PAOLA — The Iola Mustangs held their own with a few local powerhouses while competing in Thursday’s Paola Invitational.
As a team, the boys placed 11th while the girls placed 12th.
They now turn their attention to Thursday’s Garnett Invitational at Anderson County High School.
Against larger schools, Iola had a handful of tenth-place finishes. Junior distance runner Keegan Hill took third in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:40.
Senior hurdler Maddox Riley took sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.02.
Senior Mahailie Genoble took eighth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 51.54-seconds. Senior distance runner Ari Ramirez also clocked a solid time in the 800-meter run after taking eighth place in 2:52.56. Senior Faith Warden took sixth in the discus with a 95-foot, 6-inch throw.
Complete results:
Boys Events
100 Meter Dash (Prelims): 19th, Corbin Bowers, 11.87; 22nd, Kevon Loving, 12.22; 25th, Maddox Riley, 12.64
200 Meter Dash (Prelims): 17th, Corbin Bowers, 24.24; 23rd, Adriel Pina, 24.82; 24th,Caden Coltrane, 24.95.
800 Meter Run (Finals): 19th, Harley Blankenship, 2:30.47; 20th, Brett Heinrich, 2:31.03.
1600 Meter Run (Finals): third, Keegan Hill, 4:40.12; 20th, James Hunt, 5:50.68; 23rd, Joshua Wanker, 5:58.49.
4×100 Meter Relay (Finals): ninth, Iola – 47.72.
4×400 Meter Relay (Finals): ninth, Iola – 3:54.78.
4×800 Meter Relay (Finals): seventh, Iola – 9:25.24.
110 Meter Hurdles (Finals) sixth, Maddox Riley,18.02.
