Farwell track competed at double dual in Meridian

By BEN MURPHY

Cleaver Sports Writer

The Farwell track and field teams hit the road for Meridian on Wednesday, April 22. They took part in a Jack Pine Conference double dual, where both their boys’ and girls’ teams came up short against host Meridian and Standish-Sterling.

Highlights for the boys’ included Hayden Roberts taking fifth in the 100-meter dash with a 12.09, Marcos Allen Quero was fifth in the 200 with a 25.07 and Memphis Peever was seventh in the 400, Rylee Sprague added a second place run in the 200 with a 2:17, followed closely by Clayton Lutes in third just a few steps behind. Sprague was also second in the 1600 with a run of 5:09 and Keegan Terrian was second and Conner Cousineau was third in the 3200 with times of 11:45 and 11:58.

They had a first-place relay team in the 4x800, with Peever, Lutes, Fabian Holtman and Brian Brown taking the top spot with a time of 9:26.

Miller was sixth in the shot put (33-05) and eighth in the discus (81-03) and Holtman was able to take third in the long jump with a distance of 18-03.

For the Lady Eagles, Mya Yarhouse was second in the 100 and 200, getting times of 13.72 and 29.22. Jenelle Fouts was second in the 400 with a 1:08.02, Willow Hooper was fourth in the 800 at 2:57 and she was also fourth in the 1600 at 6:41. Marley Allbee was able to take fourth in the 100 hurdles with a 20.73.

They had the 4x200 team of Mia Dailey, Yarhouse, Megan Steinert and Hunter Green take first with a time of 2:00, and the 4x400 team of Paycee Grandsen, Fouts, Millie McAuley and Aubrianna Terrian won with a 4:53.

In the shot put, Jasmine Green took fourth with a throw of 23-04, Aubrianna Terrian was seventh in the discus with a 68-04 and Hooper took second in the long jump with a bound of 12-06.50.

Farwell hosted a Jack Pine meet on Wednesday and they’ll head to Meridian on Friday for an invitational.