Wildcats win CVJL track meet
The Marion Middle School track team competed at the CVJL meet last week and took home the meet title.
Several school records were among some of the notable highlights.
Seventh grade boys Justin Jacobson, Austin Hager, Keith Jones, and Calvin Jeffrey broke the school record in the 4x100-meter relay event with a time of 53.06 seconds.
Jacobson also broke the school record in the long jump with a leap of 17'2".
Seventh grader Kimber Hardey set a new record in the girls' shot put event. Hardey's throw of 30'8" was enough to erase the former record.
Eighth grade girls Katie Hett, Danielle Cope, Laura Holt, and Emily Svoboda set a new school record in the girls' 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:45.5.
Eighth grader Erin Richmond set a new school record in the girls' pole vault with a vault of eight feet.
Luke Bowers, Kyle Hett, Jason Hett, and Ben Leppke broke the school record in the eighth grade boys' 4x400-meter relay event with a time of 4:12.06.
Travis Hett also set a new record in the boys' high jump with a jump of 5'6", while Leppke set a new record in the triple jump with a leap of 40'2 1/2".
Other results from the meet are:
Seventh grade boys (1st place): Logan Richmond, 2nd/4x100, 3rd/4x200, 3rd/pole vault; Zane Fine, 2nd/4x100, 4th/hurdles, 3rd/medley; Hank Collett, 2nd/4x100, 5th/800-meter dash, 4th/1600-meter run; John Goering, 2nd/4x100, 1st/4x400; Keith Jones, 3rd/4x200, 5th/200-meter dash, 1st/triple jump; Justin Heidebrecht, 3rd/4x200, 3rd/800-meter dash, 5th/1600-meter run; Calvin Jeffrey, 3rd/4x200, 4th/triple jump; Jacob Czarnowsky, 3rd/hurdles, 4th/400-meter dash, 1st/4x400; Justin Jacobson, 4th/100-meter dash, 2nd/long jump, 1st/pole vault; Bryce Suffield, 2nd/800-meter dash; Austin Hager, 1st/shot put, 2nd/discus, 3rd/high jump; Jake Cochran, 4th/shot put; Chase Carlson, 5th/triple jump, 2nd/pole vault; Brett Billings, 1st/4x400, 3rd/medley; Zac Helmstead, 1st/4x400, 3rd/medley; Adam Trapp, 3rd/medley.
Seventh grade girls (3rd place): Austin Percell, 2nd/4x100, 2nd/4x200, 2nd/medley; Lindsey Richmond, 2nd/4x100, 2nd/4x200, 2nd/medley; Christie Coleman, 2nd/4x100, 4th/4x400; Kristen Waner, 2nd/4x100, 1st/pole vault; Lauren Helmer, 2nd/4x200; Jessica Vogel, 2nd/4x200, 2nd/medley, 4th/4x400; Valerie Hett, 2nd/medley; Debra Coe, 3rd/800-meter dash, 1st/1600-meter run; Kimber Hardey, 2nd/shot, 3rd/ discus; Erika Riggs, 4th/discus; Lanna Carroll, 5th/high jump, 4th/triple jump; Brittany Bailey, 4th/high jump; Amber Ratzloff, 4th/4x400; Cassey Legg, 4th/4x400.
Eighth grade boys (1st place): Casey Baker, 3rd/4x100, 4th/shot put, 4th/discus; Casey Keazer, 3rd/4x100, 4th/4x200, 2nd/4x400; Nic Waner, 3rd/4x100, 4th/medley; Matt Kirkpatrick, 3rd/4x100, 4th/4x200; Riley Ross, 4th/4x200, 1st/pole vault, 2nd/4x400; Josh Shanklin, 4th/4x200, 4th/medley, 4th/hurdles; Daniel Goentzel, 4th/medley, 5th/1600-meter run, 4th/3200-meter run; John Barr, 4th/medley, 3rd/pole vault, 2nd/4x400; Ben Leppke, 1st/100, 2nd/long jump, 1st/triple jump; Kyle Hett, 1st/200-meter dash, 3rd/shot put, 1st/discus; Luke Bowers, 4th/200-meter dash, 3rd/400-meter dash, 1st/800-meter dash; Jason Hett, 1st/400-meter dash, 1st/1600-meter run, 3rd/high jump; Travis Hett, 2nd/high jump, 4th/long jump, 3rd/triple jump; Kirk Hansen, 5th/3200-meter run; Chase Williams, 2nd/4x400.
Eighth grade girls (1st place): Jayde Hess, 1st/4x100, 2nd/200-meter dash, 4th/100-meter dash; Jandee Sharp, 1st/4x100, 1st/4x200, 2nd/pole vault; Kari Tajchman, 1st/4x100, 1st/4x200, 4th/shot put; Laura Holt, 1st/4x100, 3rd/medley, 2nd/4x400; Erin Carr, 1st/4x200, 2nd/100-meter dash, 5th/triple jump; Emily Svoboda, 1st/4x200, 2nd/4x400, 3rd/200-meter dash; Katie Hett, 3rd/medley, 2nd/4x400, 1st/400-meter dash; Danielle Cope, 3rd/medley, 2nd/4x400, 2nd/400-meter dash; Erin Richmond, 3rd/medley, 1st/hurdles, 1st/pole vault; Naomi Coe, 1st/800-meter dash, 1st/1600-meter run, 2nd/high jump; Alycia Pontious, 3rd/800-meter dash, 4th/1600-meter run; Morgan Cady, 5th/hurdles; Desirae Depler, 3rd/shot put, 3rd/discus; Tedra Eis, 4th/high jump, 1st/long jump, 2nd/triple jump; Erika Geis, 5th/high jump, 3rd/long jump, 4th/triple jump; Sonya Steinborn, 4th/3200-meter run.
