Rawlins girls, Falcons roar to top of annual Atwood meet

Rawlins County sprinter Michaela Rippe (below) zoomed to a 100-meter dash championship during Friday’s track/field meet in Atwood, Kan.

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ATWOOD, Kan. — Hitchcock County’s boys featured many multiple event champions during a dominant team title at the Rawlins County Invitational on Friday.

Keegan Shuler, Drew Scott, Colten Hagan and Braydn Hutto powered the falcons to more than 200 points along with a victory by 85 over nearest contender Oakley, Kan.

Team scores, all champions and Gazette-area top four placers.

Hitchcock County high jumpers were clearing the bar enough to take a 1-2 finish at Friday’s Rawlins County Invitational in Atwood, Kan. Colten Hagan cleared two inches higher than teammate Jaxon Unrein as the Falcons tallied 211 points.

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BOYS

Teams: 1. Hitchcock County 211, 2. Oakley 126, 3. Wallace County 96, 4. Cheylin 37, 5. Decatur Community 36, 6. St. Francis 17, 7. Rawlins County 12.

100 meters: 1. Colten Hagan, HC, 12.1 (PR); 2. Tod Mastin, DC, 12.22; 4. Weston Barnes, DC, 12.3 (PR). 110-hurdles: 1. Braydn Hutto, HC, 16.46; 4. Keegan Shuler, HC, 19.53. 200 meters: 1. Colten Hagan, HC, 24.97; 4. Teague Morford, DC, 25.23 (PR). 400 meters: 1. Drew Scott, HC, 55.25 (PR); 4. Trent Kisker, HC, 56.99. 800: 1. E. Pearce, WAL, 2:14.85; 2. Travis Neben, HC, 2:17.07. 1600: 1. Pearce, WAL, 4:56.59; 2. Neben, HC, 5:19.84; 4. Jessia McDougal, DC, 5:38.93 (PR). 3200: 1. A. Delacruz, OAK, 12:42.47; 2. Kade Thiessen, HC, 12:44.75 (PR); 3. Trevor Carlson, HC, 12:57.59 (PR); 4. Landon Tines, HC, 12:58.69.

Decatur Community pole vaulters went 1-2 with freshman Sophia Davis (above) winning the championship Friday.

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Top three relays

400-relay: 1. Wallace County 47.51; 3. Decatur Community 49.14 (Mastin-Bryce Peter-Barnes-Teague Morford). 1600-relay: 1. Oakley 3:46.32; 2. Hitchcock County (Scott-Keynan Gaston-Kisker-Hagan). 3200-relay: 1. Cheylin 9:35.59; 2. Hitchcock County 10:32.84 (Thiessen-Nathan Kollmorgen-Tanner O’Brien-Jaxon Unrein).

Shot put: 1. Keegan Shuler, HC, 47’5”; 4. Bryant Addleman, DC, 38’9 1/2” (PR). Discus: 1. Keegan Shuler, HC, 134’2” (PR); 3. Gaston, HC, 114’2” (PR); 4. O’Brien, 113’11” (PR). Javelin: 1. C. Kuhlman, WC, 120’3”. High jump: 1. Colten Hagan, HC, 5’8” (PR); 2. Unrein, HC, 5’6”.

Hitchcock County senior hurdling champion Braydn Hutto

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Pole vault: 1. A. Robbins, SF, 8’6”; 2. Gavin Losey, HC, 8’ (PR); 3. Kollmorgen, HC, 8’ (PR). Long jump: 1. Drew Scott, HC, 19’11” (PR); 3. Kisker, HC, 19’1 1/2” (PR). Triple jump: 1. P. Bermudez, CHY, 40’ 1/2”; 2. Scott, HC, 39’10” (PR); 3. Gaston, HC, 37’1”; 4. Kisker, HC, 37’.

The Rawlins County girls roared to second place among seven teams at their annual track and field invitational on Friday.

Michaela Rippe took home four event titles as she won the 100-meter dash then joined two champion Rawlins relays.

Freshman Reece Smith and Taten Dewey ran on both winning quarters along with strong new force Nichole Chumley.

Rippe also cleared the best mark among all long jumpers on Friday.

The Buffaloes outscored five other teams while placing behind only champion Oakley, Kan.

Senior Aimee Merrill and Chayse Keith won races for Hitchcock County.

Team scores, all champions and Gazette-area top four placers at Friday’s Rawlins County Invite.

GIRLS

Teams: 1. Oakley 116, 2. Rawlins County 96, 3. St. Francis 88, 4. Decatur Community 86, 5. Wallace County 66, 6. Hitchcock County 46, 7. Cheylin 44.

100 meters: 1. Michaela Rippe, RC, 12.96. 100-hurdles: 1. Gabbie Vontz, DC, 16.4 (PR); 4. Tayten Dewey, RC, 18.76 (PR). 200 meters: 1. M. Poling, SF, 28.59. 300-hurdles: 1. J. Hawkins, CHY, 56.48; 2. Reece Smith, RC, 57.64 (PR); 3. Abby Frank, RC, 59.65; 4. Kaci Dirks, RC, 59.98. 400 meters: 1. J. Johnson, OAK, 1:03.84; 4. Kamry Oien, DC, 1:09.21 (PR). 800: 1. Aimee Merrill, HC, 2:40.7. 1600: 1. D. Allison, OAK, 6:21.78; 2. Byanka Tyan, HC, 6:28.65; 3. Mckylie Carlson, RC, 6:41.78. 3200: 1. Chayse Keith, HC, 14:44.56.

Top three relays

400-relay: 1. Rawlins County 54.66 (Reece Smith-Taten Dewey-Michaela Rippe-Nicole Chumley). 1600-relay: 1. Rawlins County 4:32.92 (Reece Smith-Nicole Chumley-Taten Dewey-Michaela Rippe); 3. Hitchcock County 4:49.12 (Merrill-Kaiah Johnson-Lindsey Rippen-Tyan). 3200-relay: 1. St. Francis 11:51.78; 3. Decatur Community 12:41.28 (Sophia Davis-Jenna Fortin-Jacie Fortin-Kamryn Oien).

Shot put: 1. L. Booker, OAK, 41’4 1/2”; 3. Abby Micek, RC, 33’6 1/2” (PR); 4. Brynna Addleman, DC, 32’9”. Discus: 1. J. Stafford, WAL, 103’1”; 3. Vontz, DC, 95’3” (PR); 4. Mariyah Nichols, RC, 91’4” (PR). Javelin: 1. Avery Witt, DC, 93’9”; 2. Kaelyn Wells, RC, 93’8”; 4. Shakira Cook, DC, 81’4 1/2” (PR). High jump: 1. Hawkins, CHY, 5’; 3. Dewey, RC, 4’8” (PR). Pole vault: 1. Sophia Davis, DC, 7’6”; 2. Oien, DC, 7’6”; 3. Taylor Ketterl, DC, 6’. Long jump: 1. Michaela Rippe, RC, 16’10 1/2” (PR); 3. Jac. Fortin, DC, 14’5 1/2”. Triple jump: 1. Poling, SF, 32’10”; 3. Rippen, HC, 29’4 3/4”; 4. Jac. Fortin, DC, 29’4 1/2”.