FRHS track teams take 2nd at home

FORT RECOVERY — For the girls team, splitting meant they stayed at .500. For the Tribe boys, it meant securing their first win.

The Fort Recovery High School track teams both split a home meet against Versailles and Memorial on Tuesday.

Versailles claimed the top spot on both sides, with the boys totaling 110 points and the girls earning 71. The FRHS girls (3-3, 2-2 Midwest Athletic Conference) tallied 44 to beat Memorial by just one point. The Indians boys (1-5, 0-4 MAC) gathered 29 points, to edge the Roughriders by seven.

Isaac Roessner led the boys with a pair of first-place finishes. He claimed the 200-meter dash in 24.86 seconds and the long jump with a mark of 19 feet, 10 inches. Luke Lochtefeld finished just behind him in both events, while Caleb Smith (high jump) and Carson Fullenkamp (shot put) also were runners-up.

Isaac Roessner’s older sister, Anna Roessner, also won a pair of events. She dominated the 100 and 200 dashes with times of 11.98 and 24.70 seconds.

Madison Heitkamp was the other dual event winner, claiming the 100 hurdles (17.77) and 300 hurdles (52.74). 

Other victories came from Kennedy Muhlenkamp (800 run), Joelle Kaup (1,600 run) and Karlie Niekamp (discus).