Newton Claims Own Eagle Track Invitational Crown

NEWTON -- Newton High School claimed the championship of its own Eagles Boys Track Invitational Friday.

The Eagles tallied 131 points followed by Mattoon 92, Decatur St. Teresa 87, Olney 82, Charleston 75, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 58, Robinson 53, Effingham St. Anthony 42, Altamont 41, Fairfield 31, Effingham 21, Paris 11, Brownstown/St. Elmo 6, Mount Carmel 4, Teutopolis 3, Vandalia 3, and Lawrenceville 1, Dieterich 0 and North Clay (NC) 0.

Newton captured three relay first places. The Eagles won the 400 in 43.70 seconds. Members of the team were Dalton Baltzell, Ben Meinhart, Wade Wickham and Parker Wolf. The 1600 relay team of Owen Mahaffey, Wolf, Meinhart and Evan Schafer won in 3:30.17 minutes.

The 3200 relay team of Mahaffey, Luke Weber, Nick Shamhart and Luis Zavala won in 8:19.46 minutes. The 800 relay team of Baltzell, Isaac Flowers, Meinhart and Zavala finished second in 1:36.50.

Wolf captured a first place finish in the 100 in 11.29 seconds and was second in the 400 in 51.05.

The 800 went to Luke Weber in 2:04.35 minutes.

Nick Zwilling was second in the 3200 in 10:13.59 while teammate Jacob Wickham took second in the shot with a throw of 15.40 meters.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's Jadon Robertson won four events. Robertson took the 110 hurdles in 14.52 seconds, the 300 hurdles in 38.98, the high jump at 1.93 meters and the long jump at 6.64 meters.

Teammate Daniel Lucas was a winner in the shot with a throw of 18.29 meters. He also finished second in the discus with a throw of 42.73 meters.

Newton Eagles Invitational

(First Place, Area Athletes Listed)

Team Scores -- Newton (N) 131, Mattoon (M) 92, Decatur St. Teresa (DST) 87, Olney (O) 82, Charleston (C) 75, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 58, Robinson (R) 53, Effingham St. Anthony (SA) 42, Altamont (A) 41, Fairfield (FF) 31, Effingham (E) 21, Paris (P) 11, Brownstown/St. Elmo (BSE) 6, Mount Carmel (MC) 4, Teutopolis (TT) 3, Vandalia (V) 3,  Lawrenceville (L) 1, Dieterich (D) 0

100 -- 1. Wolf (N), 11.29 sec.; 3. Moschenrose (A), 11.49; 4. Schafer (N), 11.57; 9. Duncan (A), 11.91; 11. Walls (E), 12.00; 15. Sager (SA), 12.21; 20. Runde (TT), 12.31; 22. Dong (SA), 12.33; 26. Vonderheide (TT), 12.44; 31. Kollmann (A), 13.25; 32. Mueller (CHBC), 13.28; 35. Sweeney (E), 13.97; 39. Ring (E), 15.43

200 -- 1. Cothern (O), 23.51 sec.; 3. Moschenrose (A), 23.84; 6. Walls (E), 24.35; 7. Duncan (A), 24.44; 9. Baltzell (N), 24.72; 13. Vonderheide (TT), 25.45; 14. Flowers (N), 25.48; 18. Runde (TT), 25.61; 21. Dong (SA), 25.92; 22. Bloemer (D), 26.20;

400 -- 1. Schafer (N), 50.42 sec.; 2. Wolf (N), 51.05; 4. Sager (SA), 52.71; 5. Klimpel (A), 53.00; 10. Bloemer (D), 56.37; 11. Frisbie (SA), 56.92; 15. Wagner (E), 59.46; 18. Monette (CHBC), 1:00.54; 19. Shafer (A), 1:01.67; 26. Isley (TT), 1:08.85

800 -- 1. Weber (N), 2:04.35 min.; 4. Mahaffey (N), 2:14.39; 6. Shamhart (N), 2:16.70; 7. Bucio (SA), 2:17.03; 12. Summers (A), 2:21.18; 13. Roedl (A), 2:21.28; 16. Merryfield (CHBC), 2:23.95; 17. Bushue (E), 2:25.26; 22. Wallace (CHBC), 2:97.76; 23. Emmerich (SA), 2:29.92; 31. Lee (TT), 2:42.57

1600 -- 1. Julian (O), 4:39.09 min.; 4. Elder (SA), 4:46.90; 5. Zwilling (N), 4:48.30; 6. Weber (N), 4:54.37; 12. Zavala (N), 5:09.21; 13. Merryfield (CHBC), 5:10.90; 16. Wallace (CHBC), 5:33.31; 17.  Hill (E), 5:33.56; 19. Summers (A), 5:38.05; 24. Scheidemantel (SA), 6:20.50; 25. Ward (BSE), 6:43.76

