TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Simply put, it was a Waterford sweep.
Both the Wildcats and Lady ‘Cats came away with top team honors Tuesday night during a six-team track and field meet held at East Shade River Stadium on the campus of Eastern High School.
Waterford combined to win 11 of the 32 events that were held overall, as the boys (121) claimed a five-point win in their competition while the ladies (139) scored an 18-point triumph in their meet. Meigs collectively won five titles and was also the runner-up in both divisions, as the Marauders scored 116 points and the Lady Marauders had 121 points.
Eastern, which joined Waterford with a combined 11 crowns, placed third overall in both contests. The Eagles had 81 points and the Lady Eagles posted 112 points. Frontier (74), Trimble (39) and South Gallia (36) rounded out the final three spots in the girls competition, while Trimble (60), Frontier (49) and South Gallia (29) closed things out on the boys side. FHS claimed four individual titles and THS also had one event winner.
The Marauders won all five titles for MHS, which included a pair of wins in the 4x100m (48.57) and 4x800m (9:52) relays. Austin Welch won the 300m hurdles with a time of 46.49 seconds, while Dustyn Lee won gold in the 800m run with amark of 2:20. Steven Mahr came away with the 1600m crown with a winning time of 4:56.
The Eagles secured three event titles, including a winning time of 1:43 in the 4x200m relay. Tyler Cline also came away with two victories in the shot put (50-6) and discus (154-2) events. Josh Cooper and John Johnson had the Rebels’ top overall efforts after each respectively placed second in the 100m dash (11.99) and 100m hurdles (21.40).
The Wildcats won six events in the boys meet, followed by the Tomcats and the Cougars with one champion each.
The Lady Eagles won half of the 16 events on the girls side, but still only finished third overall. Waterford scored five titles en route to its victory, and Frontier earned the other three ladies championships that were up for grabs. Neither Meigs, South Gallia nor Trimble had an individual girls champion.
The 4x100m (55.61), 4x200m (1:53), 4x400m (4:56) and 4x800m (11:35) squads went a perfect 4-for-4 in relay events, while Maddie Rigsby won gold in the high jump (5-0) and Cassidy Cleland took first in the discus (95-5) competition. Asia Michael won the 1600m run (6:06) and Keri Lawrence posted a winning time of 17.5 seconds in the 100m hurdles.
The Lady Marauders had four runner-up efforts overall, including one in the 4x100m relay event. Brook Andrus was second in the 200m dash (28.74), while Maggie Smith finished second in the 3200m (14:37) contest. Adrianna Rowe also placed second in the long jump with a distance of 12 feet, 8 inches.
The Lady Rebels earned a pair of third place efforts on the day. Lexi Johnson was third in the shot put with a heave of 28 feet, 10.5 inches, while Jamie Chapman was third in the 100m dash with a mark of 14.35 seconds.
GIRLS
