Javon Osborne
Alec Hicks
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. – Hagerstown had the top finish among the Tri-Eastern Conference boys track teams on Thursday as the Tigers were second in the Connersville Sectional.
“We had some places where we performed very well and others where we didn’t,” Hagerstown Head Coach Kent Gray said. “Overall, the kids had a great year.”
Rushville won the event with 160 points, while Hagerstown ended with 96.
Logan Tuttle
Kaleb Slagle
Connersville was third with 84 and Union County was fourth with 76. The other team scores were Richmond 61, Northeastern 37, Seton 30, Lincoln 25, Centerville 24 and Tri 21.
The Tigers won two events and had four other qualifiers for next Thursday’s regional at Franklin.
The top three finishers in each event advance to the regional.
Hagerstown’s 3,200 Relay team of Alec Hicks, Javon Osborne, Kaleb Slagle and Logan Tuttle set a new standard for the program as they won with a time of 8:23.66, which topped their mark of 8:25.67 during the TEC Meet last week.
“That was kind of a highlight of the night,” Gray said. “We broke our own school record again. We’ll go and try to set another record (next week) and maybe get a ribbon.”
Dakota Roach was Hagerstown’s individual champion with a throw of 136’8″ as he won the Discus.
The TEC had two other champs with Northeastern’s Dakota Green taking the Shot Put with a toss of 48’11” and Grant Jessup winning the 400 in 53.45.
Heading to the Regional
Mason Bledsoe of Hagerstown advanced in two events as he was second in the 1,600 and 3,200. The others to move on for the Tigers were Keeton Adams, who was second in the Shot Put, and Holden Robinson, who was third in the 300 Hurdles.
Union County had three individuals advance along with all three of the relay squads.
Advancing with second place finishes were Ryan Hensley in the High Jump, Justin Beasley in the 110 Hurdles and Breyden Wicker in the 800. Isaac Bentley was third in the 100.
In the relays, the Patriots were second in the 1,600 (Joshua Nixon, Luke Haas, Hensley, Dakota Elleman) and third in the 400 (Beasley, Hensley, Derek Dearth, Bentley) and 3,200 (Evan Couser, Dylan Poe, Elleman and Wicker).
Centerville, Northeastern and Lincoln each had one athlete move on.
Seth Woolwine of Centerville was second in the Discus and third in the Shot Put.
Northeastern’s Gabe Beatty was third in the 1,600, while Lincoln’s Bryant Hilbert was third in the 110 Hurdles.
Team Results
1. Rushville 160; 2. Hagerstown 96; 3. Connersville 84; 4. Union County 76; 5. Richmond 61; 6. Northeastern 37; 7. Seton 30; 8. Lincoln 25; 9. Centerville 24; 10. Tri 21.
Individual Results
(Winners and TEC scorers)
Long Jump – 1. Trevor Valentine (RU) 19’11¼”; 6. Isaac Bentley (UC), 7. Grant Jessup (T); 8. Bret Templin (H).
High Jump – 1. Alex Yurack (RU) 6’0″; 2. Ryan Hensley (UC); 5. Hunter Ferris (L); 6. Dylan Napier (H); 7. Bret Templin (H); 7. Alec Sheets (N); 7. Derek Dearth (UC).
Shot Put – 1. Dakota Green (N) 48’11”; 2. Keeton Adams (H); 3. Seth Woolwine (C); 4. Kyle Seabolt (T); 6. Logan Bryant (L); 8. Chase Hokey (L).
Discus – 1. Dakota Roach (H) 136’8″; 2. Seth Woolwine (C); 4. Jordan Baumer (H); 7. Beau Bryant (UC).
Pole Vault – 1. Taylor Kemp (RU) 12’0″.
3,200 Relay – 1. Hagerstown (Alec Hicks, Javon Osborne, Kaleb Slagle, Logan Tuttle) 8:23.66; 3. Union County; 6. Lincoln; 7. Northeastern; 8. Centerville.
110 Hurdles – 1. Ike Sheehan (RU) 16.09; 2. Justin Beasley (UCO); 3. Bryant Hilbert (L); 5. Dylan Benedict (C); 6. Garrett Anderson (N); 7. Holden Robinson (H).
100 – 1. Jawuan Claiborne (RI) 10.96; 3. Isaac Bentley (UC), 6. Ben Bertsch (L).
1,600 – 1. Jacob Stamm (S) 4:24.77; 2. Mason Bledsoe (H); 3. Gabe Beatty (N); 6. Kaleb Slagle (H); 8. James Pugh (L).
400 Relay – 1. Rushville 44.45; 3. Union County ; 5. Northeastern; 6. Hagerstown; 7. Centerville; 8. Tri.
400 – 1. Grant Jessup (T) 53.45; 4. Joshua Nixon (UCO); 5. Dylan Napier (H); 7. Dakota Elleman (UC).
300 Hurdles – 1. Ike Sheehan (RU) 41.41; 3. Holden Robinson (H); 4. Garrett Anderson (N); 5. Justin Beasley (UCO); 6. Bret Templin (H); 8. Dylan Benedict (C).
800 – 1. Jack Brenneke (S) 2:01.59; 2. Breyden Wicker (UC); 4. Logan Tuttle (H); 6. Alec Hicks (H).
200 – 1. Jawuan Claiborne (RI) 22.75; 4. Isaac Bentley (UC); 5. Ryan Hensley (UCO); 6. Drake Gunder (H); 7. Reese VanDevender (C).
3,200 – 1. Jacob Stamm (S) 9:40.14; 2. Mason Bledsoe (H); 4. Javon Osborne (H); 5. Gabe Beatty (N); 8. Ravi Dare (UC).
1,600 Relay – 1. Rushville 3:36.48; 2. Union County; 4. Hagerstown; 5. Lincoln; 6. Tri; 7. Northeastern.