Newton Wins Sam Bennett Girls Track Meet

ROBINSON -- Newton High School captured the championship of the 22nd Annual Sam Bennett Girls Track Meet Friday.

The Eagles tallied 109 points followed by Teutopolis 94.5, Robinson 84.5, Cumberland 43, Paris 39, Olney 36, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 28, Red Hill (Bridgeport)  25.5, Brownstown/St. Elmo 24, Palestine/Hutsonville 19.5, Shelbyville 18, Marshall 10.5, Neoga 10.5, Altamont 10 and Lawrenceville 6.

Newton captured four first place finishes in the meet. The Eagles claimed the 400 relay in 51.05 seconds. Members of the team were Alex Haarman, Ana Rodriguez, Brooklyn Herman and Abby Stone.

The Eagles also claimed the 800 relay in 1:52.9 minutes. Team members were Mikala Haarman, A. Haarman, Emma Weber and Herman.

Abby Stone nabbed an individual win in the 800 in 2:36.49 mintues. Brooklyn Herman captured the 100 in 12.81 seconds.

Jasmyn Dittamore won two events for Cumberland. Dittamore claimed the 1600 in 5:52.22 minutes and the 3200 in 12:32.25.

Also claiming two victories were Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's Jaelyn Robertson and T-town's Claire Bushur.

Robertson was a winner in the 100 hurdles in 16.11 seconds and won the long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 3 inches.

Bushur nabbed the discus with a throw of 128 feet, 11 1/2 inches and the shot with a heave of 45 feet, 5 inches.

Brownstown/St. Elmo's Claire Wilhour nabbed the 300 hurdles in 46.68 seconds.

Rachel Jackman from Altamont was a winner in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 3 inches.

T-town claimed the 1600 relay in 4:15.14 minutes. Team members were Rebecca Habing, Micah McWhorter, Kara Weichman and Morgan Mette. The 3200 relay team of Jessica Runde, Habing, Weichman and Mette won in 10:11.41.

Mette won the 400 in 1:00.90. McWhorter was a winner in the pole vault at 10 feet.

Sam Bennett Meet

Team Scores -- Newton (N) 109, Teutopolis (TT) 94.5, Robinson (R) 84.5, Cumberland (CU) 43, Paris (P) 39, Olney (O) 36, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 28, Red Hill (RH) 25.5, Brownstown/St. Elmo (BSE) 24, Palestine/Hutsonville (PH) 19.5, Shelbyville (SV) 18, Marshall (M) 10.5, Neoga (NE) 10.5, Altamont (A) 10, Lawrenceville (L) 6

100 -- 1. Herman (N), 12.81, 2. Haarman (N), 12.82, 3. McGahey (R), 13.21, 4. Kepp (NE), 13.24, 5. Petty (L), 13.52; 6. Ochs (O), 13.59

100 Hurdles -- 1. Robertson (CHBC), 16.11 sec.; 2. Moore (RH), 16.23; 3. Hillard (R), 16.58; 4. Wilhour (BSE), 16.68; 5 (tie)  Florkowski (R), Kepp (NE), 16.84

1600 Relay -- 1. Teutopolis (Habing, McWhorter, Weichman, Mette), 4:15.14 min.; 2. Newton (Weber, Rodriguez, Carr, Stone), 4:16.37; 3. Olney, 4:36.40; 4. Robinson, 4:37.62; 5. Marshall, 4:39.23; 6. Paris, 4:41.28

200 -- 1. Hillard (R), 26.73 sec.; 2. Herman (N), 27.00; 3. Haarman (N), 27.15; 4. Wilhour (BSE), 27.32; 5. Weber (R), 27.78; 6. Will (TT), 28.37

300 Hurdles -- 1. Wilhour (BSE), 46.68 sec.; 2.Moore (RH), 48.08; 3. Hillard (R), 50.52; 4. Habing (TT), 51.82; 5. Barthelme (N), 51.83; 6. Volk (N), 53.05

3200 -- 1. Dittamore (CU), 12.32.25  min.; 2. Compton (M), 13:30.34; 3. Ault (CU), 13:32.41; 4. Phillips (NE), 13:59.97; 5. Bach (L), 14:07.03; 6. Hale (R), 15:05.03

3200 Relay -- 1. Teutopolis (Runde, Habing, Weichman, Mette), 10:11.41 min.; 2. Newton (Weber, Carr, Phillips, Stone), 10:57.66; 3. Robinson, 11:26.69; 4. Paris, 11:28.69; 5. Cumberland (Edwards, L. Brown, E. Brown, Scott), 11:32.22; 6. Neoga (Kingery, Clark, Titus, Phillips), 11:49.81

400 -- 1. Mette (TT), 1:00.90  min.; 2. Rodriguez (N), 1:03.78; 3. Weichman (TT), 1:04.84; 4. Carr (N), 1:05.21; 5. Gerhardt (CU), 1:07.91; 6. Kull (SV), 1:09.09

400 Relay -- 1. Newton (Haarman, Rodriguez, Herman, Stone), 51.05 sec.; 2. Robinson, 52.05; 3. Olney, 55.24; 4. Paris, 55.43; 5. Red HIll, 55.70; 6. (tie) Marshall, Palestine/Hutsonville, 55.50

800 -- 1. Stone (N), 2:36.49 min.; 2. Runde (TT), 2:39.78; 3. Isaaf (P), 2:44.18; 4. Phillips (N), 2:44.49; 5. Laughlin (O), 2:46.74; 6. Bowyer (SV), 2:54.29

800 Relay -- 1. Newton (M. Haarman, A. Haarman, Weber, Herman), 1:52.9 min.; 2. Robinson, 1:58.71; 3. Paris, 1:59.74; 4. Palestine/Hutsonville, 2:00.52; 5. Olney, 2:01.78; 6. Red Hill, 2:02.38

Discus -- 1.Bushur (TT), 128 ft. 11 1/2 in.; 2. Durbin (SV), 110-7; 3. Paris, 107-6; 4. Agan (PH), 104-3; 5. Snyder (O), 94-3 1/2; 6. Hartke (N), 94-3 1/2

High Jump -- 1. Jackman (A), 5 ft. 3 in.; 2.  Hughes (O), 5-1; 3. Underwood (P), 4-11; 4. Alspach (PH), 4-11; 5. (tie) Wessel (TT), Griesmer (RH), 4-9

Long Jump -- 1. Robertson (CHBC), 16 ft. 3in.; 2. Carr (N), 15-4 1/2; 3.  Wilhour (BSE), 15-0; 4. McGahey (R), 14-4; 5. Rodriguez (N), 14-3; 6. Hasewinkle (RH), 14-2 1/2

Pole Vault -- 1. McWhorter (TT), 10 ft.; 2. Beyers (SV), 9-0; 3. Gerhardt (CU), 8-6; 4. Black (P), 8-6; 5. Wells (P), 8-6; 6. Yaw (CU), 8-6

Shot -- 1. Bushur (TT), 45 ft. 5 in.; 2. Snyder (O), 35-1; 3. Agan (PH), 35-1 1/2; 4. Phillippe (R), 34-11; 5. Ludwig (R), 34-5 1/2; 6. Biggs (H), 32-7

Triple Jump -- 1. McGahey (R), 33 ft. 4 in.; 2. Robertson (CHBC), 32-9 1/2; 3.Weber (R), 31-1 1/2; 4.  Wellbaum (TT), 30-9; 5. Habing (TT), 30-8; 6. Hartke (N), 29-11 1/2.