Raider and Eagle youth compete together
PHOTO COURTESY OF SR TRACK & FIELD
A pair of youth track and field meets at both South Ripley and Jac-Cen-Del culminated with the inaugural Ripley County Track and Field Elementary Championship on May 19 at South Ripley High School.
The two elementary schools put on individual events earlier this spring before coming up with the idea to bring grades PreK-5 Raiders and Eagles together to promote competition and good sportsmanship.
Four running events and four field events made up the championship. The following were winners at each age level:
Boys 50 Dash- Colt Einhaus, Pre-K, JCD, 10.51; Lincoln Sell, Kindergarten, SR, 9.65; Carter Weatherwax, 1st Grade, SR, 8.96. Boys 100 Dash- Lincoln Sell, Kindergarten, SR, 19.02; Carter Weatherwax, 1st Grade, SR, 17.30; Nash Mills, 2nd Grade, SR, 16.87; Braxton Pollard, 3rd Grade, SR, 16.09; Alex Brown, 4th Grade, SR, 16.04. Boys 200 Dash- Russell Litmer, Kindergarten, SR, 42.59; Knox Miller, 1st Grade, SR, 40.82; Grayson Lawhorn, 2nd Grade, SR, 39.63; Layton Voss, 3rd Grade, SR, 37.59; Alex Brown, 4th Grade, SR, 35.41. Boys 400 Dash- Knox Miller, 1st Grade, SR, 1:36.76; Nash Mills, 2nd Grade, SR, 1:26.05; Leelan Nordhoff, 3rd Grade, SR, 1:22.75; Easton Miller, 4th Grade, JCD, 1:28.86.
Boys Long Jump- Colt Einhaus, Pre-K, JCD, 5’7; Russell Litmer, Kindergarten, SR, 7’3; Kasen Asche, 1st Grade, SR, 8’10.5; Micah Ackerman, 2nd Grade, SR, 7’6.6; Jack Parker, 3rd Grade, JCD, 10’3; Alex Brown, 4th Grade, SR, 10’4.5. Boys Shot Put- Cuyler Truesdell, 3rd Grade, SR, 14’3. Boys Softball Throw- Colt Einhaus, Pre-K, JCD, 54’0; Russell Litmer, Kindergarten, SR, 60’0; Kasen Asche, 1st Grade, SR, 83’7; Grayson Lawhorn, 2nd Grade, SR, 85’6.
Girls 50 Dash- Avyn Horan, Pre-K, JCD, 11.57; RaeLynn Walcott, Kindergarten, SR, 10.61; Haisley Hartig, 1st Grade, SR, 9.83. Girls 100 Dash- Aria Christner, Pre-K, SR, 23.95; Makenzy Moore, Kindergarten, SR, 21.45; Haisley Hartig, 1st Grade, SR, 19.31; Davie Oney, 2nd Grade, SR, 18.24; Karmen Werner, 3rd Grade, SR, 17.83; Korrin Meisberger, 4th Grade, SR, 16.83; Adi Fox, 5th Grade, JCD, 18.28. Girls 200 Dash- Avyn Horan, Pre-K, JCD, 52.96; Addi Harlemert, Kindergarten, JCD, 52.20; Maria Harlemert, 1st Grade, JCD, 48.24; Reese Swinney, 2nd Grade, SR, 39.78; Karmen Werner, 3rd Grade, SR, 37.57; Kya Back, 4th Grade, SR, 36.78; Adi Fox, 5th Grade, JCD, 41.45. Girls 400 Dash- Makenzy Moore, Kindergarten, SR, 1:44.30; Maria Harlemert, 1st Grade, JCD, 1:46.30; Sadie Meisberger, 2nd Grade, SR, 1:34.57; Chelsea Carroll, 3rd Grade, JCD, 1:34.77; Korrin Meisberger, 4th Grade, SR, 1:25.86.
Girls Long Jump- Avyn Horan, Pre-K, JCD, 5’6.5; RaeLynn Walcott, Kindergarten, SR, 5’5; Haisley Hartig, 1st Grade, SR, 7’1.5; Davie Oney, 2nd Grade, SR, 9’8; Autumn Horan, 3rd Grade, JCD, 7’9; Korrin Meisberger, 3rd Grade, SR, 10’1; Adi Fox, 5th Grade, JCD, 7’6. Girls Shot Put- Kailey May, 3rd Grade, SR, 12’7; Braelyn Christner, 4th Grade, SR, 13’0; Lilly Bowling, 5th Grade, SR, 15’5. Girls Softball Throw- Charlie Waller, Pre-K, SR, 12’2; Hailey Hooten, Kindergarten, SR, 22’1; Maria Harlemert, 1st Grade, JCD, 31’11; Reese Swinney, 2nd Grade, SR, 52’8.
