Newton Wins Girls Meet, Vandalia Boys Ellis Track Invitational 

Published on May 13, 2025 9:51 am
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ALTAMONT — Newton High School claimed the girls team championship while Vandalia was a winner in the boys meet at the Ellis Track Invitational Tuesday.

Newton tallied 79 points followed by Effingham St. Anthony 69, Teutopolis 63, Altamont 54, Vandalia 52,  North Clay 52, Neoga 41,  Brownstown/St. Elmo 39, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 36, Nokomis 29, Cumberland 19, Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran 8, Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville 2 and Patoka 1.

Newton’s big points for the victory came in the relay events. The Eagles claimed all four starting with the 4×100 in 51.07 seconds. Team members were Makayla McVicar, Morgan Schafer, Sydney Kinder and Stella Schackmann. Newton then took the 4×200 relay in 1:48.24 with McVicar, Schafer, Kinder and Schackmann.

In the 4×400 relay, Newton won in 4:40.42 minutes. Members of the team were Brenly Francis, Maleah Miller, Avery Geier and Grace Schumacher.  Schumacher, along with Layna Marshall, Camryn Martin and Karasyn Martin were winners in the 4×800 relay in 10:31.92 minutes.

St. Anthony finished with five individual victories. Reese Hoene claimed two of those, winning the 100 in 12.97 seconds and the long jump at 5.09 meters. Aubrey Denning was a winner in the 800 in 2:19.13. Liv Hoene won the 100 hurdles in 1.75. Cara Hatton claimed the high jump at 1.47 meters.

North Clay was a winner in two events. Melia Robey won the 1600 in 6:13.22 minutes while teammate Brooke Koelm was second in 6:13.63. Koelm was a winner in the 3200 in 13:03.57 minutes.

Brownstown/St. Elmo’s Katie Berner won the 300 hurdles in 52.82 seconds.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City’s Kyleigh Wallace won the discus with a toss of 31.76 meters.

Teutopolis had a champion in the triple jump as Ella Neihls won with a leap of 10.41 meters.

In the boys meet, Vandalia won with 94 points followed by Altamont 88, Cumberland 65, Effingham St. Anthony 61, Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran 51, Teutopolis 42, Neoga 35, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 34, Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville 23, Brownstown/St. Elmo 21, Dieterich 18, North Clay 17, Nokomis 7 and Newton 1.

Altamont claimed five individual victories. Ben Roedl was a winner in two events. Roedl captured the high jump at 1.90 meters and the long jump at 6.53 meters.

Hayden Bridges won the 200 in 24.13 seconds. Hayden Summers won the 300 hurdles in 40.71. Jacob Veteto captured the pole vault at 3.96 meters.

Cumberland was a winner in three events. The Pirates’ Reid Carlen won the 100 in 11.27 seconds. Riley Morgan captured the 100 in 4:45.16 minutes.

The Pirates’ 4×100 relay team of Landon Finn, Carlen, Logan Gerhardt and Cael McMechan won in 45.59 seconds.

St. Anthony’s 4×400 relay team was a champion in 3:45.37 minutes. Team members were Evan Meyer, Eli Hiatt, Julius Ramos and Noah Flaig.

Dieterich’s Trevor Crutcher was a champion in the 3200. Crutcher won in 10:05.28 minutes.

Brownstown/St. Elmo’s Trenten Monnet won the shot with a heave of 15.14 meters.

Neoga’s 4×800 relay team won in 8:47.88 minutes. Team members were Lucas Keller, Jayton Hanfland, Gavin Ray and Brett Matusus.

Ellis Invitational

BOYS

First Place, Area Teams Results Listed)

Team Scores — Vandalia (V) 94, Altamont (A) 88, Cumberland (CU) 65, Effingham St. Anthony (SA) 61, Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran (CORL) 51, Teutopolis (TT) 42, Neoga (NE) 35, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 34, Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville (OPH) 23, Brownstown/St. Elmo (BSE) 21, Dieterich (D) 18, North Clay (NC) 17, Nokomis (NO) 7, Newton (N) 1, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (WSS) 0

100 — 1. Reid Carlen (CU), 11.27 sec.; 2. Byers (NC), 11.57; 6. Schlanser (CHBC), 12.02; 7. Rauch (CHBC), 12.04; 8. Caudill (NE), 12.15; 10. Ledbetter (BSE), 12.22; 11. Owens (WSS), 12.29; 12. McMechan (CU), 12.30; 13. Croy (SA), 12.37; 15. Eaton (NE), 12.52; 17. Bailey (SA), 12.65; 18. Dispennett (WSS), 12.70; 19. Stegman (A), 12.87; 20. Kirby (TT), 12.88; 21. Walker (A), 12.92; 22. Martinez Gomez (NC), 12.99

