JUNCTION CITY — Great Bend’s girls, the reigning 5A state runner-up, captured the Junction City Track Invitational with 152 points with Manhattan (116) placing runner-up.
The defending state champion 1,600-meter relay (4:14.79) placed first with Eliana Beckham, Makenzie Premer, Sadie Spray and Kara Feist. The 400-meter relay (53.14)placed runner-up with Valarie Luna, Feist, Spray and Premer. The 3,200-meter relay (10:57.70) with Cassie Ellegood, Kate Welcher, Beckwith and Beckham.
"The 4-by-4 we competed well. The 4-by-1 we didn't have the best 'sticks,' " said Great Bend coach Lyles Lashley. "The 4-by-8 we didn't finish as well as I'd like to see. We've got room for improvement."
Spray (5-2) edged teammate Luna (5-2) for first in the high jump.
"Those girls cleared jumping 5-2 in a 40-mile per hour wind was impressive," Lashley said.
Beckham won the 800 (2:35.29). Welcher placed third (2:45.40) and Ellegood fourth (2:46.24).
"They competed well. We weren't worried about times," Lashley said. "You never get back what you give away against the wind."
Kyndall Blessing won the javelin and Miya Nachtigal placed fifth (100-7). Blessing finished fifth in the shot (32-31/4).
Addy Nicholson placed third in the 1,600 (6:04.13) and placed third in the 3,200 (12:42.73).
Premer was runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles (16.38) and Hailey Peterson placed sixth (18.41). Runner-up Spray ran (48.79) in the 300-hurdles and Premer (49.9) placed third.
PANTHER BOYS – Panther Madison Regehr, a Cloud County signee, won the 110-meter hurdles (15.78) and 300-meter hurdles (41.27). He ran on the runner-up 1,600-meter relay (3:32.83) with Oliver Dominquez, Kaiden Esfeld and Maddox Spray.
"Madison's hard work has paid off," Lashley said. "Madison has a great day."
Oliver Dominguez won the triple jump (42-91/2).
"It was nice to see Dominguez win jumping into a cross-headwind," Lashley said. "It was impressive."
Esfeld placed runner-up in the 800 (2:06.27) and 1,600 (4:45.99).
Cayden Scheuerman placed runner-up in the 100 (11.01) and fourth in the 200 (22.83). Ramiro Rocho placed fourth in the 400 (56.61).
Mathew Moeder won the javelin (164-5) and Matthew Johnson finished fourth (124-6). Moeder placed sixth in the shot put (43-11/2).
"Mathew threw with a new javelin and that's a good start for him," Lashley said.
Scheuerman (20-0) placed fourth in the long jump.
Manhattan scoring 175 points, and Great Bend finishing second with 114.5 points
JUNCTION CITY INVITATIONAL
GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Great Bend 152; 2—Manhattan 116.5; 3—Junction City 104.5; 4—Hutchinson 85; 5—Salina Central 74; 6—Salina South 69; 7—Tonganoxie 32
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PANTHER GIRLS RESULTS
100m–4–Luna, 12.81
100m hurdles–2–Premer, 16.38; 6–Peterson, 18.41
200m—7—Kara Feist, 28.38
300m hurdles–2–Spray, 48.79; 3–Premer, 49.9; 7—Peterson, 54.62
400m–4–Gomez, 1:09.15; 7—Bullard, 1:10.96
800m–1–Beckham, 2:35.29; 3–Welcher, 2:45.4; 4–Ellegood, 2:46.24
1,600m–3–Nicholson, 6:04.13
3,200m–3–Nicholson, 12:42.73; 5–Beckwith, 13:06.59
400m relay–2–Great Bend, 53.14 (Luna, Feist, Spray, Premer)
1,600m relay–1–Great Bend, 4:14.79 (Beckham, Premer, Spray, Feist)
3,200m relay–2–Great Bend, 10:57.7 (Ellegood, Welcher, Beckwith, Beckham)
High jump–1–Spray, 5-2; 2–Luna, 5-2; 4–Ellegood, 5-0
Triple jump–6–Harbaugh, 30-51/2
Shot put–5–Blessing, 32-81/4
Discus–6–Duvall, 97-6; 8—Hofflinger, 94-10
Javelin–1–Blessing, 127-1; 5–Miya Nachtigal, 100-7
JUNCTION CITY INVITATIONAL
BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Manhattan 175; 2—Great Bend 114.5; 3—Salina Central 105; 4—Hutchinson 87; 5—Tonganoxie 67.5; 6—Junction City 67; 7—Salina South 32
PANTHER BOYS RESULTS
100m–3–Scheuerman, 11.01
100m hurdles–1–Rehegr, 15.78; 7—Hall, 18.26
200m–4–Scheuerman, 22.83
300m hurdles–1–Regehr, 41.27
400m–3–Rocho, 56.51; 6—Moore, 58.17
800m–2–Esfeld, 2:06.27; 8—Galindo, 2:16.68
1,600m–3–Esfeld, 4:45.99
400m relay–4–Great Bend, 46.08 (Council, Regehr, Dominquez, Scheuerman)
1,600m relay–2–Great Bend, 3:32.83 (Dominquez, Esfeld, Spray, Regehr)
3,200m relay–4–Great Bend, 9:15.75 (Galindo, Rocho, Moore, Enriquez)
High jump–5–Spray, 5-4
Long jump–4–Scheuerman, 20-0
Triple jump–1–Dominguez, 42-41/2
Shot put–6–Moeder, 42-11/2
Discus—8—Nieto, 112-0
Javelin–1–Moeder, 164-5; 4–Johnson, 124-6
