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 Effingham Wins Boys, Girls Track Meets 

Published on April 1, 2025 10:57 am
Last Updated on April 1, 2025 10:57 am

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Written by Millie Lange

Effingham High School hosted Altamont, Cumberland and Dieterich in boys and girls track Monday. The Hearts claimed both victories.

In the boys meet, Effingham won with 74 points followed by Altamont 45, Cumberland 26 and Dieterich 9.

Effingham’s Weldon Dunston won the 100 in 11.79 seconds and the 200 in 23.42. Alex Gordon also was a double event winner for the Hearts. He claimed the 800 in 2:05.51 minutes and the triple jump with a leap of 11.14 meters.

EHS claimed two of the three relay events. The Hearts took the 4×100 in 46.33 seconds and the 4×200 in 1:36.03.

Altamont’s Ben Roedl was a double event winner. Roedl claimed the high jump at 6 feet and won the long jump with a jump of 5.56 meters.

In the girls meet, the Hearts put together 99 points followed by Altamont 30.5 and Cumberland 17.5

Effingham’s Emery Spicer picked up two victories. Spicer was a winner in the long jump at 15 feet, 2 inches and claimed the triple jump at 9.76 meters.

EHS was a winner in the 4×400 relay in 4:31.08 minutes and the 4×800 relay in 11:36.70.

At Effingham

Boys Meet

Team Scores — Effingham (E) 74,  Altamont (A) 45, Cumberland (CU) 26, Dieterich (D) 9

100 — 1. Dunston (E), 11.79 sec.; 2. Latham (E), 12.24; 3. Starkey (E), 12.40; 4. McDaniel (E), 12.99; 5. Robinson (E), 13.28; 6. Walker (A), 13.40; 7. Stegman (A), 13.60; 8. Dryden (CU), 13.61; 9. Gunter (CU), 13.77; 10. Duvall (CU), 13.88; 11. Shonk (A), 14.57; 12. Kearns (CU), 14.64; 13. DeGennaro (A), 14.74

200 — 1. Dunston (E), 23.42 sec.; 2. Starkey (E), 24.82; 3. Latham (E), 24.88; 4. Weilgos (E), 26.54; 5. DeGennaro (A), 28.73; 6. Budde (E), 28.87; 7. Kearns (CU), 29.71; 8. Shonik (A), 30.00; 9. Adle (CU), 30.58

400 — 1. Spicer (E), 54.75 sec.; 2. Bierman (CU), 55.71; 3. Roedl (CU), 57.07; 4. McFarland (E), 57.76; 5. Tibbs (CU), 58.43; 6. Pierce (CU), 59.30; 7. Malone (CU),1:00.55; 8. Stegman (A), 1:03.92

800 — 1. Gordon (E), 2:05.51 min.; 2. Crutcher (D), 2:12.65; 3. Hill (E), 2:16.93; 4. Angel (E), 2:18.69; 5. McFarland (E), 2:18.87; 6. Wellbaum (CU), 2:19.32; 7. Whitaker (CU), 2:21.14; 8. Oakley (CU), 2:24.01; 9. Short (A), 2:24.03; 10. Niland (D), 2:28.45; 11. Parker (A), 2:32.22; 12. Mapes (E), 2:32.57; 13. Wolff (A), 2:35.80

1600 — 1. Crutcher (D), 4:54.51 min.; 2. Morgan (CU), 5:08.03; 3. Niland (D), 5:27.44; 4. Angel (E), 5:28.53; 5. Bradley (CU), 5:29.24; 6. Mapes (E), 5:49.22

3200 — 1. Whitaker (CU), 10:59.17; min.; 2. Bradley (CU), 11:57.21; 3. Spring (A) 13:42.38