200 — 1. Hayden Bridges (A), 24.13 sec.; 3. Johnson (A), 24.18; 5. Rauch (CHBC), 24.50; 7. Hiatt (SA), 24.78; 8. Schlanser (CHBC), 24.88; 9. Caudill (NE), 25.02; 11. Ord (NC), 25.65; 12. McKnelly (NC), 25.69; 13. Finn (CU), 25.92; 14. Ray (NE), 25.94; 15. Bennett (N), 26.30; 16. Kirby (TT), 27.31

400 — 1. Ian Whitehead (V), 51.14 sec.; 2. Byers (NC), 52.05; 5. Flaig (SA), 55.27; 6. Hanfland (NE), 56.53; 7. Finn (CU), 57.13; 8. Garrido (CHBC), 57.85; 9. Matusus (NE), 58.04; 10. Meyer (TT), 59.17; 11. Sarver (CHBC), 59.60; 12. Ramos (SA), 59.76; 13. Falcioni (N), 1:00.06;  14. Flasch (N), 1:00.91; 1. Wolff (A), 1:02.63; 17. Stegman (A), 1:02.67; 18. Moore (BSE), 1:04.05; 21. Hicks (NC), 1:10.61

800 — 1. Nic Jackson (V), 2:07.46 min.; 2. Flaig (SA), 2:08.28; 3. Ramos (SA), 2:10.78; 4. Bierman (CU), 2:11.70; 5. Keller (NE), 2:11.86; 7. Richards (CHBC), 2:14.79; 8. Groves (NC), 2:15.01; 9. Oakley (CU), 2:16.33; 10. Dispennett (WSS), 2:21.48; 11. Niland (D), 2:22.56; 13. Pfeiffer (WSS), 2:23.26; 14. Fulk (A), 2:23.28; 16. Givens (NC), 2:26.33; 18. Ellersick (A), 2:40.83

1600 — 1. Riley Morgan (CU), 4:45.16 min.; 2. Crutcher (D), 4:45.97; 3. Cosart (CHBC), 4:46.73; 4. Roedl (CU), 4:52.49; 5. Matusus (NE), 4:53.05; 6. Bloemer (SA), 4:53.91; 7. Tays (SA), 4:55.03; 8. Ray (NE), 4:57.21; 10. Niland (D), 5:21.93; 12. Miles (TT), 5:39.40; 13. Meyer (TT), 5:42.33

3200 — 1. Trevor Crutcher (D), 10:05.28 min.; 2. Cosart (CHBC), 10:10.14; 3. Bloemer (SA), 10:13.01; 4. Vaughn (CHBC), 10:30.08; 5. Whitaker (CU), 10:59.06; 6. Bradley (CU), 11:41.04; 8. Christner (NE), 12:09.98; 10. Swope (NC), 13:25.95; 11. Spring (A), 13:28.92

110 Hurdles — 1. Landyn Mitchell (C), 14.71 sec.; 2. Zerrusen (TT), 15.42; 3. Hiatt (SA), 16.06; 5. Wolfert (A), 18.15; 7. Beabout (NE), 20.04; 8. Richards (CHBC), 21.06; 9. Cox (CHBC), 21.29

300 Hurdles — 1. Hayden Summers (A), 40.71 sec.; 3 Hiatt (SA), 42.84; 4. Zerrusen (TT), 44.31; 6. Wolfert (A), 46.25; 7. Porter (NE), 47.56; 8. Bryant (NE), 48.10; 11. Cox (CHBC), 51.64

4×100 Relay — 1. Cumberland (Finn, Carlen, Gerhardt, McMechan), 45.59 sec.; 3. Altamont (Summers, Walker, Tedrick, Johnson), 46.47; 5. Neoga (Eaton, Caudill, Porter, Ray), 47.15; North Clay (Ord, Martinez Gomez, Groves, Byers), 47.83; 8. Teutopolis (Blim, Meyer, Kirby, Brooks), 49.32; 10. Brownstown/St. Elmo (Forbes, Polanin, Tompkins, Painter), 52.02

