Louisburg senior Chris Williams pumps his fists in the air after the Wildcat 4×400-meter relay won a regional championship and broke their own school record with a new time 3:23.76 on Friday during the Class 4A regional meet in Paola.

PAOLA – As Justin Collins, Blue Caplinger, Ben Wiedenmann and Chris Williams raced around the track in the 4×400-meter relay Friday at the Class 4A regional meet in Paola, they had only two thoughts in mind.

One was to qualify for state and
the other was to hold on to that No. 1 state ranking.

The Wildcats did both of those
things and then some. The Louisburg quartet easily won the regional
championship as they broke their own school record with a time of 3 minutes and
23.76 seconds after setting it last week at the Frontier League meet.

“I think we ran pretty well,”
Caplinger said. “We are looking forward to even tougher competition at state. I
think we compete harder as the competition gets tougher and it was very
satisfying to know that we can run good times consistently.”

Louisburg currently has the best
time in Class 4A heading into the state meet this weekend in Wichita.

“We are all pretty excited since
we are No. 1 in the state instead of No. 8,” Williams said. “It is always a
good thing to be at the top. At the same time, we are now the team to beat and
we are who everyone wants to catch. It is going to be a fun race. It is going
to be tough and we are going to do our best.”

It was a successful day for the Wildcat team as they qualified for state in nine events and will send 13 to Wichita this weekend. The end of the meet almost got even better for Louisburg as it was in the hunt for the regional runner-up trophy.

Louisburg finished with 82 points,
but unfortunately they finished one point behind Eudora for second place in the
team standings. Paola won the regional crown with 168 points.

Still, the Wildcats had a successful
regional meet that led them to qualifying for state in nine events and are
sending 13 athletes to Wichita in the process. The top four finishers in each
event get to compete at the state meet.

Along with his regional title in
the 4×400 relay, Williams, a senior, ran his best race of the season in the 400-meter
dash in 51.44 seconds to win a regional championship.

“I thought I ran it pretty slow,
but down the final stretch I decided to just go for it since it was my last one
and finally got below 52 seconds, which I had been struggling with all season,”
Williams said. “It was good to get that good time.”

Louisburg’s 4×100-meter relay of Charlie Koontz, Caplinger, Wiedenmann and Collins ran their best time of the season Friday. After tying the school record the week before at the league meet, the four athletes now have it all to themselves as the Wildcats ran a 43.34 to finish second overall to Paola, who ran a 43.17.

“It’s really awesome to get the
record to ourselves,” Caplinger said. “It was nice since we’ve been working for
that record for two years. If we make it to finals (at state), I think we’ll do
very well.”

In the discus, senior Kiefer Tucker almost finished as a regional champion as he put together a strong round of throws to take second overall with a toss of 148 feet, 6 inches.

Tucker led going into finals of
the competition, but in the second round of the finals, he was passed by Bishop
Miege’s Taylor Poitier with a 152-7.

“It feels to go out to state,
especially with it being my senior year,” Tucker said. “I am just glad I made
it and it will be my first time going so it will be a new experience, but I am
definitely excited for it.

“Going in, I was a little scared,
but once I got my warm-up throws in I felt good and I knew it was going to be a
good day. I’m just glad that I went out and competed and just got it.”

The Wildcats also had six athletes
that finished in either third or fourth place to earn a state bid.

Junior Michael Waldron will make
his trip to state in the javelin as he took third overall with a throw of 154-9
in windy conditions. Waldron is excited for his first opportunity in Wichita
after narrowly missing state a year ago.

“It feels great,” Waldron said. “This
is my first year going and last year I missed out on going to state by like a
few feet, so it is a nice to be able to get there.

“It was actually good throwing into
the wind, and I have actually had success this year doing that, so it was good
and I’m looking forward to state.”

Louisburg had a pair of pole vaulters qualify after both Trent Martin and Luke Faulkner both tied personal bests to finish third and fourth, respectively.

Martin cleared 13-6 for the second
consecutive week, while Faulkner was fourth at 13-0. A lot of their competition
was eliminated early on and knew they qualified shortly into the event, which made
it a little less stressful.

“I felt really good today,” Martin
said. “It was nice when the four of us found out early in the competition that
we had already qualified and that took a lot of the pressure off. It just let
us have fun.

“We are going to be putting in
work this week and going for PR’s at state and we will just see what happens.”

It will be the second trip to
state for both vaulters and Martin will try for his second state medal.

“I am just trying to go to state
all four years and I have been successful so far,” Faulkner said. “There was
great conditions and that helped with some of the high marks.

“It is fun having competition to
go up against at practice with Trent. Everyone is slowing getting better and it
makes the sport more fun.”

Louisburg got a pleasant surprise from freshman Tom Koontz in the 300 hurdles. Koontz ran a personal best time of 41.35 seconds to finish third overall and led to a celebration at the finish line.

The Wildcats also qualified a pair
of distance runners as junior Anthony Davis and freshman Ryan Rogers finished
third and fourth, respectively, in the 1,600-meter run. Davis ran a 5:00.48,
while Rogers sprinted toward to the finish to edge Osawatomie’s Bryce Filipin
in 5:03.

In the sprints, senior Brandon
Cooper was fourth in a difficult race in the 100-meter dash. Cooper ran a time
of 11.22 to punch his ticket to state.

Events for state will begin at 3
p.m., Friday at Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University and
the top eight in each events will earn state medals.

Other results:

100 dash: Justin Collins, 5^th,
11.33; Blue Caplinger, 6^th, 11.51

200 dash: Charlie Koontz, 10^th,
23.85; Ben Wiedenmann, 11^th, 23.95

800 run: Anthony Davis, 14^th,
2:24; Ryan Rogers, 15^th, 2:24

110 hurdles: Tom Koontz, 5^th,
16.88

Long jump: Hayden Feikert, 7^th,
19-10; Will Finestead, 8^th, 19-8.5; Weston Guetterman, 15^th,
16-10

Triple jump: Finestead, 5^th,
40-7.5; Isaac Guetterman, 10^th, 39-5.25; Indy Strumillo, 13^th,
38-5.75

Shot put: Kiefer Tucker, 12^th,
42-9.5; Jonathan DePriest, 15^th, 39-7.5

Discus: Carter Anglin, 8^th,
122-2

Javelin: Jay Scollin, 6^th,
148-7; Austin Moore, 7^th, 142-10

Louisburg junior Carlee Gassman glides her way to a Frontier League crown in the 300-meter hurdles last Friday in Paola. Gassman won with a time of 47.07 seconds.

