Published on April 14, 2025 1:28 pm
Last Updated on April 14, 2025 1:28 pm
By MILLIE LANGE
ARTHUR — Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Cumberland and Neoga competed in the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Track Invitational Saturday.
Tuscola won the boys meet with 144 points followed by Arthur-Lovington-Atwood/Hammond 92, Sullivan 66, Casey-Westfield 59, Cumberland 56, Moweaqua Central A&M 38 Villa Grove 38, Decatur St. Teresa 36, Cerro Gordo/Bement 26, Niantic Sangamon Valley 23, Argenta-Oreana 20, Neoga 19, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 15, Marshall 14, Arcola 9, Warrensburg-Latham 7 and Macon Meridian 1.
Cumberland’s Reid Carlen finished second in the 100 in 11.35 seconds. Cameron Roedl took second in the 800 in 2:07.90 minutes while Riley Morgan was third in 2:08.37.
The Pirates’ 4×100 relay team finished third in 45.40 seconds. Team members were Cael McMechan, Carlen, Logan Gerhardt and Kaleb Bierman.
Cumberland’s Landon Finn finished third in the long jump at 5.96 meters.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City’s August Cosart took third in the 1600 in 4:42.12.
Neoga’s 4×800 relay team finished second in 8:47.29 minutes. Team members were Lucas Keller, Kaden Bryant, Tate Christner and Brett Matusus.
Brayden Ray finished second for Neoga in the high jump at 1.72 meters.
In the girls meet, Tuscola won with 122 points followed by Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 118, Sullivan 61, Marshall 58, Warrensburg-Latham 57, Casey-Westfield 52, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 30, 25, Cumberland 25, Decatur St. Teresa 23, Arcola 22, Villa Grove 17, Hume Shiloh 16, Niantic Sangamon Valley 15, Macon Meridian 59, Cerro Gordo-Bement 9 and Neoga 3.
Cumberland’s Hannah Shoemaker took second in the 100 hurdles in 17.65 seconds and was third in the 300 hurdles in 53.95 seconds.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City’s Zoe Sarver finished third in the 100 in 13.66 seconds. CHBC’s Ellie Miller took third in the triple jump at 9.65 meters.
At Arthur
Boys Meet
(First Place, Cumberland, CHBC, Neoga Finishers)
Team Scores — Tuscola (TU) 144, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (ALAH) 92, Sullivan (SU) 66, Casey-Westfield (CW) 59, Cumberland (CU) 56, Moweaqua Central A&M 38, Villa Grove (VG) 38, Decatur St. Teresa (DST) 36, Cerro Gordo-Bement (CGB) 26, Niantic Sangamon Valley (N) 23, Argenta-Oreana (AO) 20, Neoga (NE) 19, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 15, Marshall (MA) 14, Arcola (A) 9, Warrensburg-Latham (WL) 7, Macon Meridian (MM) 1
100 — 1. Hayden Parcel (CW), 11.33 sec.;2 . Carlen (CU), 11.35; 9. Rauch (CHBC) 12.10; 12. Caudill (NE) 12.12; 27. Hanfland (NE) 13.00
200 — 1. Easton Frederick (ALAH), 23.38 sec.; 11. Schlanser (CHBC), 25.14; 14. Tibbs (CHBC), 25.20; 15. Rauch (CHBC), 25.25; 23. Cardinal (NE), 26.66; 26. McMechan (CU), 28.38
400 — 1. Hayden Parcel (CW), 51.09 sec.; 6. Bierman (CU), 54.22; 15. Sarver (CHBC), 57.23; 16. Richards (CHBC), 57.40; 19. Cardinal (NE), 58.65
800 — 1. Will Fuson (CGB), 2:00.33 min.; 2. Roedl (CU), 2:07.90; 3. Morgan (CU), 2:08.37; 14. Sutter (CHBC), 2:18.52; 18. Garrido (CHBC), 2:22.59; 19. Chardon (NE), 2:23.84
1600 — 1. Iacobazzi (SU), 4:32.30 min.; 3. Cosart (CHBC), 4:42.12; 10. Whitaker (CU), 5:01.29; 15. Chardon (NE), 5:21.00;
3200 — 1. Evan Cook (DST), 9:56.88 min.; 4. Vaughn (CHBC), 10:23.86; 5. Ray (NE), 10:40.59; 7. Whitaker (CU), 10:46.45; 9. Matusus (NE), 11:28.38; 10. Bradley (CU), 11:29.18
110 Hurdles — 1. Mason Booker (SU), 15.34 sec.; 15. Beabout (NE), 21.42
300 Hurdles — 1. Carter Simpson (TU), 40.97 sec.; 14. Bryant (NE), 50.49
4×100 Relay — 1. Tuscola, 44.70 sec.; 3. Cumberland (McMechan, Carlen, Garhardt, Bierman), 45.40; 10. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Dilley, Rauch, Schlanser, Garrido), 47.53; 14. Neoga (Caudill, Porter, Cardinal, Hanfland), 48.77
