Behind Moolenaar’s 4 blue ribbons, Pioneer girls win Cass County Invite

Dodt takes 400, 800, 1,600 to win Star of Stars again; Caston’s Runkle wins boys shot put

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Track

Aspen Moolenaar won the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and the pole vault and also ran a leg on the victorious 4 x 100 relay team to lead the Pioneer girls to the Cass County Invitational title at Logansport Saturday.

Pioneer scored 73 points to edge Lewis Cass, who had 71. Logansport had 65 points, and Caston had 34.

Moolenaar, a junior, ran the 100 hurdles in 15.83 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 48.54 seconds, and she also cleared 10-0 in the pole vault.

Moolenaar’s 100 hurdles time broke Michelle Hayden’s 22-year-old school record.

Other Pioneer individual champions in the girls meet included Michelle Harding, who won the long jump with a leap of 16-4 ¾, and Keirsten Nies, who won the high jump after clearing 5-0.

Nies, Michelle Harding and Moolenaar ran the first three legs of the 4 x 100 relay, and Rachel Harding anchored it in 51.63 seconds.

Nies also finished second behind Michelle Harding in the long jump with a leap of 16-1 ¾.

Caston had no champions, but Camila Hernandez-Rios was second in the 400, and the 4 x 400 relay team that consisted of Madi Douglass, Hernandez-Rios, Grace Colvin and Hannah Rogers took second. Colvin also cleared 5-0 in the high jump but settled for third place on fewest misses criteria.

Lewis Cass junior Aftin Griffin won the 100, 200, 400 and 800 and won the Fred Kinder Star of Stars Award for the third straight year.

In the boys meet, Pioneer’s Leighton Dodt won the 400, 800 and 1,600 and also ran the anchor leg on the victorious 4 x 400 relay team to win the Fred Kinder Star of Stars Award for the third straight year and help Pioneer finish in third place. 

Lewis Cass won with 76 points, Logansport had 71.5, Pioneer had 60.5, and Caston had 35.

Dodt ran the 400 in 50.46 seconds, the 800 in 2:05.91 and the 1,600 in 4:48.89. The other Pioneer individual champion was sophomore Dane Bowditch, who won the 3,200 in 11:06.85.

Seniors Austin Brooke and Ian Kitchell both ran legs on the victorious 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 relay teams. Kaleb Boller and Dodt joined them on the 4 x 400 team, and Bowditch and freshman Phillip McFatridge joined them on the 4 x 800 relay.

The lone Caston champ was sophomore Nathanial Runkle, who won the shot put with a heave of 44-4.

CASS COUNTY INVITATIONAL AT LOGANSPORT GIRLS RESULTS: PIONEER 73, Lewis Cass 71, Logansport 65, CASTON 34

Scoring on 6-4-3-2-1 basis for individual events and 6-4-2 basis for relays

Winners plus all Caston and Pioneer results

100 m

1. Griffin (LC) – 12.88 seconds, 2. Michelle Harding (PIO) – 12.96, 3. Camila Hernandez-Rios (CAS) – 13.29, 6. Rachel Harding (PIO) – 13.82, 8. Grace Colvin (CAS) – 14.03

200 m

1. Griffin (LC) – 26.51 seconds, 2. Michelle Harding (PIO) – 26.81, 4. Camila Hernandez-Rios (CAS) – 28.37, 5. Grace Colvin (CAS) – 28.41, 8. Elizabeth Kennell (PIO) – 29.66

400 m

1. Griffin (LC) – 59.23 seconds, 2. Camila Hernandez-Rios (CAS) – 1:03.33,5. Elizabeth Kennell (PIO) – 1:06.74, 6. Gabriela de España (PIO) – 1:09.47, 8. Piper Roudebush (CAS) – 1:22.56

800 m

1. Griffin (LC) – 2:33.59, 4. Hannah Rogers (CAS) – 2:43.69, 5. Keirsten Nies (PIO) – 2:48.12, 6. Ellie Hines (PIO) – 2:52.43, 8. Emmie Lowe (CAS) – 3:21.74

1,600 m

1. Woodhouse (LOG) – 5:40.30, 3. Hannah Rogers (CAS) – 6:12.37, 5. Kylie Jamerson (PIO) – 6:36.73, 7. Jaded Aguilar (CAS) – 7:20.53

3,200 m

1. Woodhouse (LOG) – 12:12.84, 3. Kylie Jamerson (PIO) – 14:08.42, 4. Hannah Rogers (CAS) – 14:37.33, 7. Trinity Zimmerman (CAS) – 18:37.95

100 m hurdles

1. Aspen Moolenaar (PIO) – 15.83 seconds, 4. Madi Douglass (CAS) – 19.02, 6. Avery Haselby (PIO) – 20.19

300 m hurdles

1. Aspen Moolenaar (PIO) – 48.54 seconds, 4. Madi Douglass (CAS) – 54.33

4 x 100 m relay

1. Pioneer (Keirsten Nies, Michelle Harding, Aspen Moolenaar, Rachel Harding) – 51.63 seconds, 3. Caston (Breanna James, Emmeline Zabel, Lyla Gebhardt, Piper Roudebush) – 1:01.86

4 x 400 m relay

1. Lewis Cass (Hedrick, Johnson, Silcox, Rush) – 4:25.16, 2. Caston (Madi Douglass, Camila Hernandez-Rios, Grace Colvin, Hannah Rogers) – 4:29.93, 3. Pioneer (Gabriela de España, Rachel Harding, Lyanna Snider, Elizabeth Kennell) – 4:43.28

