Wright breaks school record; Lady Cats take second at home meet

Louisburg junior Delaney Wright broke her own school record in the long jump Thursday at the Louisburg Invitational with a mark of 18-0.5. Wright also won the 400 dash and took second in the 200.

With low numbers this season, the Louisburg girls track and field team figured it wouldn’t be in the running for many team titles.

That wasn’t the case Thursday when the Lady Cats hosted the Louisburg Invitational. Several athletes scored points as they finished second in the team standings.

A lot of those came from junior Delaney Wright, who won two more events and broke her own school record in the process.

Wright eclipsed the 18-foot mark for the first time in the long jump as she set a new school record with a mark of 18 feet, 0.5 inches. Her previous mark was set two years ago as a freshman at 17-11.75.

“It was great to see the girls finish second in the meet,” Louisburg girls coach John Reece said. “We scored points in all areas. Delaney breaking her own record was awesome. When we get a nice warm day she could jump far. Her hard work and persistence pays off.”

Wright also went on to win the 400 dash in 1:01.99 and later finished runner-up in the 200 dash in 27.01. Teammate Emma Vohs also earned points in both races as the Louisburg freshman took third in the 400 (1:03) and fifth in the 200 (29.34).

Senior Alyse Moore won the javelin competition as the Lady Cats recorded the top three spots in the event. Moore was first with a toss of 140 feet, 3 inches.

Junior Tae Ellison (102-3) and junior Davis Guetterman (100-2) were second and third, respectively, as the Lady Cats racked up 24 points in that event.

“Emma Vohs, Davis Guetterman and Tae Ellison continue to improve and could be in it come regionals,” Reece said. “The best is yet to come for them.”

Moore also recorded points in the shot put as she took third at 31-9 and sophomore teammate Emma Prettyman was fifth at 31-0. 

In the discus, junior Corinna McMullen finished third with a throw of 103-8 and Prettyman took fifth with a mark of 89-7.

Freshman Maddy Carpenter-Ross also scored points in the pole vault after she cleared 7-0 to take fourth.

Back on the track, freshman Erin Apple scored big points in the distance races for Louisburg. Apple finished third in both the 1,600-meter run (6:17) and 3,200 run (13:34).

Senior Alexis French was fifth in the 3,200 (14:48) and sixth in the 1,600 (6:42).

“Erin ran two great races,” Reece said. “She is a gutsy kid and her hard work is paying off. She keeps creeping up in rankings for our regional meet.

Louisburg is back in action Friday when the varsity travels to Basehor-Linwood.

Other results are:

100 dash: Emma Vohs, 8th, 14.44; Sophie Katzer, 11th, 14.91; Andrea Gaza, 16th, 15.20; Julia Arriola, 18th, 15.47; Addison Drake, 19th, 15.78

200 dash: Gaza, 11th, 31.20; Drake, 14th, 32.52; Caleigh Kettle, 16th, 32.97

400 dash: Katzer, 11th, 1:13; Kettle, 12th, 1:14; Arriola, 13th, 1:14

Shot put: Sydney Thornton, 14th, 23-8

Discus: Aiyana Penca, 12th, 77-2; Davis Guetterman, 18th, 66-0; Thornton, 21st, 61-1

Javelin: Thornton, 16th, 62-6

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