Iola track competes at Chanute Invitational

A number of Iola High track and field athletes took home top placements in Chanute Friday.

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May 8, 2023 - 3:08 PM

Iola's Griffin Westervelt, left, competes in a sprint alongside runners from Labette County and Coffeyville. REGISTER/QUINN BURKITT

CHANUTE — Iola High track and field athletes measured up at the Thad Clements Invitational in Chanute Friday. 

Mustangs earning top placements included Eli Adams winning first place in the boys 800-meter run, Jesse Taylor taking first place in the boys 3200-meter run and Jessica Kroenke taking second place in the girls pole vault.

In the boys 200-meter dash, Griffin Westervelt placed 22nd with a time of 25.29 seconds. 

In the boys 800-meter run, Adams won first place with a time of 2:03.30. Travis Wanker also placed 11th with a time of 2:20.87.

In the boys 1600-meter run, Taylor placed second with a time of 4:59.16.

In the boys 3200-meter run, Taylor took gold with a time of 10:46.33.

In the boys 110-meter hurdles, Maddox Riley took fourth with a time of 17.15 seconds. Kyler Mittlemeier took seventh place with a finish of 18.68 seconds. 

In the boys 300-meter hurdles, Cortland Carson came in eighth place in 47.82 seconds. 

In the boys 4×400 meter relay, Iola got sixth place with a time of 3:53.87.

In the boys long jump, Gage Skahan snatched 16th place with a leap of 16 feet, 11 inches. 

In the boys triple jump, Skahan took 11th place with a distance of 32’ 5”.

In the boys discus, Jaydon Morrison finished in sixth place with a throw of 128’ 9”. Jake Skahan also took 25th place with a throw of 82’ 8”. 

In the boys javelin, J. Skahan finished in seventh place with a throw of 130’ 2”. G. Skahan took 12th place with a distance of 124 feet. 

In the boys shot put, Morrison placed 18th with a throw of 36’ 8.50”. 

In the girls 100-meter dash, Karingten Hall placed fifth with a time of 12.58 seconds. Kroenke took 23rd place with a finish of 14.10 seconds. 

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