ALEDO — A pair of title-profitable streaks had been on the line at Friday night’s Lincoln Path Meeting co-ed keep track of and subject satisfy.
On the boys’ aspect, meet host Mercer County was trying to lengthen their operate of conference group titles to 4 in a row. For the ladies, Annawan-Wethersfield was hoping to make it three consecutive LTC championships.
For the two groups, it was mission attained.
Led by a combined 6 gold medals from the sophomore duo of Kennady Anderson and Kaylee Celus, the Titans racked up 155 points to outdistance runner-up United (74) and get paid their convention 3-peat.
The Golden Eagles received a trio of gold medals from junior Lucas Arnold and one more acquire in the 110 large hurdles by Brecken Heinrichs to aid pave the way to their fourth straight LTC boys’ championship. Mercer County tallied 143 factors to ideal runner-up Princeville (106) and third-put Stark County (97).
A few-peat for Titan girls: Successful final spring’s Lincoln Trail title even though contending with decrease-than-normal numbers gave this year’s Annawan-Wethersfield squad loads of encouragement as it entered Friday’s meet with 12 nutritious competition.
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“It was absolutely a goal,” claimed Anderson. “We didn’t have a great deal of folks out this yr, like we did previous season. Previous year, we didn’t be expecting to get (the LTC title). When we did it, that certainly encouraged us this period. We experienced a several much more out this year, so we understood we could pull it off.”
Independently, Anderson swept the length races. Opening with a winning time of 11:41.09 in the 3200, the A-W standout then captured the 800 meter gold in 2:28.12 before having household the 1600 title in 5:29.85.
“My goal was to win, but I wasn’t attempting to get my most effective occasions,” she stated. “I want to help you save those people for sectionals and point out.”
Celus scored gold medals the two in the field occasions and on the keep track of. She cleared 4.85 meters to win the extensive bounce title, then gained the 300 very low hurdles with a 50.54 2nd clocking.
Furthermore, she teamed with Ally Celus, Bella VanOpdorp and Madison Rusk on the Titans’ 1st-put 4×100 relay, which place with each other a time of 52.27 seconds.
“All of us like to do the job challenging, and gain as lots of satisfies as we can,” Kaylee Celus mentioned. “We cheer each individual other on to do our most effective.”
In addition to Cassidy Miller’s initially-position toss of 11.92 meters in the shot place, Rusk equipped A-W with more factors with her runner-up finishes in the prolonged soar and 100 meter dash.
“I definitely attempt to push myself with good aims,” claimed Rusk. “I consider to get initial in something I do it assists the group and it makes me really feel great, knowing that I did my most effective and every person did their most effective.”
Eagles make it 4 straight at dwelling: Among the the highlights for Mercer County Friday night was Brecken Heinrichs retaining his undefeated season operate in the 110 large hurdles likely powerful.
In addition to profitable the 110 highs in 16.15 seconds, Heinrichs provided the Golden Eagles with important points with runner-up finishes in the 300 intermediate hurdles and the superior jump — the latter occasion received by teammate Trenton Coulter with a leap of 1.83 meters.
“I’m just attempting to defeat my situations. That is about it,” he mentioned of his continuing unbeaten streak in the 110 hurdles. “I bought a P.R. (Friday), so I am quite content with that. I was not so content with the handful of hurdles that I strike.”
Heinrichs’ 2nd-put finish in the 300 hurdles marked the initial time he had competed in that celebration.
“I’d never ever operate it in my existence, but I had to operate it for team details,” he explained. “We want to create on this, get better as a staff and do very good at sectionals.”
Meantime, Arnold adopted up his winning time of 2:07.84 in the 800 with a gold-medal run of 4:50.92 in the 1600. He also teamed with Ryan Rillie, Blair Wilkerson and Corbin Sturgill on the Eagles’ initially-put 4×800 relay (9:15.91).
“I just go based mostly off of my attempts,” claimed Arnold. “If I have absolutely nothing else left following a race, I’m content. I’m just shooting to do my greatest and making an attempt to give it my all. I am undoubtedly satisfied and proud of all of my teammates.”
Also hanging gold for MerCo was Jared Cheline in the discus (41.85 meters) and Derek Coulter in the 3200 (10:53.28).
“I desired to arrive absent with both of those the 3200 and the 1600, but it was really hard coming again from my two-mile velocity,” stated Coulter. “The wind on the back again extend was not enjoyable, and the center laps killed me.”
In the boys’ levels of competition, Annawan-Wethersfield experienced a single gold medalist in Landon Songer. Songer took the extensive jump title by clearing an even six meters.
On the girls’ side, United’s Reece Bertelsen was a triple winner. She took the long bounce title with a leap of 10.40 meters, then sprinted to the 100 meter dash gold medal with a time of 13.03 seconds.
She also teamed with Emrick Huston, Alycia Haun and Katie Flynn on the Pink Storm’s very first-put 4×200 relay (1:51.74). Haun also took an individual title by successful the 200 meter dash in 28.08 seconds.