PAOLA – Carlee Gassman and Delaney Wright had a Frontier League Invitational to remember for a few different reasons – one of which was they left with a league title in hand.

Gassman won the league crown in
the 300-meter hurdles and Wright took first place in the long jump as they
guided the Lady Cats to a fifth-place team finish Friday in Paola. The Wildcat
duo certainly wasn’t done scoring points.

Both athletes captured three
league medals and Gassman was also a part of history. Gassman, along with
Jordon Leach, Rain Pugh and Sydni Keagle, broke the school record in the
4×100-meter relay as they ran a time of 50.59 seconds to finish second overall.

They eclipsed the old mark of
50.96 that was set in 2000 by the quartet of Laura Gjerde, LaTasha Roberts, Megan
Howard and Libby Dean.

It was a competitive event as
Piper went on to set a new league record in a time of 49.15 seconds.

“The 4×100 did an awesome job,” Louisburg coach John Reece said. “I was coaching when the 2000 team broke the record and again with this group. Yes, there are similarities between them, but only one difference – we only lose one from this relay due to graduation. I expect them to continue to improve on their time, not only this year, but next as well.”

Gassman continued to show improvement in the 300 hurdles as she
recorded a season-best time of 47.07 seconds to win the event going away.

The Louisburg junior broke the school record in the event last
year in 45.78 and Reece believe she is rounding into form for the postseason
run.

“Carlee had a great start in the first 150 meters, which made
the others chase her,” Reece said. “Her conditioning continues to improve and
the best is yet to come.”

Wright, a freshman, had a big performance in her first ever
league meet as she won the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 4 inches. She beat
out Baldwin senior, Carly Lindenmeyer, by one inch to take the top spot.

Gassman also scored points for the Wildcats in the long jump as
she was fifth at 16-5.75.

“Delaney is not a freshman when it comes to competition,” Wright
said. “She is a focused individual that will bring it every time. It is
impressive for a freshman to claim a league title, especially in our league.”

Wright and Gassman teamed up with Pugh and Keagle to run the
4×400-meter relay as well. The team medaled third overall with a personal best
time of 4:17.86.

In the sprints, the Wildcats picked up a couple more medals as
Wright took third in the 200-meter dash in 26.83 seconds, while Leach was third
in the 100 dash in 12.96. Wright also went on to score points in the 400 dash
with a season-best time of 1:01.26 and took fourth.

Louisburg also scored points in a pair of field events. Junior
Avery Graham cleared 8-6 to medal second in the pole vault and freshman Rinny
McMullen was fifth in the discus with a toss of 93-11.

As a team, the Wildcats were fifth overall with 65 points.
Baldwin won the league title with 112.5 points and Paola was second at 105.50.

The Lady Cats will be back in action Friday when it travels to
Paola for the Class 4A regional meet. Events start at 1 p.m. and the top four
finishers in each event will qualify for the state meet next week in Wichita.

“I believe we can qualify as many as 8 girls and be represented
in 11 events,” Reece said. “As always, we need to go and take care of what we
can control, our own performances, and good things will happen. If we go and
PR, the other teams will see the energy we create and they will feel the
pressure, not us. The best is yet to come.”

Other results are:

200 dash: Jordon Leach, 7^th,
29.99

800 run: Shaylor Whitham, 11^th,
2:52

1,600 run: Whitham, 10^th,
6:15

100 hurdles: Kristen Bell, 8^th,
18.90

300 hurdles: Bell, 14^th,
1:04

High jump: Shelby Grandon, 10^th,
4-8; Eileen Benne, 10^th, 4-8

Long jump: Sydni Keagle, 13^th,
14-3

Triple jump: Benne, 11^th,
29-5

Shot put: Shea O’Hara, 15^th,
29-2; Cayden Forrester, 20^th, 25-3; Eden Strumillo, 21^st,
24-6

Discus: Aiyana Penca, 12^th,
85-7; Melia Rice, 13^th, 81-9

Javelin: Alyse Moore, 10^th,
95-7; Davis Guetterman, 16^th, 74-8; Lakin Cunningham, 20^th,
68-0

The Louisburg 4×400 team of (from left) Justin Collins, Blue Caplinger, Ben Wiedenmann and Chris Williams broke at 19-year-old school record with a time of 3:25.10 to win a league title Friday in Paola.

PAOLA – It was a record-breaking
night for the Louisburg boys track and field team and the Wildcats picked a
good time to do it.

At the Frontier League Invitational at Paola High School, the Wildcats broke a school record, tied another and finished with two league champions Friday. Most of it was on the track as both relay teams were a part of history.

The 4×400-meter relay team of
Justin Collins, Blue Caplinger, Ben Wiedenmann and Chris Williams broke the
school record with a time of 3 minutes and 25.10 seconds and earned a league
title in the process. The old record of 3:25.60 was set in 2000 by the team of
Sauber, Brittingham, Johns and Hoppe.

Louisburg beat runner-up Eudora by
more than a second as the Wildcat quartet eased to a league championship in the
event. Their new school record time is currently the top mark in Class 4A this
season.

“They were on a mission and they
wanted the school record,” Louisburg coach Andy Wright said. “They ran with a
purpose and were determined to win. I don’t want them to be satisfied and I don’t
think they are. They are all competitors and compete with that mentality. I can’t
ask for more than that as a coach.”

The Wildcats’ 4×100 team of Charlie Koontz, Caplinger, Wiedenmann and Collins rose to the occasion as well. Louisburg tied a school record in the event with a time of 43.43 seconds as the Wildcats took third overall in a fast race that saw Piper win the league title at 43.20.

That mark of 43.43 tied the record set in 1996 by Hoppe, Burk, Jaccard and Antisdel.

“It was a well-deserved time,”
Wright said. “This crew works hard every day in practice. They show up and do
everything that is asked of them. They competed hard. All of the events,
including the relays, were state-medalist caliber at this meet.”

Junior Trent Martin had the best
day of his high school pole vaulting career as he won his first league crown.
Martin cleared a personal best mark of 13 feet and 6 inches and nearly cleared
14 feet in his final attempt.

Martin tied Paola’s Preston Martin
at 13-6, but Trent won based on number of misses. Louisburg sophomore Luke
Faulkner cleared 12-6 and finished fourth.

“Trent had some great attempts on
Friday,” Wright said. “It is nice to have him healthy and improving. He is
working very hard this week and I know he will be ready for regionals.”

 As a team, the Wildcats finished fifth in the
league standings with 55 points. Piper won the league championship with 122
points and Paola was second with 121.

