The Marmaton Valley Wildcats boys and girls track teams came home with a few medals while competing in the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational Monday.
The boys finished eighth overall while the girls finished 10th in an event loaded with athletes the Wildcats will see at the regional meet.
A host of first-place finishes lifted the boys to success. Senior Todd Stevenson took first in the triple jump (40’ 7”) and second in the long jump (19’ 2”). Junior a 39’ 5” throw in shot put for fifth place.
In girls action, senior Kylah Sander took third in the 200-meter dash with a 30.08-second run and freshman distance runner Tayleigh Forman took fifth in the 3200 with a 15:30 run.
Complete results as follows:
Girls
100 Meters: sixth, Kylah Sanders (14.09); 14th, Evva Sanders (15.03)
200 Meters: third, K. Sanders (30.08); 8th, E. Sanders (31.1)
800 Meters: 13th, Sophia Heim (3:03.04)
3200 Meters: 5th, Tayleigh Forman (15:30.38)
300m Hurdles: 10th, E. Sanders (57.95)
4×100 Relay: 7th, Marmaton Valley (1:00.97)
Shot Put: 6th, Clara Ferguson (30-11.75); 20th, T. Forman (23-2.75); 21st, Taylen Blevins (22-5)
Discus: 9th, C. Ferguson (83-7); 18th, T. Forman (63-9)
Javelin: 14th, T. Blevins (76-4); 18th, S. Heim (63-9); 19th, T. Forman (55-10)
Boys
