Boys Class 1A Tracksters Advance To State

Three relay teams advanced while 12 individuals advanced in 14 events will be heading to the Class 1A State Track Meet next weekend after advancing from the Newton Boys Track Sectional Thursday.

Robinson won the team championship with 127.5 points followed by Newton 88, Altamont 54, Vandalia 45, Cumberland 40, Teutopolis 39.5, Marshall 30, Red Hill (Bridgeport) 29, Palestine 24, Patoka 18, Effingham St. Anthony 15.5, Casey-Westfield 14, Lawrenceville 12, Flora 11.5, Oblong 8 and Brownstown/St. Elmo 2.

Altamont's Mitchel Stevenson, a sophomore, will be competing in two events at state. Stevenson finished second in the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 6 inches. He also captured first place in the 300 hurdles in 40.52 seconds.

Newton's Nicholas Cartright also will be heading to state in two events. The junior won the shot with a throw of 48 feet, 4 inches and claimed the discus at 155 feet.

The Eagles advanced in two relay events, the 800 and the 1600. Members of the 800 team that advanced with a second place finish in 1:34.93 were Mitch Bierman, Keith King, Tim Weber and Joseph Stone. Members of the 1600 team that also finished second with a time of 3:34.26 were Brycen Dhom, Keith King, Joseph Stone and Tim Weber.

The other relay team to advance was Altamont's 3200 team of Jesus Flores, Hunter Barns, Logan Deadmond and Christian Freezeland who finished in 8:31.24.

Two area pole vaulters will be competing and those include Newton's Brock Mammoser who took second with a vault of 14 feet, 6 inches and T-town's Andrew McWhorter who finished third in 13-6.

T-town had two other tracksters advance. Noah Blievernicht finished second in the 110 hurdles in 15.73 seconds while Mitch Hardiek went over the high jump bar at 6 feet, 2 inches to finish second.

Effingham St. Anthony's Ty Kinkelaar finished third in the discus with a qualifying throw of 148 feet, 4 inches. Also advancing in the discus was Altamont's Nate Brown who took second at 149-6.

Newton's Joseph Stone, a junior, captured the champioinship of the 800 with a time of 1:59.27 minutes to advance.

Cumberland had three individuals advance. Trevor Beard took second in the triple jump at 41-4 1/2. Kort McClelland will be competing in the 3200 after taking second in 10:19.88. Dillon Howard finished second in the 400 with a time of 51.83 seconds.

The qualifiers will advance to the Class 1A State Finals Thursday, May 26 at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium for preliminaries. Those qualifying Thursday will then advance to the finals scheduled for Saturday, May 28.

Newton Invitational

(State qualifiers in bold face and area runners listed)

Team Scores -- Robinson (R) 127.5, Newton (N) 88, Altamont (A) 54, Vandalia (V) 45, Cumberland (CU) 40, Teutopolis (TT) 39.5, Marshall (M) 30, Red Hill (RH) 29, Palestine (P) 24, Patoka (PA) 18,  St. Anthony (SA) 15.5, Casey-Westfield (CW) 14, Lawrenceville (L) 12, Flora (F) 11.5, Oblong (O) 8, Brownstown/St. Elmo (BSE) 2, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 0

100 -- 1. Riley (PA), 11.04 sec.; 2. Blagrave (R), 11.24; 3. Bierman (N), 11.6; 7. Isom-Byron (A), 12.14; 13. Green (CU), 12.47; 15. Bushue (TT), 12.54; 17. Powell (BSE), 12.56; 18. Stewart (CHBC), 12.66; 20. Brandt (SA), 12.79; 22. Angel (N), 12.96; 23. Chandler (CHBC), 12.97; 24. Heal (SA), 12.99; 25. Zerrusen (TT), 13.23

200 -- 1. Blagrave (R), 22.77 sec.; 2. Riley (PA), 23.05; 4. Bierman (N), 23.37; 5. Yaw (CU), 24.18; 7. Kocher (N), 24.30; 13. Lustig (A), 24.81; 15. Powell (BSE), 25.08; 16. Isley (TT), 25.33; 17. Hardiek (TT), 25.42; 19. Chandler (CHBC), 25.88; 20. Webster (CHBC), 25.90; 22. Heal (SA), 26.25; 23. Blanchette (SA), 26.31

400 -- 1. Bopp (R), 51.60 sec.; 2. Howard (CU), 51.83; 6. Nuxoll (SA), 53.33; 7. Sager (SA), 55.28; 11. King (N), 55.78; 13. Copple (TT), 56.85; 14. Hopkins (CU), 56.87; 17. Stone (N), 58.05; 18. Hewing (TT), 58.33; 21. Bober (CHBC), 1:02.49

800 -- 1. Stone (N), 1:59.27 min.; 2. Wright (R), 2:00.12; 3. Isley (TT), 2:02.46; 6. Karnes (BSE), 2:07.81; 7. Kingery (CU), 2:09.68; 8. Freezeland (A), 2:13.88; 9. Koebele (N), 2:16.40; 10. Schumacher (TT), 2:16.54; 11. Lemus (SA), 2:17.72; 15. Martin (CHBC), 2:26.79; 16. Beesley (SA), 2:29.19; 21. Curl (CHBC), 2:48.45