On the track, Williams rounded out the Wildcat medalists as he was the league runner-up in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52 seconds.

Also in the sprints, Collins ran a
time of 11.47 seconds to take fifth in the 100-meter dash. Caplinger was fifth
in the 200 dash in 23.33.

Louisburg also scored points in
the 300 hurdles as freshman Tom Koontz was sixth in 42.81.

The Wildcats also scored points in
a few field events. Junior Michael Waldron recorded a throw of 156-6 to take
fifth in the javelin.

Junior Carter Anglin was sixth in
the discus with a toss of 131-5 and junior Indy Strumillo took sixth in the
triple jump with a mark of 39-4.

“The Frontier League meet is,
event for event, one of the toughest we will compete at,” Wright said. “In
several events, the top finishers are the leading event leaders in the state. I
was very proud of the way our team handled themselves and the level of
competition. They didn’t back down.”

Louisburg will be back in action
Friday when it travels back to Paola to compete in the Class 4A regional meet. The
top four finishers in each event will travel to Wichita next week to compete at
the state meet.

“Our regional is tough, and has
some very tough competition,” Wright said. “The mark coming into the Paola
regional are some of the best in 4A. I expect us to go out and give it our
best, and if we compete like we can, we hope to qualify in several events. It
should be very exciting on Friday.”

Other results are:

100 dash: Blue Caplinger, 8^th,
11.72; Charlie Koontz, 11^th, 11.91

200 dash: Ben Widenmann, 9^th,
23.41; Skylar Tinsley, 13^th, 24.31

400 dash: Dylan Armstrong, 12^th,
55.96; Weston Guetterman, 14^th, 56.92

800 run: Anthony Davis, 14^th,
2:19; Ryan Rogers, 17^th, 2:26; Caden Bradshaw, 18^th, 2:27

1,600 run: Davis, 7^th,
4:58; Rogers, 12^th, 5:12; Bradshaw, 13^th, 5:12

3,200 run: Gareth Baus, 18^th,
13:00

110 hurdles: Tom Koontz, 10^th,
17.84

Long jump: Will Finestead, 11^th,
18-4; Hayden Feikert, 12^th, 18-3; Guetterman, 18^th, 17-2

Triple jump: Isaac Guetterman, 8^th,
38-0.50; Finestead, 9^th, 37-6.5

Shot put: Kiefer Tucker, 10^th,
45-6; Brayden White, 17^th, 39-11; Jonathan DePriest, 22^nd,
37-6

Discus: Tucker, 16^th,
109-7; White, 18^th, 107-6

Javelin: Jay Scollin, 7^th,
142-2; Austin Moore, 9^th, 141-2

Carlee Gassman won the 300 hurdles, was second in the long jump and helped the Louisburg 4×100 relay to a first place finish Friday in Wellsville.

WELLSVILLE – The Louisburg track
and field teams took part in one of its toughest meets of the season Friday in
Wellsville.

Louisburg competed in the Red Bud
Relays and both the boys and girls teams had a fair amount of success as they
each took sixth in the team standings. The Lady Cats came in sixth with 45
points, while Baldwin won the meet with 91 and Paola was second with 79.

The Wildcat boys were also sixth
with 43 points. Paola took first in the team standings with 124 points and
Spring Hill was second with 104.5.

“The boys ran up against some good
competition,” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “We had some athletes step
up and compete. As a team, I would like to see us refocus our goals and get
ready for league coming up.”

Carlee Gassman had a big meet for
the Lady Cats on the girls side as she earned a pair of gold medals and was
runner-up in another event as well.

Gassman won the 300-meter hurdles
in 48.53 seconds to pull away from the rest of the field. Earlier in the day,
Gassman, along with Jordon Leach, Rain Pugh and Sydni Keagle, put together a
season-best time in the 4×100-meter relay in 50.99 seconds.

The Louisburg junior would also go
on to finish second in the long jump with a mark of 15 feet and 6 inches.

Louisburg won one event on the boys
side and that came thanks to the arm of Kiefer Tucker. The Louisburg senior
captured the discus title for the second week in a row on a throw of 144-6.

“Kiefer really competed,” Wright
said. “He lost the lead in the finals and I was proud of how he responded by
putting his last throw out there to regain the lead and win it.”

Although it didn’t count in the
team standings, Tucker also took part in the thrower’s relay with Austin Moore,
Michael Waldron and Jonathan DePriest. The team took first in 48.37 seconds and
their time is the fourth fastest in the nation according to milesplit.com

Two other relays also had
season-best times as the 4×400-meter relay of Chris Williams, Justin Collins,
Blue Caplinger and Ben Wiedenmann finished second in 3 minutes and 28 seconds
to take second overall.

The 4×100 relay of Brandon Cooper,
Caplinger, Wiedenmann and Collins found themselves in a competitive race, but
came in fourth in 43.98 seconds.

“The 4×400 set a PR by two seconds
and they ran a solid race, even without everyone running their best split,”
Wright said. “When we get everyone’s best in the same race we are going to be
right at the top of the mix in league and regionals.

“The 4×100 also got a PR, but we
just have to keep improving every week. We are getting down to the end and we
need to stay focused on improving with the races we have left.”

In the sprints, Cooper led the way in the 100-meter dash as he took third in 11.49 seconds and Caplinger was sixth in 11.70. Caplinger was also sixth in the 200 dash in 23.87.

Williams ran a 52.82 to take
fourth overall in the 400 dash and freshman Tom Koontz was sixth in the 300
hurdles in 44 seconds to complete the point-getters on the track.

In the field events, Waldron earned a medal in the javelin with a throw of 152-5 to take third and sophomore Jay Scollin was fifth at 148-4.

On the girls side, Leach had a successful day as she was runner-up in the 200-meter dash in 27.50 and was fifth in the 100 dash in 13.54.

Keagle earned points for Louisburg
in the 100 hurdles as she finished fifth in 17.06 seconds. Keagle, Pugh,
Gassman and Shaylor Whitham was sixth in the 4×400 relay in 4:28.

The girls 4×100 thrower’s relay, although they didn’t earn points, took gold in 1:03.

A pair of throwers also placed for the Lady Cats. Sophomore Alyse Moore finished fifth with a toss of 104-4 and freshman Rinny McMullen was sixth in the discus at 93-1.

Senior Eileen Benne and sophomore
Shelby Grandon tied for sixth in the high jump after clearing 4-6.

Louisburg will begin its
postseason slate Friday when it travels to Paola for the Frontier League
Invitational. Events are set to begin at 3:30 p.m.

