CHERRYVALE — Yates Center High’s track teams wrapped up their regular seasons with a flourish Thursday.
Both the Yates Center boys and girls teams took second overall at the Cherryvale Invitational.
The girls’ score is even more impressive, considering the Wildcats have only seven girls competing, head coach Dan Berg said.
“Both our teams did great today,” Berg said. “Caney just swamps us with numbers.”
Caney Valley easily won both the boys and girls team titles.
“Our seven girls scored as well as seven can score,” he said. “We scored on all events we entered.”
He praised the efforts of Mindi Holloway, Rylie Albert, MaKayla Jones and Katie Hatch throughout the season.
Holloway took gold in the long jump and 800-meter run, Hatch won the 300-meter hurdles, and Jones was best in the shot put.
For the boys, Yates Center’s Brett Holloway won both the 1600- and 3200-meter runs, while leaping a personal-best 40 feet, 4 inches in taking silver in the triple jump. Drake Busteed continued his 800-meter dominance by winning gold. Yates Center’s 4×800- and 4×400-meter relay teams also were victorious. The Wildcats’ 4×100-meter relay team took silver.
“We are looking forward to league, and their continued success,” Berg said. “Bryce (Leon) has really come through in the 100 and 200 this year. Drake has looked very strong all season. It is great to get him back from injury.
Kal Hamm, who has thrived in the high jump and in hurdles races all season, did not compete Thursday because of the number of meets he had already entered this season.
“Our focus turns to the Tri-Valley League meet and regionals,” Berg said. “We need to continue our success to finish strong, and take as many people as we can to qualify for state.”
Results follow:
Cherryvale Invitational
Boys
Team scores: 1. Caney Valley, 161; 2. Yates Center, 101
100 meters — 6. Bryce Leon, 11.8; NA Tyler Keenan, 12.1
200 meters — 4. Leon, 24.55
400 meters — 3. Mike Bruner, 56.6; 5. Myles Dice, 57.4
800 meters — 1. Drake Busteed, 2:13; 2. Hayden Splechter, 2:20; NA. Ryan Mentzer, 2:42
1600 meters — 1. Brett Holloway, 5:05; NA. Mentzer, 5:42; NA. Eli Spencer, 6:00
3200 meters — 1. Holloway, 11:32; NA. Spencer, 13:18
300m hurdles — NA. Keenan, 50.8
4×100 relay — 2. Yates Center (Leon, Dice, Austin McNett, Bruner), 56.6
4×400 relay — 1. Yates Center (Bruner, Dice, Leon, Busteed), 3:48
4×800 relay — 1. Yates Center (Holloway, Bruner, Splechter, Busteed), 9:09
Discus — 5. Drew Pringle, 100’6”
Shot put — NA. Pringle, 34’5”
High jump — 2. Dice, 6’2”
Long jump — 5. Keenan, 16’7 1/2”
Triple jump — 2. Holloway, 40’4”
Girls
Team scores: 1. Caney Valley, 175; 2. Yates Center, 98
100 meters — 2. Riley Albert, 18.21
200 meters — 2. Albert, 28.8; 6. Ashley Pringle, 29.6
400 meters — 4. Pringle, 1:09
800 meters — 1. Mindi Holloway, 2:42
100m hurdles — 2. Holloway, 18.21; 5. Katie Hatch, 19.46
300m hurdles — 1. Holloway, 53.5
4×100 relay — 3. Yates Center (Albert, Hatch, Pringle, Holloway), 55.5
Shot put — 1. MaKayla Jones, 32’6 1/2”; 3. Brooke Luedke, 30’8”; 6. Makayla Bishop, 26’9 1/2”
Discus — 2. Jones, 84’; 4. Bishop, 28’2”; NA. Luedke, 73’11”
Javelin — NA. Luedke, 65’9”
Long jump — 1. Holloway, 12’10”
Triple jump — 5. Pringle, 27’11”; NA. Albert, 20’3”
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