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Great Bend hurdler sweeps two events
Emilia Diaz

JUNCTION CITY — Double hurdles winner MaKenzie Premer led the Great Bend Panthers to a 1,600-meter relay victory at Thursday's Junction City Track Invitational. Premer swept the 100-meter hurdles (16.65) and 300-meter hurdles (48.9). She teamed with Eliana Beckham, Sadie Spray and Valarie Luna to a first-place 1,700-meter relay (4:19.89). 

Panther Emilia Diaz won the 1,600 (5:43.24) and Lexi Deines captured the pole vault (8-0). Other runner-up finishes were earned by Olivia Rugan, 800 (2:39.02); Sadie Spray, 300 hurdles (50.55); Candice Smith, triple jump (34-2); and the 3,200-meter quartet of Beckham, Emma Loomis, Hannah Loomis and Rugan (10:35.67) 

Manhattan (150) edged Great Bend (143) for the team title.

Great Bend's Kaiden Esfeld captured the 3,200 (10:10.35) and placed runner-up in the 1,600 (4:32.91). Jaime Arellanes placed runner-up in the 800 (2:10.73). Madison Regehr placed runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles (18.01).

Manhattan (221.5) won the boys team title. Great Bend (55) placed fourth.

JUNCTION CITY INVITATIONAL

GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Manhattan 150; 2—Great Bend 143; 3—Hutchinson 91; 4—Junction City 57; 5—Salina Central 44; 6—Salina South 43; 7—Tonganoxie 26

GIRLS EVENTS

100m—1—Larson, Man, 13.05; 4—Luna, GB, 13.55

200m—1—Shepard, Tonganoxie, 27.47; 4—Luna, GB, 28.47

400m—1—Loub, Man, 1:04.36; 3—Beckham, GB, 1:04.83

800m—1—Gaul, Man, 2:36.14; 2—Rugan, GB, 2:39.02

1,600m—1—Diaz, GB, 5:43.24

3,200m—1—Keeley, Man, 11:45.83; 3—Diaz, GB, 12:39.24; 6—Nicholson, GB, 12:58.71

100m hurdles—1—Premer, GB, 16.65; 4—Spray, GB, 18.55

300m hurdles—1—Premer, GB, 48.9; 2—Spray, 50.55

400m relay—1—Hutchinson, 51.11; 4—Great Bend, 54.86 (Nachtigal, Gomez, Kuhlman, Loomis)

1,600m relay—1—Great Bend, 4;19.89 (Beckham, Premer, Spray, Luna)

3,200m relay—1—Manhattan, 10:26.31; 2—Great Bend, 10:35.67 (Beckham, Loomis, Loomis, Rugan)

High jump—1—Cunningham, SC, 5-2; 3—Smith, GB, 4-10; 5—Luna, GB, 4-10

Long jump—1—Schwartz, HH, 17-1; 6—Smith, GB, 15-5

Triple jump—1—Page, HH, 36-10; 2—Smith, GB, 34-2; 4—Premer, GB, 33-8

Shot put—1—Ilalio, Man, 38-6; 4—Warren, GB, 33-6; 6—Duvall, GB, 30-0

Discus—1—Toala, JC, 11-6; 3—Duvall, GB, 97-4; 6—Warren, GB, 90-4

Javelin—1—Glessner, Man, 127-6

Pole vault—1—Deines, GB, 8-0; 4—Kuhlman, GB, 7-0; 5—Ferguson, GB, 6-6

BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Manhattan 221.5; 2—Hutchinson 100; 3—Junction City 76; 4—Great Bend 55; 5—Salina South 51.5; 6—Salina Central 31; 7—Tonganoxie 17

BOYS EVENTS

100m—1—Seamster, HH, 11.3

200m—1—Banks, JC, 24.09

400m—1—Bussey, JC, 52.18

800m—1—Bryant, Man, 2:08.54; 2—Arellanes, GB, 2:10.73

1,600m—1—Harkin, Man, 4:22.33; 2—Esfeld, GB, 4:32.91

3,200m—1—Esfeld, GB, 10:10.35

110m hurdles—1—Hunter, HH, 16.48; 2—Regehr, GB, 18.01

300m hurdles—1—Hunter, HH, 42.48; 3—Regehr, 45.48

400m relay—1—Hutchinson, 43.63

1,600m relay—1—Manhattan, 3:35.46; 4—Great Bend, 3:42.93 (Dominguez, Council, Regehr, Arellanes)

3,200m relay—1—Manhattan, 8:45.86

High jump—1—Malone, Man, 5-8

Long jump—1—Jones, Man, 22-81/2

Triple jump—1—Moran, Man, 43-31/2; 4—Dominguez, GB, 41-71/2

Shot put—1—O'Connell, Man, 59-0

Discus—1—Gruber, Man, 147-1

Javelin—1—Moran, Man, 156-4; 3—Mathew Moeder, GB, 123-10

Pole vault—1—Pammieri, Man, 10-6; 6—Ruiz, GB, 8-0