Published on April 18, 2025 12:22 pm
Last Updated on April 18, 2025 12:23 pm
BY MILLIE LANGE
CHARLESTON — Mount Zion claimed the team championship of the Charleston Big Trojan Boys Track Invitational Thursday.
The Braves tallied 171 points followed by Mattoon 98, Lincoln 84, Charleston 82, Richland County, Olney 76, Robinson 63.5 Marshall 32, Effingham 26.5, Paris 26, Casey-Westfield 24 and Cumberland 15. Dieterich had one runner competing.
Cumberland’s Reid Carlen took second in the 100 with a time of 11.04 seconds. Carlen also finished third in the 200 in 23.05. Logan Gerhardt was second in the 300 hurdles in 42.79 seconds.
Effingham’s 4×100 relay team of Maxx Kistler, Lexton Roberts, DJ Latham and Weldon Dunston captured third place in 45.36 seconds. The Hearts’ 4×200 relay team of Chase Starkey, Sebastian Simoni, Jenner Pals and Dunston was third in 1:33.77 and the 4×800 relay team of Alex Gordon, Aaron Hill, Alexander McFarland and Sam Spicer also was third in 8:52.28.
The Hearts’ Blayne Ring finished second in the discus with a throw of 39.45 meters. Alex Gordon took third in the 1600 in 4:43.93 minutes.
Newton’s Wade Wickham finished third in the discus with a throw of 38.94.
The Eagles’ 4×800 relay team of Jackson Sornberger, Parker Harris, Tanner Whitaker and Hayden Borgic took second in 8:51.07.
Dieterich’s Trevor Crutcher took third in the 3200 in 10:13.02 minutes.
Big Trojan Invitational
(First Place, Effingham, Cumberland, Newton, Dieterich athletes listed)
Team Scores — Mount Zion (MZ) 171, Mattoon (MA) 98, Lincoln (L) 84, Charleston (C) 82, Richland County, Olney (O) 76, Robinson (R) 63.5, Marshall (MA) 32, Effingham (E) 26.5, Paris (P) 26, Casey-Westfield (CW) 24, Cumberland (CU) 15
100 — 1. Josiah Brown (CC), 10.91 sec.; 2. Carlen (CU), 11.04; 4. Dunston (E), 11.26; 14. Anderson (N), 11.82; 15. Zumbahlen (N), 11.86; 16. Latham (E), 12.00; 18. McMechan (CU), 12.13
200 — 1. Travion Wilson (CC), 22.56 sec.; 3. Carlen (CU), 23.05; 9. Simoni (E), 24.03; 14. McMechan (CU), 25.31
400 — 1. Eli Duman (CC), 52.04 sec.; 8. Bierman (CU), 54.83; 10. Haskett (N), 55.17; 11. McFarland (E), 55.77; 15. Robinson (E), 58.31; 20. Pierce (CU), 1:05.57
800 — 1. Mark Mavis (MZ), 2:03.56 min.; 5. Borgic (N), 2:11.38; 11. Sornberger (N), 2:19.24; 12. Wellbaum (CU), 2;19.68; 14. Angel (E), 2:21.90; 19. Hill (E), 2:32.08
1600 — 1. Daniel Grauer (MZ), 4:29.87 min.; 3. Gordon (E), 4:43.93; 5. Crutcher (D), 4:47.10; 7. Roedl (CU), 4:54.01; 11. Morgan (CU), 5:04.59; 14. Ochs (N), 5:17.80; 16. Angel (E), 5:45.67
3200 — 1. Augustus Gaudio (MS), 9:53.63 min.; 3. Crutcher (D), 10:13.02; 5. Whitaker (CU), 10:52.57; 11. Bradley (CU), 11:52.64
110 Hurdle s– 1. Travis Hoffman (MS), 15.28 sec.; 4. Kistler (E), 16.52; 5. Schackmann (N), 16.56
300 Hurdle s– 1. Travis Hoffman (MS), 40.23 sec.; 2. Gerhardt (CU), 42.79; 4. Kistler (E), 43.32; 5. Schackmann (N), 45.71
4×100 Relay — 1. Mahomet-Seymour, 44.31 sec.; 3. Effingham (Kistler, Roberts, Latham, Dunston), 45.36; 5. Cumberland (McMechan, Carlen, Gerhardt, Bierman), 45.81; 7. Newton (Wickham, Zumbahlen, Haskett, Anderson), 46.46
4×200 Relay — 1. Mount Zion, 1:32.27 min.; 3. Effingham (Starkey, Simoni, Pals, Dunston), 1:33.77; 6. Newton (Earnest, Zumbahlen, Anderson, Will), 1:40.79
4×400 Relay — 1. Champaign Centennial, 3:32.74 min.; 4. Effingham (Kistler, Spicer, Gordon, Pals), 3:39.91; 6. Newton (Haskett, Will, Whitaker, Borgic), 3:40.62; 9. Cumberland (Bierman, Gerhardt, Tibbs, Finn), 3:57.73
4×800 Relay — 1. Mount Zion, 8:41.16 min.; 2. Newton (Sornberger, Harris, Whitaker, Borgic), 8;51.07; 3. Effiingham (Gordon, Hill, McFarland, Spicer), 8:52.28; 4. Cumberland (Morgan, Roedl, Oakley, Finn), 8:59.89
Shot — 1. Jevan Wampler (R), 14.88 sec.; 6. Wolke (CU), 11.86; 14. Clark (E), 11.23; 16. Ring (E), 10.87; 18. Ulm (N), 9.86
Discus — 1. Jevan Wampler (R), 42.77 sec.; 2. Ring (E), 39.45; 3. Wickham (N), 38.94; 6. Earnest (N), 37.11; 8. Blade (CU), 36.53; 18. Wolke (CU), 29.57; 19. Jones (E), 28.22
High Jump — 1. Voldy Makabu (CC), 1.93 meters; 5. Simoni (E), 1.68; 9. Harris (N), 1.57; 11. Wellbaum (CU), 1.57
Pole Vault — 1. Wade Wickham (N), 3.66 meters; 5. Buzzard (E), 3.05; 9. Roberts (E), 2.74
Long Jump — 1. Blake Green (R), 6.18 meters; 6. McDaniel (E), 5.71; 7. Spicer (E), 5.62; 8. Finn (CU), 5.53; 17. Shoemaker (CU), 4.06
Triple Jump — 1. Trelin Couch (C), 13.38 meters; 3. Bierman (CU), 11.81; 5. Schackmann (N), 11.36; 6. Gordon (E), 11.09; 10. Groves (CU), 10.72; 14. McDaniel (E), 10.46