Shelby track teams score successes against Clear Fork

Shelby girls and boys track competed in a dual meet against Clear Fork on Tuesday evening.

The host Lady Whippets defeated Clear Fork 65-53, while the boys were defeated 81-47.

Princess Timko was a double winner for the girls, winning the 100 and 200 meters.

Jillian Curry won the 800 meters. Anna Will, Emma Mahek and Rees Lewis swept the 1600 meters, placing first, second and third. Emma Montgomery, Kaylin Mahon and Courtney Stiving swept the 3200 meters. Madison Henkle won the long jump.

Zane Robinson won the 800 meters for the boys. The boys fared well in the throwing events. Ferron Pena won the shot put, Graham Yeager was second. The boys swept the discus event, Yeager won, followed by Pena and Preston Waldruff.

Despite the loss, boys coach Chris Zuercher was upbeat about his team’s performance, “This meet was nice as we put a lot of different kids in different areas. We ran our big distance kids in some relays and had them do a workout,” he said.

“The throwers really are doing well right now,” he said “They look to be in mid-season form. The distance guys were able to be in some battles. We came up just a bit short in the 1600 and 3200 with some of our guys. However, it was good to get younger guys chances to step up.”

Whippets finishing in top 5 are listed below by last name first:

100 meters

1 Timko, Princess 13.82 4 Putnam, Peyton 15.00 5 Keller, Salem 15.58 Girls 200 meters

1 Timko, Princess 28.19 4 Keller, Salem 31.73

Girls 400 meters

2 Benavides, Lily 1:25.21 3 Walton, Jasmine 1:44.57

Submitted photo

Girls 800 meters

1 Curry, Jillian 3:18.45 2 Johnson, Addison (Clear Fork) 3:49.96

Girls 1600 meters

1 Will, Anna 5:52.14 5 2 Mahek, Emma 6:26.90 3 3 Lewis, Rees 7:07.00 1 4 Reed, Ella 7:14.63

Girls 3200 meters

1 Montgomery, Emma 13:07.73 5

2 Mahon, Kaylin 14:00.58

3 Stiving, Courtney 14:16.23

Girls 4x100 meters

1 Shelby ‘A’ 53.70 5 2 Clear Fork ‘A’ 54.14 3 Shelby ‘B’ x1:12.12

Girls 4x200 meters

1 Clear Fork ‘A’ 2:02.69 5 2 Shelby ‘A’ 2:15.88

Girls 4x400 meters

1 Clear Fork ‘A’ 4:54.99 5 2 Shelby ‘A’ 4:55.30

Girls 4x800 meters

1 Shelby ‘A’ 11:25.36 5 2 Shelby ‘B’ x12:00.00 3 Clear Fork ‘A’ 13:00.16

Girls high jump

2 Niese, Alyssa 4-10.00 Girls Long Jump 1 Henkel, Madison 17-01.00

2 Marquis, Zada 14-08.50 3 Bechtel, Asia (Clear Fork) 13-11.00

Girls shot put

2 Riggle, Kassidy 26-11.25

Ferron Pena prepares to thrown as a member of the Shelby track and field team. Submitted photo

Preston Waldruff is shown competing for the Shelby track and field team. Submitted photo

Lily Clark of Shelby is shown competing in the shot put. Submitted photo

Graham Yeager gets set to throw for Shelby. Submitted photo

Grace Garrett competes for Shelby against Clear Fork.

Graham Yeager was second in the shot put.