Eureka junior high track athletes turned in a strong showing at the Lyndon Invitational on Tuesday, April 21, earning multiple medals and solid team finishes across all divisions, highlighted by several first-place performances and a relay victory.
The following medals were awarded:
8TH GRADE GIRLS The eighth grade girls scored 17 points and placed eighth out of 10 teams.
Kaylee Palmer: 3rd Place in the Turbo Javelin with a throw of 72’ 6”.
7TH GRADE GIRLS The seventh grade girls scored 42 points taking seventh Place out of 10 teams.
Khloe Crisswell: 1st Place in Shot put with a throw of 32’ 1.75”; 1st Place in Turbo Javelin with a throw of 84’ 0”.
Mia Ptacek: 2nd Place in the 100M Dash with a time of 15.55; 2nd Place in the 200M Dash with a time of 31.69
8TH GRADE BOYS
The eighth grade boys scored 44 points and placed fifth out of 10 teams.
Cord Adkins: 2nd Place in the High Jump with a jump of 5’ 0”.
Maverick Welsh: 3rd Place in the Long Jump with a jump of 15’ 10”.
4x100 Meter Relay: 1st Place with a time of 51.73 consisting of: Maverick Welsh, Felix Neil, Cord Adkins, and Marcus Pearce.
4x200 Meter Relay: 2nd Place with a time of 1:55.54 consisting of: Maverick Welsh, Felix Neil, Cord Adkins, and Marcus Pearce.
4x400 Meter Relay: 3rd Place with a time of 4:25.54 consisting of: Maverick Welsh, Felix Neil, Cord Adkins, and Marcus Pearce.
7TH GRADE BOYS
The seventh grade boys scored 49 points, placing sixth out of 10 teams.
Jessn Ogden: 3rd Place in the Triple Jump with a jump of 28’ 9”; 2nd Place in the Lone Jump with a jump of 15’ 1”.
Clay Teter: 1st Place in the Discus with a throw of 80’ 8”.
Blake Wells: 3rd Place in the 3200M Run with a time of 14:19.73; 2nd Place in the 200M Dash with a time of 28.90.
Up Next
Eureka’s Junior High track & field team traveled to Neodesha on Monday of this week. The Tornadoes will host the final two meets of the season, first with the Eureka Invitational on Thursday, April 30 at 2 p.m. before hosting the Tri-Valley League meet on Tuesday, May 5 at 3 p.m.
