Louisburg track thrives at Spring Hill Invitational

On what was a rare Monday meet, the Louisburg track and field teams put together another strong performance on the road.

The Wildcat boys won the Spring Hill Invitational with 70 points, while the girls finished runner-up with 59 points. Spring Hill captured the girls title with 102.5 points.

“The meet gave us a chance to find out where we are and spotlighted what work is needed,” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “This is the time of year where you have to determine if you are going to keep getting better or are happy where you are at, and we want to keep getting better.”

The Louisburg boys won six events on the day, including four on the track.

Relays were a big success for the Wildcats and it started with the 4×100-meter relay. The team of Josiah McCaskill, Gavin Lohse, Gage Feldkamp and Caleb Feldkamp won with a time of 44.86 seconds.

The 4×400 team of Aidan Meyer, Emmett White, Blaise Vohs and Hunter Heinrich also took gold in 3:37.10. Blaise Vohs, Myles Vohs, Colton Blue and Jerynce Brings Plenty were runner-up in the 4×800 relay in 8:48.

Senior Noah Cotter had a big day in the distance races as he won both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Cotter ran a time of 4:55 in the 1,600 and a 10:46 in the 3,200.

Sophomore Blaise Vohs made it a Louisburg sweep in the distance races as he won the 800 run in 2:07.94.

In the field events, junior Cooper Wingfield took home the pole vault title as he cleared 14 feet to win the competition by more than three feet.

Senior Ben O’Bryan won the discus crown with a toss of 141-2. He also took fourth in the shot put at 45-8 and senior Jaymes Melton was fifth at 44-9.

Junior Gavin Lohse had his best performance of the season in the long jump as he took runner-up with mark of 22-1.5. He was also second the 100 dash in 11.75 seconds.

Also in the field events, the Wildcats got points from Titus Kleveter in the pole vault, (fifth, 8-0) and Tasen Ellison in the javelin (fifth, 142-3).

On the track, the Wildcats scored more points in the sprints. Caleb Feldkamp was second in the 200 dash in 23.97 seconds, while Hunter Heinrich was fourth in 24.51 and Emmett White was fifth in 24.66.

Heinrich and White also scored points in the 400 dash as Heinrich was fourth in 53.40 and White was fifth at 53.42.

On the girls side, the Lady Cats captured eight golds on the day and it started in the sprints with a pair of sophomores.

Suzanna Dansel won the 100 dash in 13.67 seconds, while Kendall Crossley took first in the 200 dash in 28.47 seconds. Crossley also took fifth in the 400 dash in 1:06.

The 4×100 team of Crossley, Dansel, Addi Mallett and Emma Vohs also struck gold as they won going away in 51.77 seconds.

Senior Maddy Rhamy dominated the distance events. Rhamy won the 1,600-meter run in 6:02 and also took first in the 3,200 run in 12:48.

Rhamy, along with Emma Vohs, Adelyn Moore and Erin Apple, won the 4×800 relay in 11:06. Moore also went on to take fourth in the 800 run in 2:41, while Vohs, Presley Yows, Moore and Crossley took third in the 4×400 in 4:30.

The Louisburg girls also won a pair of field events. Senior Maddy Carpenter-Ross tied her school-record mark of 11-7 in the pole vault to take first.

Junior Hanna Veres also had her best performance of the season in the triple jump as she took gold with a mark of 32-6.

Senior Katie Elpers scored points in the javelin for the Wildcats with a throw of 120-10, which was good for third. Sophomore McKenna Lohse recorded a toss of 36-6 in the shot put to finish fourth overall.

Other results are:

GIRLS

200 dash: Addi Mallett, 7th, 29.76

400 dash: Presley Yows, 9th, 1:09

800 run: Erin Apple, 12th, 3:04

1,600 run: Apple, 7th, 6:47

Long Jump: Hanna Veres, 15th, 13-2

Shot Put: Kinley Scott, 6th, 32-7; Maddie Yoder, 10th, 29-3; Cora Wulfkuhle, 21st, 24-6.5

Discus: McKenna Lohse, 6th, 93-1; Wulfkuhle, 15th, 81-5.5; Yoder, 23rd, 65-6; Scott, 25th, 60-8.5

Javelin: Adelyn Moore, 8th, 97-2; Lohse, 10th, 86-8; Scott, 23rd, 66-0

BOYS

100 dash: Gage Feldkamp, 6th, 12.17; Anis Ghannam, 12th, 12.55; Wyatt Tharp, 33rd, 13.37; Grant Bloustine, 41st, 14.0; 

200 dash: Ghannam, 9th, 25.19; Josiah McCaskill, 11th, 25.65; Tharp, 14th, 26.06; Bloustine, 26th, 27.20

400 dash: Aidan Meyer, 6th, 54.75; Colton Blue, 7th, 55.15

High Jump: Evan McKitrick, 10th, 5-2

Long Jump: Myles Vohs, 7th, 19-11.75

Triple Jump: Tasen Ellison, 6th, 37-7.75; Brock McEwen, 14th, 28-11.75

Shot Put: Miles Meek, 11th, 40-8.5; Michael Foote, 20th, 34-2; John Evans, 24th, 30-8.5; Xander Lucas, 30th, 27-10.5; Caven O’Brien, 34th, 25-11.5; Kaden Fuller, 40th, 19-7

Discus: Jaymes Melton, 12th, 108-1; Meek, 13th, 107-5; Foote, 24th, 89-9; O’Brien, 29th, 80-7; Liam Fuqua, 30th, 78-9; Cole Poindexter, 31st, 77-7; Lucas, 34th, 69-8; Evans, 35th, 67-0; George Christensen, 39th, 57-11; Preston Walton, 42nd, 48-0; Fuller, 43rd, 47-4

Javelin: Meek, 10th, 115-6; McEwen, 11th, 113-7; Conner Forrester, 14th, 102-9; Poindexter, 20th, 95-5; Walton, 25th, 84-3; Fuqua, 30th, 66-10; Christensen, 33rd, 59-6

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