110 Hurdles — 1. Kistler (E), 17.25 sec.

300 Hurdles — 1. Summers (A), 43.35 sec.; 2. Kistler (E), 44.83; 3. Robinson (E), 49.25

4×100 Relay — 1. Effingham (Latham, Roberts, Santillan, Starkey), 46.33 sec.; 2. Cumberland (Gerhardt, Bierman, McMechan, Carlen), 46.74; 3. Altamont (Walker, Tedrick, Bridges, Veteto), 47.46; 4. Effingham (Wielgos, McDowell, Budde, Jones), 51.30; 5. Cumberland (Dryden, Duvall, Gunter, Pierce), 52.27

4×200 Relay — 1. Effingham (Kistler, Santillan, Starkey, Pals), 1:36.03 min.; 2. Altamont (Johnson, Tedrick, Bridges, Veteto), 1:38.76; 3. Effingham (Wielgos, Budde, McDowell, Simoni), 1:46.97; 4. Cumberland (Dryden, Duvall, McMechan, Kearns), 1:51.79

4×400 Relay — 1. Altamont (Johnson, Tedrick, Bridges, Summers), 3:38.75; 2. Effingham (Kistler, Pals, Spicer, Gordon), 3:38.92; 3. Cumberland (Gerhardt, Tibbs, Finn, Bierman), 3:51.42; 4. Cumberland (H. Malone, S. Malone, Wellbaum, Venatta), 3:58.30; 5. Effingham (Mapes, Hill, Robinson, Simoni), 4:02.99; 6. Altamont (Fulk, Parker, Wolff, Short), 4:18.81

4×800 Relay — 1. Cumberland (Morgan, Oakley, Finn, Roedl), 9:21.29 min.; 2. Altamont (Fulk, Parker, Wolff, Short), 10:36.54

Shot — 1. Wendling (A), 12.98 meters; 2. Bauer (A), 12.63; 3. Wolke (CU), 11.48; 4. Venatta (CU), 11.66; 5. Ring (E), 11.60; 6. Clough (CU), 11.15; 7. Bauer (A), 10.36; 8. Clark (E), 10.31; 9. Mooney (E), 9.86; 11. Strader (CU), 9.83; 12. Peters (CU), 9.25; 13. Wielgos (E), 8.80; 14. Tippets (A), 7.39

Discus — 1. Ring (E), 136 ft. 2 in.; 2. Bauer (A), 134-2 1/2; 3. Wendling (A), 129-4; 4. Venatta (CU), 126-6; 5. Bauer (A), 105-4; 6. Clark (E), 104-4; 7. Jones (E), 100-0; 8. Blade (CU), 98-10; 9. Wolke (CU), 94-6; 10. Strader (CU), 85-8; 11. Becker (CU), 78-11 1/2; 12. Shellenbarger (CU), 69-5; 13. Mooney (E), 67-6; 14. Ring (E), 75-7; 15. Tippets (A), 58-8

High Jump — 1. Roedl (A), 6 ft.; 2. Bridges (A), 5-10; 3. Bierman (CU), 5-6; 4. Simoni (E), 5-4; 5. Clough (CU), 5-0

Pole Vault — 1. Buzzard (E), 9 ft. 6 in.; 2. Roberts (E), 8-6; 3. Groves (CU), 8-0

Long Jump — 1. Roedl (A), 5.56 meters; 2. McDaniel (E), 5.55; 3. Roberts (E), 5.11; 4. Finn (CU), 4.95; 5. Shoemaker (CU) 4.69; 6. Robinson (E), 4.67; 7. Santillan (E), 4.61; 8. DeGennaro (A), 4.13

Triple Jump — 1. Gordon (E), 11.14 meters; 2. Roedl (A), 11.08; 3. Simoni (E), 10.49; 4. McDaniel (E), 10.30; 5. Shonk (A), 8.66

Girls Meet

Team Scores — Effingham (E) 99, Altamont (A) 30.5, Cumberland (CU) 17.5

100 — 1. Kirk (E), 14.38 sec.; 2. Balode (E), 14.76; 3. Weishaar (A), 14.89; 4. Aaron (CU), 15.11; 5. Aldrich (A), 15.19; 6. Reed (A), 15.46; 7. Fleeharty (A), 15.83; 8. Fouts (E), 15.98; 9. Kirgan (E), 16.30; 10. Lopez (CU), 16.43; 11. Hapka (CU), 16.60

