On Monday, April 22, Eureka Junior High track traveled to Neodesha to compete and four Tornadoes set new school records.
Lady Tornado eighth grader Sydney Lindamood placed second in triple jump, with a jump of 25’ 5.5”. This jump beat a 2006 school record of 24’ 10.25” set by Brittney Shaw.
Eureka’s Arabella Shepherd, also an eighth grader, broke her own record (set earlier this year with a throw of 66’ 0”) and set a new school record in the Javelin, with a throw of 74’9”.
Tornado seventh grader Maddox Hughes placed third in the triple jump with 30’5”, breaking the 2006 record set by Thomas Lowe, who jumped 27’ 11 1/4”.
Eureka’s Will Morris, an eighth grader, also broke a school record in the triple jump. He leaped for 29’ 4”, breaking the 2006 record set by Scott Hughes, with a jump of 23’ 10 3/4”.
Medals were awarded to the following: 7th Grade Girls: scored 71 points taking second place out of nine teams: Emma Baumgartel: 1st place in the Pole Vault with a jump of 6’ 0”. Winnie Brenckman: 2nd place in the 100M Dash with a time of 14.85; 3rd place in the 100M Dash with a time of 32.38. McKenna McDonald: 2nd place in the High Jump with a jump of 4’6”; 1st place in the 800M Run with a time of 2:52.44; 1st place in the 400M Dash with a time of 1:11.97. 4x100 Meter Relay (consisting of Madalyn Langer, Abbi Foth, Baumgartel and Annie Bogle): 3rd place with a time of 1:02.57. 4x200 Meter Relay (consisting of Foth, Baumgartel, Bogle and Brenkman): 3rd place with a time of 2:12.34.
8th Grade Girls: scored 49 points taking 5th place out of 11 teams: Lindamood: 2nd place in the Triple Jump with a jump of 25’ 5.5”; 3rd place in the 100M Dash with a time of 14.49. Rose Owens: 2nd place in the Long Jump with a jump of 14’ 2.5”. Shepherd: 3rd place in Discus with a throw of 69’ 0”; 1st place in Shot Put with a throw of 30’ 11.5”; 1st place in the Javelin with a throw of 74’ 9”.
7th Grade Boys: scored 70 points taking 2nd place out of 11 teams: Hughes: 3rd place in the High Jump with a jump of 4’ 2”; 2nd place in the Pole Vault with a jump of 6’ 6”; 3rd place in the Triple Jump with a jump of 30’ 5”. Caden Nusz: 2nd place in Discus with a throw of 70’ 8”; 2nd place in the Javelin with a throw of 69’ 3”. JaKolby Robbins: 3rd place in Shot Put with a throw of 26’ 10”; 1st place in the Javelin with a throw of 85’ 2”. Tate Scott: 1st place in the Pole Vault with a jump of 6’ 6”.
8th Grade Boys: scored 46 points taking 4th place out of 11 teams: Brody Mitchell: 3rd place in the High Jump with a jump of 5’ 0”. Will Morris: 2nd place in the 3200M Run with time of 12:34.92; 3rd place in the Triple Jump with a jump of 29’ 4”. Jameson Stewart: 1st place in Discus with a throw of 126’ 10”; 3rd place in Shot Put with a throw of 38’ 7”.
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The Eureka Tornadoes were scheduled to compete at Bluestem on Monday of this week for their annual Tri-Valley League meet to conclude the season. Eureka hosted their annual meet last Thursday, April 25, but cancelled the meet due to inclement weather.
