Goessel boys second, girls third
By DELBERT PETERS
Correspondent
In a track meet held April 3 at Bluestem High School, five teams squared off against each other: Goessel and Fairfield, two 1A schools, and three 3A schools; Halstead, Hesston, and Bluestem.
When the running, jumping, and throwing was over, Goessel's boys racked up enough points to place second overall, behind Hesston and ahead of Halstead. And the girls tied for third place, behind Hesston and Halstead.
The highlight of a meet filled with strong early season performances was Garrett Hiebert breaking his own school record in the javelin with a throw of 198-8. Hiebert also won the triple jump and 400m dash.
Sheldon Goerzen won the 100m hurdles and placed third in the 300m hurdles, a race won by teammate Craig Banman.
Goessel's relay teams also ran well, winning the 4x100 and the 4x400, and placing second in the 4x800.
In girls' competition, Kylee Nikkel was second in shot put, and strong performances from three freshmen girls helped the team accumulate points.
Aspen Frey brought home two silver medals in the high jump and the 1600 meter run. Kristen Hoffman scored points with a second place in the 3200m run, and fourth in the 300m hurdles.
Sara Bowman finished in fifth place in the 800m. The 4x400 relay team was third and 4x800 relay team finished fourth.
Girls
Team scores — Hesston 143, Halstead 121, Goessel 36, Fairfield 36, Bluestem 24.
800m — 5. Sara Bowman 3:06.59,
1600m — 2. Aspen Frey 6:00.93,
3200m — 2. Kristen Hoffman 14:03.50,
300m Hurdles — 4. K, Hoffman 59.06,
4X400 Relay — 3. Goessel 4:57.13,
4X800 Relay — 4. Goessel 12:26.40,
High Jump — 2. A, Frey 4-6,
Shot Put — 2. Kylee Nikkel 30-1.
Boys
Team scores — Hesston 124 1/2, Goessel 90, Halstead 88 1/2, Fairfield 38, Bluestem 11.
100 m dash — 3. Brett Goerzen 11.50.
200m — 5. Cameron Stultz 26.00.
400m — 1. Garrett Hiebert 54.75.
800m — 3. Martin Koppitz 2:24.00. 4. Austin Unruh 2:24.01.
1600m — 5. Kendall Voth 6:00.12.
100m Hurdles — 1. Sheldon Goerzen 15.39.
300m Hurdles — 1. Craig Banman 43.88; 3. S Goerzen 45.69; 4. Weston Hiebert 46.25.
4X100 Relay — 1. Goessel 45.77.
4X400 Relay — 1. Goessel 3:42.69.
4X800 Relay — 2. Goessel 10:16.60.
Javelin 1. G Hiebert 198-8 (School record).
Long Jump — 2. B. Goerzen 19-1 1/4; 5. Anthony Esau 17-11 1/4.
Triple Jump — 1. G. Hiebert 41-9 1/4; 4. A. Esau 34-6 1/4; 5. W. Hiebert 34-6.
