A Day of Ups and Downs for Norwayne Track and Field

1. Field Events

It was a day of ups and downs for both the Norwayne boys and girls track teams. In the pole vault there was a trio of Bobcats who scored with Kendra Berger (8-00.00) coming in 5^th place, Jon Graham (10-00.00) in 6^th, and Caleb Erhard (11-06.00 finished first capturing gold for the boys. In the shotput brothers Colby (57-10.50) and Dillion Morlock (57-04.00) placed first and second overall, while Allison Morlock (38-05.25) and Grace Sparks (36-01.50) placed 1^st and 3^rd overall. Colby Morlock would break the meet record of over 20 years old while continuing his path of destruction on his way to a potential state championship. In the discus, Allison Morlock (115-02) and Grace Sparks (106-00) would place 2^nd and 5^th overall, while on the boy’s side Colby (185-02) and Dillion Morlock (157-07) would place 1^st and 2^nd again. In the high jump the girls would not place as the fell just short at 9^th place, but the boys would grab some revenge led by Mason Booth (5-06) and Justin Rupp (5-06) placing 6^th and 7^th. Finally, in the long jump both the boys and girls would place with Isaiah Portis (20-06.25) placing first and Shelby Vaughn (15-04) placing 4^th.

2. Relays

Both the boys and girl’s teams had a up and down day in the relays. In the 4x800m relay the girls (11-49.22) would unfortunately place 9^th just missing out on 8^th place, while the boys (9-20.59) would also place 9^th. In the 4x200m relay the girls (1:48.65) and boys (1:34.77) would both do their jobs placing 3^rd and 5^th. Next was the 4x100m relay where both the boys (43.95) and girls (52.18) placed 3^rd and 5^th. Finally, in the last event of the day the 4×400 meter relay with the girls (4:09.10) and boys (3:40.38) finishing 1^st and 4^th. The relays had an up and down day but were able to place multiple times helping their chances of winning against several division 1 schools, while in divisions 2 and 3.

3. Sprints and Distance Races

There were several highs and lows in both the sprints and distance events throughout the day. In the girls 100-meter hurdles Elise Uhler placed second with a time 16.54 seconds earning a personal best. In the boys 110-meter hurdles Connor Preattle would place 7^th with a time of 17.55 seconds. Next would be the 100-meter dash where Sydney Elmer would place 5^th with a time of 13.39, while both Brady Lendon (11.48) and Isiah Portis (11.66) would place 5^th and 8^th. In the 1600-meter run no girls or boys would place in the top 8 due to an extremely talented field and an unfortunate illness for former state qualifier Annabel Stanley. In the 400-meter dash the girls would place with Lacey Hess finishing first with a time of 1:00.36 seconds, while the boys would have to settle for 10^th with no points as a result. Next arguably one of the toughest events was the 300-meter hurdles where both boys and girls would place. Derek Berger (43.64) and Jack Maibach (44.84) finished 4^th and 5^th. The girls would take a first-place finish from Elise Uhler with a time of 47.99 seconds. In the 800-meter run, Jaylee Wingate would dominate breaking the meet and school record once again with a time of 2:12.82 winning by a whole 15 seconds. Unfortunately, the boys would not place inside the top 8. The 200-meter dash was next with Lacey Hess placing second with a time of 26.91 seconds, while both Roman Portis (23.10) and Brady Lendon (23.78) would place 3^rd and 5^th.Next was the dreaded 3200 meter run with Jaylee Wingate once again placing first with a time of 11:34.11 seconds, while the boys would not place with a 9^th place finish by Parker Metsker.