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Panther runner wins two events
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Kerby Depenbusch

HUTCHINSON — Great Bend’s top runner Kerby Depenbusch swept the 1,600 (4:26.46) and 3,200 meters (9:52.87) at Friday’s Hutchinson High Track Invitational. Depenbusch bettered his state-time of 4:27.98, which placed seventh in Class 5A last year. He finished sixth in the 3,200 with a time of 9:45.78 last year.
Great Bend’s other champions were sprinter LaCora Bryant, who captured the 100 meters (12.1); and discus thrower Kate Warren (134-5). Bryant also finished third in the 200 (26.11). Warren placed fifth in the shot put (33-9).
The Panthers’ 3,200-meter girls relay finished runner-up (10;11.76) with Baleigh Fry, Karen razo, Paloma Sandoval and McKenna Esfeld competing.
HUTCHINSON INVITATIONAL
BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Hutchinson 105; 2—Garden City 91; 3—Liberal 81; 4—Dodge City 73; 5—Maize High 57; 6—Wichita SE 42; 7—Wichita East 37; 8—Great Bend 30; 9—Wichita NW 25; 10—Wichita Carroll 17
100—1—McGee, WSE, 10.8; 17—Nick Reed, 11.8
110 hurdles—1—Johnson, HHS, 14.11
200—1—McGee, WSE, 22.07; 14—Reed, 23.85
300 hurdles—1—Mullens, Liberal, 39.06
400—1—Torres, Liberal, 50.12; 20—Deontre Hardiman, 56.82; 25—Eddie Beach, 1:00.46
800—1—Luft, DC, 1:59.26; 4—Eric Vazquez, 2:03.51; 6—Mason YellowWolf, 2:03.68; 14—Connor Griffith, 2:09.29
1,600—1—Kerby Depenbusch, GB, 4:26.46; 4—Vaquez, 4:31.62; 9—Griffith, 4:42.13
3,200—1—Depenbusch, GB, 9:52.87;
400 relay—1—Wichita East, 43.39
1,600 relay—1—Liberal, 3:25.55; 6—Great Bend, 3:39.67 (YellowWolf, Vazquez, Brown, Reed)
3,200 relay—1—Garden City, 8:12.56
High jump—1—Norman, HHS, 6-2
Long jump—1—Eatmon, Liberal, 22-71/2; 8—Bryce Brown, 19-4
Triple jump—1—Bolton, WSE, 43-4
Shot put—1—Swenson, Maize, 55-1; 13—Jacob Murray, 39-101/2; 17—Kody Schroeder, 35-81/2; 22—Trevor Fehr, 34-8
Discus—1—Swenson, Maize, 173-11; 14—Schroeder, 103-7; 20—Fehr, 87-10; 21—Valentine Delgadillo, 82-9
Javelin—1—Murrison, GC, 164-91/2; 7—Murray, 133-11
Pole vault—1—Huerta, GC, 15-0; 12—Braxton Schooler, 11-0

HUTCHINSON INVITATIONAL
GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Hutchinson 99; 2—Garden City 77; 3—Wichita East 70; 4—Maize High 69; 5—Wichita SE 66; 6—Liberal 56; 7—Great Bend 42; 8—Dodge City 36; 9—Wichita Carroll 30; 10—Wichita NW 14
100—1—LaCora Bryant, GB, 12.1
110 hurdles—1—Wren, HHS, 15.59
200—1— 1—Mosley, WSE, 24.8; 3—Bryant, 26.11
300 hurdles—1—Savolt, GC, 49.09; 13—McKenna Esfeld, 53.88
400—1—Mosley, WSE, 56.18
800—1—Wright, HHS, 2:29.71; 4—Baleigh Fry, 2:36.09; 8—Paloma Sandoval, 2:40.88
1,600—1—Slatten, Liberal, 5:29.53; 5—Karen Razo, 5:45.23
3,200—1—Slatten, Liberal, 11:58.65
400 relay—1—Wichita SE, 49.02
1,600 relay—1—Hutchinson, 4:06.29; 7—Great Bend, 4:27.23 (Fry, Esfeld, Sandoval, Fry)
3,200 relay—1—Liberal, 10:06.91; 2—Great Bend, 10:11.76 (Fry, Razo, Sandoval, Esfeld)
High jump—1—Arnold, WNW, 5-4; 8—Jaclynn Schroeder, 4-6
Long jump—1—Crosby, WSE, 18-21/2; 15—Schroeder, 14-4
Triple jump—1—Savolt, GC, 36-21/2
Discus—1—Kate Warren, GB, 134-5
Shot put—1—Same, WEast, 43-11; 5—Warren, 33-9
Javelin—1—Miller, WCarroll, 123-7
Pole vault—1—Magby, Maize, 10-6