Chillicothe Track and Field Teams Both Take First at Benton Relays

Hornets track and field competed in the 44^th annual Benton Relays in St. Joseph and blew the competition away.  The two squads raked in a combined 51 placements on the podium.

The Lady Hornets brought back 12 finishes in the top three of the 18 scored events. That included first place for Kayanna Cranmer in the 400 meter dash (1:01.83) and 800 meter run (2:30.75) , Jolie Bonderer in the 1600 meter run (5:59.31), Sadie Midgyett in discus (30.99 meters) and in the 4 by 800 meter relay (10:52.03).

Additional podium placers include:

2^nd in the 3200 meter run for Kadence Shipers – 14:29.54 minutes

2^nd in the 4 by 800 meter relay – 4:35.07

2^nd in discus for Hope Helton – 29.97 meter

2^nd in javelin for Tori Stoner – 33.94 meters

3^rd in the 800 meter run for Kealee French – 2:53.62 minutes

3^rd in triple jump for Anna Pfaff – 9.59 meters

3^rd in javelin for Hope Helton – 33.01 meters

4^th in the 1600 meter run for YooJung Lee – 6:46.08 minutes

4^th in the 100 meter hurdles for Emmy Dillon – 17.95 seconds

4^th in the 4×100 meter relay – 54.20 seconds

4^th in high jump for Lillain Dennis – 1.25 meters

4^th in long jump for Anna Pfaff – 4.22 meters

5^th in the 100 meter dash for Bronlyn Ward – 13.54 seconds

5^th in shot put for Trista Tipton – 9.04 meters

6^th in the 200 meter dash for Bronlyn Ward – 28.94 seconds

6^th in the 300 meter hurdles for Emmy Dillon – 1:00.93

6^th in long jump for Belle Englert – 4.18 meters

7^th in the 400 meter dash for Anna Pfaff – 1:13.32 minutes

7^th in the 300 meter hurdles Kirsten Dunn – 1:00.97

7^th in the 4×200 meter relay team – 2:13.82 minutes

7^th in triple jump for Belle Englert – 8.84 meters

The Hornets team had top-of-the-podium performances from Clayton Savage in the 3200 meter run and Demarcus Kelow in both shot put and discus.

Additional top-8 finishes include:

2^nd in the 800 meter run for Laik Graham – 2:21.99 minutes

2^nd in the 1600 meter run for Cain Evans – 5:11.81 minutes

2^nd in the 4×800 meter relay for Clayton Savage, Carter Shipers, Laik Graham and Cain Evans –    9:39.42

3^rd in the 110 meter hurdles for Braxten Johnson – 16.58 seconds

3^rd in the 300 meter hurdles for Braxten Johnson – 43.89 seconds

3^rd in discus for Isaiah Sprong – 38.46 meters

3^rd in javelin for Isaiah Sprong – 38.32 meters

4^th in the 100 meter dash for Jacob Adams – 11.76 seconds

4^th in the 300 meter hurdles for Gauge Chenet – 48.29 seconds

4^th in the 4×400 meter relay for Javon Kille, Laik Graham, Braxten Johnson and Quenton Cranmer – 3:56.37 minutes

4^th in long jump for Javon Kille – 5.56 meters

4^th in javelin for Cy Evans – 37.81 meters

5^th in the 200 meter dash for Quentin Cranmer – 24.97 seconds

5^th in long jump for Braxten Johnson – 5.48 meters

5^th in triple jump for Javon Kille – 12.15 meters

6^th in 400 meter dash for Quentin Cranmer – 56.34 seconds

6^th in the 4×100 meter relay for Jacob Adams, Corbin Rodenberg, Jonathan Sanchez and Charles Walker – 48.14 seconds

7^th in the 110 meter hurdles for Gauge Chenet – 19.64 seconds

7^th in the 4×200 meter relay for Jacob Adams, Corbin Rodenberg, Jonathan Sanchez and Charles Walker – 1:46.61 minutes

8^th in the 400 meter dash for Javon Kille – 57.81 seconds

8^th in high jump for Tavion Gray -1.40 meters

8^th in triple jump for Luke Nickell – 10.49 meters

8^th in shot put for Cameron Williams – 11.39 meters

In team scoring, the Hornets ran away from the rest of the field. The girls team took first place with 125.33 points; Savannah was in second place with 78.33 team points. The boys team also took first place with 114 points; Hogan Prep was second with 89 points.

The boys squad takes first for the second time this season, the girls team did it for the first time on the final meet of the regular season.  Track and Field will compete in the district meet this Saturday.

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