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Eagles' Wirtz breaks two school records
GREENSBURG Ellinwood's Reagan Wirtz soared to a school-record long jump (18-93/4) and followed with a school record 200 meters (25.24) along with a gold medal in the 100 meters (12.3) at Friday's Kiowa County Track Invitational. "Her dominant showing powered the Eagles to a second-place finish (82 points). High jumper Ayla Ritchie (4-10) placed first and Eleanor Joiner swept the 400 (1:02.5) and 3,200 (12.44.55) with a season-best time. "The strong all-around showing highlighted the depth and versatility of this year’s squad," Zook said. BOYS DIVISION — St. John's boys earned a trio of gold medals from Quade Smith, 800 (2:05.66) along with the 1,600-meter relay (3:22.53) with Braxton Alpers, Jace Reyes, Jericho Mawhirter, Smith; and the 3,200-meter relay (9:03.01) with Reyes, D.J. Barney, Alpers, Smith. "On the boys’ side, the Eagles secured a fifth-place finish thanks to key contributions from a dependable group of upperclassmen and a promising wave of young talent," Zook said. "The balance of experience and potential bodes well for the rest of the season." Ellinwood's home meet is scheduled May 9. "We'd love support for both teams at our home meet," Zook said. "The crowd could provide the spark for electric — and possibly record-breaking performances." KIOWA CO. GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—South Gray 97; 2—Ellinwood 82; 3—Ashland 69; 4—Hodgeman County 68; 5—Kiowa County 56; 6—Bucklin 46; 7—South Barber 36; 8—South Central 33; 9—Pawnee Heights 19; 10—Macksville 16; 11—Kinsley 10; 12—St. John 8; 13—Satanta 6.5; 14—Ingalls 6; 15—Spearville 3; 16—Medicine Lodge 2.5 GIRLS RESULTS 100m—1—Wirtz, E, *12.3 200m—1—Wirtz, E, *25.24 300m hurdles—5—Ava Chadd, M, *53.22 400m—1—Joiner, E, *1:02.5; 2—Ritchie, E, 1:04.3 800m—3—Reed, SJ, 2:42.61 1,600m—3—Kennedy Butler, M, 6:03.87; 5—Reed, SJ, *6:13.48 3,200m—1—Joiner, E, *12.44.55; 4—Kennedy Butler, M, 13:19.48 1,600m relay—3—Ellinwood, 4:27.58 (Borror, Thomas, Ritchie, Wirtz) 3,200m relay—2—Ellinwood, 10:34.76 (Ritchie, Borror, Gonzalez, Thomas) High jump—1—Ritchie, E, 4-10; 2—Pelton, PH, *4-8 Long jump—1—Wirtz, E, *18-93.4; 5—Ava Chadd, M, 16-01/4 Triple jump—5—Pelton, PH, *32-4 Discus—3—Abby Hands, PH, 109-2 Javelin—5—Abby Hands, PH, *105-2; 6—Sebes, M, 103-5 KIOWA CO. BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Kiowa County 96; 2—Medicine Lodge 78; 3—Hodgeman County 55; 4—Spearville 52; 5—Ellinwood 48; 6—St. John 44; 7—South Gray 39; 8—Ingalls 28; 9—Bucklin 26; 10—South Central 23; 11—South Barber 22; 12—Kinsley 13; Macksville 13; 14—Satanta 12; 15—Minneola 8; 16—Pawnee Heights 1 BOYS RESULTS 100m—4—Gomez, M, *11.44 200m—4—Gomez, M, *23.37 400m—4—Simpson, E, 54.86 800m—1—Smith, SJ, 2:05.66; 6—Hernandez, M, 2:27.52 3,200m—3—Pohlman, E, *10:45.35 400m relay—2—St. John, 45.71 (Alpers, Mawhirter, Smith, Reyes); 4—Ellinwood, 45.98 (Schartz, Broyles, Grose, Simpson) 1,600m relay—1—St. John, 3:22.53 (Alpers, Reyes, Mawhirter, Smith); 3—Ellinwood, 3:42.89 (Behnke, Grose, Schartz, Simpson) 3,200m relay—1—St. John, 9:03.01 (Reyes, Barney, Alpers, Smith); 2—Ellinwood, 9:09.85 (Schartz, Pohlman, Behnke, Grose) Long jump—3—SImpson, E, 21-41/4; 6—Grippin, M, 19-01/2 Triple jump—3—Alpers, SJ, 41-8; 4—Grippin, M, 41-33/4 Javelin—6—Holste, PH, 130-10 Pole vault—2—Merritt, E, 13-0; 3—Martinez, E, *11-6
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