Other results are:

GIRLS

400 dash: Andrea Gaza, 19^th,
1:14

1,600 run: Shaylor Whitham, 14^th,
6:21

100 hurdles: Kristen Bell, 11^th,
19.59

Long jump: Sydni Keagle, 10^th,
13-6

Triple jump: Eileen Benne, 11^th,
28-5

Shot put: Shea O’Hara, 16^th,
26-10; Eden Strumillo, 18^th, 25-6; Cayden Forrester, 24^th,
22-9

Discus: Aiyana Penca, 15^th,
87-0; Melia Rice, 22^nd, 77-4

Javelin: Davis Guetterman, 23^rd,
73-5

BOYS

100 dash: Justin Collins, 9^th,
11.79

200 dash: Ben Wiedenmann, 8^th,
24.27; Brandon Cooper, 10^th, 23.90

400 dash: Dylan Armstrong, 21^st,
56.69; Weston Guetterman, 25^th, 59.39

800 run: Anthony Davis, 18^th,
2:20; Ryan Rogers, 21^st, 2:25; Sawyer Richardson, 24^th,
2:28

1,600 run: Davis, 12^th,
5:01; Rogers, 15^th, 5:14; Richardson, 17^th, 5:24

110 hurdles: Tom Koontz, 7^th,
17.54

Pole vault: Trent Martin, 8^th,
11-6; Caleb Shaughnessy, 12^th, 9-6

Long jump: Will Finestead, 9^th,
18-4; Hayden Feikert, 12^th, 18-0

Triple jump: Finestead, 8^th,
37-4; Indy Strumillo, 9^th, 36-11; Guetterman, 13^th, 34-10

Shot put: Kiefer Tucker, 9^th,
42-3.5; Jonathan DePriest, 13^th, 39-8; Brayden White, 19^th,
38-3

Discus: Carter Anglin, 7^th,
121-7; White, 14^th, 111-8

Javelin: Austin Moore, 12^th,
125-11

Louisburg junior Carter Anglin finished third overall in the discus Thursday at the Prairie View Invitational.

LA CYGNE – On one of the more windy days of the season, the Louisburg boys track and field team was still able to put together some of its best performances of the year.

The Wildcats recorded several personal
bests Thursday during the Prairie View Invitational and blew away the
competition. Louisburg captured its second consecutive team title as they
racked up 164 points and won by nearly 100 points. Central Heights was second
with 65.

Louisburg won eight events on the day, including five on the track. The Wildcats won three field events in which each of them had a personal record.

“We
came out did what we were supposed to do,” Louisburg coach Andy Wright said. “I
knew our athletes had been working and was not surprised to see a few personal
records, even with the conditions.”

Senior
Blue Caplinger had a big day in the sprints as he won two individual events and
was a part of two gold-medal winning relays.

Caplinger
won the 100-meter dash in 11.30 seconds and edged senior teammate Brandon
Cooper, who was second in 11.31. Sophomore Justin Collins was third in 11.44.

In
the 200 dash, Caplinger edged Louisburg sophomore Ben Wiedenmannn in 23.25
seconds to win gold. Wiedenmann was second in 23.50.

The
Wildcat 4×100 and 4×400-meter relays couldn’t be stopped as the 4×100 team of Wiedenmann,
Collins, Caplinger and Cooper took first in 44.19 seconds. Caplinger,
Wiedenmann, Collins and Chris Williams ran a 3:38 to win the 4×400.

Williams, a senior, also won the 400-meter dash in 53.86 and edged Drexel’s Aaron Woods by .01 seconds.

“I thought all of the
kids handled the competition solidly and ran their races,” Wright said. “It was
great to have personal records across the board in the 100, and to win out in
the sprints. It was a total team effort and I am excited about the next part of
our season.”  

Louisburg also struck gold in the field events as three athletes earned personal records on their way to a first-place finish.

Senior
Kiefer Tucker had a strong day in the discus with a personal best throw of 153
feet and .75 inches and won his first discus competition of the season.
Teammates Carter Anglin (124-5.75) and Brayden White (117-10.75) took third and
fifth, respectively.

Tucker
also scored points in the shot put as he was third with a toss of 41-9.5 and
White was fifth at 40-2.

“Kiefer
has been focusing on discus at practice and it really showed at Prairie View,”
Wright said. “Three out of the four throws were over his PR. This week with his
confidence built up in discus he is going to focus a little more on shot and I
think we will see the benefit from that focus at the next meet.”

Sophomore Luke Faulkner and junior Trent Martin battled it out for the top spot in the pole vault as both cleared 13 feet. However, it was Faulkner who took gold based on the number of misses as 13 feet was also a personal best for him.

“The great part of it is that Luke and Trent watch each other compete and are each other’s best fans, cheering and encouraging each other,” Wright said. “It was nice seeing Luke get away from 12-6 and move up to the 13-0 mark. He has been clearing 12-6 at every meet, and I knew it wouldn’t be long before he clears 13-0.”

The
success for Louisburg continued in the javelin as sophomore Jay Scollin had his
best throw of the season with a mark of 146-7 to win the event for the first
time this season. Junior Michael Waldron was second at 143-9 and freshman A.J.
Reed was sixth at 129-3.5.

“Jay
has been down the last couple of meets, so it was great for his confidence to
come out and compete, and PR in the process,” Wright said.

The
Wildcats were also able to score a few points in the jumps as freshman Hayden
Feikert was fourth at 17-11 and Martin was sixth at 17-5.5 in the long jump. In
the triple jump, junior Indy Strumillo was fourth at 37-6.5 and sophomore
Weston Guetterman took sixth with a mark of 35-2.5.

Back
on the track, freshman Tom Koontz scored points for the Wildcats in both hurdle
events. Koontz was runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles in 44.50 seconds and
fourth in the 110 hurdles in 17.49.

Junior
Anthony Davis earned a medal in the 1,600-meter run as he took third in 5:06.
Freshman teammate Ryan Rogers was sixth in 5:26.

Louisburg
will be back in action Friday when it travels to Wellsville for the Redbud
Relays. The meet is set to begin at 3:30 p.m.

Other results are:

400 dash: Dylan Armstrong, 9^th,
59.39; Weston Guetterman, 10^th, 1:00

800 run: Anthony Davis, 9^th,
2:21; Ryan Rogers, 11^th, 2:25; Sawyer Richardson, 17^th,
2:37

1,600 run: Richardson, 10^th,
5:41

Long jump: Indy Strumillo, 10^th,
16-8

Triple jump: Isaac Guetterman, 8^th,
34-9.75

Louisburg’s Sydni Keagle takes the handoff from teammate Jordan Leach during the 4×100-meter relay Thursday at the Prairie View Invitational.

