Area Tracksters Compete At Gene Armer Invitational

CHAMPAIGN -- Five area high schools sent track and field boys and girls athletes to the Gene Armer Invitational Saturday.

The highest place finish came from Teutopolis High School's Claire Bushur who captured second place in the shot with a throw of 41 feet, 9 inches.

The Wooden Shoes finished 13th as a team with 13.5 points.

Jaelyn Robertson captured ninth place for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.73 seconds. Robertson also had an eighth place finish in the 60 hurdles, a ninth place finish in the long jump and an 11th place finish in the triple jump.

Rachel Jackman captured fourth place for Altamont in the high jump. Jackman went over the bar at 5 feet, 2 inches.

Taking a fifth place finish for the Indians was Donavan Delaney who had a vault of 12 feet, 6 inches.

Jace McWhorter finished third for Brownstown/St. Elmo in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet.

The highest finish for Newton was the 3200 relay team which captured 10th place with a time of 10:54.80 minutes.

Gene Armer Invitational

TEUTOPOLIS

200 -- Julia Hardiek, 21st, 28.28

400 -- Morgan Mette, 9th, 1:02.67

800 -- Jessica Runde, 10th, 2:31.67

800 Relay, 25th, 1:55.90

1600 Relay -- 11th, 4:24.80

3200 Relay -- 6th, 10:26.67

High Jump -- Kaitlyn Schumacher, 12th, 5-0

Pole Vault -- Micah McWhorter, 11th, 9-6

Shot -- Claire Bushur, 2nd, 41-9

COWDEN-HERRICK/BEECHER CITY

60 -- Tatyana Duckwitz, 19th, 8.36

200 -- Tatyana Duckwitz, 18th, 28.17

800 -- Sydney Lorton, 13th, 2:34.05

60 Hurdles -- Jaelyn Robertson, 8th, 9.93

Long Jump -- Jaelyn Robertson, 9th, 16-1/2

Triple Jump -- Jaelyn Robertson, 11th, 31-6

ALTAMONT

60 -- Hanna Barns, 38th, 9.15

60 Hurdles -- Rachel Jackman 24th, 10.96

High Jump -- Rachel Jackman, 4th, 5-2

Long Jump -- Hannah Barns, 31st, 13-2 1/4

Pole Vault -- Donvan Delaney, 5th, 12-6

BROWNSTOWN/ST. ELMO

200 -- Claire Wilhour, 25th, 28.77

400 -- Claire Wilhour, 15th, 1:03.63

Long Jump -- Claire Wilhour, 16th, 15-1/4

200 -- Will Figgins, 30th, 26.58

800 -- Sam Klein, 14th, 2:12.37

60 Hurdles -- Jace McWhorter, 11th, 9.66

High Jump -- Jace McWhorter, 3rd, 6-0

Long Jump -- Will Figgins, 25th, 16-5 1/4

Shot -- Jacob Baron, 13th, 39-1 1/2

NEWTON

60 -- Brooklyn Herman, 13th, 8.24

200 -- Brooklyn Herman, 15th, 27.68

400 -- Riley Zumbahlen, 33rd, 1:14.18

800 -- Jacklyn Barthelme, 25th, 2:46.99

60 Hurdles -- Liz Volk, 20th, 10.64

800 Relay -- 20th, 1:55.12

1600 Relay -- 15th, 4:25.46

3200 Relay -- 10th, 10:54.80

High Jump -- Riley Zumbahlen, 24th, 4-4

Long Jump -- Claire Carr, 19th, 14-8

Triple Jump -- Allyson Kuhl, 18th, 28-5 1/2

Shot -- Renea Russell, 17th, 31-3/4