The Jefferson County North High School boys’ track team took the team title while the Charger girls were third to lead county squads in the McLouth Invitational April 9.
The JCN boys had 132 team points to take first, 13 points ahead of second-place Jackson Heights. Oskaloosa was fifth with 69 points and McLouth was eighth with 4 points. JCN athletes won eight events in the meet while Oskaloosa won one with Jake Hamm’s win in the 200-meter dash.
The North girls were third with 98.33 points, well behind the top two squads from Christ Prep and Jackson Heights. Oskaloosa was fifth with 48 points and McLouth was sixth with 38.33 points. Three North athletes won events in the meet while McLouth and Oskaloosa both had one individual champion.
Following are the county competitors who finished in the top six of their respective events.
Boys – 100-meter dash: Abe Noll, JCN, first; J.T. Thurston, Osk., third; Hamm, Osk., fourth; Skyler Terry, McL., fifth. 200-meter dash: Hamm, first; Thurston, third; Daniel Finley, JCN, fifth. 400-meter dash: Noll, first. 110 high hurdles: Nick Clark, JCN, sixth. 300-meter hurdles: Finley, first; Thurston, fifth. 800-meter run: Josh Abel, JCN, third. 1,600-meter run: Wes Weishaar, JCN, first. Long jump: Drew Kraxner, JCN, first; Colby Artman, Osk., third, Jason Rodriguez, Osk., sixth. Triple jump: Kraxner, second; Luke Noll, JCN, fifth. High jump: Chase Tenpenny, Osk., second; Mathew Perry, JCN, third; Thurston, fourth; Kraxner, fifth; Breck McMillan, JCN, sixth. Pole vault: Ely Henry, JCN, first; Austin Gaspard, JCN, fourth; Quentin McAfee, JCN, fifth. Shot put: Lutz Chrobok, Osk., third; Boone Heston, Osk., sixth. Discus: Heston, second; Tenpenny, fourth; Chrobok, fifth. Javelin: Austin Low, JCN, second; Patrick Willyard, JCN, fifth. 4x100 relay: JCN, first; McLouth, sixth. 4x400 relay: JCN, first; McLouth, sixth. 4x800 relay: JCN A, fourth; Oskaloosa, sixth.
Girls – 100-meter dash: Emma Sorensen, Osk., fifth; Jordan Sparks, McL., sixth. 200-meter dash: Miranda McLaughlin, McL., third. 400-meter dash: Megan Weishaar, JCN, fifth; Chelsie Shackelford, Osk., sixth. 100-meter hurdles: Haley Nevins, JCN, fourth. 300-meter hurdles: Amanda Niemann, JCN, second; Nevins, fourth; Sara Navinskey, JCN, sixth. 800-meter run: Aliaa Ghaddar, McL., fifth; Liz Turner, McL., sixth. 1,600-meter run: Ghaddar, fifth. 3,200-meter run: Kelsey Schuler, JCN, second; Lincoln Kingman, JCN, fifth; Audrey Metzger, Osk., sixth. Long jump: McLaughlin, first; Michelle Bowen, Osk., second; Monica Cardona, JCN, fifth. Triple jump: Nicole Rockhold, Osk., first; Navinskey, third; Bowen, fourth; Sparks, fifth; Megan Hill, JCN, sixth. High jump: M. Weishaar, first; Rockhold, second; Breanna Robbins, Osk., third; Lisa Lyon, JCN, fourth; Kylie Shufflebarger, McL., fourth. Pole vault: Niemann, first; M. Weishaar, second. Shot put: Ashley Kampfer, Osk., third. Javelin: Tara Hammerschmidt, JCN, first; Leah Hoffhines, McL., fourth. 4x100 relay: JCN, third; Oskaloosa, fifth. 4x400 relay: JCN, third; McLouth, fourth. 4x800 relay: JCN, second; McLouth, fourth.
