Last night the PAC Championships concluded with some great performances. The Boys team was 5thoverall. Ben DeBottis placed 5thin the mile with his best time of the year, while Zach Bradley took 3rdin the two mile. Nathan Keith took 4thin the discus and Keyonte Francis brought home the silver in the high jump. The 4x 800 meter relay team of Nick Brenneman, Baily Schmeltzer, Creighton Jensen and Ben DeBottis took 6th. Gio Taw took 4thin the shot put while teammate Josh Amburgey took home the gold. Josh was also voted Most Valuable Field Athlete for his conference record breaking throw of 51’5”.
The Girls team brought home a 4thplace finish overall. The girls placed in every event but 1! Vanessa Vanzant placed 8thin the 300m Hurdles, Olivia Eyring in the 200m dash, Marrisa Engle in shot put. 7thplace finishes were Sheridan Barno in the 100m Hurdles and Emilee Gil in the mile. Cheyenne Danchisen and Olivia Eyring tied for 5thin the pole vault. Other 5thplace finishers were the 4 x 800m relay, Emilee Gil in the two mile, Shelby Kerstetter in long jump, and Katy Ackerman in the 800m run. Shelby Kerstetter was 4thin the 300m Hurdles. The girls 4 x 400m relay was 4thas well. Third place finishes were Shyanne Pierce in the 400m dash and the 4 x 100m relay. Our Silver medal winner was Tyller Holley in the 200m dash. 1stplace finishes were Tyller Holley in the 100m dash and the 4 x 200m relay of Sheridan Barno, Shyanne Pierce, Cheyenne Danchisen and Tyller Holley and Marrisa Engle in the discus.
In addition, the girls 4 x 200 meter relay broke the school record again! Katy Ackerman also broke the school record in the 800m run and Tyller Holley broke the 200m dash record as well.
Congratulations on your excellent performances and best of luck at Districts next week!