Tigers 4x8m relay, Hillsboro’s Goolsby win FAC championships on Day 1
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
On Tuesday, the McClain Tigers and Hillsboro Indians earned several track and field championships on Day 1 of the 2018 Frontier Athletic Conference Championships held in Washington C.H.
For Hillsboro, senior Austin Goolsby won the pole vault event with a vault of 14-06.00 and the long jump event with a distance of 21-05.00.
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The Tigers’ 4x800-meter relay team of Gabriele Chiossi, Nathan Ernst, Reece Schluep and Trevor Newkirk won the conference race with a time of 8:33.01.
Also for the Indians, in the finals of the discus event, Draven Stodgel was third in the FAC at 129-01, followed by McClain’s Jordan Pearson (127-02) in fourth place. In fifth was Kole Maynard of Hillsboro at 125-06, and in eighth was McClain’s Camden Yates (110-04).
In fourth place of the 4x800m relay was Hillsboro’s team of Brian Shanahan, Jeremy Kemper, Johnny Hatfield and Nathan Spencer with a time of 9:21.60.
The pole vault event also saw Hillsboro gain second place with Mark Gallimore finishing with a height of 13-00.0, followed by Quentin Smith of McClain at 9-06.00 and Kyler Trefz in eighth place for McClain at 9-00.00.
In the long jump finals, McClain’s Riley Moon was sixth at 18-03.00, and in eighth place was Logan Hester of Hillsboro at 18-01.00.
For the girls events that were finals, Maddy Crawford of McClain was third in the high jump at 4-06.00, followed by Cierra Lively of Hillsboro at 4-06.00 for fourth place. In fifth place was Emma Hess of Hillsboro with a height of 4-06.00, and in eighth place was McClain’s Maddy Stapleton at 4.04.00.
Hillsboro girls’ 4x800m relay was in third place with the team of Sami Blair, Jaeleigh Hart, Sydney Lanning and Molly McCreary having a time of 11:02.19. In sixth place was the McClain team of Ashley Hardesty, Rachel Clark, Natalie Cunningham and Sarah Free with a time of 12:16.46.
The girls shot put final saw McClain’s Hunter Scott place fifth at 30-08.00, followed by Kelsey Burns Burns in seventh at 28-04.00, Kailey Dietrick (HHS) in eighth place at 28-01 and Hannah Smith (MHS) in ninth at 28-00.
Day 2 of the FAC Championships will be held Thursday, May 10 with the field events at 4:30 p.m. and track events at 5 p.m.
For complete preliminary results from Day 1, click here.
For Hillsboro, senior Austin Goolsby won the pole vault event with a vault of 14-06.00 and the long jump event with a distance of 21-05.00.
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The Tigers’ 4x800-meter relay team of Gabriele Chiossi, Nathan Ernst, Reece Schluep and Trevor Newkirk won the conference race with a time of 8:33.01.
Also for the Indians, in the finals of the discus event, Draven Stodgel was third in the FAC at 129-01, followed by McClain’s Jordan Pearson (127-02) in fourth place. In fifth was Kole Maynard of Hillsboro at 125-06, and in eighth was McClain’s Camden Yates (110-04).
In fourth place of the 4x800m relay was Hillsboro’s team of Brian Shanahan, Jeremy Kemper, Johnny Hatfield and Nathan Spencer with a time of 9:21.60.
The pole vault event also saw Hillsboro gain second place with Mark Gallimore finishing with a height of 13-00.0, followed by Quentin Smith of McClain at 9-06.00 and Kyler Trefz in eighth place for McClain at 9-00.00.
In the long jump finals, McClain’s Riley Moon was sixth at 18-03.00, and in eighth place was Logan Hester of Hillsboro at 18-01.00.
For the girls events that were finals, Maddy Crawford of McClain was third in the high jump at 4-06.00, followed by Cierra Lively of Hillsboro at 4-06.00 for fourth place. In fifth place was Emma Hess of Hillsboro with a height of 4-06.00, and in eighth place was McClain’s Maddy Stapleton at 4.04.00.
Hillsboro girls’ 4x800m relay was in third place with the team of Sami Blair, Jaeleigh Hart, Sydney Lanning and Molly McCreary having a time of 11:02.19. In sixth place was the McClain team of Ashley Hardesty, Rachel Clark, Natalie Cunningham and Sarah Free with a time of 12:16.46.
The girls shot put final saw McClain’s Hunter Scott place fifth at 30-08.00, followed by Kelsey Burns Burns in seventh at 28-04.00, Kailey Dietrick (HHS) in eighth place at 28-01 and Hannah Smith (MHS) in ninth at 28-00.
Day 2 of the FAC Championships will be held Thursday, May 10 with the field events at 4:30 p.m. and track events at 5 p.m.
For complete preliminary results from Day 1, click here.