1600 -- 1. Tennison (R), 4:32.55 min.; 2. Holden (L), 4:35.30; 4. Flores (A), 4:54.02; 5. Harris (N), 4:56.87; 6. Karnes (BSE), 4:59.27; 8. Carr (N), 5:11.79; 9. Helmink (SA), 5:14.34; 10. Hewing (TT), 5:15.17; 11. Sarver (CHBC), 5:17.34; 13. McMechan (CU), 5:21.41; 14. Marble (A), 5:25.31; 16. Burks (CHBC), 5:30.62; 20. Goeckner (SA), 6:11.17

3200 -- 1. Tennison (R), 10:13.79 min.; 2. McClellan (CU), 10:19.88; 3. Flores (A), 10:26.78; 6. Helmink (SA), 11:09.31; 7. Sarver (CHBC), 11;09.57; 9. Hartke (TT), 11:34.63; 10. Schmidt (TT), 11:56.32; 12. Slingerland (A), 12:28.90; 13. Bober (CHBC), 12:29.52; 15. Kocher (N), 15:48.22

110 Hurdles -- 1. Gordon (V), 14.90 sec.; 2. Blievernicht (TT), 15.73; 3. Stevenson (A), 15.93; 6. Apple (N), 17.23; 7. Kline (CU), 17.65; 11. Whitt (A), 19.18; 13. Zaccari (SA), 19.97; 14. Labaume (CU), 22.77

300 Hurdles --1 . Stevenson (A), 40.52 sec.; 2. Holmes (RH), 40.77; 3. Carver (CW), 41.46; 5. Kline (CU), 42.68; 6. Blievernicht (TT), 43.34; 8. Apple (N), 45.56; 11. Schmidt (SA), 48.06; 12. Ruholl (TT), 50.05; 14. Litzelman (N), 52.49; 15. Whitt (A), 53.57; 16. Labaume (CU), 53.61

400 Relay -- 1. Robinson, 44.64 sec.; 2. Vandalia, 44.91; 3. Newton (Bierman, Dhom, King, Weber), 45.06; 5. Cumberland (Yaw, Kline, Green, Brock), 46.89; 7. Altamont (Isom-Byron, Lustig, Stone, Caravello), 47.31; 9. St. Anthony (Blanchette, Sager, Schmidt, Nuxoll), 47.89; 11. Teutopolis (Bushue, Deters, Sudkamp, Blievernicht), 49.14; 12. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Stewart, Webster, Nohren, Chandler), 49.72

800 Relay -- 1. Robinson, 1:34.16 min.; 2. Newton (Bierman, King, Weber, Stone), 1:34.93; 3. Cumberland (Yaw, Brock, Green, Beard), 1:35.18; 7. Teutopolis (Bushue, Deters, Hardiek, Sudkamp), 1:40.02; 8. St. Anthony (Blanchette, Schmidt, Lawrence, Heal), 1:41.90; 9. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Stewart, Webster, Nohren, Chandler), 1:43.12

1600 Relay -- 1. Robinson, 3:29.46 min.; 2. Newton (Dhom, King, Stone, Weber), 3:34.26; 4. Cumberland (Kingery, Brock, Kline, Howard), 3:40.75; 6. Teutopolis (Copple, Deters, Sudkamp, Isley), 3:45.23; 7. St. Anthony (Nuxoll, Lawrence, McCaskill, Sager), 3:47.41; 8. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Bober, Nohren, Devore, Burks), 3:57.63

3200 Relay -- 1. Robinson, 8:27.65 min.; 2. Altamont (Flores, Barns, Deadmond, Freezeland), 8:31.24; 4. Newton (Carr, Harris, Johnson, Koebele), 8:49.25; 5. Teutopolis (Hewing, Copple, Hewing, Isley), 8;57.57; 7. Cumberland (Kingery, McMechan, Hopkins, Green), 9:30.68; 8. St. Anthony (Blanchette, Lemus, Lawrence, Beesley), 9:58.14

High Jump -- 1. Kiger (P), 6 ft. 5 in.; 2. Hardiek (TT), 6-2; 3. King (N), 6-3/4; 5. Mette (TT), 6-0; 7. Stewart (CHBC), 5-10; 8. Green (CU), 5-6

Pole Vault -- 1. Gordon (V), 15 ft.; 2. Mammoser (N), 14-6; 3. McWhorter (TT), 13-6; 4. Cole Summer (L), 12-7; 7. Kowalski (TT), 11-6 1/4; 4. Summer (L), 12-7; 9. Thompson (CU), 11-0; 9. Webster (CHBC), 11-0; 11. Martin (CHBC), 10-6; 13. Butler (CU), 9-0; 13. Burns (A), 9-0

