The Wayne High boys finished third and the girls placed sixth in the Fred Arnold Invitational held Thursday at Schuyler HIgh School.
One of Wayne’s individual wins came in the boys shot put, where Mike Leatherdale claimed top honors with a best throw of 48 feet, 2 1/2 inches. He also placed second in the discus with a best toss of 154 feet.
Aaron Reynolds came home with four medals on the day, including three runner-up finishes in the sprint events (100, 200, 400). He also had a fifth in the long jump, complementing Cody Rogers, who was runner-up in that event and also won the triple jump.
Other medal-winning efforts included a third for Kaden Kneifl in the discus, a fourth for Tristen Landanger in the high jump, a fifth for the 1,600-meter relay and a sixth by Reece Jaqua in the pole vault.
In girls action, Emily Armstrong had the best finish with a runner-up effort in the shot put with a mark of 35-3 3/4. Kendal Dorey placed third in the long jump, Gabi Meyer was third in the 800 and anchored the 3,200-meter relay that placed third.
Sidney Biggerstaff (100 hurdles) and Hailey Backer (pole vault) posted fifth-place finishes, and Wayne’s relays were fourth in the 400 and fifth in the 1,600.
Several Wayne High athletes will compete in the Northeast Nebraska Classic on Thursday at Norfolk High School. The Mid State Conference meet is scheduled for Saturday at Hochstein Stadium in Hartington.
Fred Arnold Invitational
Girls Team Standings
Aquinas 151.5, Wahoo 109.5, Blair 81.5, Columbus Scotus 79, Columbus Lakeview 37, Wayne 36, Schuyler 28.5, Logan View 3.
Wayne Medalists
800: 3. Gabi Meyer, 2:30.17.
100 hurdles: 5. Sidney Biggerstaff, 17.96.
400 relay: 4. Wayne (Hailey Backer, Kendall Dorey, Ashton Boyer, Maysn Dorey), 54.52.
1,600 relay: 5. Wayne (Frankie Klausen, Aliah Schulz, Rubie Klausen, Meyer), 4:43.12.
3,200 relay: 3. Wayne (F. Klausen, R. Klausen, Kiara Krusemark, Meyer), 10:57.07.
Pole vault: 5. Backer, 8-0.
Long jump: 3. K. Dorey, 15-1 3/4.
Shot put: 2. Emily Armstrong, 35-3 3/4.
Boys Team Standings
Aquinas 138, Blair 135, Wayne 73, Wahoo 64, Columbus Lakeview 36, Schuyler 32, Columbus Scotus 28, Logan View 20.
Wayne Medalists
100: 2. Aaron Reynolds, 11.88.
200: 2. Reynolds, 24.54.
400: 2. Reynolds, 52.53.
1,600 relay: 5. Wayne (Koby Nelson, Tristen Landanger, Casey Koenig, Reece Jaqua), 3:59.18.
High jump: 4. Landanger, 5-4.
Pole vault: 6. Jaqua, 10-6.
Long jump: 2. Cody Rogers, 19-10 1/2; 5. Reynolds, 19-5 3/4.
Triple jump: 1. Rogers, 41-7 1/2.
Discus: 2. Mike Leatherdale, 154-0; 3. Kaden Kneifl, 145-0.
Shot put: 1. Leatherdale, 48-2 1/2.