4×200 Relay — 1. Vandalia, 1:37.30 min.; 2. Altamont (Short, Matlock, Shonk, Tedrick), 1:40.26; 4. Neoga (Porter, Bryant, Cardinal, Ray), 1:41.75; 5. Cumberland (Dryden, Brown, Duvall, McMechan), 1:44.31; 6. Brownstown/St. Elmo (Forbes, Painter, Polanin, Tompkins), 1:49.00; 7. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (Harris, Owens, Westendorf, Wallin), 1:54.30

4×400 Relay — 1. St. Anthony (Meyer, Hiatt, Ramos, Flaig), 3:45.37 min.; 2. Neoga (Keller, Cardinal, Matusus, Hanfland), 3:48.87; 3. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Cosart, Richards, Sarver, Vaughn), 3:53.95

Long Jump — 1. Ben Roedl (A), 6.53 meters; 5. Carlen (CU)k 5.63; 7. Dilley (CHBC), 5.45; 8. Dispennett (WSS), 5.18; 10. Beabout (NE), 4.71; 11. Brooks (TT), 4.61; 12. Meyer (SA), 4.54; 13. Blim (TT), 4.52; 414. Horn (NC), 4.46; 15. Shoemaker (CU), 4.41; 17. DeGennaro (A), 4.13; 18. Bryant (NE), 4.03

Triple Jump — 1. Landyn Mitchell (CORL), 12.98 meters; 2. Bierman (CU), 11.62; 4. Groves (CU), 10.87; 5. Sudkamp (SA), 10.72; 6. Taylor (CHBC), 10.67; 7. Lilly (CHBC), 10.41; 8. Blim (TT), 19.39; 9. Beabout (NE), 8.91; 11. Shonk (A), 7.83

Shot — 1. Trenten Monnet (BSE), 15.14 meters; 2. Roley (TT), 14.71; 3. Wendling (A), 13.77; 4. Hart (CHBC), 12.69; 6. Meyer (TT), 11.76; 7. Bauer (A), 11.73; 8. Wolke (CU), 11.63; 9. Venatta (CU), 11.47; 10. Wiedman (SA), 11.45; 11. Collins (CHBC), 11.26; 14. Koester (NE), 10.60; 15. Stuemke (NE), 10.33; 16. Branon (N), 10.17; 17. Ulm (N), 10.16; 18. Forbes (BSE), 10.03; 20. Westendorf (WSS), 9.95; 23. Stone (WSS), 8.92; 24. Payne (NC), 8.63; 25. Victor (SA), 8.22; 27. Blair (NC), 6.95

Discus — 1. Trenten Monnet (BSE), 48.32 meters; 2. Roley (TT), 39.90; 3. Wendling (A) 39.58; 4. Venatta (CU), 39.32; 5. Zerrusen (TT), 37.31; 7. Flasch (N), 36.07; 8. Blade (CU), 35.38; 9. Bauer (A), 33.60; 10. Rauch (CHBC), 32.52; 11. Groves (NC), 32.28; 13. Bennett (N), 29.80; 14. Wiedman (SA), 2974; 15. Tompkins (BSE), 29.55; 16. Koester (NE), 27.48; 19. Voris (WSS), 26.07; 22. Collins (CHBC), 25.10; 25. Finney (NE), 24.31; 26. Vega (SA), 23.47; 27. Stone (WSS), 22.73; 28. Payne (NC), 19.88

 

GIRLS

Team Scores — Newton (N) 79, Effingham St. Anthony (SA) 69, Teutopolis (TT) 63, Altamont (A) 54, Vandalia (V) 52, North Clay (NC) 52,  Neoga (NE) 41, Brownstown/St. Elmo (BSE) 39, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 36, Nokomis (N) 29, Cumberland (CU), 19, Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran (CORL) 8, Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville (OPH) 2, Patoka (PA) 1

100 — 1. Reese Hoene (SA), 12.97 sec.; 2. A. Weishaar (A), 13.22; 3. Sarver (CHBC), 13.59; 5. Aaron (CU), 13.83; 6. Williams (BSE), 13.84; 7. Schumacher (WSS), 13.88; 8. Davidson (TT), 13.91; 11. Henderson (NE), 14.22; 14. Felmlee (BSE), 14.48; 15. Fleeharty (A), 14.55; 16. Parks (CHBC), 14.66; 17. Jackson (SA), 14.90; 18. Knoblach (NE), 15.00; 20. Price (NC), 15.28; 21. McCaslin (N), 15.52; 22. Weaver (WSS), 15.62; 24. Pr0bst (N), 17.27

