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Ellinwood boys win home track meet
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Courtesy Photo LORI FARMER Central Plains Oiler Lauren Oeser wins the javelin (122-23/4) at the Ellinwood Track Invitational.

ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood's Koy Behnke won the 100 meters (10.97), Matthew Cook won the 400 (51.71) and Asher Miller won the 1,600 (4:58.59) to lead the Eagles to first place at Friday's Ellinwood Track Invitational. Behnke was runner-up in the 200 (23.24) and 400 (51.94).

Other runner-up finishes were earned by Bryce Steffan, 300-meter hurdles (46.44); Miller, 3,200 (10:59.64); Cason Merritt, pole vault (10-1); the 400-meter relay (44.78) with Logan Panning, Cook, Merritt and Behnke; and the 1,600-meter relay (3:41.7) with Cook, Miller, Steffan and Panning.

Central Plains Oiler Blaine Hickel placed first in the 200 (23.0) and long jump (19-91/4). 

Runner-up finishes were earned by St. John's Quade Smith, 800 (2:11.18); St. John's 3,200-meter relay (8:58.84) with Jace Reyes, Alan Valenzuela, Braxton Alpers and Smith; and Stafford's Joshua Harter, shot put (42-61/2) and Josh Hildebrand, discus (128-6) and javelin (138-1).

GIRLS EVENTS — St. John's girls swept first place in the 400-meter relay (53.02) with Heidi Fisher, Lydia Reed, Mia Meyer and Reagan Bonner; and the 3,200-meter relay (11:20.05) with Heidi Fisher, Averi Fisher, Bonner and Reed.

Meyer swept the high jump (4-11) and 300-meter hurdles (51.82). Bonner won the triple jump (33-1). Runner-up medals were earned by Reed in the 800 (2:36.11) and the Tigers' 1,600-meter relay (4:29.3) with Bonner, Meyer, Heidi Fisher and Reed.

Ellinwood's Brittany Simpson won the long jump (16-73/4) and 200 meters (28.12). Kennedy Behnke placed second in the 400 (1:04.87).

Central Plains Lauren Oeser won the javelin (122-23/4) and placed second in the shot put (33-63/4). Boston Robison placed runner-up in the pole vault (6-7) and 100-meter hurdles (17.52).

Stafford's Letty Costa was runner-up in the 3,200 (14:00.89).

ELLINWOOD INVITATIONAL

GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Sterling 112; 2—Ashland 94; 3—Ellsworth 93; 4—St. John 75; 5—Ellinwood 66; 6—Skyline 44; 7—Central Plains 40; 8—Stafford 16; 9—Chase 6

GIRLS EVENTS

c100m—1—Cunningham, Ashland, 13.28; 6—Denio, S, 14.24

200m—1—Simpson, E, 28.12; 4—Behnke, E, 29.85; 5—Ward, SJ, 29.96

100m hurdles—1—Haxton, Ellsworth, 17.34; 2—Robison, CP, 17.52

300m hurdles—1—Meyer, SJ, 51.82; 4—Robison, CP, 53.72

400m—1—Kilgore, Sterling, 57.93; 2—Behnke, E, 1:04.87; 3—Heidi Fisher, SJ, 1:05.06; 4—Widener, e, 1:08.08; 6—Rockenbach, SJ, 1:11.59

800m—1—Ekart, Sterling, 2:14.92; 2—Reed, SJ, 2:36.11; 5—Moore, E, 2:52.46

1,600m—1—Ceniceros, Ashland, 5:51.51; 4—Schlessiger,, 6:38.56; 6—Brauer, E, 7:05.33

3,200m—1—Ceniceros, Ashland, 13:10.61; 2—Costa, S, 14:00.89; 5—Brauer, E, 15:13.24

400m relay—1—St. John, 53.02 (H. Fisher, Reed, Meyer, Bonner)

1,600m relay—1—Sterling, 4:15.25; 2—St. John, 4:29.38 (Bonner, Meyer, H. Fisher, Reed); 3—Ellinwood, 4:35.29 (Behnke, Moore, Widener, Simpson)