4 x 800 m relay

1. Logansport (Hernandez, Murillo, Dexter, Graham) – 11:19.81, 3. Pioneer (Ellie Hines, Kylie Jamerson, Alaina Callaway, Gabriela de España) – 11:51.50, 4. Caston (Jaded Aguilar, Trinity Zimmerman, Emmie Lowe, Maddie Sprow) – 13:39.57

Long jump

1. Michelle Harding (PIO) – 16-4 ¾, 2. Keirsten Nies (PIO) – 16-1 ¾, 3. Madi Douglass (CAS) – 14-2 ¼

High jump

1. Keirsten Nies (PIO) – 5-0, 3. Grace Colvin (CAS) – 5-0, 4. Rachel Harding (PIO) – 4-10

Discus

1. Sipe (LC) – 93-11, 2. Emilee Juby (PIO) – 88-0, 4. Chelsea Clark (PIO) – 79-0, 5. Jada Martz (CAS) – 78-2, 7. Lyla Gebhardt (CAS) – 74-6

Shot put

1. Sipe (LC) – 30-5 ½, 2. Brooklyn Dillman (PIO) – 29-9 ½, 6. Chelsea Clark (PIO) – 26-2 ¾, 7. Jada Martz (CAS) – 25-8 ½, 8. Lyla Gebhardt (CAS) – 24-2 ¼

Pole vault

1. Aspen Moolenaar (PIO) – 10-0, 3. Avery Haselby (PIO) – 6-6

CASS COUNTY INVITATIONAL AT LOGANSPORT BOYS RESULTS: Lewis Cass 76, Logansport 71.5, PIONEER 60.5, CASTON 35

Scoring on 6-4-3-2-1 basis for individual events and 6-4-2 basis for relays

Winners plus all Caston and Pioneer results

100 m

1. Baldini (LOG) – 11.33 seconds, 3. Landen Rigney (CAS) – 11.83, 6. Luke Ulery (PIO) – 12.47, 7. Ashtyn Peters (CAS) – 12.71, 8. Kit Gotshall (PIO) – 12.73

200 m

1. Baldini (LOG) – 23.29 seconds, 3. Ian Kitchell (PIO) – 23.53, 6. Myles Sherrick (CAS) – 24.31, 7. Landen Rigney (CAS) – 24.33, 8. Luke Ulery (PIO) – 25.06

400 m

1. Leighton Dodt (PIO) – 50.46 seconds, 2. Ian Kitchell (PIO) – 51.88, 6. Kaemen Lee (CAS) – 55.56, 8. Daulton Oaf (CAS) – 58.96

800 m

1. Leighton Dodt (PIO) – 2:05.91

1,600 m

1. Leighton Dodt (PIO) – 4:48.89, 4. Kane Finke (CAS) – 4:53.99, 5. Dane Bowditch (PIO) – 4:57.62, 8. Zach Rogers (CAS) – 5:49.08

3,200 m

1. Dane Bowditch (PIO) – 11:06.85, 2. Kane Finke (CAS) – 11:11.88, 5. Eli Hines (PIO) – 11:36.05, 8. Carter Moss (CAS) – 13:07.54

110 m hurdles

1. Levine (LC) – 17.03 seconds, 2. Reed Sommers (CAS) – 17.17, 4. Daniel Rodas (CAS) – 18.92, 7. Hunter Bartling (PIO) – 20.69

300 m hurdles

1. Copeland (LC) – 42.72 seconds, 2. Reed Sommers (CAS) – 44.72, 3. Austin Brooke (PIO) – 44.95, 5. Boaz Yarber (CAS) – 47.85, 7. Kit Gotshall (PIO) – 49.76

4 x 100 m relay

1. Logansport (Wicker, Morock, Hyppolite, Baldini) – 44.93 seconds, 3. Caston (Gage Minniear, Myles Sherrick, Kaemen Lee, Landen Rigney) – 46.82, 4. Pioneer (Kaleb Boller, Kit Gotshall, Hunter Bartling, Lule Ulery) – 49.02

4 x 400 m relay

1. Pioneer (Austin Brooke, Kaleb Boller, Ian Kitchell, Leighton Dodt) – 3:35.71, 3. Caston (Reed Sommers, Myles Sherrick, Lane Hook, Landen Rigney) – 3:45.29

4 x 800 m relay

1. Pioneer (Dane Bowditch, Phillip McFatridge, Austin Brooke, Ian Kitchell) – 8:41.22, 4. Caston (Isaac Albright, Gage Minniear, Braden Rush, Josiah Helt) – 10:18.94

Long jump

1. Levine (LC) – 21-2 ¼, 4. Reed Sommers (CAS) – 18-2 ½, t-6. Kaleb Boller (PIO) – 17-6, t-6. Kaemen Lee (CAS) – 17-6

High jump

1. Levine (LC) – 6-0, 4. Austin Brooke (PIO) – 5-6, 6. Ashtyn Peters (CAS) – 5-2

Discus

1. Clem (LOG) – 132-9, 3. Nathaniel Runkle (CAS) – 119-7, 6. Blair Burns (PIO) – 105-4, 7. Jake Farrer (CAS) – 96-11, 8. Liam Rouch (PIO) – 89-1

Shot put

1. Nathaniel Runkle (CAS) – 44-4, 2. Liam Rouch (PIO) – 41-8 ½, 6. Blake Farrer (CAS) – 34-7 ½, 7. Blair Burns (PIO) – 34-3 ½

Pole vault

1. Jackson Wicker (LOG) – 10-6, 2. Kit Gotshall (PIO) – 10-0, t-3. Phillip McFatridge (PIO) – 8-0