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PREP TRACK & FIELD: Lancaster Invitational

By A.J. Gates, Herald Independent

Lancaster girls win team title at own 15-team invite, Flying Arrows boys finish second

LANCASTER – With 105 total points, the Lancaster girls’ track and field team finished first of 16 teams at last Thursday’s Lancaster Invite.

The Flying Arrows finished 8.5 points ahead of the second-place team from Westby, and 21 points ahead of the third-place team from Platteville.

First-place finishes for the Lady Arrows included: Lainee Burks in the 100 (:13.24), Eden Bowen in the 200 (:27.06), Macie Galle in the pole vault (10’0”), the 4x200 relay team of Burks, Bowen, Sophie Burr and Maddie Nielsen (1:51.02), and the 4x400 relay team of Kylie Olmstead, Angela Clauer, Sophie Burr and Mallory Olmstead (4:20.08).

The Lancaster boys scored 93 team points, finishing second to Platteville, who ended the meet with 94.5 points.

First-place finishes for the Lancaster boys include: Semaj Venson in the long jump (21’8.75”), Connor Raisbeck in the discus (139’1”), the 4x100 relay team of Venson, Brennen Gildersleeve, Peyton Hale and Max Bedward (:44.59), and the 4x200 relay team of Venson, Bedward, Hale and Michael Murphy (1:32.72).

The Flying Arrow track and field athletes will next compete at the Platteville Relays on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m., then will host the SWC Invite on Thursday, April 25, beginning at 5 p.m.

Monday’s Prairie du Chien Relays was cancelled due to Sunday’s snow storm, and will not be made up.

Lancaster Invitational
(from Thursday, April 13, at Lancaster)
Boys
Team scores - 1. Platteville 94.5; 2. Lancaster 93; 3. Dodgeville/Mineral Point 84; 4. Prairie du Chien 71; 5. Richland Center 60.5; 6. Cuba City 53; 7. Viroqua 46; 8. Fennimore 41; 9. Westby 36; 10. Boscobel 33; 11. Darlington 30; 12. River Valley 26; 13. Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 15; 14. De Soto 11; 15. Belmont 7.
Top finishers from Lancaster
100 - 2. Max Bedward :12.02. 200 - 3. Semaj Venson :24.14. 4x100 - 1. (Brennen Gildersleeve, Peyton Hale, Semaj Venson, Max, Bedward) :44.59. 4x200 - 1. (Michael Murphy, Peyton Hale, Semaj Venson, Max Bedward) 1:32.72. 4x400 - 2. (Michael Murphy, Brady Sperle, Quinton Ploessl, Peyton Hale) 3:36.70. High jump - 8. Michael Murphy 5’4”. Pole vault - 5. Landon Budworth 11’0”; T7. Jackson VanNatta 10’6”. Long jump - 1. Semaj Venson 21’8.75”. Triple jump - 4. Quinton Ploessl 40’4”; 5. Brennen Gildersleeve 40’1.75”; 6. Michael Murphy 39’11.5”. Shot put - 4. Jacob DiVall 40’5.5”; 5. Connor Raisbeck 39’9”; 7. Will Bussan 37’11.25”. Discus - 1. Connor Raisbeck 139’1”; 7. Will Bussan 116’0”. 
Girls
Team scores - 1. Lancaster 105; 2. Westby 96.5; 3. Platteville 84; 4. Cuba City 63.5; 5. Dodgeville/Minera Point 56.5; 6. Darlington 50; 7. Prairie du Chien 45; 8. Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 42; 9. Boscobel 39; 10. Fennimore 38.5; 11. River Valley 29; 12. Viroqua 26; 13. Richland Center 19; 14. De Soto 4; 15. Belmont 2; 16. Lancaster B 1.
Top finishers from Lancaster
100 - 1. Lainee Burks :13.24; 8. Megan Kreul :14.31. 200 - 1. Eden Bowen :27.06. 400 - 6. Ava Green 1:07.13. 1600 - 4. Mallory Olmstead 5:51.95. 3200 - 8. Leah Muench 15:22.24. 300 hurdles - 7. Lizzy Clauer :56.13. 4x100 - 2. (Maddie Nielsen, Megan Kreul, Eden Bowen, Lainee Burks) :52.11. 4x200 - 1. (Sophie Burr, Maddie Nielsen, Eden Bowen, Lainee Burks) 1:51.02. 4x400 - 1. (Kylie Olmstead, Angela Clauer, Sophia Burr, Mallory Olmstead) 4:20.08. 4x800 - 3. (Mallory Olmstead, Kylie Olmstead, Alaina Stader, Mikayla Smith) 10:29.17. High jump - 3. Sophie Burr 5’0”. Pole vault - 1. Macie Galle 10’0”. Long jump - 2. Megan Kreul 17’3.75”; 3. Lainee Burks 17’2.25”. Triple jump - 2. Megan Kreul 34’7”. Shot put - 7. Ariana Hauck 30’1.5”.