EHS Boys Second, Girls Third At Apollo Conference Meets

MATTOON -- Effingham High School claimed second place in the boys meet and third in the girls Apollo Conference track meet Thursday.

Winning the boys meet was Mount Zion with 165 points followed by Effingham 112, Mahomet-Seymour 107, Charleston 69, Taylorville 61 and Mattoon 40.

Weldon Dunston finished first in the 200 with a time of 22.78 seconds for the Hearts. He took second in the 100 in 11.56. Charlie Ring won the shot with a throw of 14.54 meters.

The 800 relay team of DJ Latham, Andrew Lotz, Jacob Weaver and Dunston won in 1:32.48 minutes.

Blayne Ring was second in the discus with a throw of 42.52 meters. Carter Larimore finished second in the high jump at 1.85 meters.

Alex Gordon took third in the 3200 in 10:21.22 minutes. Clinton Metcalf was third in the shot with a heave of 12.29 meters. The 3200 relay team of Adam Flack, Alex Gordon, Aaron HIll and Sam Spicer were third in 8:44.85.

In the girls meet, Mount Zion was also the winner with 179 points followed by Mahomet-Seymour 132, Effingham 85, Charleston 65, Taylorville 54 and Mattoon 43.

Jessica Larsen and Drew Weis were one-two in the 800 meters. Larsen won in 2:22.59 minutes while Weis was second in 2:22.97. Larsen also won the 1600 in 5:20.54.

Larsen and Weis were also members of the winning 1600 relay team in 4:06.41. Other team members were Baylee Summers and Macy Kirk. Summers, Morgan Springer, Weis and Larsen were on the winning 3200 relay team with a time of 9:49.98.

Camdyn Burgholzer finished second for the Hearts in the high jump at 1.50 meters.

 Apollo Conference

Boys Meet

(First Place, Effingham Finishers)

Team Scores -- Mount Zion (MZ) 165, Effingham (E) 112, Mahomet-Seymour (MS) 107, Charleston (C) 69, Taylorville (TV) 61, Mattoon (MA) 40

100 -- 1. Irwin (MS), 11.40 sec.; 2. Dunston (E), 11.56; 4. Weaver (E), 11.64

200 -- 1. Dunston (E), 22.78 sec.; 5. Weaver (E), 23.24

400 -- 1. Trimble (MZ), 50.22 sec.; 5. Spicer (E), 53.71; 8. Hepner (E), 55.64

800 -- 1. Toft (MZ), 1:59.93 min.; 3. Flack (E), 2:04.25; 8. Hill (E), 2:08.46

1600 -- 1. Morgan (TV), 4:22.45 min.; 5. Gordon (E), 4:35.59; 9. Kinder (E), 5:05.81

3200 -- 1. Baker (MZ), 9:44.25 min.; 3. Gordon (E), 10:22.86

110 Hurdles -- 1. Hoffman (MS), 16.18 sec.; 6. Kistler (E), 18.77; 8. Dear (E), 18.91

300 Hurdles -- 1. Hoffman (MS), 41.55 sec.; 4. Kistler (E), 44.81; 8. Dear (E), 46.72

400 Relay -- 1. Mount Zion, 43.30 sec.; 4. Effingham (Latham, Dunston, Lotz, Hepner), 45.26

800 Relay -- 1. Effingham (Latham, Lotz, Weaver, Dunston), 1:32.48 min.

1600 Relay -- 1. Mount Zion, 3:31.08 min.; 5. Effingham (Spicer, Gordon, Kistler, Flack), 3:37.92

3200 Relay -- 1. Mount Zion, 8:08.93 in.; 3. Effingham (Flack, Gordon, Hill, Spicer), 8;44.85

Shot -- 1. C. Ring (E), 14.54 sec.; 3. Metcalf (E), 12.29

Discus -- 1. Hunsley (TV), 44.58 sec.; 2. B. Ring (E), 42.52; 9. Metcalf (E), 34.11

High Jump -- 1. Seeley (MZ), 1.85 meters; 2. Larimore (E), 1.85

Pole Vault -- 1. Clark (MS), 4.19 meters; 4. Weaver (E), 3.60; 8. Buzzard (E), 3.14

Long Jump -- 1. McBride (C), 6.50 meters; 5. Spicer (E), 5.82; 8. McDaniel (E), 5.54

Triple Jump -- 1. McBride (C), 13.49 meters; 4. Kessler (E), 11.85; 7. Lotz (E), 10.82

Girls Meet

(First Place, Effingham Finishers)

Team Scores -- Mount Zion (MZ) 179, Mahomet-Seymour (MS) 132, Effingham (E) 85, Charleston (C) 65, Taylorville (TV) 54, Mattoon (M) 43

100 -- 1. Hillard (MS), 13.07 sec.; 8. Kirk (E), 13.79; 11. Hazelton (E), 14.46

200 -- 1. Marx (MS), 25.52 sec.; 5. Hill (E), 27.35; 10. Hazelton (E), 29.51

400 -- 1. Marx (MS), 57.23 sec.; 4. Weis (E), 1:01.86; 5. Summers (E), 1:02.35

800 -- 1. Larsen (E), 2:22.59 min.; 2. Weis (E), 2:22.97

1600 -- 1. Larsen (E), 5:20.54 min.; 6. Wagoner (E), 5:35.42

3200 -- 1. Ballard (MZ), 11:52.43 min.; 4. Wagoner (E), 12:52.25; 6. Springer (E), 13:53.47

100 Hurdles -- 1. Hiser (MZ), 16.54 sec.; 4. Burgholzer (E), 18.25; 8. Frey (E), 18.88

300 Hurdles -- 1. Carney (MS), 46.70 sec.; 5. Burgholzer (E), 51.43; 11. Frey (E), 56.01

400 Relay -- 1. Mahomet-Seymour, 50.44 sec.; 6. Effingham (Hazelton, Myers, Hill, Kirk), 53.14

800 Relay -- 1. Mount Zion, 1:45.69 min.; 5. Effingham (Burgholzer, Greuel, Kirk, HIll), 1:54.79

1600 Relay -- 1. Effingham (Summers, Kirk, Larsen, Weis), 4:06.41 min.

3200 Relay -- 1. Effingham (Summers, Springer, Weis, Larsen), 9:49.98 min.

Shot -- 1. Sewell (M), 10.53 meters; 7. Schoonover (E), 8.37; 9. Reed (E), 7.90

Discus -- 1. Williamson (TV), 37.79 meters; 5. Zeigler (E), 28.49; 9. Reed (E), 21.66

High Jump -- 1. Patton (C), 1.50 meters; 2. Burgholzer (E), 1.50; 6. Summers (E), 1.45

Pole Vault -- 1. Kondritz (MZ), 3.75 meters.; 5. Pryor (E), 2.69

Long Jump -- 1. Conn (C), 5.05 meters; 6. Greuel (E), 4.43; 12. Wendling (E), 4.12

Triple Jump -- 1. Smith (MZ), 10.69 meters; 9. Greuel (E); 9.36; 10. Hecht (E), 8.58