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BATTLE CREEK – Randolph track and field athletes competed at the Battle Creek Invitational last week against 12 other schools, breaking personal records and faring well in the large meet.
Freshman Emily Gilliland had standout performances in the 400-meter and 800-meter runs, placing sixth and fifth respectively, while Junior Mabel Ngebeh earned fifth place in discus with a throw of 94-1. Luke Harder, another junior athlete, jumped to seventh in the high jump with 5-10.
Randolph’s relay teams also streaked around the track with good finishes including both boys and girls 4x400 relays, both earning seventh place; and the girls 4x100 relay earning eighth place.
Other track results are: Boys 100-meter run (preliminaries): Kaden Thorell, 25th place, 12.51; Milo Rayford, 34th place, 13.14.
Girls 100-meter run (preliminaries): Abbey Backer, 16th place, 14.21; Emilee Olson, 27th place, 15.34; Gracie Wortman, 33rd place, 16.94; Delayne Thelen, 36th place, 18.15; Bria Reimers, 37th place, 18.40.
Boys 200-meter run (preliminaries): Kaden Thorell, 33rd place, 27.71; Kamdin Worlein, 36th place, 28.26; Brecken Shearer, 39th place, 28.51.
Girls 200-meter run (preliminaries): Abbey Backer, 17th place, 30.16; Lilly Kuchta, 19th place, 30.61; Braylee Kelly, 30th place, 33.68; Bria Reimers, 33rd place, 34.80; Karma Henry, 34th place, 35.63; Ella Graf, 35th place, 35.65.
Boys 400-meter run: Milo Rayford, 15th place, 57.57; Ty Sievers, 31st place, 1:04.15.
Girls 400-meter run: Emily Gilliland, sixth place, 1:09.05; Brooke Meier, 18th place, 1:14.74.
Girls 800-meter run: Emily Gilliland, fifth place, 2:46.40; Jenna Guenther, 21st place, 3:27.84; Alaina Schulz, 24th place, 3:36.73.
Boys 300-meter hurdles: Jaylen Junck, 16th place, 51.33.
Girls 300-meter hurdles: Braylee Kelly, 16th place, 1:04.84; Ella Graf, 17th place, 1:11.36.
Boys 4x100 relay: Gage Jensen, Kaden Thorell, Jaylen Junck, Milo Rayford, 11th place, 50.79.
Girls 4x100 relay: Lilly Kuchta, Mabel Ngebeh, Bria Reimers, Abbey Backer, eighth place, 59.52.
Boys 4x400 relay: Luke Harder, Kamdin Worlein, Ty Sievers, Milo Rayford, seventh place, 4:10.16.
Girls 4x400 relay: Gracie Wortman, Braylee Kelly, Brooke Meier, Emily Gilliland, 4:56.52.
Boys shot put: Stewart Umberger, 16th place, 41-2; Gage Jensen, 20th place, 39-2; Gavin Wortman, 29th place, 36-8; Kamdin Worlein, 41st place, 32-8; Johnathan Leija, 43rd place, 32-0; Ty Sievers, 51st place, 30-4.
Girls shot put: Mabel Ngebeh, 11th place, 28-8.25; Gracie Wortman, 20th place, 25-6; Alaina Schulz, 30th place, 21-10.5; Delayne Thelen, 31st place, 21-9.
Boys discus: Gavin Wortman, 20th place, 107-9; Stewart Umberger, 35th place, 86-9; Kamdin Worlein, 36th place, 86-1; Johnathan Leija, 49th place, 79-6; Ty Sievers, 61st place, 63-2.
Girls discus: Mabel Ngebeh, fifth place, 94-1; Delayne Thelen, 30th place, 54-6; Alaina Schulz, 34th place, 49-2.
Boys high jump: Luke Harder, seventh place, 5-10.
Girls high jump: Emily Gilliland, 16th place, 4-0; Karma Henry, 16th place, 4-0.
Boys long jump: Jaylen Junck, 24th place, 16-2.25; Kaden Thorell, 32nd place, 14-9.
Girls long jump: Abbey Backer, 13th place, 14-7.75; Emilee Olson, 14th place, 14-7; Lilly Kuchta, 23rd place, 12-10.5; Jenna Guenther, 28th place, 12-3.5; Bria Reimers, 30th place, 11-3.
Boys triple jump: Brecken Shearer, 21st place, 34-9.5; Jaylen Junck, 23rd place, 34-1.5; Luke Harder 28th place, 32-8.5.
Girls triple jump: Emilee Olson, 16th place, 29-2; Lilly Kuchta, 18th place, 28-3; Jenna Guenther, 22nd place, 26-6.5.
