Track and field has successful first outing at the GVSU meet
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At the GVSU meet on Friday, the track and field team competed in its first meet of the season. Overall, the team had a very successful day.
For the boys side, three FHC runners placed in the top five of the 400-meter race; those runners were senior Geoffrey Batterbee in first place with a time of 52.94, junior Patrick Ho in second with 53.58, and freshman Sam Yeager in fifth with 54.94. In the 800-meter, the top runners were senior Jacob Ball in fourth place with 2:09.32 and sophomore Jonah Cumings in sixth with 2:11.84. Junior Gabe Carlson came in first place at a time of 4:44. 72 and sophomore Kyle James-Heer earned third at 4:49.38.
In the boys 60-meter hurdles, senior Ryan Talbot placed third at 8.60. The relays placed in first as well. The 4×300 relay with seniors Noah Stout and Kai Hagadorn, Patrick Ho, and freshman Connor Milton ended with a time of 2:33.46. The 4×600 relay with Kai, Geoffrey, Jonah, and Gabe ended with a time of 5:58.44. For both the high jump and pole vault, Ryan placed for FHC. He placed fourth in the high jump with a score of 5-08.00 feet and first place in the pole vault with a score of 14-00.00 feet.
The girls had a successful day as well, starting with the 400-meter race. Senior Claire Baguley placed second with a time of 1:03.14. Junior Nicole Marco placed first in the 800-meter with a time of 2:27.44. For the hurdles, junior Olivia Jeong placed tenth with a time of 11.14.
The girls relays performed exceptionally as well; the 4×300 placed second with senior Madisyn Bunke, senior Hailey Aldrich, Claire, and Olivia with a time of 3:05.75. In the 4×600, the girls placed first with a time of 7:24.65. The team for this relay was Nicole, senior Courtney McAlindon, junior Chloe Zeien, and sophomore Emma Hansen. Senior Kelsey Becker placed first for FHC in the pole vault with a score of 8-06.00 feet. To end it all, Madisyn placed seventh in the long jump with a score of 14-11:00 feet.
The track and field team will compete next on Saturday, April 13 at Forest Hills Central for the king and queen of the hills races.
Jordyn Carlson is a Junior at FHC, this is her second year writing for The Central Trend as a Sports Reporter. Jordyn wishes to continue writing all through...