LITTLE RIVER WINS BOTH GIRLS/BOYS DIVISION AT WSL LEAGUE MEET

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May 10, 2024
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14 1ST-PLACE WINS, SMITH EARNS 3!!

By Staff

SOLOMON – On Thursday, the Little River track/field teams nearly dominated the Wheat State League Meet at Solomon as they won both the boys and girls team titles along with 14 first-place wins, including three by Andrew Smith.

Among those who finished in the top-six of an event to score team points, 11 times they were setting season best marks as well.

Next up for the Little River track/field teams will be the Class 1A State Regionals in Greensburg on Thursday, May 16.

Here is a recap of both the Lady Redskin and Redskin boys’ results:

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN TRACK/FIELD at Wheat State League Meet in Solomon

The Lady Redskins won the team championship with 134 points, well ahead of runner-up Goessel with 122.50 and third-place Wakefield with 71. Elyria Christian, Rural Vista, Centre, Solomon, Canton/Galva, and Herington rounded out the nine-team field.

LITTLE RIVER LADY RESKIN RESULTS >

Team Standings > 1. LADY REDSKINS – 134; 2. Goessel – 122.50; 3. Wakefield – 71; 4. Elyria Christian – 60.50; 5. Rural Vista – 42; 6. Centre – 37; 7. Solomon – 31; 8. Canton/Galva – 23; 9. Herington – 20.

LITTLE RIVER LADY REDSKIN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 6 Finishes) >

Highlighting the Lady Redskins events was a pair of wins in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays along with Kami Grasser winning the 200 meters, Havana Olander scoring the best triple jump, Kate Ellwood soaring the highest in the pole vault and Avery Lafferty tossing the best in the discus.

Aubrey Olander scored a pair of seasons best runs in finishing second in both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, Saelyn Raleigh was second in both the 100- and 200-meters and Havana Olander finished second in the long jump.

100 Meters >2. Saelyn Raleigh – 13.24; 4. Kami Grasser – 13.45.

200 Meters > 1. Kami Grasser – 27.76; 2. Saelyn Raleigh – 27.82.

800 Meters > 2. Ashley Stephenson – 2:33.27; 5. Abby Schroeder – 2:41.98.

1,600 Meters > 3. Abby Schroeder – 5:56.49.

100 Meter Hurdles > 2. Aubrey Olander – 16.45 (season best); 3. Havana Olander – 16.66.

300 Meter Hurdles > 2. Aubrey Olander – 49.18 (season best).

4x100 Meter Relay > 1. Lady Redskins – 51.38.

4x400 Meter Relay > 1. Lady Redskins – 4:19.70.

4x800 Meter Relay > 3. Lady Redskins – 15.48.88 (season best).

Long Jump > 2. Havana Olander – 16’ 7.25”.

Triple Jump > 1. Havana Olander – 35’ 7” (season best).

Pole Vault > 1. Kate Ellwood – 8’ 0”.

Discus > 1. Avery Lafferty – 107’ 11”.

Shot Put > 5. Avery Lafferty – 29’ 0”.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN BOYS RESULTS >

The Little River boys also won the team championship as they scored 134 points. Rural Vista was second with 114 and Goessel finished third with 79.

Team Standings > 1. REDSKINS – 134; 2. Rural Vista – 114; 3. Goessel – 79; 4. Solomon – 56; 5. Herington – 49; 6. Canton/Galva – 42; 7. Wakefield – 39; 8. Elyria Christian – 34; 9. Centre – 1.

LITTLE RIVER REDSKIN BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top 6 Finishes) >

Andrew Smith dominated the dashes as he earned a three first-place medals in winning the 100-, 200-, and 400 meters.

Also bringing home a pair of first-place medals were both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams and Jay Smith in the 100- and 400-meter wheelchair runs, both with season best times.

Christopher Norez had the other first-place win as he threw the best javelin toss of the day.

100 Meters > 1. Andrew Smith – 11.27; 2. Tristan Bristow – 11.34 (season best).

200 Meters > 1. Andrew Smith – 23.47; 5. Jhet Ewertt – 24.42.

400 Meters > 1. Andrew Smith – 51.99.

800 Meters > 5. Ty Janette – 2:19.90 (season best).

3,200 Meters > 2. Brady Obley – 11:07.01 (season best).

300 Meter Hurdles > 4. Logan Schubert – 44.74 (season best).

4x100 Meter Relay > 1. Redskins – 46.28.

4x400 Meter Relay > 1. Redskins – 3:40.65 (season best).

4x800 Meter Relay > 3. Redskins – 9:37.15.

High Jump > 3. Tristan Bristow – 5’ 10”; 4. Ty Janette – 5’ 8”.

Long Jump > 2. Jaxson Konen – 18’ 8.75”; 4. Logan Schubert – 17’ 9.25”; 5. Blayne Baldetti – 17’ 8”.