BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Pioneer’s Jackson Baker and Leighton Dodt clinched regional spots, and they also formed half of the 4 x 800 relay that qualified for regional at the Kokomo boys track sectional Thursday.
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In the team standings, Pioneer scored 46 points and finished eighth out of 12 teams. Kokomo won the title with 113 points.
Baker was third in the 800 meters in a personal best 2:03.76. Dodt ran a 10:41.90 and added a runner-up finish in the 3,200 meters to the runner-up finish he had at the Hoosier North conference meet one week earlier.
Ian Kitchell and Carson Meyer joined Baker and Dodt on the 4 x 800 relay team that took third in 8:52.58.
Other Pioneer scorers included Carson Meyer, who was sixth in the 3,200 and seventh in the 1,600; Ryan Adams, who was eighth in the 400 meters and sixth in the pole vault; Lincoln Alma, who was seventh in the discus and eighth in the pole vault; Cayden Hill, who was fifth in the high jump; and Brandon Cearing, who was fifth in the pole vault.
The 4 x 100 relay was fifth, and the 4 x 400 relay was seventh. The 4 x 100 team consisted of Adams, Rylahn Toloza, Brock Robinson and Tyler Wright. Ian Kitchell joined Adams, Baker and Hill on the 4 x 400 relay.
The top three finishers in each event advanced to the Goshen regional at 6 p.m. May 26.
Kokomo boys track sectional results: Kokomo 113, Northwestern 95, Maconaquah 82, Western 58, Madison-Grant 54, Peru 53, Lewis Cass 50, Pioneer 46, Tipton 34, Eastern (Greentown) 14, Logansport 13, Tri-Central 12
Scoring on 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for all events
Regional qualifiers (top three) plus all Pioneer results
100 m
1. Lawrence (KOK) – 11.37 seconds, 2. Brooks (M-G) – 11.52, 3. Thomas (KOK) – 11.72, 10. Brock Robinson (PIO) – 12.49, 12. Elijah Rans (PIO) – 12.60
200 m
1. Lawrence (KOK) – 22.65 seconds, 2. Brooks (M-G) – 22.71, 3. Kelly (MAC) – 23.03
400 m
1. Kelly (MAC) – 50.80 seconds, 2. Armstrong (LC) – 53.08, 3. Maple (MAC) – 53.35, 8. Ryan Adams (PIO) – 55.15, 15. Ian Kitchell (PIO) – 57.07
800 m
1. Bradshaw (WEST) – 2:02.64, 2. Feazel (NW) – 2:03.15, 3. Jackson Baker (PIO) – 2:03.76, 15. Jack Cooper (PIO) – 2:25.40
1,600 m
1. Long (TIP) – 4:33.12, 2. Keesling (KOK) – 4:43.98, 3. Hines (LC) – 4:44.70, 7. Carson Meyer (PIO) – 4:57.03, 9. Jackson Baker (PIO) – 4:59.73
3,200 m
1. Long (TIP) – 10:12.67, 2. Leighton Dodt (PIO) – 10:41.90, 3. Schrock (MAC) – 10:46.93, 6. Carson Meyer (PIO) – 11:10.89
110 m hurdles
1. Gaier (NW) – 16.18 seconds, 2. Elkin (KOK) – 16.24, 3. Rathbun (WEST) – 16.47, 9. Beau Mersch (PIO) – 19.14, 15. Austin Brooke (PIO) – 20.04
300 m hurdles
1. McClinton (KOK) – 42.30 seconds, 2. Rathbun (WEST) – 42.44, 3. Altherr (TIP) – 42.46, 10. Beau Mersch (PIO) – 46.59, 15. Austin Brooke (PIO) – 49.01
4 x 100 m relay
1. Kokomo – 44.59 seconds, 2. Northwestern – 45.06, 3. Maconaquah – 45.10, 5. Pioneer (Ryan Adams, Rylahn Toloza, Brock Robinson, Tyler Wright) – 47.20
4 x 400 m relay
1. Maconaquah – 3:34.73, 2. Northwestern – 3:36.61, 3. Madison-Grant – 3:37.78, 7. Pioneer (Ryan Adams, Jackson Baker, Ian Kitchell, Cayden Hill) – 3:46.64
4 x 800 m relay
1. Lewis Cass – 8:30.75, 2. Northwestern – 8:39.20, 3. Pioneer (Jackson Baker, Leighton Dodt, Ian Kitchell, Carson Meyer) – 8:52.58
Long jump
1. Eagle (EAST) – 22-3, 2. Stewart (KOK) – 22-0, 3. Conyers (NW) – 21-6 ½, 12. Cayden Hill (PIO) – 18-10 ½, 21. Tyler Wright (PIO) – 16-6
High jump
1. Conyers (NW) – 6-4, 2. M. Ross (PERU) – 6-2, 3. A. Ross (PERU) – 5-10, 5. Cayden Hill (PIO) – 5-10, 11. Austin Brooke (PIO) – 5-6
Discus
1. Wedmore (M-G) – 149-3, 2. Kretz (WEST) – 149-2, 3. Haynes (NW) – 137-10, 7. Lincoln Alma (PIO) – 110-11, 18. Ryan Logan (PIO) – 94-7
Shot put
1. Haynes (NW) – 52-4 ¾, 2. Wedmore (M-G) – 48-2 ½, 3. Masters (PERU) – 44-6 ½, 8. Lincoln Alma (PIO) – 40-8 ½, 17. Gabriel Edge (PIO) – 36-6 ¾
Pole vault
1. Harris (KOK) – 12-3, 2. Hanson (MAC) – 11-6, 3. Bockover (MAC) – 11-6, 5. Brandon Cearing (PIO) – 10-6, 6. Ryan Adams (PIO) – 10-0