DOGS ON TOP: St. Anthony boys and girls track and field teams take first at NTC Meet

Alex Wallner, Effingham Daily News, Ill.
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May 6—It was a dominant showing for both the St. Anthony boys' and girls' track and field teams at the National Trail Conference Meet.

The Bulldogs finished with 191 points on the boys' side and 170 1/2 points on the girls' side to take home first place and lift the traveling trophy while rain drenched the track at Altamont Grade School Tuesday.

Griffen Elder came in first in the 800-meter run, the 1,600-meter run, and the 3,200-meter run while also running a leg on the first-place 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay teams.

As for other first-place finishers, Conlan Walsh won the 300-meter hurdles, Max Sager won the pole vault event, and Kevin Gonzalez won the triple jump event.

Meanwhile, on the girls' side, Maggie Moeller took first in the 100-meter dash and the triple jump, Ada Rozene won the 800-meter run, Stacie Vonderheide won the 1,600-meter run, Emma Helmink won the 3,200-meter run, Allison Geen won the pole vault, and the 4x100, 4x400, and 4x800-meter relay teams won as well.

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Below is how the top-six athletes did in their respective events.

BOYS

100m — 1. Xander Moschenrose, Altamont, 11.4; 2. Paci McClure, Neoga, 11.6; 3. Logan Duncan, Altamont, 11.8; 4. Max Sager, St. Anthony, 11.8; 5. Ivan Dong, St. Anthony, 12.3; 6. Blake Mueller, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 13.2.

200m — 1. Xander Moschenrose, Altamont, 23.6; 2. Paci McClure, Neoga, 23.8; 3. Logan Duncan, Altamont, 24.5; 4. Max Sager, St. Anthony, 24.6; 5. Ivan Dong, St. Anthony, 25.4; 6. Jack Bloemer, Dieterich, 25.4.

400m — 1. Max Sager, St. Anthony, 52.6; 2. Noah Klimpel, Altamont, 54.8; 3. Elliott Frisbie, St. Anthony, 56.4; 4. Jack Bloemer, 1:01, Dieterich; 5. Rylan Eaton, Neoga, 1:02.7; 6. Evan Petzing, Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 1:02.9.

800m — 1. Griffin Elder, St. Anthony, 2:06.9; 2. Zander Merryfield, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 2:20.9; 3. Giovanni Bucio, St. Anthony, 2:24; 4. Dalton Roedl, Altamont, 2:24.5; 5. Hayden Summers, Altamont, 2:25.6; 6. Kanan Swope, North Clay, 2:34.7.

1600m — 1. Griffen Elder, St. Anthony, 5:08.8; 2. Aidan Braunecker, St. Anthony, 5:14.4; 3. Zander Merryfield, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 5:16.1; 4. Hayden Summers, Altamont, 5:31; 5. Lucas Keller, Neoga, 5:35.4; 6. Aiden Wallace, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 5:39.2.

3200m — 1. Griffen Elder, St. Anthony, 11:10; 2. Aidan Braunecker, St. Anthony, 11:38.7; 3. Jack Bloemer, Dieterich, 12:08.1; 4. Jason Kollmann, Altamont, 13:14.1; 5. Gavin Ray, Neoga, 13:15.1; 6. Zach Shafer, Altamont, 14:19.

110m hurdles — 1. Jadon Robertson, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 14.6; 2. Lowell Wilhour, Brownstown St. Elmo, 18.0; 3. Conlan Walsh, St. Anthony, 18.6; 4. Mitch Moran, Neoga, 18.9; 5. Calvin Sudkamp, St. Anthony, 20.6.

300m hurdles — 1. Conlan Walsh, St. Anthony, 46.0; 2. Lowell Wilhour, Brownstown St. Elmo, 48.1; 3. Mitch Moran, Neoga, 50.1; 4. Devon Sloan, Altamont, 51.3; 5. Kevin Gonzalez, St. Anthony, 52.4; 6. Justin Kollmann, Altamont, 52.5.

4x100m relay — 1. Altamont, 46.6; 2. Neoga, 47.7; 3. St. Anthony, 53.4.

