~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal
The Greene County girls track team started their outdoor season Tuesday, March 28 in Earlham with another meet last Thursday.
Tuesday’s meet brought success for the Rams, with Olivia Shannon taking second in the long jump; the 4×100 meter relay team and 4×200 meter relay team each taking third; and Emma Hoyle finishing fourth at shot put and fifth in discus.
High jump – Kaycee Pittman, 4’ 6”, ninth; Lila Osterson, 4’ 4”, 15th.
Long jump – Olivia Shannon, 16’ 6.75”, second; Kamryn Sanders, 13’ 7.5”, 12th.
Shot put – Emma Hoyle, 31’ 8.25”, fourth; Ashlynn Hinners, 27’ 5”, 16th; Emma Ewalt, 23’ 8.75”, 29th.
Discus – Emma Hoyle, 93’ 2”, fifth; Emma Ewalt, 81’ 1”, 11th; Kaylee Stalder, 69’ 2”, 20th.
100 meter hurdles – Nala Losee, 20.84, 22nd; Jennifer Robbins, 22.20, 26th.
100 meter dash – Kamryn Sanders, 14.34, 10th; Veronica van der Meer, 15.57, 17th.
200 meter dash – Olivia Shannon, 27.53, fourth; Natalie Heupel, 29.07, eighth.
1500 meter run – Autumn Stevens, 6:14.25, 17th.
4×100 meter shuttle hurdle – Isabella Schroeder, Nala Losee, Jennifer Robbins, Veronica van der Meer, 1:24.61, 12th.
4×100 meter relay – Olivia Shannon, Kamryn Sanders, Natalie Heupel, Isabella Schroeder, 53.89, third; Addison Gannon, Payton Kokenge, Kaycee Pittman, Kaylee Stalder, 58.12, 13th.
4×200 meter relay – Olivia Shannon, Kamryn Sanders, Natalie Heupel, Isabella Schroeder, 1:53.77, third.
4×400 meter relay – Addison Gannon, Payton Kokenge, Lila Osterson, Kaycee Pittman, 4:50.48, 12th.
800 sprint medley – Addison Gannon, Kaycee Pittman, Isabella Schroeder, Natalie Heupel, 2:06.69, ninth.
Distance medley – Lila Osterson, Kaylee Stalder, Payton Kokenge, Ava Joblonski, 5:34.79, 14th.
Audubon Early Bird
On Thursday, the team traveled to Audubon for a girls early bird meet. Olivia Shannon took first place in high jump, with Daniele Madsen taking first in shot put and Hoyle finishing first in discus. Shannon also placed first in the 100 and 400 meter dashes, with the Greene County 4×100 meter relay team taking first, and 4×200 meter relay team finishing in second.
“It was a night highlighted by a strong showing on the throws side of the program. All the throwers had an excellent night. Our freshmen high jumpers started off field events by taking fourth and fifth place,” commented coach Derek Merk.
High jump – Kaycee Pittman, 4’ 8”, fourth; Lila Osterson, 4’ 8”, fifth.
Long jump – Olivia Shannon, 16’ 0”, first; Kamryn Sanders, 14’ 6.75”, sixth; Savannah Lansman, 13’ 9”, ninth; Veronica van der Meer, 12’ 10.5”, 16th.
Shot put – Daniele Madsen, 35’ 2”, first; Ashlynn Hinners, 30’ 11”, fourth; Emma Hoyle, 30’ 10”, fifth; Emma Ewalt, 26’ 6”, 20th.
Discus – Emma Hoyle, 107’ 2”, first; Emma Ewalt, 85’ 7”, sixth; Daniele Madsen, 82’ 4”, seventh; Kaylee Stalder, 70’ 0”, 14th.
100 meter hurdles – Alexa Peters, 20.63, 22nd; Veronica van der Meer, 21.78, 26th; Jennifer Robbins, 21.93, 27th.
100 meter dash – Olivia Shannon, 13.78, first; Natalie Heupel, 14.99, sixth; Veronica van der Meer, 16.28, 24th; Ava Binkley, 17.55, 36th.
200 meter dash – Kamryn Sanders, 29.05, fourth; Katrina Heupel, 29.06, fifth; Addison Gannon, 29.42, seventh; Isabella Schroeder, 30.73, 12th.
400 meter dash – Olivia Shannon, 1:02.26, first; Natalie Heupel, 1:03.40, second; Katrina Heupel, 1:06.13, third.
800 meter run – Hailey Carman, 3:01.89, ninth.
1500 meter run – Autumn Stevens, 6:18.34, eighth; Ava Jablonski, 6:39.23, 11th; Grace Hardaway, 7:13.79, 12th.
4×100 meter shuttle hurdle relay – Isabella Schroeder, Alexa Peters, Jennifer Robbins, Veronica van der Meer, 1:28.28, ninth.
4×100 meter relay – Olivia Shannon, Kamryn Sanders, Natalie Heupel, Katrina Heupel, 52.71, first.
4×200 meter relay – Addison Gannon, Kaycee Pittman, Lila Osterson, Savannah Lansman, 1:59.53, second.
4×400 meter relay – Natalie Heupel, Kaycee Pittman, Addison Gannon, Katrina Heupel, 4:34.44, fourth.
Distance medley – Alexa Peters, Kaylee Stalder, Isabella Schroeder, Hailey Carman, 5:01.70, fifth.
A meet scheduled for April 4 at Panorama was cancelled due to possible severe weather. The Rams will compete Thursday in Van Meter.