LA CYGNE – The Louisburg girls
track team ran right past its competition Thursday during the Prairie View
Invitational.

Louisburg won seven events on the day, including a sweep of the sprints and two relay victories. However, the most important one came later as the Lady Cats won the team title with 135 points and edged runner-up Prairie View, which finished with 111.

It was the third consecutive team title victory for the Lady Cats as they continue to see their times and distances improve.

“It was nice to get another team victory,”
Louisburg coach John Reece said. “All in all it was a good meet with a few
athletes improving upon their best marks. I can’t wait to get in a meet that
does not have a 20-plus mph wind and/or cool temperatures. But the conditions
are the same for all so there can be no excuses.”

Freshman Delaney Wright continued her
success on the track as she finished the day with three golds. Wright won both
the 200 and 400-meter dashes and later helped the 4×400-meter relay of Carlee
Gassman, Rain Pugh and Shaylor Whitham to a first-place finish in 4 minutes and
30 seconds.

Wright recorded a season-best time of
1:02 in the 400-meter dash and also had a season-best mark in the 200 dash in
26.52.

Senior Jordon Leach also had a strong performance in the sprints. Leach took gold in the 100-meter dash in 12.82 seconds and was second in the 200 in 27.37. Pugh, a freshman, was third in the 100 in 13.31.

“Jordon again improved on her personal
record in the 100 and is setting herself up to make a run at qualifying for
state as an individual,” Reece said. “Her 200 time is also getting better and
that is great to see.”

Leach, along with Pugh, Sydni Keagle and
Gassman, won the 4×100-meter relay in 52.10 seconds to complete the Lady Cats’ dominance
on the track.

In the hurdles, Louisburg had two runner-up
finishes. Keagle recorded a time of 16.36 in the 100-meter hurdles to take
second, while Gassman was second in the 300 hurdles in 49.14.

Louisburg also won a pair of field events
and scored points in several others.

Gassman won the long jump for the first time this season as she recorded a mark of 16 feet, 2.5 inches as the participants jumped in to stiff wind most of the day. Wright was second in the event in 15-9.5 and Keagle was sixth at 14-5.5.

“Carlee did not let the headwind stop her
from winning the long jump,” Reece said. “It was her best mark, but she was
very consistent in tough conditions.”

Junior Avery Graham also had another good
showing in the pole vault as she took gold after clearing 9-6.

Senior Eileen Benne had a pair of
runner-up finishes for the Lady Cats in the high jump (4-6) and triple jump
(28-8.5).

Louisburg also scored points in
the throws as sophomore Shea O’Hara was fourth in the shot put with a toss of
29-11. Sophomore Aiyana Penca (88-1.25) and senior Melia Rice (85-10.75) were
fourth and fifth, respectively, in the discus.

The Lady Cats will see their competition
rise Friday when they travel to the Redbud Relays in Wellsville. The meet is
set to begin at 3:30 p.m.

“The best is yet to come with these girls and our efforts are showing it,” Reece said. “Wellsville is a big meet that will give us a good barometer on how we will do as league and regionals draw near. We are in a good spot in many events, but we are not content with that. We are working to be the best and doing so, I hope we make some noise when we get to state.”

Other results are:

100 dash: Andrea Gaza, 10^th,
14.54

200 dash: Gaza, 11^th,
31.60

400 dash: Gaza, 8^th,
1:15

1,600 run: Shaylor Whitham, 8^th,
6:27

100 hurdles: Kristen Bell, 10^th,
18.80

300 hurdles: Sydni Keagle, 7^th,
58.97; Bell, 9^th, 1:05

Shot put: Cayden Forrester, 9^th,
27-5; Eden Strumillo, 12^th, 26-2.25

Discus: Forrester, 12^th,
74-8.5;

Javelin: Davis Guetterman, 8^th,
76-8.5; Forrester, 15^th, 55-8; Lexi Rogers, 18^th, 43-9

Louisburg senior Eileen Benne won both the high jump and triple jump titles last Thursday during the Louisburg Invitational.

Delaney Wright continued to show,
while she may be a freshman in grade level, she is performing like an
experienced veteran on the track.

Wright had a big day at the Louisburg Invitational last Thursday as she racked up three gold medals and helped the Lady Cats to a first-place team finish.

Louisburg finished with 144 points
and held off runner-up Prairie View, who had 129. As a team, the Lady Cats won
10 events.

“The first place finish was awesome
considering we held out a few athletes from normal events due to going to
Kansas Relays,” Louisburg girls coach John Reece said. “With that said, it
shows how much all of our runners and jumpers compete at their highest level.
We had four seniors compete in their final home meet and all four received two
medals each, which is great.”

Wright continued her success in the long
jump as she recorded a leap of 17 feet, 3.75 inches to take first and the Lady
Cats swept the medals in that event. Junior Carlee Gassman was second with a mark
of 16-10.5 and Sydni Keagle was third at 16-3. Freshman Rain Pugh also scored points
as she was fifth at 15-4.75.

On the track, Wright blew away her competition in the 200 and 400-meter dashes. She won the 200 in 26.88 seconds and the 400 in 1 minute and 3 seconds. Teammate Andrea Gaza was sixth in the 400 in 1:14 to also score points for Louisburg.

“Delaney is a competitor,” Reece said. “Each
meet she comes to win, and if not, she pushes those who beat her. It is almost
expected out of her to do well even with her being a freshman.”

The Lady Cats swept the sprints as senior Jordon Leach won the 100-meter dash in 12.88 seconds and Pugh medaled third in 13.23.

Keagle put together a strong time
in the 100-meter hurdles as she took gold in 16.32 seconds and senior teammate
Kristen Bell was third in 20.18. Bell also medaled third in the 300 hurdles in
1:02.

The 4×100-meter relay team of
Gassman, Keagle, Pugh and Leach also finished first in 51.93 seconds.

In the field events, senior Eileen
Benne was successful in her final home outing. Benne finished the day with two
gold medals.

Benne opened with a gold medal
performance in the triple jump with a mark 29-11.5 and also won the high jump
after she cleared 4-8.

“Eileen winning both the high jump
and triple jump as outstanding,” Reece said. “She was all smiles when the
medals were handed out afterward”

It was also a big day at the pole
vault for Avery Graham. The Louisburg junior set a new personal record as she
cleared 10 feet to take gold and freshman Malee Rutherford also scored points
as she was fourth after clearing 6-6.