3200 -- 1. Davee (M), 10:11.94 min.; 2. Zwilling (N), 10:13.59; 4. Elder (SA), 10:16.22; 6. Wagoner (E), 10:29.71; 7. Bergbower (N), 10:39.61; 12. Bloemer (D), 11:45.74; 13. Probst (N), 11:47.78; 14. Hill (E), 11:51.20; 16. Scheidemantel (SA), 13:42.95; 18. Ward (BSE), 14:07.43

110 Hurdles -- 1. Robertson (CHBC), 14.52 sec.; 3. Heil (E), 17.57; 5. Wilhour (BSE), 18.39; 8. Baltzell (N), 19:10; 13. Sudkamp (SA), 20.37

300 Hurdles -- 1. Robertson (CHBC), 38.98 sec.; 3. Baltzell (N), 43.51; 4. Walsh (SA), 44.24; 7. Wilhour (BSE), 45.07; 20. Gonzalez (SA), 51.63; 23. Lee (TT), 57.81

400 Relay -- 1. Newton (Baltzell, Meinhart, Wickham, Wolf), 43.70 sec.; 3. Altamont (Schultz, Klimpel, Sloan, Duncan), 44.35; 8. Effingham (Freeman, Walls, Weaver, Wagner), 47.36; 10. Newton (Dietz,  Flowers, Wickham, Zumbahlen), 47.59; 18. Altamont (Schultz, Walker, McCammon, Roedl), 50.54; 20. St. Anthony (Emmerich, Hurren, Boyajian, Sudkamp), 56.28

800 Relay -- 1. Decatur St. Teresa, 1:33.63 min.; 2. Newton (Baltzell, Flowers, Meinhart, Zavala), 1:36.50; 4. Effingham (Freeman, Weaver, Wagner, Walls), 1:37.45; 10. Teutopolis (Isley, Roley, Vonderheide, Runde), 1:43.59; 12. St. Anthony (Eggers, Croy, Deters, Bustamante), 1:49.73

1600 Relay -- 1. Newton (Mahaffey, Wolf, Meinhart, Schafer), 3:30.17 min.; 4. St. Anthony (Bucio, Walsh, Elder, Sager), 3:42.51; 8. Altamont (Sloan, Schultz, Roedl, Klimpel), 3:49.11

3200 Relay -- 1. Newton (Mahaffey, Weber, Shamhart, Zavala), 8:19.46 min.; 4. St. Anthony (Frisbie, Bucio, Walsh, Emmerich), 9:22.21

Shot -- 1. Lucas (CHBC), 18.29 meters; 2. Wickham (N), 15.40; 5. Kollmann (A), 13.05; 6. Probst (TT), 12.70; 9. Frost (A), 11.98; 10. Tedrick (TT), 11.97; 11. Hurren (SA), 11.83; 13. Dong (SA), 11.63; 14. Cripe (A), 11.59; 17. Ring (E), 11.39; 18. Utley (N), 11.38; 22. Monette (CHBC), 10.67; 25. Bushue (E), 10.48; 26. Sweeney (E), 10.29; 32. Poston (SA), 9.77; 33. Roley (TT), 9.51; 36. Peloquin (NC), 9.36; 37. Mueller (CHBC), 9.17

Discus -- 1. Bradbury (M), 44.78 meters; 2. Lucas (CHBC), 42.73; 4. Smith (SA), 41.94; 5. Wickham (N), 41.89; 6. E. Kollmann (A), 41.49; 9. Hurren (SA), 34.21; 10. J. Kollmann (A), 34.16; 11. Monette (CHBC), 33.78; 14. Tedrick (TT), 32.40; 16. Probst (TT), 30.47; 21. Wagner (E), 28.00; 22. Poston (SA), 27.80; 23. Sweeney (E), 27.65; 30. Bauer (A), 25.67; 33. Ring (E), 25.43; 38. Peloquin (NC), 20.53

High Jump -- 1. Robertson (CHBC), 1.93 meters; 2. Roedl (A), 1.83; 11. Sudkamp (SA), 1.68; 13. Smith (NC), 1.68; 14. Summers (A), 1.63; 17. Baltzell (N), 1.57

Pole Vault -- 1. Staller (R), 3.81 meters; 5. Sager (SA), 3.20; 8. Weaver (E), 2.74

Long Jump -- 1. Robertson (CHBC), 6.64 meters; 8. Dietz (N), 5.66; 14. Zumbahlen (N), 5.44; 16. Sloan (A), 5.39; 17. Smith (NC), 5.39; 20. Roedl (A), 5.17; 21. Tokatyan (SA), 5.16; 22. Emmerich (SA), 4.86; 21. Freeman (E), 4.81; 24. Isley (TT), 4.70

Triple Jump -- 1. Flight (C), 12.44 meters; 11. Gonzalez (SA), 10.62; 15. Westendorf (E), 10.28; 16. Kinkade (N), 10.14; 18. Sudkamp (SA), 9.95; 20. Lee (TT), 8.73