Indians Win NWKL Championship
Lady Indians 6th
On Thursday, May 10, the St. Francis Indians showed their track and field prowess by dominating the Northwest Kansas League Track and Field Meet held in St. Francis. The Indians scored 209 team points to more than double the nearest competitor. The Lady Indians earned 55 team points to place sixth in the womens division.
St. Francis had several athletes win first place in individual events. In the mens division, Indians winning first place included: Wyatt Hackler (100 meters), Jordan Raby (200 meters, 400 meters), Tate Busse (800 meters), Cody Baxter (300 meter hurdles), Trayton Doyle (discus), Richard Johnson (pole vault), Dalton Straub (long jump), and Tiernan Poling (triple jump). The mens 4 X 100 relay, 4 X 400 relay, and 4 X 800 relay all won their events. Hannah Zimbal won the womens 400 meters to earn the only first place finish for the Lady Indians in the meet.
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Mens Division
St. Francis scored 209 team points to easily out-distance second place finisher Dighton. The Hornets totaled 100 team points. Hoxie placed third with 66 points. The remainder of the NWKL teams finished in the following order: 4th - Greeley County 54, 5th - Wallace County 49, 6th - Decatur Community 36, 7th - Rawlins County 25, and 8th - Quinter 13.
Indians placing in the Northwest Kansas League Track Meet are listed below.
Cody Baxter - 1st in 300 meter hurdles (42.88)
Jesse Baxter - 5th in shot put (36' 8"), 6th in discus (109' 11")
Shadryon Blanka - 2nd in triple jump (30' 11.5"), 3rd in pole vault (11' 6")
Tate Busse - 1st in 800 meters (2:03.26)
Trayton Doyle - 1st in discus (131' 10"), 2nd in shot put (41' 11")
Jake Faulkender - 2nd in 3200 meters (11:11.55), 3rd in 1600 meters (5:08.95)
Wyatt Hackler - 1st in 100 meters (11.00), 2nd in long jump (20' 5.75")
Richard Johnson - 1st in pole vault (12' 6"), 3rd in triple jump (39' 4")
Conner Keller - 6th in 110 meter hurdles (24.21)
Adam Krien - 3rd in 200 meters (25.54)
Isaiah Lee - 4th in long jump (18' 10.75")
Luin Norris - 2nd in discus (129' 4")
Nick Paulsen - 6th in javelin (125' 0")
Tiernan Poling - 1st in triple jump (41' 4.5"), 2nd in pole vault (12' 0'")
Jordan Raby - 1st in 200 meters (24.44), 1st in 400 meters (52.28), 2nd in 100 meters (11.11)
Dalton Straub - 1st in long jump (20' 8")
4 X 100 meter relay - 1st (45.73) - Wyatt Hackler, Adam Krien, Dalton Straub, and Tate Busse
4 X 400 meter relay - 1st (3:35.57) - Wyatt Hackler, Brady Dinkel, Adam Krien, and Tate Busse
4 X 800 meter relay - 1st (9:09.20) - K.C. Krien, Brady Dinkel, Jake Faulkender, and Tate Busse
Womens Division
Hoxie won the womens divisions scoring 133.5 team points. Rawlins County placed second with 100 points. The rest of the field finished in the following order: 3rd - Decatur Community 75, 4th - Wallace County 71, 5th - Quinter 67.5, 6th - St. Francis 55, 7th - Greeley County 43, and 8th - Dighton 12.
Lady Indians placing in the NWKL Track Meet are listed below.
Jessica Confer - 5th in discus (99' 1"), 6th in shot put (30' 6")
Emma Johnson - 6th in 800 meters (2:56.35)
Jylian Laten - 4th in long jump (14' 3.25")
Mallery Mills - 5th in 400 meters (1:10.23)
Taighe Weeter - 2nd in 800 meters (2:40.75)
Kattie Wurm - 6th in long jump (13' 11.5")
Hannah Zimbal - 1st in 400 meters (1:03.21), 2nd in 200 meters (29.14)
4 X 100 meter relay - 3rd (55.26) - Lindsey Johnson, Madison Tice, Joslyn Ketzner, and Jylian Laten
4 X 400 meter relay - 4th (4:32.55) - Hannah Zimbal, Madison Tice, Taighe Weeter, and Joslyn Ketzner
4 X 800 meter relay - 2nd (11:09.76) - Hannah Zimbal, Taighe Weeter, Emma Johnson, and Kattie Wurm
The track teams will compete in the Regional Track and Field Meet in Smith Center on Friday, May 18.
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