Highland JH Track

Highland junior high girls’ and boys’ opened their 2010 track season with a meet at Lone Tree April 6. The girls’ placed fifth earning five first place medals. The 4×800 relay came in first with the team of Jordan Rath, Katlin Hora, Chelsey Lampe and Samantha Dutton in a time of 11:44. The 1600 Medley team of Bridgett Murphy, Taylor Edwards, Rath and Dutton timed out at 5:16.50. Hora also took first in the 1500 Run and the 800 Run. At the 4×400 team of Murphy, Emily Wieland, Rath and Dutton finished at the top in 5:02.63.
Chelsey Lampe also brought in a second place finish in the 1500 Run with a time of 6:20.31, and the 800 at 3:06.02.
Head Coach Jody Fink said, “For the first meet of the year both groups ran well. We have very good numbers this year and look for some very good efforts as the season continues on.”
The Highland boys’s finished in fifth place with a score of 42. The 4×800 relay team of Chard Sharkey, Zach Kleopfer, Blake Cottrell and Jacob Wilson finished second with a time of 11:48.
“The kids have been working hard and we see improvement in practice every day. Many of these kids had never ran a track meet before so their efforts are commended,” said coach Fink.
Girls’ stats: 4×800 (Rath, Hora, Lampe, Dutton) 11:44, 1st; 1600 Medley (Bridgett Murphy, Taylor Edwards, Rath, Dutton) 5:16.50. 1st; 1500 Run - Lampe 6:20.31, 2nd; Hora 6:12, 1st. 800 m Run - Hora 2:59.58, 1st; Lampe 3:06.02, 2nd; 4×400 Relay - Murphy, Emily Wieland, Rath, Dutton 5:02.63, 1st. Shuttle Hurdle - Cheyenne Neal, Kalicia Miller, Lindasy Cavin, Wieland 1:13.23, 4th; 4×200 Relay - Wieland, Morgan Craig, Cavin, Anna Walker 2:20.60, 4th. 400 m - Cavin 32.73. 5th; Kaitlin Chalupa 32.01, 4th. 200 Hurdles - Neal 37.44, 5th. 4×100 Relay - Neal, Amber Bean, Katie Springer, Miller 1:07.44, 5th.
Girls’ Team results: 1) L-M 102, 2) Keota 100, 3) WACO 93, 4) Lone Tree 91, 5) Highland 80, 6) New London 58.
Boys’ stats: 4×800 Relay - Sharkey, Kleopfer, Cottrell, Wilson 11:48, 2nd. 400 m Dash - DJ Gerdes 1:13.06, 3rd. 4×200 Relay - Keegan Hall, Bryan Garcia, Michael Hefner, Dillon Embree 2:08.46, 3rd. 1600 Run - Evan Mahler 6:16.28, 3rd; Jacob Wilson 6:39.65, 5th. 800 Run - Sharkey 2:42.91, 3rd; Mahler 2:37.50, 5th. Shot Put - Gregory Barber 30’9.25”, 4th. 4×400 Relay - Kleopfer, Wilson, Dillon Embree, Garcia 4:55, 4th. 800 Medley - Morgan McAtee, Trayton Paisley, Hall, Tanner Vohnamme 2:17.11, 5th.
Boys’ Team results: 1) WACO 108, 2) L-M 96, 3) Lone Tree 96, 4) Keota 78, 5) Highland 42, 6) New London 42.