Local Track Participants Advance Out Of Sectionals
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PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth boys track and field team won its own sectional Thursday, while Manchester, Tippecanoe Valley and Triton finished fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Plymouth tallied 134 points in the win, defeating Culver Military Academy’s 110, Rochester’s 89, Culver’s 69 and Manchester’s 54 to round out the top five. Tippecanoe Valley scored 46 and Triton had 33 points. The top four finishers in each event of the sectional advance to Thursday’s Kokomo Regional. Local champions at the meet were Tippecanoe Valley’s James Gregory, who won the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles, as well as Manchester’s Kegan McNeeley, who won the 100. McNeeley also placed second in the 200. Other Squires to advance to the regional are Trae Bruce (4th, 110 hurdles and 3rd, 300 hurdles), its 3200 relay (4th, Andrew Bolinger, Tristin Burnette, David Francis, Clayton Grizzle) and Aric Howard (4th, discus). From Valley, Justin Gunter (4th, 100), Nolan Sponseller (4th, 400), its 400 relay (3rd, Josh Doody, Gregory, Gunter, Arron Heller) and its 1600 relay (4th, Doody, David Green, Gregory, Sixto Hernandez) move on to regionals, while Triton’s Jake Tutorow will also compete in the Kokomo Regional after finishing second in the discus and Tyler Ameigh finished fourth in the high jump.
PLYMOUTH 134, CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY 110, ROCHESTER 89, CULVER 69, MANCHESTER 54, NORTHFIELD 49, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 46, TRITON 33, CASTON 27, NORTH MIAMI 9 (Winners, Local Results)
100 — 1. Kegan McNeeley (M) 11.21, 4. Justin Gunter (TV) 11.79, 7. Preston Penrod (M) 11.86; 200 — 1. Marcus Shannon (CMA) 22.96, 2. McNeeley (M) 23.23, 7. Drew Mosson (Tri) 24.70; 400 — 1. Derrick Lee (P) 51.07, 4. Nolan Sponseller (TV) 54.04, 9. Austin Davis (Tri) 55.27, 16. David Francis (M) 1:00.13, 18. Clayton Grizzle (M) 1:04.14; 800 — 1. Matt Galley (Nf) 1:59.62, 8. Jeffrey Ross (Tri) 2:18.24, 9. Jared Monce (M) 2:21.18, 10. Andrew Bolinger (M) 2:22.28, 15. Trenton Stackhouse (Tri) 3:22.38; 1600 — 1. Galley (Nf) 4:33.83, 5. Stackhouse (Tri) 4:53.97, 8. Ross (Tri) 5:10.76, 9. Aaron Reust (M) 5:16.25, 12. Brandon Maull (TV) 5:22.93, 14. Justin Heeter (M) 5:28.52, 15. Brody Cook (TV) 5:33.29; 3200 — 1. Caleb Augustus (Nr) 10:06.16, 7. Curtis Nordmann (Tri) 10:50.00, 8. Trenton Cooper (Tri) 10:52.53; 110 Hurdles — 1. James Gregory (TV) 15.46, 4. Bruce (M) 16.03, 7. Tyler Ameigh (Tri) 17.60; 300 Hurdles — 1. Gregory (TV) 41.06, 2. Bruce (M) 42.76, 9. Brodi Carter (M) 45.97, 10. Dillon Meadway (Tri) 46.29 400 Relay — 1. Plymouth (Brock Smith, Michael Hartman, Jordan Knapp, Sam Stevens) 45.01, 3. Valley (Josh Doody, Gregory, Gunter, Arron Heller) 46.15, 5. Triton (Tyler Foote, Mosson, Daniel Riffle, Anthony Salazar) 46.72; 1600 Relay — 1. Plymouth (Tyler Crum, Lee, Jordan Knapp, Stevens) 3:28.96, 4. Valley (Doody, David Green, Gregory, Sixto Hernandez) 3:38.85, 6. Triton (Austin Davis, Jackson Downing, Tyler Foote, Blake Lemler) 3:45.82; 3200 Relay — 1. Rochester (Evan Downs, Jeff Ferrell, Fritz Heinman, Brandon Kemp) 8:39.69, 4. Manchester (Bolinger, Burnette, Francis, Grizzle) 8:55.20; High Jump — 1. Ramsen Bet-Nimrod (R) 6-2, 4. Tyler Ameigh (Tri) 5-10, 7. (tie), Bruce (M), Carter (M) 5-10, 9. (tie) Derrick Cunningham (TV), Willy Inglehearn (TV) 5-8, 14. Jackson Downing (Tri) 5-4; Pole Vault — 1. Lee (P) 12-6; Long Jump — 1. Juwan Brescacin (CMA) 22-1, 6. Gunter (TV) 19-1, 7. Cunningham (TV) 18-7.5, 8. Gunnar Ream (M) 18-6, 9. Jacob Stouder (Tri) 18-4, 15. Ameigh (Tri) 17-2; Shot Put — 1. Jeremiah Harvey (Culver) 53-3.25, 5. Cole Sellers (M) 42-2.75, 7. Aric Howard (M) 40-1, 8. Jake Tutorow (Tri) 39-6, 11. Stouder (Tri) 38-0.25, 15. Logan Britton (TV) 34-1, 18. Garrett Foust (TV) 30-5
Thursday in Marion
The Whitko boys track and field team finished third at Thursday’s Marion Sectional winning three events. Marion won the meet with 123.5 points, followed by Huntington North’s 111, Whitko’s 100, Churubusco’s 89.5 and Eastbrook’s 74 to round out the top five. Whitko’s Trapper Mize won the 1600 and 3200, while also joining Jude Stieglitz, Brody Wilson and Brian Menzie on the winning 3200 relay. Top four finishers from the meet move on to Thursday’s Fort Wayne Wayne Regional. Advancing to the regional from Whitko will be: Second-place finishers Connor Stouder (200), Brent Busz (high jump), Alec Wilkinson (pole vault); third-place finisher Max Elder (high jump); and fourth-place finishers Busz (long jump) and the 1600 relay of Elder, Mize, Stouder and Scott Skiles.
MARION 123.5, HUNTINGTON NORTH 111, WHITKO 100, CHURUBUSCO 89.5, EASTBROOK 74, SOUTHWOOD 53, COLUMBIA CITY 43, WABASH 21, BLACKFORD 5, MISSISSINEWA 4 (Winners, Local Results)