“Avery is doing great,” Reece
said. “I’m proud of her for clearing 10 feet. The PR monkey is now off her back
and I hope she continues to go higher.”

Back on the track, senior Shaylor
Whitham medaled in both of her distance races. Whitham was third in the 800 run
in 2:55 and teammate Bailey Hallas was fifth at 3:02.

In the 1,600 run, Whitham medaled
third in 6:22 and freshman Lacie Kallevig was sixth overall in 7:03.

The Lady Cats ended the meet on a strong note as the 4×100 throwers relay of Shea O’Hara, Mable Graham, Aiyana Penca and Eden Strumillo won in 1:09.

Louisburg is back in action today
when it travels to the Prairie View Invitational. The meet is set to begin at
3:30 p.m.

“There will be some shuffling of athletes through the next few
meets so that we get a good look at all of our options,” Reece said. “There
will be some asked to step up as we near the end of the season and look to the
future and it looks bright.”

Other results are:

100 dash: Andrea Gaza , 9^th,
14.58; Hannah Cook, 11^th, 15.45; Gabbie Nichelson, 14^th,
15.59

200 dash: Gaza, 9^th,
31.51; Nichelson, 12^th, 32.62; Cook, 16^th, 34.0

400 dash: Lakin Cunningham, 7^th,
1:20

800 run: Lacie Kallevig, 7^th,
3:17

Shot put: Shea O’Hara, 8^th,
28-4.5; Cayden Forrester, 9^th, 25-7; Eden Strumillo, 10^th,
24-10; Aiyana Penca, 14^th, 24-2; Mable Graham, 17^th,
23-1.5

Discus: Penca, 7^th,
84-6; Forrester, 10^th, 79-10; Graham, 11^th, 72-8; Strumillo,
12^th, 68-8; O’Hara, 15^th, 54-11

Javelin: Lexi Rogers, 18^th,
43-2

Wright medals at KU Relays

With all the success she had at her home meet, Louisburg
freshman Delaney Wright didn’t stop there.

Wright competed in the long jump Saturday at the Kansas Relays
in Lawrence and it was a loaded field. Wright, who was the lone freshman in the
event, was the first one to go and her mark of 16 feet and 10 inches was good
for ninth overall to earn a medal.

“Her ninth place finish at the Kansas Relays in the long jump is
a prime example of her grit and determination to her best,” coach John Reece
said.

Wright recorded her medal-winning mark in her final attempt of
the preliminaries, which helped her get to the finals.

On Friday, junior Carlee Gassman also competed in a tough field
in the 300-meter hurdles. Gassman had a season-best time of 48.05 seconds to
take 22^nd overall.

“Carlee is getting back to her form and getting in better shape
for the 300’s,” Reece said. “She is a hard worker, worked out Sunday evening on
her own at the track with dad and brother and sister, and she will be ready
come regional and state meets.”

Louisburg’s (from left) Blue Caplinger, Brandon Cooper, Ben Wiedenmann and Justin Collins battle it out in the 100-meter dash last Thursday at the Louisburg Invitational.

The Louisburg boys track and field team ran away with its home invitational title, both figuratively and literally.

Louisburg won six events, including four on the track, and the Wildcats came away with several medals as they racked up 192 points to win the Louisburg Invitational. Spring Hill was runner-up with 163 as the Wildcats won by nearly 30 points.

“I thought we came out and did
what we needed to do,” Louisburg coach Andy Wright said. “Over half of the
athletes got their personal record for the year and I was excited to see us
build some confidence.”

The Wildcats had a lot of speed on
display as they won both the 100 and 200-meter dashes, along with 4×100-meter
relay.

Sophomore Justin Collins had a big
day as he won the 100-meter dash in 11.47 seconds and the Wildcats swept the
first four places. Senior Brandon Cooper (11.52) was second, senior Blue
Caplinger was third (11.64) and sophomore Ben Wiedenmann was fourth (11.71.)

Caplinger went on to win the 200
dash in 23.27 seconds and edged Osawatomie’s Thaid Timblin by .01 seconds.
Wiedenmann went on to medal third in 23.55.

The 4×100 relay team of Collins,
Caplinger, Wiedenmann and Cooper blew away the competition as they took gold in
44.24 seconds.

“Every week we have someone
different winning the 100,” Wright said. “That is fantastic. As a coach, it is
so nice to have 4-5 sprinters that can push each other every week at practices
and in meets. The 4×100 team is slowly improving throughout the year, but we
still need to clean up our handoffs.”

In the field events, Louisburg
went 1-2 in the pole vault as junior Trent Martin had his best day of the
season as he cleared 13 feet to win the event for the first time this season.
Sophomore Luke Faulkner was second at 12-6.

“Trent is working his way back up
to his personal record, so it was good for him to get some momentum with the
win,” Wright said. “He will keep working hard, and I expect to see him keep
climbing.”

Junior Carter Anglin was another
gold medal winner for Louisburg as he captured the discus title with a throw of
143 feet, 2 inches and senior teammate Kiefer Tucker was second at 130-2.
Junior Brayden White also scored points in the event with a toss of 115-10 and
took fourth.

Tucker also picked up a medal in the shot put as he was runner-up with a mark of 41-9.25. White (40-2) and Jonathan DePriest (38-2.75) also scored points as they were fifth and sixth, respectively.

The Wildcats continued their
throwing success in the javelin as they had two athletes earn medals. Junior
Michael Waldron recorded a throw of 163-8 and took second overall, while
sophomore Jay Scollin had a toss of 144-8 to take third.

Louisburg was also able to score
points in the jump as junior Indy Strumillo was third in the triple jump with a
mark of 37-0.25. Freshmen Isaac Guetterman (36-8.25) and Will Finestead
(36-1.75) took fifth and sixth, respectively.

Freshman Hayden Feikert had his
best day in the long jump as he recorded a leap of 19-8 to finish runner-up by
just .25 inches. Martin finished fourth with a mark of 19-2.75 and Finestead
was sixth at 18-10.25.

Back on the track, freshman Tom
Koontz medaled in both hurdle events. Koontz was second in the 300-meter
hurdles in 43.57 seconds and third in the 110 hurdles in 17.56.

Senior Chris Williams also earned
a runner-up performance in the 400-meter dash in 52.33 seconds.

In the distance races, junior
Anthony Davis finished second in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5 minutes and
7 seconds. Freshmen Ryan Rogers (5:15) and Caden Bradshaw (5:20) also scored
points as they took fifth and sixth, respectively.

The same three runners also fared
well in the 800 run. Davis medaled third in 2:20, while Bradshaw was fourth in
2:23 and Rogers was fifth in 2:24.

