Area 1A thinclads make mark

BURLINGTON — Daylen Houk’s return to the Marmaton Valley High track and field team culminated Friday in his qualifying for state in four events.
Houk earned state bids in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes and as a member of Marmaton Valley’s 4×100-meter relay team, all by placing in the top four of each event at the Class 1A Regional Meet, hosted by Southern Coffey County at Burlington High School.
Meanwhile, teammate Lucas Hamlin earned a state nod in the 400, courtesy of his third place finish.
“Daylen had a lot of running today with preliminaries and finals, and you could tell he wasn’t as fast as normal, but he still found a way to push through it and make it in all four events,” Marmaton Valley assistant coach Scott Brady said. “Hopefully, he can put the exclamation point on an incredible season at state next weekend.”
Houk, a senior, is returning to track after playing baseball for the Wildcats the past two seasons.
“Lucas ran a great race to get himself to state,” Brady said. “He got out front early and kept his pace.”
Hamlin and Houk are Marmaton Valley’s first individual sprinters to qualify for the state meet in several years.
Crest’s Jordan Morton in the Class 1A regional javelin champion. He won with a throw of 167 feet, 11 inches and will represent the Lancers in Wichita. Teammate Rene Rodriguez will race in the 100 at Wichita. He finished just behind Houk in third in 12.00 seconds.
The Southern Coffey County 4×800-meter relay team also earned a state bid, courtesy of its second place finish.
Brady also noted Marmaton Valley’s 4×800 relay team of Hamlin, Gonzales, Stevenson and Wyatt Bolinger took fifth with a season-best time by 17 seconds. They missed qualifying for state by about a second.

ON THE GIRLS’ side, Crest High’s Kurston Gilliland is a three-time state qualifier. She earned bids with her second place finishes in the shot put and javelin and her third place mark in the discus.

Girls
100-meter dash: 14. Brooklyn, Gray-Lacross, C, 14.99
200-meter dash: 12. Gray-Lacross, C, 31.74
400-meter dash: 8. Gray-Lacross, C, 1:13.11; 9. Maria Rodriguez, C, 1:22.27
800-meter run: 5. Chenae Newkirk, SCC, 2:35.92
1600-meter run: 10. Ashtynn Louk, MV, 6:47.16
100-meter hurdles: 8. Martyna Hegwald, SCC, 19.15;
300-meter hurdles: 8. Mart. Hegwald, SCC, 56.98
4×100-meter relay: 9. Crest, 59.90
4×400-meter relay: 6. Southern Coffey Co., 4:46.50
4×800-meter relay: 2. Southern Coffey Co., 11:15.94
High jump: 5. Sarah Webb, SCC, 4’8”
Long jump: 15. Tiffany Jackman, C, 12’9 1/4”; 16. Mackenzie Tynon, MV, 12’9”; 17. Maria Rodriguez, C, 11’2 1/2”
Triple jump: 9. Louk, MV, 29’9 3/4”; 15. Jackman, C, 26’3”
Shot put: 2. Kurston Gilliland, C, 39’3 3/4”; 12. Breanna Isch, SCC, 28’2””; 13. Krystal Cooper, C, 27’7 1/4”; Regan Morrison, C, 26’11 1/2”
Discus: 3. Gilliland, C, 113’1”; 6. Myranda Hegwald, SCC, 91’11”; 17. Morrison, C, 67’1”; 18. Cooper, C, 64’5”
Javelin: 2. Gilliland, C, 113’10”; 8. Isch, SCC, 84’11”; 15. Connie Lyda, SCC, 80’11”; 18. Emily Frank, C, 68’1”

Boys
100-meter dash: 2. Daylen Houk, MV, 11.74; 3. Rene Rodriguez, C, 12.00
200-meter dash: 4. Houk, MV, 24.45; 5. Rodriguez, C, 24.49; 7. Carlos Gonzales, MV, 25.58; 17. Jordan Morton, C, 25.94; 18. Josiah Witteman, SCC, 26.08; 19. Codi Vermillion, C, 26.69
400-meter dash: 3. Lucas Hamlin, MV, 56.26; 4. Houk, MV, 57.16; 8. Vermillion, C, 1:05.90; 9. Evan Godderz, C, 1:09.58
800-meter run: 8. Aaron True, SCC, 2:19.39; 10. Wyatt Bolinger, MV, 2:24.76; 12. Michael Armstrong, C, 2:36.33; 13. Dal Lacey, C, 2:48.27; 14. Hamlin, MV, 2:49.32
1600-meter run: 7. Armstrong, C, 5:35.08; 8. Marcus Miller, MV, 5:35.69; 11. Lacey, C, 5:59
3200-meter run: 7. Chance Stevenson, MV, 12:35.15
300-meter hurdles: 6. Dylan Sedlak, C, 44.29; 9. Gonzales, 45.78
4×100-meter relay: 3. MV (Garrett Booth, Gonzales, Stevenson, Houk), 46.43; 10. Southern Coffey Co., 48.68
4×400-meter relay: 6. Southern Coffey Co., 3:53.92; 7. MV (), 4:09.98
4×800-meter relay: 5. MV ( ), 9:03.44; 6. Crest, 9:45.53; 7. Southern Coffey Co., 9:56.13
Long jump: 11. Hunter Pankey, SCC, 18’8”
Shot put: 2. Walker Harred, SCC, 43’3”; 14. Trent Johnson, MV, 34’6 1/2” 21. Trevor Freelove, 27’7 1/2”
Discus: 3. Walker Harred, SCC, 142’1”; 19. Freelove, C, 61’2
Javelin: 1. Morton, C, 167’11”; 2. True, SCC, 165’1”; 9. Johnson, MV, 131’11”; 14. Godderz, C, 122’0”