EHS Boys Third At Big Trojan Boys Track Invitational

CHARLESTON -- Effingham High School claimed third place at the Big Trojan Boys Track Invitational Friday.

Mount Zion won the meet with 130 points followed by Mahomet-Seymour 112, Effingham 74, Charleston 70.5, Robinson 60, Casey-Westfield 51.5, Lincoln 46.5, Mattoon 45.5, Newton 34.5, Cumberland 25, Champaign Centennial 8 and Hume Shiloh 5.5

Effingham's Charlie Ring was the lone winner for the Hearts. Ring won the shot with a throw of 14.80 meters.

The Hearts had numerous seconds and thirds. Jacob Weaver finished second in the pole vault at 3.66 meters. Weaver claimed third in the 200 in 23.72 seconds.

The Hearts 800 relay team of AJ Lybarger, Andrew Lotz, Weaver and Weldon Dunston was second in 1:34.54 minutes. The 3200 relay team of Adam Flack, Alex Gordon, Sam Spicer and Aaron Hill finished second in 8:30.94 minutes.

Dunson was third in the 800 in 2:08.59 minutes while teammate Alex Gordon was fourth in 2:09.12. Dunston finished third in the 100 in 11.62 seconds.

Cumberland's best finish was a second by Logan Gerhardt in the 300 hurdles in 42.27 seconds.

Newton's Evan Baltzell was third in the 110 hurdles in 17.30 seconds. Wade Wickham was third in the pole vault at 3.66 meters.

The Eagles 3200 relay team captured third in 8:36.56 minutes. Members of the team were Luke Weber, Hayden Borgic, Jackson Sornberger and Brock Probst.

Big Trojan Invitational

(First Place, Area Finishers)

Team Scores -- Mount Zion (MZ) 130, Mahomet-Seymour (MS) 112, Effingham (E) 74, Charleston (C) 70.5, Robinson (R) 60, Casey-Westfield (CW) 51.5, Lincoln (L) 46.5, Mattoon (MA) 45.5, Newton (N) 34.5, Cumberland (CU) 25, Champaign Centennial (CC) 8, Hume Shiloh (HS) 5.5

100 -- 1. Irwin (MS), 11.44 sec.; 3. Dunston (E), 11.62; 9. Weaver (E), 12.05; 18. Shaffer (N), 12.82; 19. Brown (CU), 12.89; 20. Haskett (N), 12.93

200 -- 1. Irwin (MS), 22.81 sec.; 3. Weaver (E), 23.72

400 -- 1. Evens (CW), 51.22 sec.; 4. Bierman (CU), 54.99; 6. Spicer (E), 55.23; 10. Whitaker (N), 56.33; 12. Flier (CU), 56.90; 16. Will (N), 58.10

800 -- 1. Toft (MZ), 1:59.93 min.; 3. Flack (E), 2:08.59; 4. Gordon (E), 2:09.12; 6. Roedl (CU), 2:10.59; 7. Borgic (N), 2:11.34; 9. Sornberger (N), 2:15.43; 18. Wellbaum (CU), 2:30.72

1600 -- 1. Grauer (MZ), 4:36.37 min.; 4. Weber (N), 4:46.41; 10. Morgan (CU), 4:56.34; 16. Probst (N), 5:27.46

3200 -- 1. Wesley (R), 10:10.90 min.; 8. Morgan (CU), 10:41.34; 10. Kinder (E), 11:05.66; 11. Probst (N), 11:25.02; 13. Ochs (N), 11:44.15

110 Hurdles --1 . Campbell (L), 15.31 sec.; 3. Baltzell (N), 17.30; 8. Dear (E), 20.48; 10. Wendling (E), 21.38; 13. Schackmann (N) 22.00

300 Hurdles -- 1. Campbell (L), 40.69 sec.; 2. Gerhardt (CU), 42.27; 5. Baltzell (N), 43.93; 7. Kistler (E), 45.81; 12. Wendilng (E), 51.27

400 Relay -- 1. Mount Zion, 44.39 sec.; 8. Cumberland (Gerhardt, Bierman, Yocum, Carlen), 47.60; 9. Newton (Baltzell, Schackmann, Shaffer, Haskett), 48.25

800 Relay -- 1. Mahomet-Seymour, 1:34.36 min.; 2. Effingham (Lybarger, Lotz, Weaver, Dunston), 1:34.54; 6. Newton (Bergbower, Haskett, Shaffer, Earnest), 1:42.09

1600 Relay -- 1. Casey-Westfield, 3:30.32 min.; 6. Effingham (Gordon, Flack, Spicer, Starkey), 3:43.81; 8. Newton (Whitaker, Will, Weber, Sornberger), 3:48.88

3200 Relay -- 1. Mahomet-Seymour, 8:30.51 min.; 2. Effingham (Flack, Gordon, Spicer, Hill), 8:30.94; 3. Newton (Weber, Borgic, Sornberger, Probst), 8:36.56; 8. Cumberland (Bradley, Finn, Delong, Wellbaum), 9:54.08

Shot -- 1. Ring (E), 14.80 meters; 7. Metcalf (E), 12.34; 8. Baltzell (N), 12.29; 10. Venatta (CU), 12.11; 14. Clough (CU), 11.81; 16. Carroll (N), 11.25

Discus -- 1. Clapp (M), 42.83 meters; 6. Ring (E), 39.57; 8. Wickham (N), 37.37; 9. Earnest (N), 34.27; 12. Venatta (CU), 32.57; 17. Metcalf (E), 30.77; 19. Blade (CU), 30.50

High Jump -- 1. Gilmore (R), 2:02 meters; 7. Larimore (E), 1.67

Pole Vault -- 1. Clark (MS), 4.12 meters; 2. Weaver (E), 3.66; 3. Wickham (N), 3.66; 6. Buzzard (E), 3.05

Long Jump -- 1. McBride (C), 6.40 meters; 5. Bergbower (N), 5.94; 12. Finn (CU), 5.55; 14. Will (N), 5.43; 17. Nebel (CU), 5.15

Triple Jump -- 1. McBride (C), 13.70 meters; 5. Nebel (CU), 10.82; 7. Schackmann (N), 10.72; 11. Flier (CU), 9.00