Louisburg also ended the meet on a
strong note as the Wildcat 4×100 throwers relay took gold as the team of
Waldron, Tucker, DePriest and Austin Moore won in 47.52 seconds.

The Wildcats return to action
today as they travel to the Prairie View Invitational. The meet is set to begin
at 3:30 p.m.

Other results are:

100 dash: Charlie Koontz, 14^th,
12.37

200 dash: Skyler Tinsley, 10^th,
25.21; Cooper Hipp, 13^th, 25.85

400 dash: Dylan Armstrong, 8^th,
56.74; Weston Guetterman, 11^th, 58.91; Isaac Guetterman, 22^nd,
1:03

800 run: Sawyer Richardson, 7^th,
2:28; Gareth Baus, 16^th, 2:47

1,600 run: Richardson, 7^th,
5:24; Baus, 12^th, 6:13

Pole vault: A.J. Reed, 7^th,
9-6; Caleb Shaughnessy, 12^th, 8-6

Long Jump: Indy Strumillo, 11^th,
17-4.75; W. Guetterman, 15^th, 17-0

Triple jump: W. Guetterman, 8^th,
35-10.5

Shot put: Cole Evans, 7^th,
37-9.5; Will Patterson, 27^th, 30-3

Discus: Chase Pritchard, 9^th,
105-9; Jonathan DePriest, 10^th, 102-2

Javelin: Reed, 8^th,
135-11; Austin Moore, 12^th, 130-1; Tyler Detherage, 26^th,
86-3

Wildcat relay medals at KU Relays

Justin Collins, Chris Williams,
Blue Caplinger and Ben Wiedenmann had a big day at the Kansas Relays on Friday
and Saturday in Lawrence.

The quartet competed in the Sunflower Finals of the 4×400-meter relay and the Wildcat team medaled fifth overall in 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

Several other Wildcat athletes competed in the two-day meet and Louisburg coach Andy Wright was pleased with what he saw from his athletes.

“KU Relays was a great experience
for our guys,” he said. “We experienced lows and highs that come from high
stakes competing. The stage at KU Relays is as big as we are going to see,
probably bigger than state as there are the best of the best from multiple
state competing, as well as college athletes. This can be an intimidating
experience, and I thought that our athletes stepped up to the task and competed
well.”

On Saturday, junior Michael
Waldron threw the javelin and was 22^nd with a throw of 151-3.

Louisburg opened the meet on
Friday as senior Brandon Cooper was 43^rd in the 100 dash in 11.53
seconds. Williams also ran the open 400 and took 29^th in 53.90
seconds.

Collins, Wiedenmann, Cooper and
Caplinger also competed in the 4×100 relay, but were disqualified.  

Louisburg junior Michael Waldron won the javelin competition Thursday at the Anderson County Invitational and helped the Wildcat boys to a second place finish.

GARNETT – On a
cold, blustery day in Garnett, it was going to be difficult for any of the
athletes of the Louisburg track and field teams to set any kind of personal
bests.

However, that
didn’t mean the Wildcats weren’t able to find success.

The Louisburg
girls won the team title Thursday at the Anderson County Invitational with 119
points and finished seven points ahead of runner-up Spring Hill. Anderson
County was third with 111.5

“The weather
should never be a factor for competing,” Louisburg girls coach John Reece said.
“Everyone
has to deal with the same conditions so only the mentally tough will overcome
and we did. It was a close race for first and our girls stepped up.”

It was the same type of performance on the boys side as the Wildcats finished second in the team standings with 152.5 points and won seven events on the night. Spring Hill was first with 216.5 and Eudora was third with 89.5.

“The weather
conditions were less than ideal,” Louisburg boys coach Andy Wright said. “I
just wanted our athletes to go out and compete against the rest of the field.
With the results that we were able to achieve, they did just that.”

Senior Blue
Caplinger led the boys side as he recorded three gold medals on the day,
including two individual wins. The Wildcats swept the 100-meter dash and
Caplinger won in 11.74 seconds, while sophomore Ben Wiedenmann was second at
11.82 and senior Brandon Cooper was third in 12 seconds.

Caplinger later won the 200-meter dash in 24.18 seconds and Wiedenmann was right behind him in second in 24.66. To end the meet, the Wildcat 4×400-meter relay of Chris Williams, Wiedenmann, Caplinger and Justin Collins took gold in 3 minutes and 34 seconds.

“It was nice having Blue back,” Wright said. “When
you are forced to run into a very hard wind it takes a strong runner to finish,
and Blue fits that caliber. Blue ran two strong races, of course because
of the wind and conditions they were not his best times, but he stepped up
and competed and that is all we can ask.”

Senior Chris Williams won his second consecutive
race in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.78 seconds. Junior distance runner
Anthony Davis also medaled as he took third in 1,600-meter run in 5:08, while
freshman Tom Koontz was third in the 300-meter hurdles in 46.20 seconds.

The Wildcat also struck gold in the field events as they won three in that area.

Michael Waldron didn’t let the conditions stop him
as he recorded a personal best throw in the javelin with a mark of 163 feet, 10
inches and the Louisburg junior finished first. Freshman A.J. Reed also medaled
as he took third with a toss of 137-06.

Sophomore Luke Faulkner continued his success in
the pole vault as he finished first with a clearance of 12-6, which tied his
personal best.

Junior Trent Martin shined in the long jump as he
recorded a mark of 19-9.5 to win gold for the first time this season in the
event.

“I’m proud of the way they competed because of the conditions most of the track meet was a mental game,” Wright said. “The athletes in the field events stepped up and made their marks work. Learning how to compete in terrible conditions now will help all of our athletes down the road.”

On the girls side, freshman Delaney Wright continued
her successful start to the season.

Wright won gold in two events and later helped the
4×400-meter relay of Carlee Gassman, Rain Pugh and Sydni Keagle to a second
place finish in 4:25. Wright later went on to win the long jump with a mark of
17-1.5 and the 400-meter dash in 1:05.

Gassman also had a big day for the Lady Cats as she
finished with three second place finishes and a gold. In the 4×100 relay,
Gassman, Jordon Leach, Pugh and Keagle edged Eudora to finish first in 54.21
seconds.

Gassman also went on to take second in the long
jump with a mark of 16-05 and was also runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles in
51.95 seconds.

Also on the track, Keagle took third in the 100-meter hurdles in 18.25 seconds, while senior Shaylor Whitham did the same in the 1,600-meter run in 6:22.