4×200 Relay — 1. Tuscola, 1:32.83 min.; 6. Cumberland (McMechan, Tibbs, Gunter, Pierce), 1:40.77
4×400 Relay — 1. Casey-Westfield, 3:34.24 min.; 4. Cumberland (Gerhardt, Carlen, Tibbs, Bierman), 3:41.90
4×800 Relay — 1. Sullivan, 8:34.91 min.; 2. Neoga (Keller, Bryant, Christner, Matusus), 8:47.29; 6. Cumberland (Oakley, Finn, Wellbaum, Morgan), 9:03.21
Shot — 1. Woodard (TU), 15.73 sec.; 9. Hart (CHBC), 12.54; 12. Venatta (CU), 12.30; 14. Collins (CHBC), 11.96; 15. Wolke (CU), 11.67; 21. Koester (NE), 10.75
Discus — 1. Sawyer Woodard (TU), 48.95 meters; 6. Venatta (CU), 37.20; 11. Rauch (CHBC), 34.42; 13. Blade (CU), 33.77; 24. Collins (CHBC), 25.35; 25. Finney (NE), 25.05; 29. Koester (NE), 24.33
High Jump — 1. Quincy Carter (AO), 1.93 meters; 2. Ray (NE), 1.72; 5. Lilly (CHBC), 1.72; 9. Bierman (CU), 1.62; 12. Chardon (NE), 1.57; 15. Cox (CHBC), 1.52
Long Jump — 1. Kam Sweetnam (TU), 6.20 meters; 3. Finn (CU), 5.96; 10. Dilley (CHBC), 5.64; 20. Sarver (CHBC), 5.11; 22. Beabout (NE), 4.98; 23. Shoemaker (CU), 4.94; 25. Bryant (NE), 4.91
Triple Jump — 1. Kam Sweetnam (TU), 13.05 meters; 6. Bierman (CU), 11.97; 13. Lilly (CHBC), 10.51
GIRLS MEET
(First Place, Cumberland, CHBC, Neoga Finishers)
Team Scores — Tuscola (TU) 122, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (ALAH) 118, Sullivan (SU) 61, Marshall (MA) 58, Warrensburg-Latham (WL) 57, Casey-Westfield (CW) 52, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 30, Argenta-Oreana (AO) 25, Cumberland (CU) 25, Decatur St. Teresa (DST) 23, Arcola (A) 22, Villa Grove (VG) 17, Hume Shiloh (HS) 16, Niantic Sangamon Valley (N) 15, Macon Meridian (MM) 59, Cerro Gordo-Bement (CGB) 9, Neoga (NE) 3
100 — 1. Lia Patterson (TU), 12.67 sec.; 3. Sarver (CHBC), 13.66; 8. McMechan (CU), 13.93; 16. Parks (CHBC), 14.58; 27. Lopez (CU), 15.42
200 — 1. Lia Patterson (TU), 26.14 sec.; 5. Sarver (CHBC), 28.69; 9. McMechan (CU), 29.44; 13. Parks (CHBC), 30.46
400 — 1. Emelyn Roberts (AO), 1:03.03 min.; 14. Loy (CHBC), 1:12.23
800 — 1. Madeleine Fox (M), 2:20.27 min.; 11. Doty (CHBC), 2:52.84; 12. Durbin (CHBC), 2:59.79; 13. Lindsay (NE), 3:00.71
1600 — 1. Kate Foltz (TU), 5:09.27 min.; 12. Durbin (CHBC), 6:48.37; 13. Doty (CHBC), 6:59.19
3200 — 1. Kate Foltz (TU), 10:34.46 min.; 9. Osborn (NE), 13:45.24
100 Hurdles — 1. Lia Patterson (TU), 15.08 sec.; 2. Shoemaker (CU), 17.65; 9. Leitch (CU), 19.09; 14. Prosser (CHBC), 21.30; 15. Carlisle (CHBC), 25.55
300 Hurdles — 1. Lia Patterson (TU), 44.94 sec.; 3. Shoemaker (CU), 53.95; 7. Leitch (CU), 56.55; 9. Moran (NE), 57.74; 14. Prosser (CHBC), 1:06.12
4×100 Relay — 1. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 52.31 sec.; 6. Cumberland (Robbins, Edwards, Aaron, Dittamore), 56.28; 7. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Doty, Loy, Sarver, Parks), 56.63
4×200 Relay — 1. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 1:51.72 min.; 8. Cumberland (Robbins, Edwards, Aaron, Dittamore), 2:02.15
4×400 Relay — 1. Marshall, 4:18.42 min.; 6. Cumberland (Shoemaker, Leitch, Edwards, Aaron), 4:44.18
4×800 Relay — 1. Casey-Westfield, 10:36.05 min.; 6. Neoga (Monroe, Lindsay, Moran, Osborn), 12:45.40
Shot — 1. Brenna Dutcher (WL), 11.60 meters; 4. Wallace (CHBC)< 10.67; 10. Dittamore (CU), 8.94; 20. Moran (NE), 7.29
Discus — 1. Emma Whightsil (WL), 41.51 meters; 5. Wallace (CHBC), 32.33; 11. Fitzpatrick (NE), 24.99; 16. Colnar (CU), 21.56; 28. Hollingsworth (CU), 10.45
High Jump — 1. Evalice Callison (VG), 1.57 meters; 5. Miller (CHBC), 1.37; 12. Sarver (CHBC), 1.27
Long Jump — 1. Rylie Vanausdoll (TU), 4.85 meters; 8. Colnar (CU), 4.27; 19. Moran (NE), 3.92; 24. Carlisle (CHBC), 3.70; 28. Hapka (CU), 3.02
Triple Jump — 1. Rylie Vanausdoll (TU), 10.95 meters; 3. Miller (CHBC), 9.65