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Season bests recorded at Ellinwood track
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PHOTO CREDIT Mike Courson Ellinwood 200 meter runner Reagan Wirtz

ELLINWOOD -- Ellinwood's returning state champion Reagan Wirtz continues to shine with first-place medals in the 100 meters (12.07), 200 meters (25.62) and the long jump (17-9) at Friday's Ellinwood Track Invitational.

Ellinwood's other first-place winners were 800-meter runner Eleanor Joiner (2:17.93) with a season-best time; javelin thrower Paisley Knop (106-6) and the Eagles' 3,200-meter relay (10:32.54) with Avery Panning, Jenna Borror, Ayla Ritchie and Lexi Thomas.

Central Plains girls placed runner-up (117 points) keyed by first-place winners Taylin Davis, 1,600 (5:59.36) and 3,200 (12:45.77) and shot putter Karli Frost (33-4).

St. John triple jumper Caisalyn Kuhl (28-81/2) placed first.

ELLINWOOD BOYS DIVISION — Chase's Malik Carson swept gold medals in the 100 meters (10.8), 200 (22.47) and long jump (21-61/4).

Stafford's Joel Valadez placed first in the 1,600 (4:49.77) and 3,200 (10:20.83).

Other first-place winners were St. John's 400-meter runner Jericho Mawhirter (51.18); St. John's 400-meter relay (44.58) with Jace Reyes, Mawhirter, Kaden Foote and Braxton Alpers; Central Plains javelin thrower Teagan Schepmann (148-1) and Ellinwood's pole vaulter Gabe Martinez (12-0).

Kiowa County's boys (147) placed first. Ellinwood (81) placed third and Central Plains (57) fourth.

ELLINWOOD GIRLS INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Ellsworth 142; 2—Central Plains 117; 3—Ellinwood 103; 4—Kiowa County 63; 5—Sterling 57; 6—Stafford 18; 7—St. John 17; Pratt Skyline 17

100m—1—Wirtz, Ellin, 12.07; 4—Aevyn Siemsen, CP, 13.27

100m hurdles—2—Robison, CP, 16.61; 4—Nash, CP, 18.2; 6—Kuhl, SJ, 20.2

200m—1—Wirtz, Ellin, 25.62

300m hurdles—2—Panning, Ellin, 49.69; 4—Robison, CP, 50.72; 6—Nash, CP, 56.19

400m—2—Aevyn Siemsen, CP, 1:01.53; 3—Emery Siemsen, CP, 1:02.46; 4—Ritchie, Ellin, 1:02.83; 6—Borror, Ellin, 1:04.67

800m—1—Joiner, Ellin, *2:17.93; 2—Nixon, CP, 2:27.73; 3—Hekele, CP, 2:42.11; 6—Roush, Staf, *2:49.61

1,600m—1—Davis, CP, 5:59.36; 4—Hacking, Staf, 6:17.64; 5—Thomas, Ellin, *6:26.81

3,200m—1—Davis, CP, 12:45.77; 3—Hacking, Staf, 13:42.23; 4—Ringwald, Ellin, 14:49.68; 6—Zink, CP, 15:38.21

400m relay—3—Central Plains, 52.01 (Emery Siemsen, Aevyn Siemsen, Nixon, Robl)

1,600m relay—2—Central Plains, *4:11.21 (Robl, Nixon, Emery Siemsen, Aevyn Siemsen); 3—Ellinwood, 4:12.84 (Wirtz, Panning, Thomas, Joiner); 6—Stafford, 4:53.18 (Conant, Ferguson, Hacking, Roush)

3,200m relay—1—Ellinwood, 10:32.54 (Panning, Borror, Ayla Ritchie, Lexi Thomas); 2—Central Plains, 10:45.21 (Nixon, Hekele, Davis, Strouse)

High jump—3—Montagner, SJ, 4-2

Long jump—1—Wirtz, Ellin, 17-9; 4—Emery Siemsen, CP, 15-4; 6—Ferguson, Staf, 14-81/4

Triple jump—1—Caisalyn Kuhl, SJ, 28-81/2

Shot put—1—Frost, CP, 33-4; 4—Nobles, Staf, 32-4; 5—Wesner, Ellin, 32-4

Discus—2—Addison Stickney, Ellin, 101-9; 5—Rouse, Ellin, 95-9

Javelin—1—Paisley Knop, Elli, 106-6; 3—Frost, CP, 92-5; 6—Strouse, CP, 83-0

Pole vault—3—Ringwald, Ellin, 7-0; 4—Robison, CP, 7-0

ELLINWOOD BOYS INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Kiowa County 147; 2—Sterling 120; 3—Ellinwood 81; 4—Central Plains 57; 5—St. John 49; 6—Chase 31; 7—Stafford 28; Ellsworth 28; 9—Pratt Skyline 13

100m—1—Carson, Chase, 10.8; 2—Asher, Ellin, 10.86; 4—Mawhirter, SJ, 11.16; 6—Humberto Rincon, Chase, 11.37

100m hurdles—4—Klima, CP, 16.68; 5—Grubb, CP, 18.15

200m—1—Carson, Chase, 22.47; 2—Asher, Ellin, 23.37; 3—Mawhirter, SJ, 23.75; 4—Alpers, SJ, 23.89; 6—Reyes, SJ, 24.32

300m hurdles—4—Robison, CP, 41.81; 5—Broyles, Ellin, 44.17

400m—1—Mawhirter, SJ, 51.18; 2—Sunderland, Ellin, 51.8; 3—Alpers, SJ, 52.51; 5—Siemsen, CP, 55.06

800m—4—Foote, SJ, 2:12.72

1,600m—1—Joel Valadez, Staf, 4:49.77; 6—Pohlman, Ellin, 4:57.98

3,200m—1—Joel Valadez, Staf, 10:20.83; 5—Heredia, CP, 10:59.75; 6—Pohlman, Ellin, 11:05.89

400m relay—1—St. John, 44.58 (Reyes, Mawhirter, Foote, Alpers); 3—Ellinwood, 44.84 (Broyles, Asher, Martinez, Sunderland); 5—Central Plains, 46.06 (Siemsen, Robison, Rogers, Schepmann)

1,600m relay—2—Ellinwood, 3:38.15 (Martinez, Broyles, Schartz, Sunderland); 4—Central Plains, 3:49.48 (Robison, Siemsen, Rogers, Rice)

3,200m relay—3—Ellinwood, 9:26.07 (Zook, Brauer, Herrman, Pohlman)

High jump—5—Llanas, SJ, 5-4; 6—Herrman, Ellin, 5-4

Long jump—1—Carson, Chase, 21-61/4; 2—Siemsen, CP, 17-91/2; 4—Heredia, CP, 17-41/2

Triple jump—4—Schartz, Ellin, 35-61/2; 6—Zook, Ellin, 35-1

Shot put—2—Schepmann, CP, 44-5; 3—Kern, Ellin, 44-2; 6—Daniels, CP, 40-51/2

Discus—3—Kern, Ellin, 118-5; 4—Daniels, CP, 115-5; 5—Pflughoeft, CP, 114-10

Javelin—1—Schepmann, CP, 148-1; 4—Zook, Ellin, 135-10; 5—Josue Valadez, Staf, 135-4

Pole vault—1—Martinez, Ellin, 12-0; 3—Pope, Staf, 11-0