The Red Raiders began their outdoor track season on Tuesday, April 2 in Parkston. Both the girls and boys finished in 2nd place in the 7 team meet. Congratulations to 3 athletes, Britney Krcil (pole vault), Jaden Peters (pole vault), and Malcolm Janis (triple jump) who qualified for the state meet by exceeding the standard set for each event. Also, congratulations to Lizzie Tyler, as she entered the Wagner leaderboard in 5th place in the 3200 meter run with her effort in Parkston. The track team hosted their home meet on Tuesday, April 9 and is scheduled to compete in Avon on Friday, April 12, Tyndall on Tuesday, April 16, and Mount Vernon on Thursday, April 18. Following are the results from the Parkston meet.

Girls

Shot put – Danielle Twiss 4th 27’4; Alex Zephier 5th 27’1

Discus – Danielle Twiss 3rd 76’4; Alex Zephier 6th 67’6

High jump – Abby Brunsing 4th 4’2

Triple jump – Maggie Barnett 5th 30’7

Pole vault – Britney Krcil 1st 9’0

3200 run – Lizzie Tyler 2nd 12:52.82

3200 relay – 3rd 11:55.00 (Alcista Dion, Rose Eitemiller, Maya Kuhlman, Mikayla Janis)

100 – Brooke Knoll 2nd 13.84

800 relay – 1st 2:00.07 (Faith Tyler, Abby Brunsing, Maggie Barnett, Brooke Knoll)

1600 – Lizzie Tyler 2nd 6:07.00

400 relay 4th 1:03.10 (Isabella Cournoyer, Tawi Star Comes Out, Maya Kuhlman, Jessica Kocer)

400 – Abby Brunsing 2nd 1:07.33; Maggie Barnett 4th 1:08.99

Medley relay – 2nd 5:22.73 (Isabella Cournoyer, Faith Podzimek, Jessica Kocer, Mikayla Janis)

800 – Alcista Dion 2nd 2:47; Rose Eitemiller 5th 2:58

1600 relay – 1st 4:39.63 (Faith Tyler, Abby Brunsing, Maggie Barnett, Lizzie Tyler)

Boys

Long jump – Malcolm Janis 1st 19’6 ½

Triple jump – Malcolm Janis 1st 41’6 ½

Pole vault – Jaden Peters 1st 12’9; Owen Eitemiller 2nd 10’6

3200 – Lael Watermans 2nd 12:01.63; Michael Barnett 3rd 12:14.86

3200 relay – 1st 10:11.64 (Simon Freier, Jagger Tyler, Owen Eitemiller, Michael Barnett)

100 – Preston Nedved 5th 12.41

1600 – Lael Watermans 3rd 5:22.33; Simon Freier 4th 5:27.56

400 relay – 2nd 52.74 (Camden Roth, Owen Eitemiller, Jaden Peters, Preston Nedved)

400 – Malcolm Janis 1st 56.28

Medley relay – 4th 4:29.18 (Preston Nedved, Jaden Peters, Camden Roth, Owen Eitemiller)

800 – Simon Freier 4th 2:28.33

200 – Malcolm Janis 1st 23.89; Preston Nedved 2nd 24.73