CHBC, WSS Athletes Advance To State Track, EHS Athletes Don't Advance

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Published on May 12 2017 8:35 am
Last Updated on May 12 2017 8:56 am
Written by Millie Lange

A Cowden-Herrick and a Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg athlete advanced to the Class 1A State Track Meet next week from the Shelbyville Sectional Thursday.

CHBC's Jaelyn Robertson finished third in the long jump with a state qualifying leap of 16 feet, 5 1/2 inches. Robertson also advanced in the triple jump. The freshman finished third with a leap of 33-10 1/2 which qualified her for state.

WSS' Whitney Smith, a junior, advanced in the triple jump by winning with a leap of 34-2.

Decatur St. Teresa won the team championship of the sectional with 100 points followed by Warrensburg-Latham 90, Pana 82, Mowequa Central A&M 66, Tuscola 53, Williamsville 53, Shelbyville 31, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 29, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 22, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 15, Macon Meridian 6, Athens 4, Arcola 4 and Niantic Sangamon Valley 3.

The Class 1A State Track meet preliminaries will be run next Thursday and the finals are scheduled for Saturday, May 20.

Class 1A Shelbyville Sectional

Team Scores -- Decatur St. Teresa (DST) 100, Warrensburg-Latham (WL) 90, Pana (P) 82, Moweaqua Central A&M (CAM) 66, Tuscola (TU) 53, Williamsville (W) 53, Shelbyville (SV) 31, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (ALAH) 29, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 22, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (WSS) 15, Macon Meridian (MM) 15, Athens (AT) 6, Arcola (R) 4, Niantic Sangamon Valley (NSV) 3

(First Place Finishes and WSS, CHBC Finishes)

100 -- 1. George (WL), 12.61 sec.; 7. Smith (WSS), 13.71; 13. Wallace (CHBC), 14.56; 17. Endsley (CHBC), 14.87

200 -- 1. George (WL), 25.47 sec.; 5. Smith (WSS), 28.42; 11. Wallace (CHBC), 30.03; 16. Endsley (CHBC), 31.53

400 -- 1. Henderson (TU), 59.52 sec.; 6. Gentry (WSS), 1:02.99; 8. Blaine (CHBC), 1:09.77; 12. Blythe (WSS), 1:12.47; 16. Moon (CHBC), 1:13.70

800 -- 1. Henrikson (W), 2:24.58 min.; 5. Reel (WSS), 2:39.15; 12. Nohren (CHBC), 2:50.40; 15. Rhoades (CHBC), 2:55.32

1600 -- 1. Magnussen (P), 5:13.53 min.; 8. Reel (WSS), 6:05.70; 9. Nohren (CHBC), 6:05.91; 18. Rhoades (CHBC), 6:53.01

3200 -- 1.  Magnussen (P), 11:04.56 min.

100 Hurdles -- 1. Switzer (DST), 15.66 sec.; 3. Robertson (CHBC), 16.81; 12. Owens (CHBC), 21.93

300 Hurdles -- 1. Switzer (DST), 48.29 sec.; 5. Robertson (CHBC), 52.16; 11. Johnson (CHBC), 57.49

400 Relay -- 1. Warrensburg-Latham, 50.58 sec.; 10. CHBC (Persinger, Underwood, Wallace, Endsley), 56.40

800 Relay -- 1. Warrensburg-Latham, 1:46.14 min.; 10. CHBC (Persinger, Endsley, Wallace, Johnson), 2:01.26

1600 Relay -- 1. Moweaqua Central A&M, 4:12.75 min.; 7. CHBC (Blaine, Persinger, Johnson, Underwood), 4:40.13

3200 Relay -- 1. Williamsville, 10:18.90 min.; 4. CHBC (Blaine, Rhoades, Moon, Nohren), 11:24.40

High Jump -- 1. Switzer (DST), 5 ft. 5 in.; 8. Moon (CHBC), 4-5

Pole Vault -- 1. Meyer (CAM), 11 ft. 9 in.

Long Jump -- 1. Oakley (WL), 17 ft.; 3. Robertson (CHBC), 16-5 1/2; 7. Smith (WSS), 16-1; 10. Persinger (CHBC), 14-7

Triple Jump -- 1. Smith (WSS), 34 ft. 2 in.; 4. Robertson (CHBC), 33-10 1/2; 14. Persinger (CHBC), 26-6 1/2

Shot -- 1. Young (WL), 48 ft. 1 1/2 in.; 19. Reynolds (WSS), 23-5; 25. Figueroa (CHBC), 20-8

Discus -- 1. Young (WL), 152 ft.; 23. Figueroa (CHBC), 59-68; 25. Askew (CHBC), 53-6; 27. Reynolds (WSS), 50-0

 

Class 2A Mattoon Sectional

Monticello won the Class 2A Mattoon Sectional with 108 points followed by Urbana 102, Charleston 66, Decatur Eisenhower 54, Mattoon 44, Mahomet-Seymour 43, Tolono Unity 41, Clinton 29, Mount Zion 25, Rantoul 18, Robinson 11, Olney 10, Efifngham 3, Decatur MacArthur 2 and Mount Carmel 1.

Shelby Myers had two sixth place finishes for the Hearts. Myers took sixth in the shot with a throw of 32-7 and was sixth in the discus at 94-5. Kourtney Cordes finished sixth in the 3200 with a time of 12:01.37.

Mattoon Sectional

Effingham Finishes

100 -- 17. Beard, 13.89; 24. Longwell, 14.27

200 -- 10. Beard, 28.68; 21. Longwell, 30.26

400 -- 10. Fox, 1:05.60; 16. Phillips, 1;07.81

800 -- 12. Cordes, 2:37.51; 18. Pike, 2:51.61

1600 -- 20. Kull, 6:14.43; 25. Hoyos, 6:50.17

3200 -- 6. Cordes, 12:01.37; 18. Schmidt, 14:08.36

100 Hurdles -- 7. Heuerman, 17.27; 14. Carie, 18.26

300 Hurdles -- 20. Heuerman, 1:00.18

400  Relay -- 13. Effingham (Heuerman, Carie, Beard, Longwell), 55.43

1600 Relay -- 7. Effingham (Carie, Phillips, Martin, Fox), 4:30.89

3200 Relay -- 8. Effingham (Fox, Hoyos, Kull, Pike), 11:20.58