PETERS LIFTS LADY VIKING TO TIE FOR 2ND AT STATE, VIKING BOYS FINISH 18TH

By Staff

            WICHITA – They came within a hair of winning another state title only to fall short by half a point as the Smoky Valley Lady Viking track/field team finished tied for second at the 2023 Class 3A state meet over the weekend.

Finishing tied with Phillipsburg at 41 points, LaCygne/Prairie View won the state title with 41.50 points, oh so close. Norton (40) and Eureka (37) rounded out the top five of the team standings.

            Scoring 36 of the Lady Vikings 41 points was Breanne Peters who won both the 100 meters, with a personal best 12.19, and the 200 meters (25.44) while finishing second in both the pole vault (11’0”) and triple jump (25’11”).

            The final five points for the Lady Vikings came from Hope Duncan who finished fourth in the triple jump.

            The Viking boys finished 18^th with 18 points, well behind the top three in Class 3A of Wichita Collegiate (60), Southeast of Saline (51), and Wichita Trinity (48).

            Supplying the majority of the Viking boys points was the 4×400 and 4×800 meter relay teams who finished third and second, respectively. Running legs, though not in the same order, of both relays were Tytus Reed, Ki Blanchat, Karson Pihl and Wyatt Johnson.

SMOKY VALLEY VIKING TRACK/FIELD at Class 3A State Meet in Wichitay

SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKING RESULTS > t-2^nd with Phillipsburg in team standings with 41 points.

SMOKY VALLEY LADY VIKING INDIVIDUAL RESULTS >

Breanne Peters > 100 Meters – 1^st with run of 12.19 (personal record), 10 team points;   200 Meters – 1^st with run of 25.44, 10 team points;  Pole Vault – 2^nd with jump of 11’0”, 8 team points;  Triple Jump – 2^nd with jump of 25’11”, 8 team points.

Hope Duncan > Triple Jump – 4^th with jump of 35’7”, 5 team points.

Noelle Peters > Pole Vault – 10^th with jump of 9’6”.

4×400 Meter Relay (Keira Mullen, Madison Oakes, Noelle Peters, Clara McElroy) – 9^th with run of 4:17.74.

SMOKY VALLY VIKING BOYS RESULTS > 18^th in the team standings with 18 points.

SMOKY VALLEY VIKING BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS >

Wyatt Johnson > 400 Meters – 7^th with run of 52.52, 2 team points.

4×400 Meter Relay (Karson Pihl, Tytus Reed, Ki Blanchat, Wyatt Johnson) – 3^rd with run of 3:24.88, 6 team points.

4×800 Meter Relay (Tytus Reed, Ki Blanchat, Karson Pihl, Wyatt Johnson) – 2^nd with run of 8:00.58, 8 team points.

Trystan Stambaugh > Javelin – 7^th with throw of 165’1” (personal record), 2 team points.

Justin Holt > Shot Put – 13^th with throw of 47’2”.

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