WICHITA — Iola High’s track and field athletes lined up against the best in Kansas Thursday and Friday as part of the WSU Shocker Pre-State Challenge.
It can be argued that the Pre-State Challenge is even more difficult than the year-end state meet because it lumps all of the best athletes into either large or small school divisions, meaning Iola’s athletes were up against all competitors from Class 1-3A.
Among the Mustangs’ highlights: Jackie Fager and Mahailie Genoble both brought home top-10 finishes. Fager finished eighth in the triple jump, with a distance of 30 feet, 6.25 inches. Meanwhile, Genoble took 10th in the 300-meter hurdles, finishing in 53.70 seconds.
Keegan Hill had another stellar day in distance runs, taking seventh in the 3200 meters and 11th in the 1600 meters.
Meanwhile, Iola also sent a group of throwers to the Anderson County Invitational in Garnett, where Bethany Miller headlined a strong performance, taking home fourth place in the shot put.
The Mustangs will be at Fredonia Thursday.
Anderson County
Invitational
Discus — 8. Bethany Miller, 81’2”; 33. Maya Shaughnessy, 59’4”; 36. Madelyn Ashworth, 57’1”; 38. Melanie Palmer, 50’7”; 39. Kealie Keeler, 48’5”
Javelin — 21. Keeler, 68’7”; 22. Shaughnessy, 65’10”; 23. Ashworth, 64’4”; 27. Palmer, 48’9”
Shot put — 4. Miller, 32’2.5”; 40. Shaughnessy, 18’8”; 41. Palmer, 17’3”
WSU Shocker Pre-State Challenge
Girls
400 meters — Jackie Fager, 1:09.25
100m hurdles — 20. Rio Lohman, 18.84
300m hurdles — 10. Mahailie Genoble, 53.70; 19. Lohman 58.48
