MHS - Track & Field / March 24, 2023 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane High School Track & Field team kicked off their 2022-23 season this past Thursday at the Rose Hill Early Bird Invitational and the Cats finished the meet medaling in 8 events. In the women's events, the 4x400 relay team of McKenzie Storment, Elle Everhart, Jaida Gerber, and Reagan Sparks finished in 3rd place with a time of 5:21.51 and junior Hallacy Miller finished in 2nd place in the javelin with a throw of 83 feet 8 inches.
In the men's events, freshman Hunter Landis finished in 3rd place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.73. Sophomore Jacob Wilson grabbed the silver in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:58.67. The 4x100 meter relay team of Hunter Heckard, Jackson Walker, Kurtis Caruthers, and Hunter Landis finished in 2nd place with a time of 49.05. The 4x400 meter relay team of Chris Dietrich, Jacob Wilson, Johnathan Wilson, and Hunter Landis finished in 3rd place with a time of 3:58.82. The 4x800 meter relay team of Jacob Wilson, Johnathan Wilson, Matthew Eggleston, and Chris Dietrich finished in 3rd place with a time of 9:30.08. Junior Gavin Young finished in 2nd place in the javelin with a throw of 132 feet 4 inches.
GIRLS EVENTS
100 Meter Dash
8. Jaida Gerber – 14.10
100 Meter Hurdles
8. McKenzie Storment – 21.24
300 Meter Hurdles
5. McKenzie Storment – 1:04.49
4x400 Meter Relay
3. Storment, Everhart, Gerber, Sparks – 5:21.51 **
Discus
8. Brooklyn Loveless – 56-02.50
Javelin
2. Hallacy Miller – 83.08.00 **
BOYS EVENTS
100 Meter Dash
3. Hunter Landis – 11.73 **
200 Meter Dash
4. Hunter Landis – 23.99
400 Meter Dash
7. Hunter Heckert – 1:00.27
800 Meter Run
5. Lane Rogers – 2:21.81
6. Chris Dietrich – 2:23.31
1600 Meter Run
2. Jacob Wilson – 4:58.67 **
3200 Meter Run
5. Johnathan Wilson – 11:42.29
110 Meter Hurdles
5. Kurtis Caruthers – 19.66
4x100 Meter Relay
2. Heckart, Walker, Caruthers, Landis – 49.05 **
4x400 Meter Relay
3. Dietrich, Wilson, Wilson, Landis – 3:58.82 **
4x800 Meter Relay
3. Wilson, Wilson, Eggleston, Dietrich – 9:30.08 **
Discus
6. KJ Schanz – 89-06.00
8. Chris Dietrich – 86-04.00
Shotput
7. KJ Schanz – 33-02.00
8. Andy Huynh – 33-01.00
Javelin
2. Gavin Young – 132-04.00 **
7. Rocky Heersche – 113.01.50
8. Andy Huynh – 109.07.50
** Medalists (1st to 3rd place)
The Wildcats will be back in action on Friday, March 31st as they host their first meet of the season starting at 3:30 PM.