200 — 1. Sophie Bowers (V), 27.44 sec.; 2. A. Weishaar (A), 28.00; 3. Lyle (BSE), 28.16; 4. G. Weishaar (A), 28.26; 6. Sarver (CHBC), 28.45; 9. Bales (TT), 29.75; 10. Parks (CHBC), 30.22; 12. Keller (N), 32.25; 15. Monroe (NE), 35.68; 16. Michl (N), 43.89

400 — 1. Sophie Bowers (V), 1:01.47 min.; 2. A. Weishaar (A), 1:01.77; 3. Koester (TT), 1:02.71; ; 5. Geier (N), 1;06.38l; 6. LaSarge (SA), 1;06.82; 8. Niemerg (TT), 1;07.92; 9. Smith (NC), 1:08.69; 11. Loy (CHBC), 1:12.02; 13. Yager (N), 1:13.63; 14. Fritts (CU), 1:15.09; 16. Mast (NE), 1:16.08; 18. Watson (CHBC), 1:21.83; 19. Cebrian (NC), 1:28.44

800 — 1. Aubrey Denning (SA), 2:19.13 min.; 2. Koester (TT), 2:28.55; 3. Smith (NC), 2:39.17; 4. Osborn (NE), 2:48.55; 5. Delrossi (SA), 2:50.70; 6. Lindsay (NE), 2:51.31; 7. Doty (CHBC), 2:52.45; 9. Zavala (N), 2:54.43; 10. Zane (TT), 2:58.39; 12. Durbin (CHBC), 3:01.77; 13. Lopez (CU), 3:03.51; 14. Schulte (N), 3:052.22; 15. Hapka (CU), 3:08.69; 18. Logue (BSE), 3:22.68

1600 — 1. Melia Robey (NC), 6:13.22 min.; 2. Koelm (NC), 6:13.63; 3. Osborn (NE), 6:15.51; 4. Geier (N), 6:17.79; 5. Petersen (TT), 6:18.79; 9. Durbin (CHBC), 6:53.79; 10. Overbeck (TT), 7:15.87; 11. Tsunekawa (N), 7:23.48; 12. Doty (CHBC), 7:28.06; 13. Hickman (WSS), 7:31.72; 15. Slifer (SA), 7:44.57

3200 — 1. Brooke Koelm (NC), 13:03.57 min.; 3. Zavala (N), 14:28.51; 5. Dennis (TT), 14:32.09

100 Hurdles — 1. Liv Hoene (SA), 16.75 sec.; 2. Shoemaker (CU), 17.05; 3. Berner (BSE), 17.85; 4. Robey (NC), 18.28; 5. Kistler (BSE), 18.90; 6. Leitch (CU), 18.91; 7. Harris (WSS), 19.30; 10. Price (NC), 19.74; 11. Bloemer (TT) 19.96; 14. Huber (TT), 20.71; 16. Prosser (CHBC), 21.27; 17. Carlisle (CHBC), 21.82; 18. Hunt (N), 22.31

300 Hurdles — 1. Katie Berner (BSE), 52.82 sec.; 2. Moran (NE), 54.80; 3. Robey (NC), 54.96; 4. Fehrenbacher (N), 57.51; 5. Michl (N), 58.73; 7. Tedrick (A), 59.47; 9. Huber (TT), 1:01.75; 14. Carlisle (CHBC), 1:20.62

4×100 Relay — 1. Newton (McVicar, Schafer, Kinder, Schackmann), 51.07; 2. Altamont (G. Weishaar, Roberts, Tedrick, A. Weishaar), 51.55; 3. Brownstown/St. Elmo (Williams, Kistler, Sasse, Lytle), 54.94; 4. St. Anthony (LaSarge, Emmerich, Gilmore, Hatton), 55.16; 5. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Loy, Doty, Parks, Sarver), 55.53; 6. Teutopolis (Davidson, Koester, Neihls, Isley), 55.56; 8. Cumberland (McMechan, Aaron, Edwards, Dittamore), 55.94; 8. Neoga (Hamilton, Knoblach, Mast, Henderson), 55.94; 10. North Clay (Price, M. Robey, Gaddy, S. Robey), 58.07