3,200m relay—1—St. John, 11:20.05 (H. Fisher, Averi Fisher, Bonner, Reed); 3—Ellinwood, 11:48.53 (Moore, Brauer, Schlessiger, Widener)

High jump—1—Meyer, SJ, 4-11; 4—Denio, S, 4-6

Long jump—1—Simpson, E, 16-73/4; 5—Robison, CP, 15-21/2

Triple jump—1—Bonner, SJ, 33-1; 5—Widener, 29-83/4; 6—Moore, E, 27-63/4

Shot put—1—Hanson, Ellsworth, 33-111/4; 2—Oeser, CP, 33-63/4

Discus—1—Milburn, Ashland, 103-91/4; 5—McCloskey, S, 80-41/2; 6—Perez, S, 79-113/4

Javelin—1—Oeser, CP, 122-23/4; 3—Behnke, E, 108-61/2

Pole vault—1—Ward, Ashland, 8-7; 2—Robison, CP, 6-7

ELLINWOOD INVITATIONAL

BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Ellinwood 125; 2—Sterling 122; 3—Ellsworth 82; 4—Skyline 56; 5—Stafford 52; 6—Central Plains 40; 7—St. John 36; 8—Ashland 26; Chase 5

BOYS EVENTS

100m—1—Behnke, E, 10.97; 3—Hickel, CP, 11.19; 5—Sedore, S, 11.91

110m hurdles—1—Wilson, Sterling, 16.0; 4—Dominguez, S, 22.35; 5—Simmons, S, 22.47

200m—1—Hickel, CP, 23.0; 2—Behnke, E, 23.24; 4—Panning, E, 25.0

300m hurdles—1—Farney, Sterling, 43.79; 2—Steffan, E, 46.44; 3—Stratmann, CP, 54.25

400m—1—Cook, E, 51.71; 2—Behnke, E, 51.94; 3—Panning, E, 52.9

800m—1—Smith, SJ, 2:11.18; 5—Sunderland, E, 2:30.08; 6—Hayes, E, 2:30.59

1,600m—1—Miller, E, 4:58.59; 3—Smith, SJ, 5:18.09

3,200m—1—Parish, Sterling, 10:20.43; 2—Miller, E, 10:59.64; 5—Julian, S, 11:59.75

400m relay—1—Ellsworth, 44.55; 2—Ellinwood, 44.78 (Panning, Cook, Merritt, Behnke); 5—Central Plains, 48.18 (Heredia, Hickel, Stratmann, Rogers); 6—Stafford, 48.38 (Minks, Brozek, Kerschenske, Sedore)

1,600m relay—1—Ellsworth, 3:38.41; 2—Ellinwood, 3:41.7 (Cook, Miller, Steffan, Panning); 3—St. John, 3:43.88 (Reyes, Valenzuela, Alpers, Smith); 5—Stafford, 4:00.75 (Hildebrand, Minks, Julian, Nickelson)

3,200m relay—1—Sterling, 8:58.46; 2—St. John, 8:58.84 (Reyes, Valenzuela, Alpers, Smith); 3—Ellinwood, 9:10.83 (Sunderland, Miller, Steffan, Cook)

High jump—1—Wilson, Sterling, 5-10; 3—Simmons, S, 5-0; 5—Brozek, S, 4-6; 6—Baird, S, 4-6

Long jump—1—Hickel, CP, 19-91/4; 4—Minks, S, 18-51/4

Triple jump—1—Carasco, P, 41-51/2; 3—Alpers, SJ, 38-111/4; 5—Steffan, E, 37-71/4

Shot put—1—Beagley, Sterling, 45-11/4; 2—Harter, S, 42-61/2; 3—Mason, E, 39-31/2

Discus—1—Aroz-Mena, Ashland, 132-9; 2—Hildebrand, S, 128-6; 5—Harter, S, 116-5

Javelin—1—Harris, Ashland, 143-101/4; 2—Hildebrand, S, 138-1; 3—Demel, CP, 134-11/2; 5—Brauer, E, 131-41/2

Pole vault—1—Wilson, Sterling, 10-7; 2—Merritt, E, 10-1; 3—Hayes,, 8-1; 4—Martinez, E, 7-1