{"id":10285,"date":"2025-05-20T09:47:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=10285"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:47:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:47:47","slug":"altamont-has-relay-champion-at-class-8-2a-state-girls-track-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/uncategorized\/10285-altamont-has-relay-champion-at-class-8-2a-state-girls-track-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Altamont Has Relay Champion at Class 8-2A State Girls Track Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Altamont had a team champion at the Class 8-2A Girls State Track Meet during the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The 4&#215;200 relay team of Cali Ruffner, Emerson Kuenstler, Bailegh Starnes and Alyssa Ruholl won with a time of 1:53.50 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham St. Anthony&#8217;s 4&#215;400 seventh-grade relay team finished third in 4:30.50. Team members were Maeve Niebrugge, Nina Semple, Caelyn Buehnerkemper and Sylvia Semple.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class 7-2A Girls State Track Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Area Team Scores &#8212;<\/strong> 27. Effingham St. Anthony (SA) 8, 31. Altamont (A) 5, Brownstown\/St. Elmo (BSE) 0, North Clay (NC) 0, South Central (SC) 0, Cumberland (CU) 0<\/p>\n<p>100 Prelims &#8212; 18. Caelyn Buehnerkemper (SA), 14.53<\/p>\n<p>200 &#8212; 9. Caelyn Buehnerkemper (SA) 28.52; 24. Maeve Niebrugge (SA), 29.52; 25. Cali Ruffner (A), 29.90<\/p>\n<p>800 &#8212; 11. Sylvia Semple (SA), 2:34.57; 20. Bella Schultz (SA), 2:39.16<\/p>\n<p>1600 &#8212; 15. Sylvia Semple (SA), 6:10.91; 17. Jenna Wilhour (BSE), 6:46.35<\/p>\n<p>100 Hurdles Prelims &#8212; 11. Maeve Niebrugge (SA), 19.10<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;200 Relay &#8212; 10. St. Anthony (Nina Semple, Amaya Griffith, Emery Johnson, Maeve Niebrugge), 1:59.88<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;400 Relay &#8212; 3. St. Anthony (Maeve Niebrugge, Nina Semple, Caelyn Buehnerkemper, Sylvia Semple), 4:30.50<\/p>\n<p>Shot &#8212; 18. Teagan Cowger (SC), 7.15<\/p>\n<p>Discus &#8212; 6. Lilly McMechan (CU), 21.92; 11. Baya Tompkins (BSE), 17.87<\/p>\n<p>High Jump &#8212; 6. Morgan Lustig (SA), 1.38<\/p>\n<p>Pole Vault &#8212; 7. Payton Ort (A), 1.90<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class 8-2A Girls State Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Area Team Scores &#8212;<\/strong> 19. Altamont (A) 12, 33. Effingham St. Anthony (SA) 5.5<\/p>\n<p>200 &#8212; 7. Alyssa Ruholl (A), 27.83<\/p>\n<p>400 &#8212; 9. Baileigh Starnes (A), 1:02.63; 12. Rachel Emmerich (SA), 1:03.39<\/p>\n<p>800 &#8212; 13. Nora Niebrugge (SA), 2:32.98<\/p>\n<p>1600 &#8212; 19. Nora Niebrugge (SA), 6:03.76; 34. Reagan Winter (A), 6:16.19<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;100 Relay &#8212; 14. St. Anthony (Rachel Emmerich, Bryn Bartimus, Patience Crockett, Caelyn Buehnerkemper), 55.03; 27. Brownstown\/St. Elmo (Izzy Orr, Kadence Speagle, Aniston Mahon, Ella Morrison), 56.62; 29. North Clay (Ali Boose, Karissa Browning, Bradessa Scott, Alyna Steele), 57.24<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;200 Relay &#8212; 1. Altamont (Cali Ruffner, Emerson Kuenstler, Baileigh Starnes, Alyssa Ruholl), 1:53.50<\/p>\n<p>4&#215;400 Relay &#8212; 5. St. Anthony (Rachel Emmerich, Amaya Griffith, Bella Schultz, Nora Niebrugge), 4:25.66<\/p>\n<p>Shot &#8212; 9. Kinley Kimberlin (BSE), 8.71; 14. Jillian Jones (SC), 8.36<\/p>\n<p>Discus &#8212; 16. Jillian Jones (SC), 19.69<\/p>\n<p>Pole Vault &#8212; 7. Taylor Denning (SA), 2.14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altamont had a team champion at the Class 8-2A Girls State Track Meet during the weekend. 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