Long Jump -- 1. Bopp (R), 20 ft. 1 in.; 2. Stevenson (A), 19-6; 6. Kocher (N), 18-9 1/2; 7. Green (CU), 18-6 3/4; 8. Powell (BSE), 18-3 3/4; 9. Bushue (TT), 18-2 1/4; 10. Brandt (E), 17-10 1/4; 14. Nuxoll (E), 17-5 3/4; 17. Mulkey (N), 16-11 3/4; 20. Stone (A), 16-8 3/4; 22. Burks (CHBC), 16-3/4; 26. Isley (TT), 14-1; 28. Sloan (BSE), 12-9 1/2

Triple Jump -- 1. Meyer (V), 41 ft. 10 1/2 in.; 2. Beard (CU), 41-4 1/2; 3. Hardiek (TT), 41-1/4; 4. Stone (A), 40-2 1/2; 7. Willenborg (CU), 37-7; 10. Powell (BSE), 36-6 1/2; 16. Miller (A), 34-1 1/4; 19. Nohren (CHBC), 32-3 1/4; 20. Stark (N), 30-7; 21. Curl (CHBC), 28-5

Shot -- 1. Cartright (N), 48 ft. 4 in.; 2. Haze (O), 44-10; 3. Walk (SA), 44-7; 4. Steber (N), 43-9; 5. Esker (SA), 41-5; 7. Rawlings (CU), 40-1; 10. Wolke (CU), 38-5; 13. Brown (A), 36-8; 16. Schlink (TT), 33-8; 17. Reisner (TT), 33-2; 22. Leschinger (A), 31-8; 25. Curl (CHBC), 29-7

Discus -- 1. Cartright (N), 155 ft.; 2. Brown (A), 149-6; 3. Kinkelaar (SA), 148-4; 7. Shaon (CU), 129-3; 8. Apple (N), 129-0; 9. Esker (SA), 126-9; 13. Pruemer (TT), 117-2; 14. Kingery (TT), 114-10- 1/2; 15. Leschinger (A), 110-9; 16. Rawlings (CU), 109-10; 25. Miller (BSE), 85-1/2; 28. Curl (CHBC), 59-6; 29. Sloan (BSE), 56-5

Class 1A Moweaqua Central A&M Sectional

Neoga  and Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor athletes competed in the Moweaqua Central A&M Sectional but none advanced to the state meet.

Shelbyville won the team competition with 118 points followed by New Berlin 67.5, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 59, Villa Grove 51, Tuscola 50, Decatur St. Teresa 49, Pana 41.5, Macon Meridian 40, Arcola 32, Niantic Sangamon Valley 12, Hume Shiloh 10, Hillsboro 10, Moweaqua Central A&M 6, Riverton 5, Neoga 4 and Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor 0.

Neoga, Stew-Stras/Windsor Finishers

Long Jump -- 8. Ballinger (SSW), 19-1/4; 15. Gresens (NE), 17-10; 18. Fletcher (NE), 17-4; 19. Sparr (SSW), 17-2

Triple Jump -- 5. Ballinger (SSW), 38-7; 6. Gresens (NE), 38-1/4; 12. Fletcher (NE), 36-4; 17. Howard (SSW), 34-1

Shot -- 21. Sattler (SSW), 32-3; 23. Thomas (SSW), 30-8; 24. DeRosia (NE), 30-7 1/2

Discus -- 23. Thomas (SSW), 84-4; 24. DeRosia (NE), 77-10; 25. Beck (SSW), 75-1

High Jump -- 7. Farmer (SSW), 5-6

3200 Relay -- 6. Neoga (Walk, Clark, Holt, Kastl, Titus, Ballinger, Abernathy), 9:24.40

400 Relay -- 7. Stew-Stras/Windsor (Brown, Farmer, Sparr, Nichols, McCormick, Moshenrose, Howard), 50.70

110 Hurdles -- 14. Eaton (NE), 20.0; 15. Trussell (SSW), 20.53

100 -- 10. Abernathy (NE), 12.03; 16. Ballinger (SSW), 12.30; 21. Sparr (SSW), 12.71; 25. Lanham (NE), 14.04

800 -- 7. Kastl (NE), 2:06.20; 14. Clark (SSW), 2:15.23; 19. Clark (NE), 2:27.38; 27. Curry (SSW), 3:04.35

800 Relay -- 10. Stew-Stras/Windsor (Farmer, Howard, VanHyfte, Nichols, Curry, McCormick, Moshenrose), 1:47.45

400 -- 17. Sattler (SSW), 1:00.58; 19. Burton (SSW), 1:04.10

300 Hurdles -- 5. Abernathy (NE), 43.26; 17. Eaton (NE), 52.62; 18. Trussell (SSW), 53.28

1600 -- 11. Titus (NE), 5:23.20; 14. Holt (NE), 5:30.22

200 -- 12. Ballinger (SSW), 24.59; 21. Eaton (NE), 26.54; 24. Lanham (NE), 28.58

1600 Relay -- 10. Neoga (Abernathy, Gresens, Fletcher, Kastl, Holt, Eaton), 3:48.17; 12. Stew-Stras/Windsor (Clark, Burton, Sattler, Farmer, Curry, Howard, Moshenrose), 4:03.77