Ewing, Simpson Lead The Way For The Bulldogs
The Trenton High School track and field teams saw their toughest competition of the season to date on Friday, traveling to Chillicothe to compete in the Joe Shy Relays. The Trenton girls tallied 50 points at the meet to finish seventh in the 15-team field. Trenton’s boys meanwhile, managed just 11 points, placing at the bottom of the boys standings.
For the Trenton girls, Kristi Ewing and Ava Simpson led the way, each tallying a second-place finish to represent the highest placing for a Trenton athlete at the meet. Ewing was second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.22 and Simpson ran runner-up in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:35.24.
Ewing would add a third-place showing in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.28 and was third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.07. She also anchored the 4×400-meter relay team, which was sixth with a time of 4:38.36.
Simpson, meanwhile, added a third-place showing in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:05.8.
Other placewinners for the Trenton girls included Shay Westerhof, who was fifth in the 200 with a time of 27.72 and fifth in the 100 with a time of 13.34; and Gracyn Rongey, who was sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:54.23 and seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 9.53 meters.
The Trenton boys had three placewinners in Dylan Spencer, third in the discus with a throw of 37.85 meters; Kayden Spencer, fifth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:27.39; and Trevor Murphy, eighth in the shot put with a throw of 11.79 meters.
The girls meet was won by Chillicothe, who netted 88.83 points at the meet. Cameron was second with 75 points and Maryville’s 73 points rounded out the top three.
On the boys side, it was Kirksville posting 136 points to run away with the team title. Richmond was second with 98 points and Chillicothe rounded out the top three with 83 points.
UP NEXT
Both Trenton track and field teams return to action today (Tuesday), traveling to the Brookfield Relays. Trenton will host the Trenton Relays at C.F. Russell Stadium on Thursday. That event is scheduled for a 3:15 start.
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