The Green Ridge Varsity Track Team traveled to Bolivar yesterday and competed in the Class1 District 5 Championship. At the end of the meet and all the scores were tallied, Green Ridge Boys came out on top and won the Class 1 District 5 Championship! Said Coach Paul Fletcher, “This was the first district track championship of the modern-era, or perhaps in school history. I am so thankful and blessed to be part of a great program that has come a long way in a short amount of time. Thank you Coach Cannon, Coach Basinski and all of the athletes who have put in hours of hard word and dedication.” Here are the results from Green Ridge:
Girls
1st Place Lana Rebikh Long Jump
2nd Place Lana Rebikh Javelin
3rd Place 4x800m Relay PR (Savannah Nilson, Sophia Weis
Hannah Meyer, Lexi VanBrocklin
3rd Place 4x400m Relay PR (Savannah Nilson, Sophia Weis
Hannah Meyer, Lexi VanBrocklin
4th Place Hannah Meyer High Jump
Girls finished 5th overall.
Boys
1st Place Wyatt Irwin High Jump
1st Place Ivan Sosa 110m H Hurdles
1st Place Michael Smith 300m Hurdles
1st Place Josh Townsend 800m Run
2nd Place Wyatt Irwin Long Jump PR
2nd Place Landon Mason Discus PR
2nd Place Landon Mason Shot Put PR
2nd Place Josh Townsend 1600m Run
3rd Place Michael Smith 110m H Hurdles
3rd Place 4x800m Relay (Ryan Hagedorn, Cayle Mootz
Isaac Townsend, Eric Thomas)
4th Place 4x400m Relay (Ryan Hagedorn, Michael Smith
Cayle Mootz, Josh Townsend) PR
4th Place Mark Pavioglo High Jump
PR Ace Bodenhamer Discus
All individuals and relays who placed 4th and above will move on to sectionals next Saturday in Sarcoxie, MO. GO TIGERS!!!!