Team Scores: 1. Waterford 139, 2. Meigs 121, 3. Eastern 112, 4. Frontier 74, 5. Trimble 39, 6. South Gallia 36; 100m Dash: 1. Duff (F) 13.19, 2. Rohrer (W) 13.44, 3. Chapman (SG) 14.35, 4. Rowe (M) 14.79; 200m Dash: 1. Rohrer (W) 27.81, 2. Andrus (M) 28.74, 3. Cochran (F) 28.89, 4. Surry (W) 29.42; 400m Dash: 1. Surry (W) 1:05.2, 2. Palmer (E) 1:05.4, 3. Rohrer (W) 1:06.6, 4. Kennedy (M) 1:10.3; 800m Run: 1. Kroll (W) 2:46, 2. Spencer (T) 2:51, 3. Perrin (M) 2:55, 4. Smitley (F) 3:05; 1600m Run: 1. Michael (E) 6:06, 2. Spencer (T) 6:09, 3. Kroll (W) 6:21, 4. Patterson (M) 6:27; 3200m Run: 1. Surry (W) 13:39, 2. Smith (M) 14:37, 3. Short (T) 14:54, 4. Wayland (W) 15:05; 100m Hurdles: 1. Lawrence (E) 17.5, 2. Bellville (W) 18.1, 3. Cremeans (M) 18.6, 4. Harris (F) 19.7; 300m Hurdles: 1. Duff (F) 54.74, 2. Bellville (W) 55.27, 3. Russell (M) 56.30, 4. Daughty (F) 57.09; 4x100m Relay: 1. Eastern 55.61, 2. Meigs 55.86, 3. Frontier 58.15, 4. Waterford 1:00.98; 4x200m Relay: 1. Eastern 1:53, 2. Waterford 1:58, 3. Meigs 2:00, 4. South Gallia 2:08; 4x400m Relay: 1. Eastern 4:56, 2. Waterford 5:10, 3. Trimble 5:13, 4. South Gallia 5:33; 4x800m Relay: 1. Eastern 11:35, 2. Waterford 11:52, 3. Meigs 12:10, 4. Trimble 12:46; Discus: 1. Cleland (E) 95-5, 2. Keller (E) 92-7, 3. Heddleson (F) 75-1.5, 4. Reynolds (W) 74-3; Shot Put: 1. Melem (W) 31-1, 2. Keller (E) 30-5, 3. Johnson (SG) 28-10.5, 4. Bostic (SG) 28-4; High Jump: 1. Rigsby (E) 5-0, t2. Cochran (F) and Miller (W) 4-6, 4. Duff (F) 4-4; Long Jump: 1. Cochran (F) 15-0, 2. Rowe (M) 12-8, 3. Daugherty (F) 12-4.5, 4. Johnson (SG) 12-4.
BOYS
Team Scores: 1. Waterford 121, 2. Meigs 116, 3. Eastern 81, 4. Trimble 60, 5. Frontier 49, 6. South Gallia 29; 100m Dash: 1. Munjas (W) 11.54, 2. Cooper (SG) 11.99, 3. Goodnite (E) 12.07, 4. Turner (M); 200m Dash: 1. Munjas (W) 24.27, 2. Mahr (M) 24.85, 3. Goodnite (E) 24.94, 4. Cooper (SG) 25.69; 400m Dash: 1. Riley (T) 57.43, 2. Crawford (W) 59.92, 3. Davis (M) 1:02.02, 4. Humphrey (T) 1:02.91; 800m Run: 1. Lee (M) 2:20.3, 2. Crawford (W) 2:20.7, 3. Widiken (W) 2:23.0, 4. Couch (T) 2:34.0; 1600m Run: 1. Mahr (M) 4:56, 2. Hanning (M) 4:58, 3. Smathers (T) 5:22, 4. Ervin (F) 5:34; 3200m Run: 1. Strahler (W) 10:42, 2. Smathers (T) 12:01, 3. Howard (M) 12:09, 4. Gutberlet (F) 13:57; 100m Hurdles: 1. Gutberlet (F) 20.81, 2. Johnson (SG) 21.40; 300m Hurdles: 1. Welch (M) 46.49, 2. McCutcheon (W) 47.14, 3. Conway (T) 51.76, 4. Gutberlet (F) 59.29; 4x100m Relay: 1. Meigs 48.57, 2. Eastern 48.98, 3. Waterford 51.88, 4. Trimble 55.73; 4x200m Relay: 1. Eastern 1:43, 2. Waterford 1:48, 3. Meigs 1:49, 4. Frontier 2:10; 4x400m Relay: 1. Waterford 4:03.72, 2. Trimble 4:07.23, 3. Eastern 4:25.26, 4. Frontier 4:47.83; 4x800m Relay: 1. Meigs 9:52, 2. Trimble 10:10.0; Discus: 1. Cline (E) 154-2, 2. Hickman (W) 121-1, 3. Roush (M) 118-4, 4. Welch (E) 96-8; Shot Put: 1. Cline (E) 50-6, 2. Welch (E) 39-2, 3. Roush (M) 37-8.5, 4. Hickman (W) 37-7; High Jump: 1. Munjas (W) 5-8, 2. Welch (E) 5-2, 3. Ervin (F) 5-2; Long Jump: 1. McCutcheon (W) 18-2, 2. Facemyer (E) 17-10, 3. Cooper (SG) 17-9, 4. Turner (M) 17-8.