4x200m relay — 1. Altamont, 1:45.7; 2. St. Anthony, 1:48.5; 3. Neoga, 1:58.8.

4x400m relay — 1. St. Anthony, 3:45.6; 2. Altamont, 3:49.1; 3. Neoga, 4:28.9.

4x800m relay — 1. St. Anthony 9:27.6; 2. Altamont, 9:42.5; 3. Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 10:39.5; 4. Neoga, 10:48.

Shot Put — 1. Daniel Lucas, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 18.05m; 2. Eric Kollmann, Altamont, 13.84m; 3. Ivan Dong, St. Anthony, 12.48m; 4. Sam Frost, Altamont, 12.09m; 5. Zach Hurren, St. Anthony, 11.91m; 6. Charles Garner, Neoga, 11.86m.

Discus — 1. Daniel Lucas, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 43.30m; 2. Eric Kollmann, Altamont, 43.03m; 3. Taylor Smith, St. Anthony, 39.21m; 4. Justin Kollmann, Altamont, 33.24m; 5. Trenton Monette, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City 32.43m; 6. Zach Hurren, St. Anthony, 32.06m.

High Jump — 1. Jadon Robertson, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 1.98m; 2. Dontye Perry, Neoga, 1.83m; 3. Ben Roedl, Altamont, 1.78m; 4. Calvin Sudkamp, St. Anthony, 1.68m; 5. Hayden Summers, Altamont, 1.58m; 6. George Scheidemantel, St. Anthony, 1.53m.

Pole Vault — 1. Max Sager, St. Anthony, 3.05m; 2. Justin Kollmann, Altamont, 2.74m; 3. Cam Hill, Neoga, 2.56m; 4. Kingston Koester, Altamont, 2.44m; 5. Harrison Miller, St. Anthony, 2.13m.

Long Jump — 1. Jadon Robertson, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 6.97m; 2. Ivan Dong, St. Anthony, 5.71m; 3. Dontye Perry, Neoga, 5.66m; 4. Ben Roedl, Altamont, 5.61m; 5. Levi Smith, North Clay, 5.37m; 6. Kevin Gonzalez, St. Anthony, 5.12m.

Triple Jump — 1. Kevin Gonzalez, St. Anthony, 11.04m; 2. Garrett Schultz, Altamont, 10.95m; 3. Calvin Sudkamp, St. Anthony, 10.76m; 4. Gavin Ray, Neoga, 10.09m; 5. Peyton Dandurand, Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 9.87m; 6. Kendal Sparr, Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 9.78m.

GIRLS

100m — 1. Maggie Moeller, St. Anthony, 13.6; 2. Laney Baldrige, Brownstown St. Elmo, 13.8; 3. Erin Stewart, St. Anthony, 13.9; 4. Abbagayl Howald, Neoga, 14.1; 5. Maya Moore, Altamont, 14.6; 6. Audrey Brinker, Altamont, 14.7.

200m — 1. Grace Nelson, Altamont, 26.8; 2. Laney Baldrige, Brownstown St. Elmo, 29.2; 3. Anna Greene, St. Anthony, 30.0; 4. Gabriella Weishaar, Altamont, 31.9; 5. Gracie Gresens, Neoga, 32.5; 6. Anna Kabbes, St. Anthony, 33.3.

400m — 1. Cordelia Lytle, Brownstown St. Elmo, 1:06.1; 2. Addison Mast, Neoga, 1:09; 3. Abigail Weishaar, Altamont, 1:12; 4. Taylor Miller, St. Anthony, 1:15; 5. Rilie Willenborg, St. Anthony, 1:21.5; 6. Emma McNabb, Brownstown St. Elmo, 1:24.9.

800m — 1. Ada Rozene, St. Anthony, 2:40.8; 2. Abigail Weishaar, Altamont, 2:45.9; 3. Maggie Clark, Neoga, 2:47.6; 4. Olivia Durbin, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 3:03.8; 5. Makayla Sidwell, Altamont, 3:11.3; 6. Kyleigh Ward, Brownstown St. Elmo, 3:12.3.

