CHS froshs, sophs battle in invite
On April 4 the Chester High School Track and Field program hosted the annual Freshman/Sophomore Invitational at the Dr. Charles R. Young Memorial Track and Field Complex.
There were ten schools in competition, with Anna-Jonesboro, Columbia, Du Quoin, Freeburg, Gibault, Nashville, New Athens, Pinckneyville and Sparta joining the Yellow Jackets.
In the girl's division, the Lady Yellow Jackets fared rather well, especially considering they competed with just 10 athletes.
The girls won two events and placed in nine other events.
"We had a good time and turned in some pretty impressive performances," said Chester coach Jenny Stumpe. "This is always a good meet for the younger athletes and gives them an opportunity to compete against kids their own age."
Chester placed fourth with 60 points. A very tough Nashville squad won the meet with 158.5 points, followed by Freeburg (103), Anna-Jonesboro (69), the Lady Yellow Jackets (60) and Sparta (44) in rounding out the top five.
Chester freshman Avery Runge won the 800-meter run (2:48.0), while fellow freshman Ashtyn Jany won the 200-meter dash (29.0).
Other Chester girls results are as follows:
<ul>
<li><strong> 300-Meter Hurdles:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="2">
<li>Elizabeth Mitchell (54.8)</li>
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<ul>
<li><strong> 3,200-Meter Relay:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="3">
<li>Chester (Avery Runge, Audrey Hopper, Jocelyn Landeros and Addie Blechle), 11:54.1</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong>400-Meter Run:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="4">
<li>Ashtyn Jany (1:06.3)</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong> 1,600-Meter Run:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="4">
<li>Avery Runge (6:47.0)</li>
<li>Jocelyn Landeros (7:22.9)</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong> Long Jump:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="6">
<li>Ashtyn Jany (13-0)</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong> 1,600-Meter Relay:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="3">
<li>Chester (Audrey Hopper, Addie Blechle, Destiny Williams, Elizabeth Mitchell), 4:46.2</li>
</ol>
In the boy's division, Freeburg was the winner with 135 points, followed by Nashville (112), Sparta (76), Pinckneyville (73) and Du Quoin (63) in the top five.
Chester finished 10th with nine points.
"The boys performed well and continue to improve," said Chester boys coach Ben Hunter. "If they continue on this pace, they will be very successful in the near future."
Chester boys results are as follows:
<ul>
<li><strong>1,600-Meter Relay:</strong></li>
</ul>
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<li>Chester (Jacob Wingerter, Jacob O'Riley, Chris Schwier, Eathan Thompson), 4:04.3.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong>3,200-Meter Run:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="5">
<li>Ronin Doiron (12:20.0)</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong>400-Meter Dash:</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="5">
<li>Jacob O'Riley (58.9)</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><strong>Pole Vault</strong></li>
</ul>
<ol start="6">
<li>Ronin Doiron (7-6)</li>
</ol>
Other Yellow Jackets that participated, but did not score included Trent Bierman (3,200-meter run), Jacob Wingerter (400-meter dash and long jump), Gage Bollmann and Zach Zappa in the 110 hurdles and 300-meter hurdles; Joe Copple and Chris Schwier in the 100-meter dash; Ronin Doiron and Bierman in the 1,600-meter run and Chase Colvis in the shot put and discus.
Wingerter, O'Riley, Schwier and Eathan Thompson competed in the 400-meter relay.