Ewing, Simpson, Rongey And Spencer Win Gold
The Trenton High School track and field teams traveled to Brookfield on Tuesday, squaring off with the host Bulldogs, South Shelby, Northwestern and Milan.
No team points were kept at the event, but the Trenton girls had a strong day, winning five events.
The highlight for the Trenton girls was the sprint events. Kristi Ewing and Shay Westerhof ran one-two in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes. Ewing won each event, taking the 100 with a time of 13.26, the 200 with a time of 27.83 and the 400 with a time of 1:04.34. Westerhof wasn’t far behind in any of the races, finishing the 100 with a time of 13.43, the 200 with a time of 28.18 and the 400 with a time of 1:08.27.
Other first-place winners for the Trenton girls included Gracyn Rongey, who won the triple jump with a mark of 9.28 meters, and Ava Simpson, who won the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:08.53.
Simpson rounded out her day placing second in the 1,600 with a time of 6:19.31 and third in the 800 with a time of 2:50.77.
Other placewinners for the Trenton girls included Ewing, second in the long jump with a mark of 4.26 meters; Rongey, fourth in the 1,600 with a time of 7:12.9 and fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 3:01.97; and Mikensey Golden, fifth in the shot put with a throw of 8.68 meters.
For the Trenton boys, Dylan Spencer led the way, placing first in the discus with a throw of 32.67 meters and second in the shot put with a throw of 11.73 meters.
Trevor Murphy was third in the shot put with a throw of 11.45 meters and finished sixth in the discus with a mark of 25.95 meters.
Gabe Novak placed in all of his events, taking third in the 400 with a time of 57.09, fourth in the long jump with a leap of 4.98 meters, sixth in the 100 with a time of 12.41 and sixth in the 200 with a time of 25.78.
Other placewinners for the Trenton boys included Kayden Spencer, second in the 3,200 with a time of 12:00.97 and fifth in the 1,600 with a time of 5:45.22; Levi Johnson, sixth in the 400 with a time of 1:02.09; and Cameron Christy, sixth in the long jump with a mark of 4.74 meters.
Trenton hosted the Trenton Relays on Thursday and will be in Higginsville on Monday.
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