall the following Lady Teutons qualified six individuals covering seven events for a trip to the state meet next week in Wichita: Chloe Schmidt in the discus, Katie Nichols in the high jump, Suttyn Harris in the long jump, Brylee Mannebach in the triple jump, Maider Fernandez in the 100 meters, Madelyn Heflin in both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, plus Rebecca Black, Madilyn Brunk, Fernandez, and Heflin in both the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relays.

            The Teuton boys scored 69 points which put them in a fourth-place tie with Ell-Saline. Garden Plain won the team championship with Berean Academy and Moundridge, finishing ahead of the Teutons.

            Eli Brunk was a double regional champion by winning the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and Tanner Heckel also earned a regional championship in the long jump.

            Five Teuton boys qualified to move on to the state meet in eight events led by Heckel who qualified for state in four events – the 100 meters, long jump, triple jump and javelin. Eli Brunk qualified for both the hurdles runs as well as being a leg on both the 4×100 and 4×400 qualifying relay teams along with Josiah Buller, Kellen Schrag and Felix Farnebo.

INMAN TEUTON TRACK/FIELD at Class 2A Regionals in Marion

INMAN LADY TEUTON RESULTS >

Team Standings > 1. Garden Plain – 107; 2. Whitewater/Remington – 72; 3. LADY TEUTONS – 65; 4. Berean Academy – 60; 5. Sterling – 57; t-6. Conway Springs, Hillsboro – 36; 8. Ell-Saline – 34; 9. Moundridge – 32; 10. Sedgwick – 15; t-11. Leon/Bluestem, Belle Plaine – 14; t-13. The Independent School, Marion – 8.

INMAN LADY TEUTON INDIVIDUAL RESULTS  (Top-6 Finishes, SQ) >

100 Meters > 4. Maider Fernandez (SQ) – 13.41.

400 Meters > 5. Maider Fernandez – 1:03.80

800 Meters > 6. Madelyn Brunk – 2:36.92.

100 Meter Hurdles > 1. Madilyn Heflin (SQ) – 15.61.

300 Meter Hurdles > 1. Madilyn Heflin (SQ) – 46.32.

4×100 Meter Relay > 4. Lady Teutons (SQ) (Maider Fernandez, Madilyn Heflin, Madelyn Brunk, Addison Wedel) – 52.57.

4×400 Meter Relay > 2. Lady Teutons (SQ) (Rebecca Black, Madelyn Brunk, Maider Fernandez, Madilyn Heflin) – 4:11.93.

4×800 Meter Relay > 5. Lady Teutons (Rebecca Black, Madilyn Brunk, Allee Mannebach, Dakota Nees) – 11;10.73.

High Jump > 3. Katie Nichols (SQ) – 5’0”.

Long Jump > 4. Suttyn Harris (SQ) – 16’4.25”.

Triple Jump > 3. Brylee Mannebach (SQ) – 33’6.75”; 5. Katie Nichols – 33’0.5”.

Discus > 3. Chloe Schmidt (SQ) – 111’8”.

INMAN TEUTON BOYS RESULTS >

Team Standings > 1. Garden Plain – 99; 2. Berean Academy – 75; 3. Moundridge – 73; t-4. TEUTONS, Ell-Saline  – 69; 6. Hutchinson Trinity – 35; 7. Belle Plaine – 29; 8. Hillsboro – 23; 9. Sterling – 21; 10. The Independent School – 19; 11. Marion – 17; 12. Sedgwick – 13; 13. Conway Springs – 12; 14. Whitewater/Remington – 4.

INMAN TEUTON BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top-6 Finishes, SQ) >

100 Meters > 2. Tanner Heckel (SQ) – 11.32; 5. Felix Farnebo – 11.83.

1,600 Meters > 6. Tyler Martisko – 4:59.46.

110 Meter Hurdles > 1. Eli Brunk (SQ) – 16.17.

300 Meter Hurdles > 1. Eli Brunk (SQ) – 41.60.

4×100 Meter Relay > 4. Teutons (SQ) (Josiah Buller, Eli Brunk, Felix Farnebo, Kellen Schrag) – 45.23.

4×400 Meter Relay > 3. Teutons (SQ) (Felix Farnebo, Eli Brunk, Kellen Schrag, Josiah Buller) – 3:30.30.

4×800 Meter Relay > 5. Teutons (Josiah Buller, Cooper Wiens, Zachary Martisko, Tyler Martisko) – 8:39.29.

Long Jump > 1. Tanner Heckel (SQ) – 24’0.5”.

Triple Jump > 2. Tanner Heckel (SQ) – 45’7.5”.

Javelin > 2. Tanner Heckel (SQ) – 163’8”.

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