April 8, 2015 at 4:43 p.m.
Jay girls track win opener
Boys finish runner-up in meet at Southern Wells
Jay girls track win opener
PONETO — Jay County High School’s girls track team opened its outdoor season Tuesday with a commanding victory in a three-team meet at Southern Wells.
The Patriots fought the cold, windy and drizzly conditions to win 14 of the 15 events, scoring 96 points. The host Southern Wells Raiders were second with 46 points, and the Blackford Bruins were a distant third with nine points.
Jay County’s boys scored 48 points to place second. Southern Wells won with 78 points, and Blackford scored 16 points for third.
First-year runner Ava Kunkler was the lone dual winner for the Patriot girls. The junior finished with a time of 2 minutes, 43.43 seconds, to win the 800 run, and was first in the 1,600 with a time of 6:01.3.
In the sprints, sophomore Taylor Homan and junior Emma Laux earned victories in the 100 and 200 dash races. Homan had a time of 14.41 seconds, and Laux crossed the finish line in 29.84 seconds. Erika Kunkler, a sophomore, won the 400 in 1:06.74.
Senior Malarie Houck won the 100 hurdles with a time of 18.43 seconds before suffering a leg injury during the long jump. Alli Campbell, a sophomore, stepped up to win the 300 hurdles in 1:02.23 in Houck’s absence.
Kellie Fortkamp (3,200 - 12:49.23), Lucy Laux (long jump), Sydney Robbins (shot put) and McKensie Muhlenkamp (discus) also won individual events for the Patriots.
Erika Kunkler also had her hand in two winning relays. She joined Megan Wellman, Audrey Shreve and Fortkamp to win the 4x800 relay (11:23.19), and teamed with Lexi Myers, Kelsey Burden and Courtney Cox to finish first in the 4x400 (4:51.49).
Myers, Homan and the Laux sisters won the 4x100 relay in 56.91 seconds.
Aaron Neal and Travis Barton accounted for the only victories for Jay County’s boys squad. Neal earned the top spot in the 300 hurdles (48.6 seconds) and the long jump (17 feet, 7 inches), and Barton won the 3,200 in 11:52.
Earning runner-up finishes were Lucy Laux (100), Ava Kunkler (high jump), McKensie Muhlenkamp (shot put), Taylor Muhlenkamp (discus), Campbell (300 hurdles) and Wellman (1,600).
Placing second for the boys were Nathan Heitkamp (long jump and 200), Alex LeMaster (3,200) and Neal (110 hurdles).
The Patriots fought the cold, windy and drizzly conditions to win 14 of the 15 events, scoring 96 points. The host Southern Wells Raiders were second with 46 points, and the Blackford Bruins were a distant third with nine points.
Jay County’s boys scored 48 points to place second. Southern Wells won with 78 points, and Blackford scored 16 points for third.
First-year runner Ava Kunkler was the lone dual winner for the Patriot girls. The junior finished with a time of 2 minutes, 43.43 seconds, to win the 800 run, and was first in the 1,600 with a time of 6:01.3.
In the sprints, sophomore Taylor Homan and junior Emma Laux earned victories in the 100 and 200 dash races. Homan had a time of 14.41 seconds, and Laux crossed the finish line in 29.84 seconds. Erika Kunkler, a sophomore, won the 400 in 1:06.74.
Senior Malarie Houck won the 100 hurdles with a time of 18.43 seconds before suffering a leg injury during the long jump. Alli Campbell, a sophomore, stepped up to win the 300 hurdles in 1:02.23 in Houck’s absence.
Kellie Fortkamp (3,200 - 12:49.23), Lucy Laux (long jump), Sydney Robbins (shot put) and McKensie Muhlenkamp (discus) also won individual events for the Patriots.
Erika Kunkler also had her hand in two winning relays. She joined Megan Wellman, Audrey Shreve and Fortkamp to win the 4x800 relay (11:23.19), and teamed with Lexi Myers, Kelsey Burden and Courtney Cox to finish first in the 4x400 (4:51.49).
Myers, Homan and the Laux sisters won the 4x100 relay in 56.91 seconds.
Aaron Neal and Travis Barton accounted for the only victories for Jay County’s boys squad. Neal earned the top spot in the 300 hurdles (48.6 seconds) and the long jump (17 feet, 7 inches), and Barton won the 3,200 in 11:52.
Earning runner-up finishes were Lucy Laux (100), Ava Kunkler (high jump), McKensie Muhlenkamp (shot put), Taylor Muhlenkamp (discus), Campbell (300 hurdles) and Wellman (1,600).
Placing second for the boys were Nathan Heitkamp (long jump and 200), Alex LeMaster (3,200) and Neal (110 hurdles).
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