HHS boys' track team continues tradition
Boys take first, girls second at Smoky Valley Invitational
Staff writer
The Hillsboro High School track team competed in its strongest meet Friday at the Smoky Valley Invitational track meet, according head coach Dennis Boldt.
The boys took first place with 132.8 team points. The girls placed second with 83.5 points.
Thirteen schools competed at the meet. Rounding out the top three finishers in the boys' division were Hillsboro, Minneapolis, and Abilene.
For the girls' division, Concordia was first, Hillsboro second, and Minneapolis third.
"The kids performed well against some of the strong teams competing that included Concordia, Minneapolis, and Abilene," Boldt said.
In the boys' division, Boldt highlighted the long distance running between Minneapolis and Ellsworth runners and Hillsboro seniors, Aaron and Daniel Yoder. Daniel broke his current record in the 800-meter run that he established at state last year with a time of 1:58.2.
According to Boldt, this was the season's best time and a new school record.
In the girls' division, senior Stephanie King scored second in the discus with a throw of 106-8.
A new record was set by freshman JuliAnne Chisholm in the high jump with a jump of 5-6. Freshman Hannah Marsh also set a new record in the pole vault clearing the bar at 10.
Other highlights for the girls were the one-two finishes in the hurdles by Chisholm and Tina Frick. Also a highlight for Boldt was the first place finish of the 4x400-meter relay team of Jessica Heidel, Kelsie Penner, Chisholm, and Marsh with a time of 4:15.55.
"I couldn't be more proud of these young people," Boldt said.
The varsity track team will compete Friday at the Conrad Nightengale Invitational track meet at Halstead. The meet begins at 3 p.m.
Members of the track team competed Tuesday at Marion. Results were not available at press time.
Canton-Galva Quintet
The track team competed at the Canton-Galva Quintet track meet hosted by Moundridge.
Teams competing were Hillsboro, Canton-Galva, Moundridge, Berean Academy, and Peabody-Burns.
Boldt's strategy for this meet was to put as many athletes as possible in events to give everyone on the team an opportunity to compete.
The boys won first place with 194 team points, and the girls took first with 139 points.
The strategy paid off. "The team scored well and in most of the events with multiple athletes," Boldt said.
"We had a successful day in spite of the cold temperatures," Boldt said.
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Boys' team scores: 1. Hillsboro 132.8; 2. Minneapolis 92; 3. Abilene 72.5; 4. Concordia 55.33; 5. Conway Springs 45.83; 6. Ellsworth 45; 7. Marion 30; 8. Sacred Heart 21 TIE; 8. Smoky Valley 21; 9. Southeast of Saline 20.5; 10. Riley County 12; 11. Hutch-Trinity 10; Canton-Galva 0.
Individual results: 4x800m relay — 6. Hillsboro (Josh Boese, Karl Magnuson, Sean Leihy, Nate Holmes), 9:15.26. 100m dash — 3. Derek Mayfield, 11.11. 1600m run — 2. Aaron Yoder, 4:49.23. 4x100m relay — 2. Hillsboro (Mayfield, Kyle Jilka, Caleb Marsh, Tyler Peachey), 44.56. Pole vault — 2. Marsh, 13; 3. David Funk, 12-6; 3. Daniel Yoder, 12-6. Javelin — 2. Jilka, 158-3. 110m hurdles — 6. D. Funk, 17.15. Triple jump — 1. Sammy Espada, 42-8; 2. Mayfield, 41-3.5. Discus — 1. Peachey, 146-9. High jump — 1. Tim Funk, 6-2; 6. Brodie Unrau, 5-10. 400m dash — 6. (tie) Nate Holmes, 53.50. 200m dash — 2. Peachey, 23.33. 4x400m relay — 1. Hillsboro (Marsh, A. Yoder, Peachey, D. Yoder), 3:28.57. Long jump — 1. Marsh, 21-2; 5. Mayfield, 19-3.25. 800m run — 2. D. Yoder, 1:58.16. 3200m run — 3. A. Yoder, 10:34.53.
