Big Sandy Pioneers girls track team places second at Highwood

By Tiffany L. Rehbein

A strong Big Sandy girls' track team snatched some individual titles, but did not have the depth to compete with Belt, who swept both the boys' and girls' titles at Highwood on Thursday.

Pioneers' Jenny Silvan captured her second first-place finish this season in the pole vault, clearing 8-6.

Silvan was also first in the 100 hurdles with a time of 18.22, and first in the 300 hurdles with a time of 53.02.

Lindsey Danreuther placed second in the 300 hurdles, clocking in at 54.19 and Amy Silvan was third with a time of 54.75.

Teammate Celeste Darlington was second in the 100 hurdles, clocking in at 15.4. Danreuther placed fifth in the event with a time of 19.65.

Darlington placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 28-6 1/2.

Kate Bitz won the 1,600-meter with a time of 5:48.78. The Ritter girls, Sasha and Tess, finished fourth (6:32.29) and fifth (7:08.42), respectively.

Kristi Upham placed first in the 100 (13.86), the high jump (4-6) and the 200 (28.93).

The girls finished second with 175 points.

On the boys' side, Big Sandy's Mace Mangold also captured his second pole vault title this season with a jump of 12-6. He was also first in the javelin with a toss of 144-0.

Teammate Lance Nelson was third in the pole vault with a jump of 11-6. Nelson placed sixth in the 100 with a time of 13.06.

Ross Runnion placed second in the 800, clocking in at 2:17.25.

Billy Pierce placed fifth in the 100 with a time of 12.91 and fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 36-10 1/2.

The boys finished with 43 points.

Girls Team Scores

Belt 242, Big Sandy 175, Highwood 44, Centerville 24

Individual results

100 hurdles 1. Jenny Silvan, Big Sandy, 18.22; 2. Celeste Darlington, Big Sandy, 18.40; 3. Sarah Keaster, Belt, 18.72; 4. Justin Larson, Belt, 19.09; 5. Lindsey Danreuther, Big Sandy, 19.85; 6. Halie McCafferty, Belt, 21.01.

1600 1. Kate Bitz, Big Sandy, 5:48.78; 2. Nicole Widhalm, Belt, 5:59.68; 3. Shauna Ripley, Highwood, 6:17.84; 4. Sasha Ritter, Big Sandy, 6:32.29; 5. Tess Ritter, Big Sandy, 7:08.42.

Triple jump 1. Jessica Workman, C'ville, 30-1; 2. Justin Larson, Belt, 29-10-3/4; 3. Celeste Darlington, Big Sandy, 28 6-1/2; 4. Crystal Harrington, Belt, 27 7-3/4; 5. Linda Givens, Big Sandy, 20-11.

Discus 1. Randi Ferguson, Belt, 101-9; 2. Kourtney Volk, Belt, 97-1; 3. Kristen Johnson, Belt, 72-7; 4. Laura Keaster, Belt, 72-7.

Shot put 1. Randi Ferguson, Belt, 31-10; 2. Kourtney Vok, Belt, 30-4; 3. Rachel Durocher, C'ville, 28 9-1/2; 4. Eryn Darlington, Big Sandy, 28-4; 5. Kristen Johnson, Highwood, 25-4; 6. Heather Elam, Belt, 24-4.

100 1. Kristi Upham, Big Sandy, 13.86; 2. Rachel Keaster, Belt, 14.23; 3. Jessica Workman, C'ville, 14.36; 4. Lindsey Danreuther, Big Sandy, 14.72; 5. Laura Keaster, Belt, 15.12; 6. Ashley Pugsley, Belt, 15.13.

Javelin 1. Rachel Keaster, Belt, 103-8; 2. Rachel Durocher, Belt, 101-6; 3. Laura Keaster, Belt, 94-8; 4. Heather Elam, Belt, 93-8; 5. Randi Ferguson, Belt, 89-8; 6. Kourtney Volk, Velt, 78-5.

Long jump 1. Kirsten Schipf, Highwood, 14-1; 2. Jessica Workman, C'ville, 13 3-3/4; 3. Crystal Harrington, Belt, 13-3; 4. Jessica Urick, Belt, 11 10-1/2; 5. Heather Elam, Belt, 10 1/2.

400 relay 1. Belt, 55.15; 2. Big Sandy, 55.30; 3. Highwood, 60.06

400 1. Eryn Darlington, Big Sandy, 62.77; 2. Rachel Keaster, Belt, 68.25; 3. Kate Bitz, Big Sandy, 70.44; 4. Trissta Garza, Belt, 70.65; 5. Jessica Urick, Belt, 73.88.

Pole vault 1. Jenny Silvan, Big Sandy, 8-6; 2. Jessalyn Bahnmiller, highwood, 8-0; Sarah Keaster, Belt, 8-0; 4. Crystal Harrington, Belt, 7-6; 5. Laura Keaster, Belt, 6-0; 6. Katrina Hartman, Highwood, 6-0.

300 hurdles 1. Jenny Silvan, Big Sandy, 53.02; 2. Lindsey Danreuther, Big Sandy, 54.19; 3. Amy Silvan, Big Sandy, 54.75; 4. Sarah Keaster, Belt, 54.84; 5. Justin Larson, Belt, 55.59; 6. Hallie McCafferty, Belt, 61.28.

High jump 1. Kristi Upham, Big Sandy, 4-6; 2. Katie McCafferty, Belt, 4-4; 3. Jessica Urick, Belt, 4-2; 4. Hallie McCafferty, Belt, 4-2; 5. Kourtney Volk, Belt, 4-2; 6. Linda Givens, Big Sandy, 4-1.

