Goessel High School sends 10 to state track meet years ago
The Goessel Bluebird track team had a lot to cheer about at the Class 1A Regional at Burlington last Friday as they will be sending seven girls and three boys to the state track meet in Wichita this weekend. Five boys' events and five girls' events qualified, and the boys scored 40 points for a top five finish out of the 28 Class 1A schools there.
"It was a terrific day for the handful of kids we brought to regional," said coach Brian Stucky. "We sent three kids to state with three first places before we even had time to turn around, and it just kept going from there."
Goessel's first places were Melinda Stucky in high jump, 5'1"; Ben Goering in pole vault, 12'6"; and Jeremy Voth in high hurdles, 16.1. Second places went to Daniel Silbereisen in the 1600-meter run, 4:45, and Jeremy Voth in the 300-meter hurdles, 44.4.
The girls 4x100-meter relay team of Lindsey Unruh, Ashley Soyez, Katie Schroeder, and Candice Bailey took third place. For the first time this year, all fourth places qualified for state as Wichita State University added an eighth lane on their track.
Goessel's fourth places went to Daniel Silbereisen in the 3200-meter run, Lindsey Unruh in the 400-meter dash, Katie Schroeder in 300-meter hurdles, and the girls' 4x400-meter relay of Katie Schroeder, Darla Funk, Ashley Soyez, and Lindsey Unruh.
Sophomore Ben Goering had a pole vault personal best of 12'6" and made a try at breaking the school record of 12'9" by setting the bar at 12'10", but fell just short.
Goessel will compete at Friday afternoon's preliminaries beginning at 3:20 and through the evening. Their events Saturday begin with pole vaulting at 8:30 a.m. and continue through the day. A complete schedule of state track meet events is on the Internet at www.kshssaa.org. Fans who want complete details may contact Coach Brian Stucky.
results of 1A regionals at burlington
Girls' team results: Unavailable. Goessel scored 32 points.
Girls' results: High Jump — 1. Melinda Stucky, 5'1". Long Jump — Darla Funk, 14'3". 1600m Run — 5. Amanda Woelk, 6:07.0. 4x100m Relay — 3. Goessel (Lindsey Unruh, Ashley Soyez, Katie Schroeder, Candice Bailey), 54.4. 400m Dash — 4. Lindsey Unruh 65.0. 300m Hurdles — 4. Katie Schroeder, 51.2. 800m Run — 5. Amanda Woelk, 2:42.9. 4x400m Relay — 4. Goessel (K. Schroeder, D. Funk, A. Soyez, L. Unruh), 4:27.9.
Boys' team results: Complete results unavailable. Goessel, 44 points, fifth place.
Boys' results: Pole Vault — 1. Ben Goering, 12'6". 110m Hurdles — 1. Jeremy Voth, 16.1. 1600m Run — 2. Daniel Silbereisen, 4:45.0. 4x100m Relay — 5. Goessel (Peter Goerzen, Jeff Franzen, Jamal Adams, Jeremy Voth), 47.3. 300m Hurdles — 2. Jeremy Voth, 44.4. 800m Run — 5. Jamal Adams, 2:13.0. 3200m Run — 4. Daniel Silbereisen 10:26.0.
