Panther girls sweep two relays

JUNCTION CITY – Great Bend’s girls distance relays captured first place in the 1,600-meter relay and 3,200-meter relay at Thursday’s Junction City Track Invitational.

Great Bend’s 1,600-meter relay (4:20.14) won by 10 seconds with Sadie Spray, Eliana Beckham, Reese Bullard and Kara Feist. The 3,200-meter relay (10:18.88) of Beckham, Bullard, Morgan Beckwith and Addy Nicholson placed first by 21 seconds.

The Panthers (1081/2) placed fourth behind Salina Central (1281/2) and Manhattan (1211/2).

Panther Macy Nachtigal won the javelin gold medal (122-9).

Spray placed second in the 300-meter hurdles (51.03) and second in the high jump (5-0).

Bullard placed third in the 400 (1:02.85).

Beckham placed runner-up (2:27.54) in the 800 meters.

PANTHER BOYS – Panther freshman Cooper Ohnmacht debuted with a first-place finish in the triple jump (43-3).

Ismael Ramirez enjoyed a strong day with a third-place in the 3,200 (10:37.75) and a fifth place in the 1,600 (4:46.53).

Matthew Johnson placed third in the javelin (150-9).

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PANTHER GIRLS RESULTS

300m hurdles—2—Spray, 51.03

400m—3—Bullard, 1:02.85

800m—2—Beckham, 2:27.54; 5—Welcher, 2:37.7; 6—Smith, 2:40.17

1,600m—5—Smith, 5:40.22; 6—Boone, 5:40.38

3,200m—4—Boone, 12:23.7; 5—Beckwith, 12:37.8

1,600m relay—1—Great Bend, 4:20.14 (Spray, Beckham, Bullard, Feist)

3,200m relay—1—Great Bend, 10:18.88 (Beckham, Bullard, Beckwith, Nicholson)

High jump—2—Spray, 5-0; 6-Ellegood, 4-10

Triple jump—4—Ellegood, 32-101/4; 6—Feist, 32-21/2

Javelin—1—Nachtigal, 122-9; 4—Hofflinger, 104-2

Pole vault—6—McMullen, 7-6

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PANTHER BOYS

1,600m—5—Ramirez, 4:46.53; 6—Stroup, 4:52.76

3,200m—3—Ramirez, 10:37.75; 6—Stroup, 10:53.86

1,600m relay—4—Great Bend, 3:40.52

Triple jump—1—Ohnmacht, 43-3

Javelin—3—Johnson, 150-9