1600m — 1. Stacie Vonderheide, St. Anthony, 6:10.6; 2. Emma Helmink, St. Anthony, 6:31.9; 3. Lexie Fletcher, Neoga, 6:48.2; 4. Olivia Durbin, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 6:57.8; 5. Makayla Sidwell, Altamont, 7:39.6; 6. Megan Baker, Neoga, 9:07.3.

3200m — 1. Emma Helmink, St. Anthony, 14:01.5; 2. Bethany Shoenhoff, Brownstown St. Elmo, 15:33.3.

100m hurdles — 1. Grace Nelson, Altamont, 14.5; 2. Evie Strullmyer, St. Anthony, 17.9; 3. Ellie Miller, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 18.8; 4. Katie Berner, Brownstown St. Elmo, 20.1; 5. Jaydin Huddlestun, Brownstown St. Elmo, 20.4; 6. Mary Scheidemantel, St. Anthony, 22.1.

300m hurdles — 1. Grace Nelson, Altamont, 44.9; 2. Katie Berner, Brownstown St. Elmo, 56.2; 3. Ellie Miller, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 59.5; 4. Atalie Osborn, Neoga, 1:04.9; 5. Myah Wright, Neoga, 1:15.9.

4x100m relay — 1. St. Anthony, 55.3; 2. Altamont, 57.5; 3. Brownstown St. Elmo, 1:00.2; 4. North Clay, 1:03.1.

4x200m relay — 1. Brownstown St. Elmo, 1:59.2; 2. St. Anthony, 2:01.3; 3. Altamont, 2:07.3; 4. Neoga, 2:07.4.

4x400m relay — 1. St. Anthony, 4:43.6; 2. Brownstown St. Elmo, 4:50.9; 3. Neoga, 4:53.1.

4x800m relay — 1. St. Anthony, 11:40.6; 2. Neoga, 11:54.3.

Shot Put — 1. Haylee Campbell, Neoga, 9.61m; 2. Sydney Stine, Brownstown St. Elmo, 8.79m; 3. Kyliegh Wallace, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 8.70m; 4. Lucy Clark, North Clay, 8.61m; 5. Elle Vahling, St. Anthony, 8.05m; 6. Cheyenne Smith, Neoga, 7.30m.

Discus — 1. Kyleigh Wallace, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 31.17m; 2. Sydney Stine, Brownstown St. Elmo, 29.07m; 3. Peyton Osteen, Altamont, 27.83m; 4. Elle Vahling, St. Anthony, 18.99m; 5. Teirza Tippets, Altamont, 18.18m; 6. Cheyenne Smith, Neoga, 16.97m.

High Jump — 1. Addie McWhorter, Brownstown St. Elmo, 1.52m; 2. Evie Strullmyer, St. Anthony, 1.47m; 3. Mary Scheidemantel, St. Anthony, 1.42m; 4. Ellie Miller, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 1.42m; 5. Gracie Gresens, Neoga, 1.32m; 6. Katie Berner, Brownstown St. Elmo, 1.22m.

Pole Vault — 1. Allison Geen, St. Anthony, 3.05m; 2. Anna Greene, St. Anthony, 2.59m; 3. RayLynn Myers, Altamont, 2.44m.

Long Jump — 1. Emma Garrett, Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 4.33m; 2. Erin Stewart, St. Anthony, 4.21m; 3(t). Audrey Brinker, Altamont, 4.16m; 3(t). Lexie Fletcher, Neoga, 4.16m; 5. Aubree Brown, Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 4.09m; 6. Grace Niebrugge, St. Anthony, 3.76m.

Triple Jump — 1. Maggie Moeller, St. Anthony, 9.25m; 2. Emma Garrett, Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 9.25m; 2. Emma Garrett, Windsor Stewardson-Strasburg, 8.90m; 3. Ellie Miller, Cowden-Herrick Beecher City, 8.81m; 4. RayLynn Myers, Altamont, 8.06m.

Contact EDN Sports Editor Alex Wallner at 217-347-7151 ext. 124 or alex.wallner@effinghamdailynews.com.