Boys 13th, Ewing And Spencer Win Gold Medals
Photo Courtesy of Amanda Washburn Spencer
Trevor Murphy readies to throw the shot put at the Hoefer-Husker Relays in Higginsville on Tuesday. Murphy placed fourth in the event with a throw of 11.77 meters.
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It is only two meets into the season, but it is safe to say that Parks’ prediction has some weight.
On Tuesday at the Hoefer-Husker Invitational in Higginsville, Trenton’s girls posted 48 team points, placing the Bulldogs seventh in a field of 19 teams. Trenton was just six points out of third place, too.
While the numbers have limited the opportunities to score points, the athletes that are out are making the most of their chances.
Kristi Ewing again led the Bulldogs, winning both the 200- and 400-meter dashes and placing third in the 100-meter dash. With the wind setting everyone’s times back at the meet, Ewing was still able to post first-place times of 1:01.73 in the 400 and 27.33 in the 200. Her time in the 100 was 13.48.
Shay Westerhof again backed her teammate in the sprint events, netting the Bulldogs eight points with fifth-place finishes in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. Westerhof was four spots behind Ewing in the 200 with a time of 28.47 and just two spots behind Ewing in the 100 with a time of 13.58.
Gracyn Rongey and Ava Simpson both had good days as well. Rongey was fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:48.48 and seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 8.68 meters. Simpson finished sixth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:59.47 and was sixth in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:27.74.
Rounding out the Trenton total was Morgan King, who placed eighth in the discus with a throw of 21.48 meters to add a point for the Bulldogs.
Host Higginsville won the meet with 94.5 team points to finish ahead of runner-up Santa Fe’s total of 67 and third-place Leeton’s total of 54. Sherwood was fourth with 53.5 points and Lutheran and Carrollton tied for fifth, right ahead of Trenton, with 52 points each.
BOYS
While Trenton netted all but one of its points on the track in the girls meet, the Bulldogs took the opposite route on the boys side.
Of the 21 points scored by the Trenton boys, all but two came from the Bulldogs’ throwers.
Dylan Spencer was the top performer for the boys, winning the discus with a throw of 39.3 meters — an improvement of almost four meters from his throw of 35.46 at the Trenton Early Bird last week.
Trevor Murphy added a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 11.77 meters and Gabe Stark was fifth in the javelin with a throw of 36.38.
Trenton had two eighth-place finishes on the track to round out its total. Coleman Griffin was eighth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.62 and the 4×400-meter relay team of Griffin, Gabe Novak, Kayden Spencer and Levi Johnson was eighth with a time of 4:04.91.
Richmond claimed the boys title, scoring 120.5 points to best runner-up Lexington’s total of 108. Sweet Springs was third with 76 points, Higginsville was fourth with 71 and Crest Ridge rounded out the top five with 63.
Trenton’s track and field teams are back in action today (Friday) traveling to the Joe Shy Relays in Chillicothe. That event is scheduled for a 2 o’clock start.