Newton Wins Sam Bennett Invitational; Hartke Sets School Record for Teutopolis

Newton won the Sam R. Bennett Invitational girls track meet in Robinson on Friday. 

Here's the final scoring: Newton 119 1/2, Robinson 98 1/2, Teutopolis 74, Neoga 51, Olney Richland County 49, Marshall 40, Red Hill 36, Fairfield 32, Shelbyville 24, Paris 15, Cumberland 14, Brownstown/St. Elmo 2, Altamont 2, Palestine-Hutsonville 1, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 0, Lawrenceville 0

McKendra Barthelme had a big day for Newton, securing four wins. Barthelme won the triple jump at 34 feet, 10 inches; took the long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 9 1/2 inches; won the 100 meter hurdles in 15.21 seconds; and claimed the 300 meter low hurdles in 49.79 seconds.

Newton's 4X400 relay team of Sarah Carr, Molly Giacone, Jaclyn Barthelme and Taylor Johnson won in 4:21.27. Carr won the 3200 meter run in 13:03.85.

Teutopolis claimed three first place finishes, including a school-record performance by Anna Hartke in the high jump. Hartke went five feet, 6 1/2 inches, breaking the long-time record set by Donna Carie in 1979.

Jolene Bueker captured a win for T-Town in the pole vault, going eight feet, 6 1/4 inches. The Shoes also claimed the 4X800 in 10:36.14 via the squad of Rebecca Habing, Emma Repking, Savannah Grimes and Shanna Niebrugge.

NEWTON RESULTS: DISCUS--Courtney Hadra, second; SHOT PUT--Grace Hartrich, sixth; POLE VAULT--Jolene Bueker, first, 8'06.02"; HIGH JUMP--Mallory Bergbower, tie for sixth; TRIPLE JUMP--McKendra Barthelme, first, 34' 10.00" and Lauren Probst, sixth; LONG JUMP--McKendra Barthelme, first, 16'09.50" and Emma Weber, fourth; 100 METER DASH--Alex Haarman, second and Taylor Johnson, third; 100 METER HURDLES--McKendra Barthelme, first, 15.21 and Stacey Smithenry, sixth; 3200 METER RELAY--fifth, Taylor Brown, Josie Angel, Miranda Clinton, Lauren Probst; 400 METER RELAY--second, Jaclyn Robertson, Molly Giacone, Taylor Johnson, Alex Haarman; 3200 METER RUN--Sarah Carr, first, 13:03.85; 800 METER RELAY--third, Mikala Haarman, Mallory Bergbower, Alex Haarman, Taylor Johnson; 400 METER DASH--Molly Giacone, third and Jaclyn Barthelme, fourth; 300 METER LOW HURDLES--McKendra Barthelme, first, 49.79 and Lauren Probst, fourth; 200 METER DASH--Alex Haarman, second; 1600 METER RELAY--first, Sarah Carr, Molly Giacone, Jaclyn Barthelme, Taylor Johnson, 4:21.47

TEUTOPOLIS RESULTS: DISCUS--Ellie Buening, fourth and Rachel Buening, sixth; SHOT PUT--Christy Hoene, fifth; POLE VAULT--Jolene Bueker, first, 8'06.02"; HIGH JUMP--Anna Hartke, first (school record), 5'06.50"; TRIPLE JUMP--Savannah Grimes, fourth; LONG JUMP--Rebecca Habing, fifth; 100 METER DASH--Julia Hardiek, fifth; 3200 METER RELAY--first, Rebecca Habing, Emma Repking, Savannah Grimes, Shanna Niebrugge, 10:36.17; 400 METER RELAY--fourth, Nikki Wellbaum, Morgan Mette, Julia Hardiek, Christa Schwinke; 800 METER RUN--Shanna Niebrugge, fifth; 800 METER RELAY--fourth, Nikki Wellbaum, Anna Hartke, Morgan Mette, Julia Hardiek; 400 METER DASH--Rebecca Habing, sixth; 300 METER LOW HURDLES--Morgan Mette, second; 200 METER DASH--Julia Hardiek, fifth; 1600 METER RELAY--second, Anna Hartke, Morgan Mette, Savannah Grimes, Rebecca Habing

NEOGA RESULTS: TRIPLE JUMP--Blair Banning, third; LONG JUMP--Blair Banning, second and Zoe Meadows, third; 100 METER DASH--Zoe Meadows, fourth and Blair Banning, sixth; 100 METER HURDLES--MaKenzie Hill, second; 3200 METER RELAY--sixth, Rachel Ewing, Katlin Howald, Emmalyn Walk, Allison Kingery; 3200 METER RUN--Emmalyn Walk, fourth; 800 METER RUN--Allison Kingery, second and Rachel Ewing, sixth; 300 METER LOW HURDLES--MaKenzie Hill, fifth; 1600 METER RUN--Emmalyn Walk, fifth

CUMBERLAND RESULTS: POLE VAULT--Elise Hemmen, second and Morgan Gerhardt, tie for fourth; HIGH JUMP--Breanne Edwards, fifth; 800 METER RELAY--sixth, Elise Hemmen, Skylar Brumleve, Zoe Marti, Morgan Gerhardt

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO RESULTS: DISCUS--Sydney Rosborough, fifth

ALTAMONT RESULTS: 100 METER HURDLES--Mackenzie Hoene, fifth