4×200 Relay — 1. Newton (McVicar, Schafer, Kinder, Schackmann), 1:48.24 min.; 2. Altamont (Roberts, Fleeharty, Tedrick, G. Weishaar), 1:53.64; 3. Brownstown/St. Elmo (Williams, Berner, Sassse, Lytle), 1:55.49; 4. Teutopolis (Davidson, Bales, Mattox, Isley), 1:57.04; 5. Cumberland (McMechan, Aaron, Edwards, Dittamore), 1:57.39; Neoga (Hamilton, Knoblach, Moran, Henderson), 1:57.42; 7. St. Anthony (Jackson, Scheidemantel, Emmerich, Hatton), 2:01.24

4×400 Relay — 1. Newton (Francis, Miller, Geier, Schumacher), 4:40.42 min.; 2. Teutopolis (Niemerg, Mattox, Wernsing, Vahling), 4:47.88; 3. Neoga (Mast, Richards, Osborn, Moran), 4:59.10

4×800 Relay — 1. Newton (Marshall, C. Martin, K. Martin, Schumacher), 10:31.92 min.; 2. Teutopolis (Petersen, Zane, Overbeck, Huber), 11:33.83; 3. Neoga (Lindsay, Richards, Moran, Osborn), 11:51.87

High Jump — 1. Cara Hatton (SA), 1.47 meters; 2. Henderson (NE), 1.42; 4. Parks (CHBC), 1.42; 6. Scheidemantel (SA), 1.42; 7. (tie) McMahon (TT), Beals (N), 1.37; 9. Davidson (TT), 1.37; 10. Robey (NC), 1.37; 11.Fleeharty (A), 1.32; 12. Shoemaker (CU), 1.32; 13. Miller (CHBC), 1.32; 16. Knoblach (NE), 1.27; 17. Tedrick (A), 1.22

Pole Vault — 1. Karasyn Martin (N), 3.35 meters; 2. C. Martin (N), 3.05; 3. Habing (TT), 2.44

Long Jump — 1. Reese Hoene (SA), 5.09 meters; 2. Roberts (A), 4.86; 4. Neihls (TT), 4.76; 5. Felmlee (BSE), 4.53; 6. Colnar (CU), 4.43; 8. McCormick (WSS), 4.36; 10. Sasse (BSE), 4.28; 12. Bloemer (TT), 4.22; 13. Fehrenbacher (N), 4.20; 14. Price (NC), 3.91; 17. Hamilton (NE), 3.74; 19. Curl (CHBC), 3.61; 20. Keller (N), 3.47; 21. Carlisle (CHBC), 3.43

Triple Jump — 1. Ella Neihls (TT), 10.41 meters; 3. Miller (CHBC), 9.23; 4. Bloemer (TT), 9.19; 5. Meinhart (N), 9.11; 6. Colnar (CU), 9.10; 8. Hamilton (NE), 8.73; 9. Holsapple (CU), 8.66

Shot — 1. Hannah Brown (V), 11.57 meters; 2. Wallace (CHBC), 9.71; 3. Haarmann (SA), 9.16; 4. Dittamore (CU), 9.14; 5. Richards (NE), 9.09; 6. Duncan (N), 9.06; 7. Emmerich (SA), 9.00; 8. McMahon (TT), 8.95 10. Gaddy (NC), 8.42; 12. Earnest (N), 8.37; 13. Beaumont (CU), 8.35; 14. Kasey (WSS), 8.33; 15. Higgs (A), 8.03; 16. Kollmann (A), 7.86; 17. Cates (TT), 7.68; 19. Ward (BSE), 7.35; 21. Cole (NE), 7.30; 23. Sparks (NC), 6.90; 26. Lake (BSE), 6.32; 28. Camacho (WSS), 5.53; 29. Underwood (CHBC), 5.45

Discus — 1. Kyleigh Wallace (CHBC), 31.76 meters; 2. Gaddy (NC), 30.64; 4. Gilmore (SA), 29.82; 5. Kollmann (A), 27.22; 6. Haarman (SA), 26.66; 7. Brummer (N), 26.62; 9. Dittamore (CU), 24.12; 12. Bennett (N), 22.83; 14. Fitzpatrick (NE), 21.54; 16. Higgs (A), 20.94; 17. Lake (BSE), 20.77; 18. Moran (NE), 20.08; 20. Willenborg (TT), 19.92; 22. Colnar (CU), 18.57; 23. Bloemer (TT), 185.3; 24. Ward (BSE), 17.52; 26. Weaver (WSS), 17.12; 27. Sparks (NC), 15.85; 29. Underwood (CHBC), 14.09; 30. Campanelli (WSS), 9.08