“We had
several girls really step up and place higher than usual,” Reece said. “One in
particular that stood out was Shaylor as she placed third in the 1,600 and
scored a total of 10 points for the team. She has definitely made her senior
year her best year in both cross country and track.”

The Lady Cats earned another medal in the field events as junior Avery Graham finished second overall in the pole vault as she cleared 9-0.

Louisburg returns to the track this Thursday when
it competes in its home invitational. Events are set to begin at 4 p.m. at
Wildcat Stadium.

Other results
are:

GIRLS

100 dash: Rain
Pugh, fourth, 14.13; Jordon Leach, 12^th, 14.70; Andrea Gaza, 17^th,
15.15; Hannah Cook, 20^th, 16.31

200 dash: Gaza,
12^th, 32.79; Cook, 20^th, 36.07

400 dash: Gaza,
sixth, 1:16

800 run:
Shaylor Whitham, fifth, 2:54; Lacie Kallevig, 13^th, 3:21

1,600 run:
Kallevig, 11^th, 7:17

100 hurdles:
Kristen Bell, sixth, 20.26

300 hurdles:
Bell, 10^th, 1:09

High jump:
Eileen Benne, fourth, 4-10; Shelby Grandon, eighth, 4-6

Pole vault:
Malee Rutherford, fifth, 7-0

Long jump:
Sydni Keagle, fifth, 14-10.75; Pugh, ninth, 14-3.25; Benne, 14^th,
12-5.5

Triple jump:
Benne, seventh, 29-11.5

Shot put: Shea
O’Hara, 12^th, 27-2; Melia Rice, 19^th, 23-2.5; Aiyana
Penca, 25^th, 21-3

Discus: Rinny
McMullen, ninth, 82-1; Penca, 10^th, 77-10; Rice, 11^th,
75-2; O’Hara, 17^th, 66-7; Davis Guetterman, 20^th, 62-11

Javelin:
Guetterman, 14^th, 72-5; Rice, 24^th, 56-8; Lexi Rogers, 25^th,
54-7

BOYS

100 dash: Justin
Collins, fifth, 12.09; Charlie Koontz, eighth, 12.15

200 dash:
Collins, sixth, 25.71; Koontz, 12^th, 26.72; Dylan Armstrong, 20^th,
28.02

400 dash:
Weston Guetterman, 12^th, 59.97; Will Finestead, 13^th,
59.99; Isaac Guetterman, 17^th, 1:01; Armstrong, 19^th,
1:03

800 run:
Anthony Davis, seventh, 2:23; Sawyer Richardson, 13^th, 2:31; Caden
Bradshaw, 14^th, 2:31; Gareth Baus, 29^th, 2:54

1,600 run: Ryan
Rogers, ninth, 5:23; Bradshaw, 12^th, 5:36; Richardson, 14^th,
5:40; Baus, 25^th, 6:16

110 hurdles:
Tom Koontz, fourth, 17.96

High jump: Indy
Strumillo, seventh, 5-2

Pole vault:
Trent Martin, fifth, 11-0

Long jump:
Finestead, 14^th, 17-4; I. Guetterman, 18^th, 16-9.5;
Strumillo, 23^rd, 15-11; Armstrong, 25^th, 15-9

Triple jump:
Strumillo, sixth, 35-11.5; W. Guetterman, seventh, 35-5.5; I. Guetterman, 10^th,
34-5.5; Finestead, 16^th, 32-8

Shot put:
Kiefer Tucker, fifth, 39-4.5; Brayden White, 10^th, 38-1; Jonathan
DePriest, 17^th, 35-5.5; Cole Evans, 18^th, 35-4.75; Will
Patterson, 28^th, 31-3

Discus: Carter
Anglin, fourth, 129-7; Tucker, fifth, 126-10; DePriest, ninth, 108-9; White, 12^th,
106-3; Chase Pritchard, 21^st, 98-1

Javelin: Jay
Scollin, fifth, 134-9; Austin Moore, 13^th, 114-8

Louisburg freshman Rain Pugh takes the hand-off from senior Jordon Leach during the 4×100-meter relay Thursday at the Paola Invitational.

PAOLA – When Louisburg junior
Sydni Keagle crossed the finish line of the 100-meter hurdles, she saw the rest
of the competition behind her.

On Thursday at the Paola
Invitational, Keagle won the event with a time of 16.56 seconds to get her
first gold medal on the day. There would be a couple more that went her way.

Keagle was a part of the 4×100-
and 4×400-meter relay teams that also won gold and helped the Lady Cats to a
fourth-place team finish in Paola.

Louisburg recorded 83 points, just
five points behind third-place Spring Hill. Paola won the girls team title with
145 points and Lamar (Mo.) was second with 116.

On the 4×100 relay, Keagle teamed
with Jordon Leach, Rain Pugh and Carlee Gassman to win in 52.48 seconds.
Gassman, Keagle, Pugh and Delaney Wright blew away the competition in the 4×400
relay as they finished first in 4 minutes and 22 seconds and won by five
seconds.

Wright finished her outing with
four medals overall, which was her second four-medal performance in a week. The
Louisburg freshman finished runner-up in the long jump with a mark of 16 feet,
11.75 inches and was also second in the 400-meter dash (1:03) and third in the
200 dash (27.28).

Gassman, a junior, also finished
the day with four medals as she was runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles in 49.28
seconds. She also took third in the long jump with a mark 16-2.5, along with
her two performances on the relays.

Junior Avery Graham also earned a
medal for the Lady Cats as she took third in the pole vault and tied a personal
record in the process with a clearance of 9-6. Sophomore Shelby Grandon was
other lone point-getter in the field events as she took seventh in the high
jump at 4-6.

Along with their performances in
the relays, Leach and Pugh both scored points in the 100 dash as they finished fifth
and sixth, respectively. Senior Shaylor Whitham also helped the Lady Cats in
the distance races as she took eighth in the 800-meter run in 2:49.

Louisburg returns to action
tomorrow when it travels to the Anderson County Invitational. Events are set to
begin at 3:30 p.m.

Other results are:

1,600 run: Shaylor Whitham, 10^th,
6:24

100 hurdles: Kristen Bell, 14^th,
20.17

Long jump: Rain Pugh, 10^th,
14-4.25

Shot put: Shea O’Hara, 10^th,
29-11; Melia Rice, 18^th, 25-1; Eden Strumillo, 20^th, 22-6

Discus: Aiyana Penca, 13^th,
77-07; Rice, 15^th, 75-9; O’Hara, 19^th, 58-0

Javelin: Tae Ellison, 17^th,
77-07; Rice, 22^nd, 57-08