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Jayhawks lack quantity, win two titles with quality

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Written by David Wolman

Friday, 17 April 2009 08:00

The Jayhawk-Linn boys’ and girls’ track and field teams continue to show how their quality makes up for their lack of depth.

Despite bringing a total of 27 athletes, the Jayhawks won both team titles Tuesday at the Pleasanton Invitational. The Jayhawk boys, with 119 points, defeated runner-up Central Heights, with 109 points. The Jayhawk girls had a little more separation, defeating runner-up Christ Prep by 30 points.

Steven Mann dominated in the triple jump, soaring to a winning jump of 45 feet, more than 7 feet ahead of his nearest competitor. He also won the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 11 inches, and the 100-meter dash in 11.57 seconds. Teammate Matt Hardman was second in the long jump.

Briar Snyder continued his domination in the hurdles, winning the 110-meter hurdles in 15.33 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 41.34 seconds.

Snyder teamed with Ryan Sutherland, Dylon Thyer and Terry Baker to win the 4x400 relay in 3:35.06.

Sutherland also won the 400 dash in 54.59 seconds. Baker finished just behind Sutherland in second at 56.09 seconds.
Cassie Rockers won the triple jump (32-10) and was second in the 100-meter dash (13.88). Taylor Dawson won the long jump (16-1.5) and finished second in the 400 dash (1:03.55).

The girls’ 4x100 relay of Rockers, Dawson, Chelsea Beckman and Meriel Long won in 52.46 seconds.

Prairie View’s Keli Rauber won the 1,600 run in 6:02.42. She also placed second in the 3,200 run in 13:34.79.

Madison Holland struck gold in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 8 feet.

The Buffalos also had a strong showing in the relays.

The girls’ 4x100 and 4x400 relays placed second in 55.33 seconds and 4:33.63, respectively.

The boys’ 4x800 relay was second in 9:08. The 4x100 relay was second and the 4x400 relay was fourth.

Taylor Brown edged Christ Prep’s Joshua Gillet in a neck-and-neck battle at the finish line in the 800 run. Brown won in 2:09.78, and Gillet was second in 2:09.93.

Michael Fraser finished second in the 1,600 run in 5:03.70.

The Prairie View girls, with 58 points, finished fourth in the team standings. The Prairie View boys, with 53 points, placed sixth.

Central Heights dominated in the throwing events.

Marissa Cox won the discus with a throw of 121-11, more than 25 feet further than the closest competitor. She also placed second in the shot put with a throw of 36-9.5.

The Viking girls recorded three of the top six finishes in the shot put. Kayla Schwab won with a throw of 37-10. Malissa Carey was sixth.

Monica Wuertz, Alicia Croci and Jessica Snyder made their mark in the javelin. Wuertz won the event with a throw of 121-2. Croci was third and Snyder sixth.

Like the girls, the Viking boys won all three throwing events.

Travis Venniro, Russell Hampton and Tyler Conus crowded the top of the leader board in the shot put. Venniro won with a throw of 45-8.5. Hampton was second and Conus third.

Hampton won the discus (139-4) and Austin Davis the javelin (162-7).

Throwing events weren’t the only ones where the Vikings experienced success.

Ethan Van Zant won by a finger nail in the 3,200 run. He finished in 11:02.74, barely ahead of his Marmaton Valley opponent, who finished in 11:02.79. The girls 4x100 and 4x800 relays placed third.

Brock Rickerson won the pole vault.

The Central Heights girls garnered 94.5 points and placed third.

The Pleasanton boys’ 4x100 relay ran to gold in 45.72 seconds. Skyler Martin was second in the discus. David Sowards was second in the pole vault. Daniel Streeter was third in the 800 run. Dakota Kein was third in the 100 dash.

Rachel Richmond tied for third in the high jump and was fourth in the 400 dash. Cheyanne Reynolds was fifth in the javelin and Kim Robinson sixth in the discus.

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