Nathan Streby of East Knox ran away from the boys in the 800-meter run and Mount Vernon’s Sophie Zoldak did the same to the girls in the 3200, as 16 local teams squared off at the Fredericktown track meet, on the Freddies’ track, April 29.
The Mount Vernon men and women dominated the podium. The Yellow Jacket boys won seven events, placed second seven times and finished third in four events. East Knox and Highland each won gold twice, and the Bulldogs, Scots and Danville’s Blue Devils each found the podium five times. On the girls' side, the Lady Jackets won eight events, finished second eight times and won bronze three times, while the host Freddie saw their girls win three events and reach the podium 12 times.
For the boys, in the 800-meter run, Streby knocked 7.62 seconds off his event-winning time from last year and won by nearly 9 seconds, and in the 3200, Utica’s Silas Buckenberger won by 14.18 seconds. In another blowout by EK, the Bulldogs’ 4x800 relay team beat second-place Utica by 13.46 seconds, and in the closest event, Mount Vernon’s 4x400 relay runners nipped East Knox by 0.04 seconds.
Top local boys performances included:
100-meter dash: 1. Dylan Dowell (Mount Vernon) in 11.51, 3. Jackson Lloyd (Danville).
200-meter dash: 2. Ethan Young (Mount Vernon), 3. Dylan Dowell (Mount Vernon)
400-meter dash: 2. Ethan Young (Mount Vernon), 3. Dillon Moreland (East Knox)
800-meter run: 1. Nathan Streby (East Knox) in 1:55.19, 2. Matt Salvucci (Mount Vernon), 3. Grath Garee (Highland)
1600-meter run: 1. Matt Salvucci (Mount Vernon) in 4:3.87, 2. Silas Buckenberger (Utica), 3. Logan Eggert (Mount Vernon)
3200-meter run: 1. Silas Buckenberger (Utica) in 10:33.47, 2. Logan Eggert (Mount Vernon), 3. Eric Marofsky (Mount Vernon).
110-meter hurdles: 2. Jack Craigo (Mount Vernon), 3. Jay Melchiori (Highland)
300-meter hurdles: 1. Jay Melchiori (Highland) in 42.28, 2. Hunter Looney (Mount Vernon)
4x100 relay: 1. Mount Vernon in 45.90, 3. Danville
4x200 relay: 2. Danville
4x400 relay: 1. Mount Vernon in 3:31.92, 2. East Knox, 3. Highland
4x800 relay: 1. East Knox in 8:23.96, 2 Utica, 3. Fredericktown
Shot put: 1.Caden Holtrey (Highland) 46’8.5”, 2.Bryer Boeshart (Danville)
Discus: 2. Zach Mullins (Mount Vernon), 3. Bryer Boeshart (Danville)
Pole vault: 1. Logan Moore (Mount Vernon) 12-feet, 2. Brandon Hogg, (Fredericktown) 3. Ri Miller (Mount Vernon)
High Jump: 1. Will Daley (Mount Vernon) 5’10”, 2. Grant Hartley (Fredericktown)
Long jump: 1. Dylan Dowell (Mount Vernon) 18’08.5”, 2. Sam Whitney (East Knox)
In girls' competition, in the 1600-meter run, Elsa Hoam of Fredericktown outran Mount Vernon’s Sophie Zoldak for first by 7.2 seconds, but Zoldak destroyed the field in the 3200-meter run, beating teammate Hannah Hofferberth for first by 47.99 seconds, and in the 100-meter hurdles, Fredericktown’s Ashley Cockrell won by a .44-second margin.
Top performances by girls from local schools included:
100-meter dash: 1. Amaris Middleton (Mount Vernon) in 13.00, 2. Sarah Phillips (Mount Vernon) , 3. Alenah Boeshart (Danville)
200-meter dash: 1.Amaris Middleton (Mount Vernon) in 2.88, 2. Sarah Phillips (Mount Vernon) , 3. Alexandria Magers (East Knox)
400-meter run: 2. Alexandria Magers (East Knox), Sydney Statler (Mount Vernon)
800-meter run: 2. Elsa Hoam (Fredericktown), 3. Camryn Miller (Highland)
1600-meter run: 1. Elsa Hoam (Fredericktown) in 5:24.83, 2. Sophie Zoldak (Mount Vernon)
3200-meter run: 1. Sophie Zoldak (Mount Vernon) in 12:04.3, 2. Hannah Hofferberth (Mount Vernon), 3. Kelsey Scott (Fredericktown)
100-meter hurdles: 1. Ashley Cockrell (Fredericktown) in 1.08, 2. Mckenna Brokaw (Mount Vernon), 3. Marissa Rutter (Mount Vernon)
300-meter hurdles: : 1. Ashley Cockrell (Fredericktown) in 16.41, 2. Mckenna Brokaw (Mount Vernon), 3. Marissa Rutter (Mount Vernon)
4x100 relay: 1. Mount Vernon, 2. Fredericktown, 3. Danville
4x200 relay: 1. Mount Vernon, 2. Fredericktown, 3. Utica
4x400 relay: 1. Mount Vernon, 2. East Knox, 3. Fredericktown
4x800 relay: 2. Highland, 3. Fredericktown
Shot put: 1. Isabella Grennell (East Knox) 33’07”, 2. Alexis Eusey (Highland), 3. Andrea Holland (Danville).
Discus: 2. Brooklyn Thayer (Mount Vernon), 3. Anna Dinnen (Mount Vernon)
Pole vault: 1. Makena Laslo (Mount Vernon) 10’6”, 2. Celeste Swihart, (Fredericktown)
3. Sydney Wilson (Fredericktown)
High jump: 2. Bella Spencer (Fredericktown)
Long jump: 1. Makena Laslo (Mount Vernon) 14’08”, 2. Mckenna Brokaw (Mount Vernon), 3. Skyler Parker (Utica)
