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Ruiz Double-Winner For Lady Vikings

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NAPPANEE – Makayla Ruiz was a double-winner for Tippecanoe Valley in the outdoor season-opening meet at NorthWood for both the boys and girls track teams Tuesday.
Ruiz won the shot put and discus for the Lady Vikings. Lexi O’Connell was first in the 200 and second in the 100 hurdles, and Olivia Smith finished first in the high jump for Valley.
On the boys side, Neil Clampitt was second in the long jump and third in the 200. Will Hassenplug was second in both the shot put and discus, with Dakota Parker finishing fourth in the 100 and 200.
The team competitions both went to the Panthers; the girls won 78-27 while the boys beat an undermanned Viking squad 101-12.
Both Valley squads will open Three Rivers Conference competition April 12 when Whitko and North Miami visit Akron.

NORTHWOOD GIRLS 78, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 27
Individual results: 100 – 1. Kenzie Moren (NW) 13.59, 2. Sarah Tucker (TV) 14.01, 3. Whitney Gessinger (NW) 14.19, 4. Jalyssa House (TV) 14.26, 6. Cheyenne Oldfather (TV) 15.48, 7. Hannah Lewallen (TV) 16.65; 200 – 1. Lexi O’Connell (TV) 27.89, 2. Moren (NW) 28.13, 3. Taitlyn Trenshaw (NW)  28.41, 4. Tucker (TV) 29.33, 5. House (TV) 29.67, 7. Breanna Kruger (TV) 32.10; 400 – 1. T. Trenshaw (NW) 1:05.37, 2. Neely Trenshaw (NW) 1:09.29, 3. Jemina Robinson (NW) 1:17.82; 800 – 1. Erika Stutzman (NW) 2:37.28, 2. Hannah Brubaker (NW) 2:50.66, 3. Erika Martinez (NW) 2:52.33, 5. Anna Walters (TV) 3:12.22, 8. Hannah Brower (TV) 3:16.06; 1600 – 1. Stutzman (NW) 6:04.78, 2. Kate Jarvis (NW) 6:19.93, 3. Whitney Wolfe (NW) 6:26.68, 5. Haley Hoover (TV) 7:20.67, 6. Leorena Santiago (TV) 7:21.88, 7. Laura Sponseller (TV) 7:22.70; 100 hurdles – 1. Riley Hershberger (NW) 20.37, 2. O’Connell (TV) 20.69, 3. Robinson (NW) 23.50, 4. Melinda Kruger (TV) 24.60, 5. Gabby Olson (TV) 26.51; 300 hurdles – 1. Hershberger (NW) 52.11, 2. Kali Parisi (NW) 55.86; 4x100 relay – 1. NorthWood 53.31, 2. Valley 55.26; 4x400 relay – 1. NorthWood 4:28.76; High jump – 1. (tie) Olivia Smith (TV), T. Trenshaw (NW) 4-6, 3. J. Robinson (NW) 4-6, 4. Olivia Alspaugh (TV) 4-4; Pole vault – 1. Andrea Tuttle (NW) 9-0; Long jump – 1. T. Trenshaw (NW) 15-2.5; 2. J. Robinson (NW) 14-10, 3. Gessinger (NW) 14-8, 5. Alyssa Brito (TV) 13-5.5, 6. Breanna Kruger (TV) 13-4.5, 7. House (TV) 12-8.5; Shot put – 1. Makayla Ruiz (TV) 31-10.5, 2. Tuttle (NW) 31-3, 3. Cora Alber (TV) 28-5, 5. Payton Warner (TV) 25-1, 6. Hannah Gibbons (TV) 22-11, 8. Hanna Prater (TV) 19-10, 9. Carissa Ziemek (TV) 19-3, 10. Rolanda Reichard (TV) 19-2, 11. Maci Bautista (TV)15-0; Discus – 1. Ruiz (TV) 78-10, 2. Paige Barrett (NW) 67-9, 3. Gibbons (TV) 67-4, 4. Alber (TV) 65-2, 5. Warner (TV) 61-0, 7. Ziemek (TV) 44-11, 8. Reichard (TV) 44-3, 9. Prater (TV) 39-7.

NORTHWOOD BOYS 101, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 12
Individual results: 100 – 1. Bailey Gessinger (NW) 11.25, 2. Brayton Yoder (NW) 11.70, 3. Valenta Smart (NW) 12.13, 4. Dakota Parker (TV) 12.34, 6. John Fields (TV) 12.80, 7. Alex Bell (TV) 13.63, 8. Dwight Conley (TV) 13.66; 200 – 1. B. Gessinger (NW) 22.79, 2. Yoder (NW) 23.89, 3. Neil Clampitt (TV) 24.11, 4. Parker (TV) 24.73, 7. Bell (TV) 28.13, 8. Conley (TV) 28.28; 400 – 1. Garrett Griffin (NW) 54.34, 2. Nathan Williams (NW) 56.80, 3. L. Gessinger (NW) 57.19, 4. Gavin Good (TV) 57.30; 800 – 1. Ryan Price (NW) 2:15.78, 2. Malik Cooper (NW) 2:19.52, 3. C.J. Walter (TV) 2:25.91, 6. Shay Merley (TV) 2:31.78; 1600 – 1. Price (NW) 5:12.27, 2. Tyler Evans (NW) 5:22.35, 3. Spencer Chupp (NW) 5:26.03, 8. Justin Peconga (TV) 6:11.23, 9. Josh Beck (TV) 6:19.70, 10. Evan Lowman (TV) 6:22.10, 11. Chris Secrist (TV) 6:25.69; 100 hurdles – 1. Derek Parker (NW) 16.91, 2. Jacob Stump (NW) 18.31, 3. Kyle Luster (NW) 20.16, 5. Jared Mikel (TV) 21.82; 300 hurdles – 1. Parker (NW) 16.91, 2. Luke Lingle (NW) 47.39, 3. Mikel (TV) 48.54; 4x100 relay – 1. NorthWood (Smart, Brayton Yoder, Bronson Yoder, B. Gessinger) 45.24; 4x400 relay – 1. NorthWood (Brayton Yoder, Griffin, L. Gessinger, B. Gessinger) 3:47.94, 2. Valley 3:55.12; High jump – 1. Kyle Luster (NW) 5-4, 2. Bronson Yoder (NW) 5-4; Pole vault – 1. Austin Shapland (NW) 10-1; Long jump – 1. Bronson Yoder (NW) 19-0, 2. Clampitt (TV) 18-9, 3. Shapland (NW) 18-8.5, 5. Good (TV) 17-7, 6. Prater (TV) 17-1; Shot put – 1. Caleb Newcomer (NW) 44-3, 2. Will Hassenplug (TV) 43-8, 3. Lorenzo Rocha (NW) 39-7.5, 7. Luca Jeckstadt (TV) 33-5, 9. Brogan Long (TV) 31-2.5; 11. Isaac Prater (TV) 29-3.5, 13. Elijah Holder (TV) 27-9, 14. Jacob McDonald (TV) 25-10.5, 15. Brant Norris (TV) 25-5; Discus – 1. Newcomer (NW) 126-9, 2. Hassenplug (TV) 104-10, 3. Jon Nelson (NW) 95-4, 7. Jeckstadt (TV) 81-2, 13. Holder (TV) 69-0, 14. Long (TV) 67-10, 15. Norris (TV) 66-5, 16. McDonald (TV) 65-2, 17. Prater (TV) 43-3; 4x800 relay – 1. NorthWood (Williams, Manny Olvera, Tyler Evers, Ryan Price) 9:29.35, 2. Valley 10:33.20.

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