3200 1. Nicole Widhalm, Belt, 13:17.13; 2. Sasha Ritter, Big Sandy, 15:05.03; 3. Tess Ritter, Big Sandy, 17:09.08.

800 1. Sheena Darlington, Big Sandy, 2:41.98; 2. Trista Garza, Belt, 2:54.40; 3. Kirsten Schipf, Highwood, 3:00.44.

200 1. Kristi Upham, Big Sandy, 28.93; 2. Rachel Keaster, Belt, 29.94; 3. Lindsey Danreuther, Big Sandy, 30.62; 4. Amy Silvan, Big Sandy, 30.80; 5. Ashley Pugsley, Belt, 31.68.

1600 relay 1. Big Sandy, 4:34.27; 2. Belt, 4:56.56.

Boys Team scores

Belt 199, Centerville 158, Big Sandy 43, Highwood 31

100 1. Kyle Carlson, C'ville, 11.58; 2. Brad Russell, Highwood, 12.31; 3. Matt Lewis, Belt, 12.63; 4. Bryan Nevers, Belt, 12.66; 5. Billy Pierce, Big Sandy, 12.91; 6. Lance Nelson, Big Sandy, 13.06

110 hurdles 1. Mike Mayemik, C'ville, 16.09; 2. Mike Kolste, Belt, 19.09; 3. Adam Vaskey, Belt, 19.96; 4. Kris Wootan, Belt, 20.78.

Shot put 1. Jeff Shirley, C'ville, 41-7; 2. Young, C'ville, 36 2-1/2; 3. Bryan Nevers, Belt, 36 1/2; 4. B. Guisti, C'ville, 36-0; 5. Paul Behart, Belt, 35-11; 6. Knaup, C'ville.

Triple jump 1. Tim McAllister, C'ville, 41-3; 2. John Voegel, C'ville, 38-6; 3. Adam Vaskey, Belt, 37 1/2; 4. Billy Pierce, Big Sandy, 36-10-1/2; 5. Zach Bumgarner, Belt, 36 2-1/2; 6. Matte Kolste, Belt, 33-4.

Javelin 1. Mace Mangold, Big Sandy, 144-0; 2. Tim McAllister, C'ville, 130-11; 3. Brandon Guisti, C'ville, 129-10; 4. Ryan Hofland, C'ville, 123-7; 5. Lance Nelson, Big Sandy, 108-0; 6. Jacob Patillo, Highwood, 103-2.

Discus 1. Jeff Shirley, C'ville, 123-3; 2. Josh Young, C'ville, 101-11; 3. Bryan Nevers, Belt, 94-0; 4. Darrick Kolse, Belt, 92-3; 5. Paul Benhart, Belt, 91 6-1/2.

1600 1. Craig Widhalm, Belt, 4:50.60; 2. Matt Wll, Belt, 5:29.39; 3. Josh Gondeiro, Belt, 5:46.73.

Pole vault 1. Mace Mangold, Big Sandy, 12-6; 2. Randy Kortum, Belt, 12-0; 3. Lance Nelson, Big Sandy, 11-6; 4. Greg Neill, Belt, 9-6; 5. Kris Wooten, Belt, 9-0.

400 1. Kyle Carlson, V'ville, 53.49; 2. Darrick Kolste, Belt, 55.35; 3. Kenny Kolste, Highwood 56.62; 4. Ross Runion, Big Sandy, 56.66; 5. Matt Meyers, Big Sandy, 61.47; 6. Aaron Myers, Big Sandy, 63.11.

Long jump 1. Tim McAllister, C'ville, 18 10-3/4; 2. Zach Bumgarner, Belt, 17-6; 3. John Voegel, C'ville, 17-3; 4. Brad Russell, Highwood, 16 5-1/2; 5. Billy Pierce, Big Sandy, 16 1-3/4; 6. Eric Dubick, Belt, 15-4.

300 hurdles 1. Randy Kortum, Belt, 41.89; 2. Mike Kolste, Belt, 47.82; 3. Daniel Weaver, Big Sandy, 51.03; 4. Lance Nelson, Big Sandy, 51.85.

400 relay 1. Centerville, 47.07; 2. Belt, 47.89; 3. Big Sandy, 50.78.

800 1. Craig Widhalm, Belt, 2:09.11; 2. Ross Runnion, Big Sandy, 2:17.25; 3. Erick Kolste, Belt, 2:29.31; 4. Matt Wall, Belt, 2:31.53; 5. Mike Kolste, Belt, 2:34.10; 6. Talon Urick, Belt, 2:38.03;

200 1. Kyle Carlson, C'ville, 24.77; 2. Brad Russell, Highwood, 25.38; 3. Matt Lewis, Belt, 25.47; 4. Kenny Kolste, Highwood, 25.81; 5. Billy Pierce, Big Sandy, 27.06; 6. Aaron Meyers, Big Sandy, 27.25.

1600 relay 1. Belt, 3:52.3; 2. Big Sandy, 4:26.58.

3200 1. Josh Gondeiro, Belt, 12:10.28; 2. Mat Kolste, Belt, 12:19.19; 3. Brett Runion, Big Sandy, 13:09.25; 4. Jason Hendrickson, Belt, 13:24.9; 5. Wilson Rasc, Belt, 13:39.69; 6. Jack Thornton, Big Sandy, 16:26.68.

High jump 1. Tim McAllister, C'ville, 6-2; 2. Adam Vaskey, Belt, 5-10; 3. Jeff Shirley, Belt; Mace Mangold, Big Sandy, 5-6; 5. Matt Meyers, Big Sandy, 5-2.