Lady Yellow Jackets win home meet; Boys runners-up

Posted April 21, 2017 11:00 pm

By Jim Beers Contributing Writer

Chester's 1,600-meter relay team closed out the home meet on April 18 with a victory and a time of 4:24.6. Pictured are, from left, Morgan Atchison, Taylor Dunning, Tayler Howie, and Jessica Kattenbraker. The Jackets ran away from the competition in the field of 13 schools with 177 points, with Sparta finishing second with 92. Jim Beers Photo

CHESTER -- Chester hosted its second home track meet of the season on April 18, with the Lady Yellow Jackets running away with the meet on the girls' side and the boys finishing runner-up.

The Lady Yellow Jackets accumulated 177 points to top the field of 12 teams, with Sparta finishing second with 92 points. Okawville (84), Carterville (68) and Murphysboro (60) rounded out the top five.

Sparta won the boys' division with 168 points, with Chester (117.5), Red Bud (85.5), Okawville (38) and Steeleville (30) also finishing in the top five.

In the girls' division, Chester won seven events of 18 events and had six runner-up finishes, seven third-place finishes, three fourth-place finishes, two fifth-place finishes and four sixth-place finishes.

"I was very pleased with how the freshmen are stepping up how all of the girls' times are dropping," said Chester girls coach Jenny Stumpe. "Overall, it was a great meet for the entire Lady Jackets team."

Chester's Morgan Atchison and Taylor Dunning each won two events apiece. Atchison won the 100-meter hurdles (15.7) and 300-meter hurdles (47.5), while Dunning won the 3,200-meter run (12:57.5) and the 1,600-meter run (5:56.3).

Kaitlyn Hoffman was the winner of the high jump (5-0) and Jessica Kattenbraker was the winner of the 400-meter dash (1:02.3).

The final event winner for the Lady Yellow Jackets was the 1,600-meter-meter relay.  Jessica Kattenbraker, Tayler Howie, Taylor Dunning and Morgan Atchison turned in a winning time of 4:24.6.

Other Chester Results:

Discus:

Hannah Schweizer (2nd, 85-11) and Maddie Hoffman (3rd, 83-5)

Shot Put:

Maddie Hoffman (3rd, 30-10.5) and Hannah Schweizer (29-4)

Long Jump:

Ashtyn Jany (6th, 13-4)

High Jump:

Jessica Kattenbraker (3rd, 4-10)

Triple Jump:

Jessica Kattenbraker (2nd, 30-8) and Kaity Hoffman (3rd, 30-2)

Pole Vault:

Abby Myers (2nd, 8-0) and Elyzabeth Mitchell (4th, 6-6)

3,200-meter Relay:

Avery Runge, Audrey Hopper, Destiny Williamson, and Addie Blechle (2nd, 11:07.0)

400-meter Relay:

Abby Myers, Ashtyn Jany, Tayler Howie, and Morgan Atchison (2nd, 53.8)

100-meter Dash:

Elyzabeth Mitchell (5th, 14.8)

800-meter Run:

Avery Runge (2nd, 2:48.8) and Addie Blechle (4th, 2:51.4)

800-meter Relay:

Abby Myers, Katie Hoffman, Elyzabeth Mitchell, and Audrey Hopper (3rd, 2:00.8)

400-meter Dash:

Ashtyn Jany (4th, 1:06.9)

300-meter Hurdles:

Elyzabeth Mitchell: (3rd, 56.3)

1,600-meter Run:

Avery Runge (6th, 6:35.4)

200-meter Dash:

Ashtyn Jany (2nd, 29.0) and Addie Blechle (6th, 31.5)

The Yellow Jacket boys had six wins in their side of the meet to go along with one runner-up finish, four third-place finishes, four fourth-place finishes, four fifth-place finishes and two sixth-place finishes.

"I thought we ran really well overall," said CHS coach Ben Hunter. "We are lacking in a few areas which hurt us a bit, but overall we performed well."

Clayton Richelman, Demontae Martin and two Yellow Jacket relays, the 400 and the 800, combined to win the six events.

Richelman won both the long jump (17-3) and the triple jump (35-10), while Martin won the 100-meter dash (11.4) and the 200-meter dash (23.3).

The foursome of Chris Lang, Caleb Golding, Martin and Savion Smith won the 400-meter relay with a time of 45.0. Lang, Nick Heffernan, Martin and Smith won the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:35.9.

Lang finished second in the 200-meter dash (24.1).

Chester added an additional 24 points with four third-place finishes - Zach Zappa in the 110-meter hurdles (22.9); Joey Reid in the 100-meter dash (12.6); Josh Haberberger in the 1,600-meter run (5:27.0) and Jacob Wingerter, Jacob O'Riley, Joey Reid and Nick Heffernan in the 1,600-meter relay (4:07.2).

The Jackets earned four fourth-place finishes - Mitchell Colonel in the 800-meter run (2:31.1); Jacob Wingerter in the 400-meter dash (59.3); Eathan Thompson in the 300-meter hurdles; and Josh Haberberger, Lance Bohnert, Colonel and Zach Zappa in the 3.200-meter relay (10:19.7).

Other Chester results:

High Jump

Jacob Golding (5th, 5-2)

3,200-meter Run

Trent Bierman (5th, 23:35.4)

110-meter Hurdles

Gage Bollmann (5th, 24.1)

400-meter Dash

Jacob O'Riley (5th, 59.9)

800-meter Run

Lance Bohnert (6th, 2:33.4)

300-meter Hurdles

Gage Bollmann (6th, 1:00.4)

Both teams were to compete at the Buzz Bradley Invitational at Sparta on Friday, but the event was cancelled due to cold and rainy weather.

Next up for the Jackets will be the Black Diamond Frosh/Soph boys and girls conference meet at Hamilton County tomorrow and the Bi-County Meet on Tuesday at Chester.

Chester high jumper Katie Hoffman clears the bar on April 18 at Chester High School's Dr. Charles R. Young Memorial Track and Field Complex. Hoffman, a junior, won the event with her leap of 5-0 and also finished 3rd in the triple jump (4-10). Jim Beers Photo

Chester High School senior Demontae Martin won two individual events and was part of two winning Yellow Jacket relay teams. Martin won the 100-meter dash (11.4) and the 200-meter dash (23.3) in individual competition. Jim Beers Photo

The Chester High School Yellow Jacket 3,200-meter relay team started off the running events with a 4th place finish and a time of 10.19.7. The unit consists of, from left, Zach Zappa, Josh Haberberger, Lance Bohnert, and Mitchell Colonel. All are juniors at CHS. Jim Beers Photo

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