Eagle with Stars and Stripes
Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854

Warsaw Boys, Girls Track Competes At IWU, IPFW

Posted
On Saturday, Warsaw sent a split squad of both boys and girls to both IPFW and IWU to compete in their final Hoosier State Relays qualifying meets. Multiple season-best and personal-best efforts were set on the day at each facility with the following individuals and relays earning Top 10 honors:
At IPFW the 4x800 relay team (Beckham, Miller, Martz and Groninger) finished third. The distance medley relay (Miller, Martz, Craig) also finished third. Anna Craig was fourth and Angie Sanchez-Vigil 10th in the 3200. Natalia McGuire was seventh in the long jump and Bayly Dobbins placed ninth in the high jump.
At IWU the 4x800 relay team of Dawson, Rhodes, Kehler and Hooks finished first, as did the distance medley relay team of Kehler, Bruner, Remi Beckham, and Dawson.
The 4x400 relay team of  Beckham, Bellamy, Davis, and Rhodes was second, and the 4x200 team (Buriff, Armey, Dickerhoff, Messenger) finished ninth.
Emma Hayward, Charlene Orr and Lauren Orr  finished 2-3-4, respectively, in the 3200.
Audrey Rich was third in the 60 dash, and Shunterra Davis was fifth in the long jump.
Emily Bailey was sixth and Page Desenberg eighth in the shot put. Beckham and Morgan Bruner tied for eighth and Michalea Buriff was 10th in the high jump.
Warsaw looks to qualify all four relays and several individuals to the State Indoor Meet on March 26 at Purdue to wrap up the indoor season.
Boys Track
Saturday in Fort Wayne
At IPFW the Warsaw Tigers continued to improve in the young season by giving another solid performance in trying to qualify for the Hoosier State Relays. In the team competition the Tigers were second to Carroll with 83 points.
Brock Riley was first in the high jump, and Rane Kilburn was second in the long jump. The 4x200 relay team of Kilburn, Landan Perry, Ross Armey and Brandon Reinholt finished second.
Tommy Hickerson was third in the long jump, and Armey was fourth in the 60 hurdles. Kilburn was fourth  in the 60 dash, and fifth-place finishes were turned in by Owen Glogovsky in the 3200 and Luke Wilson in the high jump.