Track and field: Packers sweep AL as Gash improves on triple jump
Published 9:43 pm Friday, April 15, 2016
Abby Lewis runs in the combined boys and girls 1600-meter run Friday at Larry Gilbertson Track and Field. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin boys and girls each picked up a dual win over Albert Lea in Larry Gilbertson track and field Friday. The Packer boys won 118-27 and the Packer girls won 95-42.
Austin junior Jany Gash opened his season on a high note as he won the triple jump with a career best jump of 44 feet, 4.5 inches. Gash’s best jump at the Class AA meet last year was a distance of 42-5. Gash also won the high jump for the Packers.
Austin’s Trent Brown heads to the win in the first heat of the 110-meter high hurdles against Albert Lea Friday at Larry Gilbertson Track and Field. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin senior Madison Overby had a big meet for the girls as she won the 1600-meter run, she won the 800-meter run and she had a career best 400-meter split on the first place 4 x 400-meter relay team.
Austin’s Sydney Marsh also had a solid day on jumps as she improved her long jump and triple jump distances by more than a foot from last year’s opening meet.
BOYS RESULTS
110-meter hurdles: Trent Brown (first, 16.24); Corbin Munger (third, 17.53); 100-meter dash: Elijah Andersen-Caradine (first, 12.69); Corbin Munger (second, 12.76); Micahel Vuong (third, 12.89); 1600-meter dash: Sean Baker (second, 4:57.28); Henry Hinchcliffe (third, 5:08.98); 400-meter dash: ben Walker (first, 55.36); Joe Kroymann (second, 55.91); Abel Gebrekiros (third, 58.33); 300-meter hurdles: Trent Brown (first, 42.50); Corbin Munger (third, 45.52); 800-meter run: Mendoza Velazquez (second, 2:24.31); 200-meter dash: Trent Brown (first, 25.33); Jany Gash (second, 26.26); Elijah Andersen-Caradine (third, 26.56); 3200-meter run: Mitchell Mayer (second, 11:08.13); Joshua Irvin (first, 18-11.50); Jany Gash (second, 18-7); Elijah Andersen-Caradine (third, 18-5.50); triple jump: Jany Gash (first, 44-4.50); Trent Brown (second, 40-3.25); Joe Kroymann (third, 38-4.25); high jump: Jany Gash (first, 5-8); Elijah Andersen-Caradine (second, 5-6); Mark Manyuon (third, 5-4); pole vault: Aiden Wilson (first, 11-6); Joshua Irvin (second, 10-0); Tae Weber (third, 8-6); shot put: Pat Hagan (first, 45-10); Diego Soto (second, 43-9.50); Thomas Kroymann (third, 35-2.25); discus: Pat Hagan (first, 140-9); Diego Soto (second, 113); Thomas Kroymann (third, 100-1)
Isabelle Leuer runs the anchor of the 2 x 400-meter relay Friday against Albert Lea at Larry Gilbertson Track and Field. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
GIRLS RESULTS
110-meter hurdles: Rachel Quandt (first, 16.29); Paige Raymond (second, 18.26); Hannah Quandt (third, 18.26); 100-meter dash: Chloe Sheehan (second, 14.02); 1600-meter run: Madison Overby (first, 5:21.42); Abby Lewis (second, 5:43.06); 300-meter hurdles: Paige Raymond (first, 52.38); Sydney Marsh (second, 53.59); 800-meter run: Madison Overby (first, 2:27.68); Abby Lewis (second, 2:36.75); Paiton Schwab (third, 2:36.98); 200-meter dash: Miranda Bergemann (second, 30:01); long jump: Sydney Marsh (first, 15-0.5); Clara Munger (second, 13-4); triple jump: Sydney Marsh (first, 33-2.5); Isabel Leuer (second, 33); Rachel Quandt (third, 31-7); high jump: Isabel Leuer (second, 5-0); pole vault: Sydney Marsh (first, 9-0); shot put: Amber Hansen (first, 39-2.50); Tori Hepler (third, 28-.50); discus: Amber Hansen (first, 100-1); Tori Hepler (second, 87-2)