Staff writer
Centre High School track star Theo Kassebaum earned three first-place finishes April 17 at the Marion High School track meet. They were in the 100-meter hurdles, 16.8 seconds: 300 hurdles, 54.2; and long jump, 15 feet, 3 inches.
Cacey Simons placed first in the 200 with a time of 30.4. She placed second in high jump.
Other second-place finishers included Shelby Makovec in the 400; Brenna Shields in the 100 and long jump; and the girls 4x100 relay (Simons, Ellie Miller, Kassebaum, and Shields).
On the boys’ team, Grant Srajer finished second in triple jump.
Other results
Boys
100: 4. Houston Svoboda.
200: 3. Svoboda, 4. Justin Deines, 5. Conner Montgomery.
110 high hurdles: 5. Ty Simons.
Triple jump: 4. Ty Simons.
Long jump: 3. Grant Srajer.
Boys 4x100: 3. Srajer, Deines, Montgomery, Svoboda
Girls
100: 3. Cacey Simons.
400: 3. Brenna Shields.
800: 3. Shelby Makovec, 5. Nellie Kassebaum.
1600: 3. N. Kassebaum.
Council Grove
The Council Grove Invitational track meet Friday was a tough one for the CHS athletes. Theo Kassebaum had the only first-place finish, completing the 100 high hurdles in 16.6 seconds.
Cacey Simons had the only second-place finish, with a 4-8 in high jump.
Other results
Boys
100: 4. Svoboda.
Girls
300 low hurdles: 5. T. Kassebaum.
Long jump: 4. T. Kassebaum, 6. Shields.
1600: 5. Makovec.
3200: 4. Makovec.
Girls 4x100: 3. Simons, Ellie Miller, T. Kassebaum, Shields.