Warriors make strong showing
Marion High School track and field team recorded impressive times and distances April 2 in the opening meet of the season.
"We felt our kids competed very well and fought for every place," Thierolf said.
The Warriors scored points in almost every event, including a number of first, second, and third-place finishes.
The strongest showing was in the jumping events, where a Marion competitor placed in each event. Braxton Skiles and Brandi Peterie-Shipman won the triple jump for Marion.
Others taking first included Steven Boone, discus; Megan Moore, javelin; Alissa Vogel, 300-meter hurdles; Peterie-Shipman, 400-meter dash; and the 4x400-meter relay team of Stacia Williams, Vogel, Jessica DeForest, and Peterie-Shipman.
James Davis and Shawna Hett also did well enough to take first in the pole vault before the event was stopped.
"We had a good day for a first track meet and look to be able to compete for meet honors in each competition that we enter this year," Thierolf said.
Marion hosted an invitational Friday. With 11 schools, some with particularly strong teams, Marion had only one first — Skiles in the triple jump.
April 2 meet
Girls
Discus — 5. Sarah Regier, 85'9".
Javelin — 1. Megan Moore, 97'0". 2. Savannah Killough, 93'3". 3. Amber Richmond, 92'4".
Long jump — 4. Shawna Hett, 14'1".
Triple jump — 1. Brandi Peterie-Shipman, 32'2 1/2".
High jump — 2. Peterie-Shipman, 4'6".
Pole vault — 1. Hett, 8'4".
110m hurdles — 4. Alissa Vogel, 21.82.
300m hurdles — 1. Vogel, 59.2.
400m dash — 1. Peterie-Shipman, 1:11.01.
800m run — 1. Stacia Williams, 2:48.06.
1,600m — 2. Jessica DeForest, 6:37.18. 5. Ive Eddy, 7:48.99.
4x100 relay — 2. Kristy Hess, Killough, Hett, Vogel, 1:00.53.
4x400 — 1. Williams, Vogel, Jessica DeForest, Peterie-Shipman, 4:57.1.
4x800 — 2. Williams, Eddy, Tomi McLinden, DeForest, 12:45.54.
Boys
Shot — 3. Alan Vogel, 40'11". 5. Steven Boone, 39'11".
Discus — 1. Boone, 126'11".
Javelin — 3. Boone, 134'3". 4. Vogel, 129'11".
Triple jump — 1. Braxton Skiles, 42'10". 4. Eric Smith, 39'9 3/4".
Long jump — 3. Skiles, 20'0".
High jump — 2. Skiles, 5'8".
Pole vault — 1. James Davis, 10'6".
110m hurdles — 3. Joel Versch, 17.57. 5. Calvin Riggs, 18.68.
300m hurdles — 3. Versch, 46.51.
100m dash — 2. Jarvis Whiteman, 11.32.
400m — 5. Eric Smith, 57.72.
800m run — 2. Brian Bina, 2:19.2. 4. Tyler Stubenhofer, 2:22.2.
1,600m — 3. Bina, 5:24.8.
3,200m — 2. Zac Ewert, 11:29.3.
4x100m relay — 3. Whiteman, Dallas Wells, Boone, Versch, 48.15.
4x400m — 3. Smith, Tim Schuler, Andrew Gayle, Skiles, 3:56.6.
4x800m — 3. Ewert, Bina, Alex Saxonis, Stubenhofer, 10:11.9.
Marion Relays
Girls
Shot — 6. Regier, 28'9 1/2".
Discus — 3. Regier, 98'4".
Javelin — 6. Hett, 88'6".
Long jump — 6. Hett, 13'10 1/2".
Triple jump — 3. Peterie-Shipman, 31'3 1/4". 6. Chelsie Carlson, 27'11 1/2".
High jump — 3. Peterie-Shipman, 4'8".
Pole vault — 2. Hett, 7'6".
400m dash — 5. Peterie-Shipman, 1:07.7.
800m run — 2. Williams, 2:43.75.
1,600m — 6. DeForest, 6:22.54.
4x100m relay — 5. Hess, Killough, Hett, Vogel, 58.39.
4x400m — 3. Williams, Peterie-Shipman, Vogel, DeForest, 4:49.05.
4x800m — 3. Vogel, McLinden, Williams, DeForest, 11:50.06.
Boys
Shot — 4. Vogel, 41'8 1/4".
Discus — 2. Boone, 127'0".
Long jump — 3. Skiles, 19'0 1/4".
Triple jump — 1. Skiles, 42'10 1/2". 5. Riggs, 36'7".
High jump — 2. Skiles, 5'10".
Pole vault — 2. Davis, 12'6".
110m hurdles — 2. Versch, 17.83. 3. Riggs, 18.57.
300m hurdles — 3. Versch, 44.94.
100m dash — 2. Whiteman, 11.71.
200m — 4. Whiteman, 24.29.
800m run — 3. Bina, 2:12.27.
1,600m — 4. Bina, 5:04.29. 6. Ewert, 5:10.
3,200m — 4. Ewert, 11:05.5.
4x100m relay — 3. Wells, Boone, Versch, Whiteman, 48.19.
4x400m — 3. Smith, Schuler, Gayle, Skiles, 3:50.87.
4x800 — 3. Ewert, Bina, Saxonis, Stubenhofer, 9:25.9.
