FAM TRACK: BEARCATS STRONG IN FIRST MEET OF SEASON
Freeman Academy/Marion’s top distance runners, Jade Koerner and Tavin Schroeder, both won as the Bearcats opened their 2022 track and field season at the Lounsbery Early Bird Invitational hosted by Centerville Monday, March 28. Koerner won the 1600, Schroeder won 3200 and was second in the 1600 and the Bearcats boys won both the 3200 and sprint medley relays in a strong showing.
The boys and girls both finished seventh in the 12-team field.
Here are the Bearcats’ place-winners.
GIRLS
200 – Alivea Weber 4th, 29.5
1600 – Jada Koerner 1st, 5:53.2
3200 – Hadley Luke 7th, 16:11.0
4×55 relay (Karley Luke, Joelle Hawkey, Avary Thomas, Harli Ross) 6th, 1:05
1600 relay (Estelle Waltner, Emma McConniel, Sonora Myers, Koerner) 2nd, 4:40.7
3200 relay (Waltner, McConniel, Myers, Koerner) 3rd, 10:55.6
Sprint medley 100-100-200-400 (K. Luke, Howkey, Elizabeth Piehel, McConniel) 2nd, 2:13.6
Sprint medley 200-200-400-800 (Weber, Alexa Gortmaker, Myers, Waltner) 3rd, 4:59.9
Long jump – Weber 4th, 14-11
Girls team totals – Colman-Egan 86, Centerville 72, Irene-Wakonda 64, Canton 62, Chester Area 54, Harrisburg 48, Freeman Academy/Marion 38, Scotland 35, Baltic 35, Alcester-Hudson 34, Gayville-Volin 33, Estelline/Hendricks 28
Boys
55 – Taylor Goodwin 3rd, 12.8;Karter Weber 5th, 12.8
400 – Seth Balzer 6th, 58.1
800 – Oscar Barrera 8th, 2:36.6
1600 – Tavin Schroeder 2nd, 5:20.6
3200 – Schroeder 1st, 11:37.9; Finley McConniel 5th, 12:25.2
4×55 relay (Titus Sperling, Goodwin, Weber, Dominic Sperling) 3rd, 52.2
1600 relay (Malachi Myers, Balzer, Liam Ortman, Quincy Blue) 3rd, 3:55.7
3200 relay (Myers, McConniel, Schroeder, Blue) 1st, 9:20.6
Sprint medley 100-100-200-400 (T. Sperling, Goodwin, Weber, D. Sperling) 1st, 1:55.9
Sprint medley 200-200-400-800 (Blue, Balzer, Ortman, Elshadai Mesfin) 5th, 4:30.8
Shot put – Dylan Johansen 4th, 42-2
Discus – Johansen 2nd, 126-8
Boys team totals – Chester Area 122, Estelline/Hendricks 68, Gayville-Volin 68, Harrisburg 65, Baltic 64, Irene-Wakonda 52, Freeman Academy/Marion 51, Centerville 46, Colman-Egan 22, Flandreau Indian 14, Alcester- Hudson 11, Scotland 5