Girls' team scores: 1. Concordia 125; 2. Hillsboro 83.5; 3. Minneapolis 71.5; 4. Southeast of Saline 50; 6. Smoky Valley 44; 7. Concordia 40.5; 8. Sacred heart 27; 9. Marion 25.5; 10. Abilene 24; 11. Hutch-Trinity 23; 12. Riley County 21; 13. Canton-Galva 6.
Individual results: Pole vault — 1. H. Marsh, 10; 5. Sydney Waner, 7-6. High jump — 1. Chisholm, 5-6. 4x100m relay — 2. Hillsboro (Jessica Heidel, Chisholm, Kelsie Penner, Marsh), 52.31. Long jump — 1. Marsh, 17-1. Discus — 2. King, 106-8. 100m hurdles — 1. Chisholm, 15.91; 2. Frick, 16.39. 300m hurdles — 2. Frick, 50.51. 4x400m relay — 1. Hillsboro (Heidel, Penner, Chisholm, Marsh), 4:15.55.
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Boy's team scores: 1. Hillsboro 194; 2. Berean Academy; 3. Peabody-Burns 49; 4. Moundridge 22; 5. Canton-Galva.
Individual results: Shot put — 1. Jilka, 44-1.50; Brian Thiessen, 39-4.75. Long jump — 1. Marsh, 20-7.5; 2. Espada, 19-10.25; Mayfield, 18-8. 5. Jayce Penner, 17-8. 4x800m relay — 2. Hillsboro (Tim Glahn, Isaac Leihy, Boese, Holmes), 9:17.50. Javelin — 1. Jilka, 147-4; 4. Thiessen, 140-10. 100m dash — 2. Mayfield, 11.50; 3. Marsh, 11.56. 800m run — A. Yoder, 2:06.53. 3200m run — 3. Leihy, 11:01.10; 5. Karl Magnuson, 11.33. Triple jump — 1.Espada, 42-7.5; Mayfield, 40-6.5; 5. Tyler Kaufman, 36-6.75. 110m hurdles — 2. T. Funk, 16.91; 5. D. Funk, 17.36. 4x100m relay — 1. Hillsboro (Mayfield, Jilka, Unrau, Peachey), 44.78. 400m dash — 1. D. Yoder, 52.00; 2. N. Holmes, 54.23. 200m dash — 1. Marsh, 23.31; Peachey, 23.38; 4. Unrau, 24.31. High jump — 1. Unrau, 6; 2. T. Funk, 5-10. Pole vault — 1. D. Yoder, 12-6; Marsh, 12; D. Funk, 12; 4. Josh Jost, 11. 1600m run — 1. A. Yoder, 4:57.84; 4. Boese, 5:09.21. 5. Leihy, 5:14.00. Discus — 1. Peachey, 138-1. 300m hurdles — 5. D. Funk, 46.42. 4x400m relay — 1. Hillsboro (Jilka, A. Yoder, Peachey, D. Yoder), 3:37.18.
Girls' team scores: 1. Hillsboro 139; 2. Peabody-Burns 108; 3. Berean Academy 51; 4. Moundridge, 48; Canton-Galva 21.
Individual results: 3200m run — 2. Elissa Richert, 13:44.70. Javelin — 3. Megan McCarty, 78-7; 5. Andrea Jost, 71-8. 100m hurdles — 1. Chisholm, 15.87; 2. Frick, 16.55; 5. Jenny Whisenhunt, 20.17. 4x100m relay — 1. Hillsboro (Megan Peachey, Penner, Ashley Stout, Heidel), 55.56. Pole vault — 1. Marsh, 9-3; 2. Penner, 7-3; Waner, 6-9. Triple jump — 1. Heidel, 31-3.5; 3. Peachey, 29-4.5; 5. Stout, 28-2. 100m dash — 1. Marsh, 12.90; 4. Heidel, 13.50; Penner, 14.34. 1600m run — Jacque Fisher, 6:59.22. 200m dash — 1. Marsh, 26.87; 5. Peachey, 30.81. Long jump — 1. Marsh, 16-7. Shot put — 2. King, 27-9; Megan McCarty, 26-9.25. High jump — 1. Chisholm, 5-4. Discus — 2. King, 106-3. 300m hurdles — 1. Chisholm, 49.28; 2. Frick, 52.21. 4x400m relay — 1. Hillsboro (Frick, Penner, Heidel, Chisholm), 4:28.12.
