Wildcats compete at Prairie Heights
The Marion Middle School track team competed April 21 in the Prairie Heights Invitational track meet and placed second overall. Manhattan-Lucky won the meet.
Marion won the seventh grade boys division, placed second in the eighth grade girls and boys divisions, and placed ninth with the seventh grade girls.
Seventh grade girl Kimber Hardey set a shot put record with a throw of 29'6 3/4."
Results from the Prairie Heights Invitational meet are listed below:
Seventh grade boys: Austin Hager, 1st/discuss, 2nd/shot put, 3rd/high jump; Jake Cochran, 5th/discus; Bryce Suffield, 5th/high jump, 3rd/4x200; Justin Jacobson, 1st/long jump, 4th/hurdles, 2nd/100-meter dash; Keith Jones, 6th/long jump, 3rd/triple jump, 3rd/4x200; Chase Carlson, 5th/triple jump, 3rd/4x400; Calvin Jeffrey, 6th/triple jump, 3rd/4x400; Zach Helmstead, 3rd/4x400; Brett Billings, 3rd/4x400, 6th/100-meter dash, 2nd/4x100; Jacob Czarnowsky, 5th/hurdles, 2nd/4x100; Hank Collett, 2nd/4x100; Justin Heidebrecht, 2nd/4x100, 5th/800-meter dash; John Goering, 4th/400-meter dash, 3rd/4x200; Zan Fine, 6th/400-meter dash, 6th/Medley; T.C. Edwards, 3rd/4x200, 6th/Medley; Adam Trapp, 6th/Medley; Logan Richmond, 6th/Medley.
Seventh grade girls: Erika Riggs, 3rd/discuss, 6th/shot put; Kimber Hardey, 6th/discus, 2nd/shot put; Debra Coe, 5th/800-meter dash; Amber Ratzloff, 2nd/4x400; Jessica Vogel, 2nd/4x400; Cassy Legg, 2nd/4x400; Valerie Hett, 2nd/4x400.
Eighth grade boys: Kyle Hett, 6th/discus, 1st/200-meter dash; Travis Hett, 2nd/high jump, 4th/triple jump; Jason Hett, 3rd/high jump, 2nd/1600-meter run, 3rd/400-meter dash; Ben Leppke, 4th/long jump, 1st/triple jump, 1st/100-meter dash; Daniel Goentzel, 5th/3200-meter run, 2nd/4x400, 5th/Medley; Riley Ross, 2nd/4x400, 6th/4x100; Chase Williams, 2nd/4x400, 6th/hurdles, 5th/Medley; Matt Kirkpatrick, 2nd/4x400, 5th/ Medley; Josh Shanklin, 4th/ hurdles, 6th/4x100; Luke Bowers, 3rd/1600-meter run, 6th/4x100, 3rd/800-meter dash; John Barr, 6th/4x100; Casey Baker, 5th/Medley.
Eighth grade girls: Erin Richmond, 5th/discus, 2nd/hurdles, 1st/Medley; Tedra Eis, 2nd/high jump, 4th/triple jump, 1st/4x100; Erica Geis, 6th/high jump, 6th/long jump; Naomi Coe, 5th/high jump, 2nd/1600-meter run, 3rd/800-meter dash; Jandee Sharp, 5th/long jump, 1st/4x100, 2nd/4x200; Emily Svoboda, 1st/4x400, 2nd/4x200; Danielle Cope, 1st/4x400, 1st/Medley; Katie Hett, 1st/4x400, 4th/400-meter dash, 1st/Medley; Laura Holt, 1st/4x400, 1st/4x100, 2nd/4/200; Jayde Hess, 5th/100-meter dash, 1st/4x100, 5th/200-meter dash; Erin Carr, 6th/100-meter dash; Alycia Pontious, 4th/1600-meter run, 5th/800-meter dash; Kari Tajchman, 2nd/4x200; Morgan Cady, 1st/Medley.
