DW tracksters fought the elements at April 27 Udeberg Invitational

RITZVILLE—The DW track and field team traveled to Lind-Rtizville High School for the Udeberg Invitational on April 27, where high winds and hail made for a tough day on the field.

“Weather had a huge impact with winds averaging 20-25 mph, gusts up to 40, and hail. Our athletes put forth one hundred percent and were competitive in their events. We had two athletes consistently in the top 10 of their events, Kirsten Miller and Mason Finney. Overall, we are very happy with the performance of the team; they represented our community very well, said Assistant Coach Kelley Wolther.

Kirsten Miller placed ninth in the 200m hurdles with a time of 29.83, sixth in the 100m hurdles at 19.34 and took third in the 300m hurdles with a time of 53.79. Miller also placed ninth in the 200 meter race with a time of 29.83.

For the men, Mason Finney placed eighth in the 3200 meter with a time of 11:9.90 and 13th in the high jump with a jump of 5-00.00, even.

Team performs well in Pomeroy

POMEROY—On April 25, the team traveled to Pomeroy for a league meet where several team members made the top ten.

For the men, Max Schmidt placed sixth in the 100 meter race with a time of 12.46 and Justin McCord placed eighth at 12.60. Mason Finney took second in the 3200 meter race with a tie of 10:55.47. On the field, Drake Campbell place eighth in shot put with a throw of 31-00.50, Justin McCord took fourth in the javelin at 131-05, Mason Finney placed third in the high jump, with a jump of 5-02.00. In the long jump, Justin McCord placed fifth (16-07.50), Dylan Bledsoe placed eighth (14-03.00) and Iziaha Highsmith placed tenth (12-04.00).

Top ten placers for the women include Kirsten Miller at fourth with a time of 14.00, Kira Boggs at fifth with a time of 14.53 and Trista Villaro at tenth with a time of 15.81 in the 100 meter race. Miller placed third at 29.19 and Villaro placed seventh at 32.72 in the 200 meter race and Boggs placed fifth at 1:09.59 in the 400 meter race.

Miller took first in both the 100m and 300m hurdles with times of 17.60 and 52.09, respectively. Julia Brooks placed seventh in the 100m hurdles at 23.20 and fifth in the 300m hurdles at 1:07.60.

On the field, Mackena Culley placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 20-09.00 while Cassidy Laughery placed tenth at 20-06.50. Culley placed seventh in the discus at 61-05 with Laughery at eleventh at 58-03.

The EWAC 2B sub district meet is scheduled for May 7 in Dayton. Top athletes there will qualify for the state championships. Volunteers are needed and should contact the WHS office at 337-6351 to be placed in a slot to assist.