Centre track teams place third
Jirak, Stahlecker, and Pagenkopf garner firsts
The Eisenhower League track meet was held Saturday at Bennington instead of Friday, due to rain. Centre High School girls' and boys' teams placed third.
In girls' action, Raschelle Jirak showed a strong arm by placing first in two events, the discus, with a throw of 99'10", and the shotput, at 34'1 1/2".
Laura Klenda placed second in javelin with a throw of 115'7 3/4".
In boys' action, Mark Pagenkopf won the pole vault contest with a height of 12'6".
Todd Stahlecker excelled in sprint contests with a first-place 53.77 second finish in the 400-meter dash, and a winning time of 11.58 seconds in the 100m dash. He placed second in the 800m run, at 2:07.90.
Justin Garrard came in second in the 3200m run with a time of 10:57.27.
Coach Marc Grout said several CHS athletes didn't do as well as in some past contests, but he was pleased with the third-place outcome.
"We did pretty good," he said. "I was really happy for that. It was an excellent finish to the year."
The teams are gearing up for regionals, which will be held Friday at Fredonia in southeast Kansas. Grout said the kids are eager to compete. He believes several have the potential to do well and go on to the state contest.
Girls' results
Team play: 1. Hope, 154; 2. Bennington, 116; 3. Centre, 91; 4. Tescott, 60; 5. Solomon, 42; 6. Wakefield, 40; 7. White City, 23; 8. St. Xavier, 11.
Discus: 1. Raschelle Jirak, 99'10"; 5. Laura Klenda, 83'5".
Javelin: 2. L. Klenda, 115'7 3/4".
100m dash: 4. Jill Fenske, 13.65.
400m dash: 6. L. Klenda, 1:07.50.
200m dash: 3. J. Fenske, 28.2.
High jump: 4. Krista Heiser, 4'4".
Shotput: 1. R. Jirak, 34'1 1/2"; 3. L. Klenda, 30'2 1/2".
1600m run: 4. Kristin Mueller, 7:02.24.
3200m run: 5. K. Mueller, 15:41.77.
Long jump: 4. J. Fenske, 13'7"; 6. Jackie Klenda, 12'9 1/2".
Triple jump: 4. Brianne Stahlecker, 28'1".
300m hurdles: 5. K. Heiser, 55.52.
4x100m relay: 3. Centre — B. Stahlecker. J. Fenske, K. Heiser, J. Klenda, 56.66.
Boys' results
Team play: 1. Hope, 154; 2. Bennington, 116; 3. Centre, 91; 4. Tescott, 60; 5. Solomon, 42; 6. Wakefield, 40; 7. White City, 23; 8. St. Xavier, 11.
Pole vault: 1. Mark Pagenkopf, 12'6".
400m dash: 1. Todd Stahlecker, 53.77; 6. Danny Denham, 58.89.
200m dash: 1. M. Pagenkopf, 24.31.
Javelin: 6. Curtis Gutsch, 138'7".
Long jump: 5. Aaron Barney, 18'.
110m hurdles: 5. Eric Peterson, 19.18.
1600m run: 3. Justin Garrard, 4:55.95.
300m hurdles: 6. E. Peterson, 47.31.
3200m run: 2. J. Garrard, 10:57.27.
Triple jump: 4. A. Barney, 39'2 1/2".
100m dash: 1. T. Stahlecker, 11.58; 5. M. Pagenkopf, 12.24.
800m run: 2. T. Stahlecker, 2:07.90; 3. A. Barney, 2:14.30; 6. Bryant Gutsch, 2:18.72.
4x100m relay: 6. Centre — T. Stahlecker, M. Pagenkopf, D. Denham, E. Peterson, 57.64.
4x400m relay: 2. Centre — D. Denham, B. Gutsch, A. Barney, E. Peterson, 3:58.35.
