Track Teams Open at RCHS Invitational
The high school track teams opened competition on Thursday, April 5, at the Rawlins County Invitational in Atwood. Eight teams competed in the meet. The Indians placed 2nd in the team standings; the Lady Indians placed 8th. Several athletes did not participate in the meet due to a conflict with the Music Recital. St. Francis athletes winning events included Jordan Raby, Wyatt Hackler, Tate Busse, Trayton Doyle, Dalton Straub, Richard Johnson, the boys 4 X 100 relay, and the boys 4 X 400 relay.
Boys Division
St. Francis placed 2nd in the boys division with 170 team points. Oakley narrowly won the meet scoring 172. Wallace County placed 3rd with 80 points. The remaining boys teams placed in the following order: 4th - Quinter 34, 5th - Decatur Community 27, 6th - Cheylin 23, 7th - Rawlins County 21, and 8th Hitchcock County 14.
Indians placing in the meet are listed below.
Shadryon Blanka - 4th in pole vault (10' 0")
Tate Busse - 1st in 400 m (51.54)
Garin Cooper - 4th in triple jump (38' 7")
Brady Dinkel - 3rd in 800 m (2:12.72)
Trayton Doyle - 1st in shot put (42' 1.5"), 3rd in discus (121' 9")
Seth Grice - 5th in 300 m hurdles (58.89)
Wyatt Hackler - 1st in 200 m (23.56); 2nd in 100 m (11.41)
Richard Johnson - 1st in pole vault (12' 0"), 3rd in triple jump (38' 2")
Adam Krien - 6th in 100 m (12.25)
K.C. Krien - 2nd in 800 m (2:10.57)
Tiernan Poling - 2nd in pole vault (11' 6"), 3rd in triple jump (41' 0.5")
Jordan Raby - 1st in 100 m (11.41)
Dalton Straub - 1st in javelin (160' 0"), 3rd in long jump (19' 1")
Keigan Taylor - 6th in 200 m (27.19)
Kobe Tice - 6th in pole vault (9' 6")
Aaron White - 5th in 3200 m (13:23.96)
4 X 100 relay - 1st (45.53) Dalton Straub, Jordan Raby, Adam Krien, Wyatt Hackler
4 X 100 relay - 3rd (49.15) Blake Utsler, K.C. Krien, Jesse Baxter, and Trayton Doyle
4 X 400 relay - 1st (3:36.34) Jordan Raby, Wyatt Hackler, Adam Krien, and Tate Busse
4 X 400 relay - 3rd (4:01.57) Brady Dinkel, Shadryon Blanka, K.C. Krien, and Garin Cooper
4 X 800 relay - 4th (11:42.41) Jaron Berig, Seth Grice, Aaron White, and Brady Schoenrogge
Girls Division
Oakley won the girls division scoring 99.5 team points. Rawlins County placed second with 92 and Wallace County 3rd with 90. The rest of the field finished in the following order: 4th- Hitchcock County 81, 5th - Decatur Community 73.5, 6th - Quinter 45, 7th - Cheylin 38, and 8th St. Francis 35.
Lady Indians placing in the meet are listed below.
Reagan Beims - 6th in triple jump (29' 7.5")
Emma Johnson - 4th in 800 m (2:50.24)
Lindsey Johnson - 5th in 100 m (14.15), 5th in 400 m (1:12.28)
Taighe Weeter - 2nd in 800 m (2:40.37), 3rd in triple jump (30' 6.75")
Kattie Wurm - 5th in 800 m (2:50.93)
4 X 100 relay - 4th (57.10) Lindsey Johnson, Madison Tice, Lauren Johnson, and Kattie Wurm
4 X 400 relay - 3rd (4:48.60) Joslyn Ketzner, Madison Tice, Kattie Wurn, and Lindsey Johnson
The track teams will compete in the Triplains Invitational on Tuesday, April 10th, in Colby.
