The Kewanee boys and girls each won titles at the 78th Brockman Relays Tuesday at the Breedlove-Peterson Track and Field Complex.
Kewanee also won the combined title with a score of 279 points.
The Boiler Girls topped the field of seven teams and scored 120 points to claim the Brockman Relays title.
Seniors Daniel Boswell and Melissa Fragoso were crowned Brockman king and queen.
Team Scores (Girls)
1.) Kewanee 120 2.) Bureau Valley 106 3.) Riverdale 86 4.) Annawan-Wethersfield 70 5.) Erie-Prophetstown 67 6.) Cambridge 57 7.) Stark County 47
The Kewanee girls won three events on the day. Danielle Jo Currier had another impressive showing in the long and triple jump events. She had a winning effort of 16′ 75″ in the long jump and went 34′ 4.25″ to claim the triple jump title.
Tejhiana Amos cleared 4′ 9.75″ en route to winning the high jump.
The Annawan-Wethersfield Titans came on strong in the 4×400 and 4×800 relays. They won the 4×400 with a time of 4:19.10 and the 4×800 in 10:16.38.
Members of the 4×400 team are Alexis Wilson, Kaylee Celus, Camryn Anderson and Kennady Anderson. The 4×800 team is comprised of Wilson, Paige Sierens, C Anderson and K Anderson.
One of the most anticipated races of the day was the 1600 meter run, featuring Kennady Anderson of Annawan-Wethersfield and Emily Downing of Cambridge. The two battled each other throughout the cross country season and, naturally, the matchup of long distance heavyweights has continued into the track season.
Anderson took the early lead, but Downing was on her heels throughout the first three and three quarter laps. Downing found an extra gear down the back stretch and caught Anderson just before the finish line. It’s rare to see a photo finish in a high school 1600 meter race, but that’s what the fans in attendance were treated to Tuesday night.
Downing had a winning time of 5:18.82 and Anderson was second in a time of 5:18.94.
There was a similar matchup in the two hurdles events. These two races featured Addison Wessel of BV and Rachel DeRycke of Kewanee. In the 100 hurdles, Wessell edged out DeRycke with a time 17.63. DeRycke clocked in at 17.71.
In the 300 meter hurdles, Wessell again won by the slimmest of margins. She had a winning time of 50.44 and DeRycke was second in a time of 50.83.
RESULTS (TOP 5 area finishers in each category)
100M 1.) Preslie Willemkers (River) 13.02 2.) Connie Gibson (BV) 13.05 c3.) McKinley Canady (BV) 13.05 4.) Clara Bella VanOpdorp (A-W) 13.61 5.) Kimora Barnwell (SC) 13.86
200M 1.) Kenadie Willemkers (River) 27.78 2.) Paul’yna Barnwell (SC) 28.15 3.) Tejhiana Amos (Kew) 28.21 4.) Kyra Jones 28.32 5.) Jolene Blackert (Cam) 28.95
400M 1.) Makenna Bode (River) 1:00.41 3.) Lynzie Cady (BV) 1:06.64 4.) Miranda Reed (Cam) 1:07.32
800M 1.) Jana VandeKemp (Cam) 2:25.35 3.) Camryn Anderson (A-W) 2:32.64 4.) Maddie Wetzel (BV) 2:25.39
1600M 1.) Emily Downing (Cam) 5:18.82 2.) Kennady Anderson (A-W) 5:18.94 3.) Maddie Wetzel (BV) 5:47.36 4.) Nolie Charlet (Kew) 6:00.04 5.) Paige Sierens (A-W) 6:21.79
3200M 1.) Alexis Martinez (SC) 13:27.28 2.) Paige Sierens (A-W) 14:08.83 3.) Natalee Martin (Kew) 14:16.56 4.) Esmeralda Martinez (Kew) 14:59.77
100M Hurdles 1.) Addison Wessel (BV) 17.63 2.) Rachel DeRycke (Kew) 17.71 3.) Broghan Hulick (Cam) 18.67 4.) Jamyla Lasenby (Kew) 18.77
300M Hurdles 1.) Addison Wessel (BV) 50.44 2.) Rachel DeRycke (Kew) 50.83 3.) 3.) Jendayia Crow (Kew) 51.12 5.) Alevia Dickens (A-W) 58.17
4×100 Relay 1.) BV (Connie Gibson, Taylor Neuhalfen, Kate Salisbury, McKinley Canady) 51.72 3.) Kew (Claire Taylor, Danielle Jo Currier, Jendayia Crowe, Tejhiana Amos) 53.42 4.) A-W (VanOpdorp, Dickens, Emilia Escareno, Kaylee Celus) 53.59
4×200 Relay 1.) Riverdale 1:49.92 2.) BV (Gibson, Neuhalfen, Salisbury, Canady) 1:50.02 3.) A-W (VanOpdorp, Tyra Jones, Escareno, Celus) 1:53.31 5.) Cam (Jolene Blackert, Ellie Doubet, Luca Veloz, Kylee Berry) 2:00.93
4×400 Relay 1.) A-W (Alexis Wilson, Celus, C Anderson, K Anderson) 4:19.10 2.) BV (Lynzie Cady, Salisbury, Gibson, Canady) 4:21.94
4×800 Relay 1.) A-W (Wilson, Sierens, C Anderson, K Anderson) 10:16.38 2.) Cam (Luca Veloz, Jana VandeKemp, Emily Downing, Miranda Reed) 10:23.59 5.) Tiffany Helton, Ava Laue, Alejandra Martinez, Kira Alsup) 12.49.53
Shot Put 1.) Kennedy Buck (E-P) 35′ 8.25″ 2.) Chelsey Stotler (SC) 35′ 6.5″ 3.) Stardeja Jordan (Kew) 34′ c4.) Lauren Orwig (SC) 32′ 9.75″ 5.) Landry Hitzler (BV) 31′ 4″
Discus 1.) Lauren Orwig (SC) 99′ 3″ 3.) Jacie Hinton (Kew) 94′ 0.25″ 5.) Elle Eastman (A-W) 92′ 5.75″
High Jump 1.) Tejhiana Amos (Kew) 4′ 9.75″ 3.) Claire Bowser (SC) 4′ 8″ 3.) Jendayia Crowe (Kew) 4′ 8″
Pole Vault 1.) Olivia Purvis (E-P) 8′ 11.75″ 2.) Carly Wiggim (BV) 7′ 5.75″ 3.) Macy Anderson (Kew) 6′ 11.75″ 4.) Landry Hitzler (BV) 6’6″ 5.) Tyra Church (A-W) 5′ 5.75″
Long Jump 1.) Danielle Jo Currier (Kew) 16.75″ 3.) Kolbie Cernovich (Kew) 14′ 6.5″ 4.) Lynzie Cady (BV) 14′ 6.5″ 5.) Alivia Zempke (BV) 14′ 5.5″
Triple Jump 1.) Danielle Jo Currier (Kew) 34′ 4.25″ 2.) Kylee Berry (Cam) 31′ 1.5″ 4.) Claire Taylor (Kew) 30′ 1.75″ 5.) Libby Endress (BV) 28′ 5″
