Boys track and field team snags MVC champion title

On Thursday May 5th the boys track and field team hosted the Mississippi Valley Conference divisional. They took the hardware by winning it all on their home turf.

Kara Wagenknecht, Online Editor-in-Chief, Co-Sports Editor
May 9, 2017

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Gabe Caruthers '19 celebrates by giving Jeff Garbutt '18 a hug after their 4x400 relay placed 1st.

Top 5 placewinners:

Team scores: 1. West High

100 meter dash: 5. Trumell Roberts ’18 11.45

200 meter dash: 1. Gabe Caruthers ’19 22.35

400 meter dash: 5. Chris Low ’17 52.63

800 meter run: 1. Derek Nugent ’17 1:57.10 2. Jeff Garbutt ’18 2:00.29

1600 meter run: 2. Ali Ali ’17 4:31.56 3. Kolby Greiner ’19 4:35.80

3200 meter run: 1. Greiner 9:36.81 2. Ali 9:43.16

110 meter hurdles: 2. Max Hill ’17 15.03

400 meter hurdles: 1. Austin West ’18 55.65 3. Hill 56.77

4×100 shuttle hurdle relay: 2. West High 1:01.01

4×200 meter relay: 4. West High 1:35.86

4×400 meter relay: 1. West High 3:24.81

4×800 meter relay: 1. West High 8:10.66

High jump: 1. Jared Sams-Merriweather ’19 6-02.00 5. Dillion Doyle ’18 5-10.00

Long jump: 5. Cole Mabry ’19 19-08.00

Discus: 1. Jonathan Gannon ’18 154-08.00 3. Blake Ealy ’17 133-03.00

Shot put: 4. Alex Kleinow ’17 48-01.00 5. Landon Green ’19 47-07.50