200 — 1. Fleeharty (A), 30.66 sec.; 2. Greuel (E), 30.79; 3. Myers (E), 30.87; 4. Edwards (CU), 31.52; 5. Holsapple (CU), 31.83; 6. Tolliver (E), 31.91; 7. Kirgan (E), 32.72; 8. Colnar (CU), 33.81; 9. Bergbower (E), 34.51

400 — 1. Weishaar (A), 1:02.76 min.; 2. Larsen (E), 1:04.15; 3. Summers (E), 1:06.83; 4. Kirk (E), 1:07.21; 5. Edwards (CU), 1:13.55; 6. Bergbower (E), 1:18.81

800 — 1. Spicer (E), 2:34.49 min.;2 . Theis (E), 2:53.94; 3. Klein (E), 3:23.66

1600 — 1. Springer (E), 6;10.45 min.; 2. Miller (E), 6;32.15; 3. Etheridge (E),7:02.49; 4. Klein (E), 7:47.17

3200 — 1. Larsen (E), 13:21.48 min.; 2. Summers (E), 13:46.22; 3. Miller (E), 14:43.89

100 Hurdles — 1. Shoemaker (CU), 18.34 sec.; 2. Burgholzer (E), 18.40; 3. Leitch (CU), 19.64; 4. Frey (E), 19.79

300 Hurdles — 1. Burgholzer (E), 53.26 sec.; 2. Shoemaker (CU), 53.91; 3. Tedrick (A), 54.21; 4. Frey (E), 58.20

4×100 Relay — 1. Altamont (Roberts, A. Weishaar, Tedrick, A. Weishaar), 53.23 sec.;  Effingham (Hill, Balode, Myers, Kirk), 54.22; 3. Effingham (Reed, Fouts, Ziegler, Tolliver), 58.46; 4. Cumberland (Leitch, Robbins, Shoemaker, Aaron), 1:00.91; 5. Cumberland (Hapka, Lopez, McGarigle, Achenbach), 1:04.4

4×200 Relay — 1. Cumberland (Robbins, Holsapple, Colnar, Aaron), 2:07.92 min.

4×400 Relay — 1. Effingham (Kirk, Summers, Myers, Larsen), 4:31.08 min.; 2. Altamont (Roberts, G. Weishaar, Tedrick, A. Weishaar), 4:34.87

4×800 Relay — 1. Effingham (Theis, Wendling, Etheridge, Springer), 11:36.70 min.

Shot — 1. Koenig (E), 10.74 meters; 2. Beaumont (CU), 8.69; 3. Kollmann (A), 8.66; 4. Higgs (A), 7.80; 5. Coleman (E), 6.76; 6. Justice (CU), 6.05

Discus — 1. Higgs (A), 93 ft. 3 in.; 2. Kollmann (A), 80-9; 3. Koenig (E), 72-10; 4. Coleman (E), 64-0; 5. Colnar (CU), 60-7; 6. Beaumont (CU), 55-6; 7. Hollingsworth (CU), 41-1; 8. Justice (CU), 37-1; 9. Chiristana (CU), 27-6

High Jump — 1. Burgholzer (E), 4 ft. 10 in.; 2. Theis (E), 4-4; 3. (tie) Fleeharty (A), Holsapple (CU), 4-4; 5. Fouts (E), 3-10

Pole Vault — 1. Pryor (E), 8 ft. 6 in.

Long Jump — 1. Spicer (E), 15 ft. 2 in.; 2. Greuel (E), 13-3 1/2; 3. Aldrich (A), 12-10 1/4; 4. Wendling (E), 12-6; 5. Kirgan (E), 11-11 1/4; 6. Colnar (CU), 11-9 1/2; 7. Ziegler (E), 11-5 1/2; 8. Chiristana (CU), 8-6 1/4

Triple Jump — 1. Spicer (E), 9.76 meters; 2. Wendling (E), 8.39