Hearts Girls Fifth at Triad Lady Knights Invitational

Effingham finished fifth at the 11-team Triad Lady Knights Invitational on Friday in Troy.

Effingham amassed 81 points. Naperville Central won the meet with 207 points. The rest of the field: Belleville West 130 1/2, Mahomet-Seymour 120, Triad 102 1/2, Effingham 81, Waterloo 56 1/2, Freeburg 56, Collinsville 32, Mater Dei 23, Highland 22 1/2, Dupo 4

Kiyah Kuhlman posted a win for Effingham in the varsity 300 meter hurdles, in 51.77. 

Here's how Effingham garnered its other points: 

Hannah Taylor fourth in the pole vault at nine feet

Hannah Taylor second in the long jump at 16 feet, 2 1/2 inches

Shelby Myers seventh in the discus at 98 feet, four inches

Fourth in the 4X800 in 11:06.73

Fourth in the JV 4X100 in 54.44

Fourth in the 4X100 in 54.17

Camryn Heuerman third in the 100 meter hurdles in 17.03

Brianne Boggs fifth in the 100 meter hurdles in 18.27

Kristina Rivera sixth in the 100 meters in 13.52

Shayna Phillips fourth in the 800 meters in 2:28.64

Fifth in the JV 4X200 in 2:04.74

Third in the 4X200 in 1:55.59

Shayna Phillips second in the 400 meters in 1:05.70

Kristina Rivera seventh in the 200 meters in 29.27

Sixth in the 4X400 in 4:30.30

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At the Arthur Invitational, Neoga finished fourth in the girls meet with 69 1/2 points, while Cumberland finished eighth with 10 1/2 points. Arthur won the meet with 105 points. Arthur won the boys meet with 99 points, while Cumberland finished seventh with 32 points and Neoga finished ninth with 21 points. 11 teams competed in the girls meet, 13 teams in the boys meet. 

Hill got a win for Neoga in the girls meet in the 100 meter hurdles in 17.1.