Bilbrey second at IWU

MARION — After advancing to the state finals in the discus last season, Gabi Bilbrey started strong in the other throwing event.

Opening the indoor track season, Bilbrey finished as the shot put runner-up Friday for the Jay County High School track team during the Indiana Wesleyan University/Marion Hoosier State Relays #1 event at IWU.

Jenna Dues and Isaac Kunkler each added third-place finishes Friday.

Bilbrey was one of only three girls at the meet to clear the 32-foot mark. Her toss of 34 feet, 6 inches, put her a foot behind champion Emery Carrico of Homestead.

Dues gave the Patriots another third-place effort in the high jump. She cleared the bar at 4 feet, 10 inches, following Ellie Irwin of Homestead and Marissa Baker of Brebeuf Jesuit.

Kunkler led the Jay County boys with his time of 9.08 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles. He finished behind Andres Langston of Mt. Vernon and Tremayne Brown of Anderson.

The Patriot team of Brayden Collins, Joseph Boggs, Tony Wood and Dylan Marentes placed third in the 4x800 relay. They finished in 9 minutes, 1.42 seconds.

Natalie Wehrly, Morgan DeHoff, Jenna Dues and Anastasiia Fomina teamed to place fourth for the JCHS girls in the 4x200 relay in 1:56.77. DeHoff tied for fifth in the long jump at 14 feet, 9 inches, and she also teamed with Johanna Andres, Maria Hemmelgarn and Wehrly.