UCMS Lady Pats run second, Patriots fourth at UC Invitational
April 20, 2022 at 7:46 p.m.
The Union County Middle School and Northeastern girls track and field teams were runners-up at the 2022 Union County Middle School Track & Field Invitational last Friday night. UC and Northeastern both finished with 88 points and only two points behind first-place Union City’s 90 points.
The middle school Lady Patriots won four track events (100m hurdles, 1600 meter run, 800 meters, and the 4x200 meter relay.)
UC sixth grader Lillian Goecke won the 800 meter and 1600 meter runs and was a member of the second place 4x400m relay team.
Lillian Hunton won the 100 meter hurdles, was a member of the first-place 4x200 meter relay team and second-place 4x100 meter relay team.
The Patriot boys placed a close fourth to Blue River Valley (72-70) and in front of Benjamin Rush 52) and Knightstown (23).
Eighth graders Nick Watterson and Bo Tidrow cleaned up in the throwing events. Watterson won the shot and the discus. Tidrow was second in the discus and third in the shot put.
Next meets
The UC track and field teams will compete in the Middle School Track & Field Tri-Eastern Conference meet Friday April 22 (tomorrow).
Girls team results - Union City 90, Northeastern 88, UNION COUNTY 88, Benjamin Rush 70, Blue River Valley 45, Knightstown 20.
Lady Patriots placings, times
100m - Autumn VanWinkle 4th, 15.60.
200m - Autumn VanWinkle 4th, 32.88.
800m - Lillian Goecke 1st, 2:51.
1600m - Lillian Goecke 1st, 6:13.
110m hurdles - Lillian Hunton 1st, 20.56; Samantha West 6th, 21.18.
400m relay - Union County 2nd, 1:02 (Lillian Hunton, Olivia Tinkle, Abigail Lathery, Autumn VanWinkle).
4x200m relay - Union County 1st, 2:12 (Samantha West, Olivia Tinkle, Madison Gransbury, Lillian Hunton.
4x400 relay - 2nd, 5:12 (Samantha West, Olivia Tinkle, Cassidee McCashland, Gwen Beavers).
Boys team results - Northeastern 92, Union City 91, Blue River Valley 72, Union County 70, Benjamin Rush 52, Knightstown 23.
Patriots placings, times
200m - Christopher Crews 5th, 29.61.
400m - Jared Grissom 4th, 1:04.
800m - Tanner Paddock 5th, 2:44.
1600m - Tanner Paddock 3rd, 5:48.
110m hurdles - Jared Grissom, 4th, 20.29.
4x400 relay - Union County 3rd, 57.46 (Easton Baumbauer, Christopher Crews, Jackson Hertel, Bodie Helterbrand); Union County 4th, 1:00 (Ayden Pirickett, Bodie Helterbrand, Bo Tidrow, Aidan Vauthier).
4x200 relay - Union County 3rd, 2:02 (Easton Baumbauer, Jackson Hertel, Bo Tidrow, Christopher Crews).
4 x 400m relay - Union County 5th, 4:55 (Jared Grissom, Tanner Pddock, Griffen Overholt, Easton Baumbauer.
Discus - Nick Watterson, 1st, 130’; Bo Tidrow 2nd, 104’.
Shot put - Nick Watterson 1st, 42’5; Bo Tidrow 3rd, 37’5.
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The Union County Middle School and Northeastern girls track and field teams were runners-up at the 2022 Union County Middle School Track & Field Invitational last Friday night. UC and Northeastern both finished with 88 points and only two points behind first-place Union City’s 90 points.
The middle school Lady Patriots won four track events (100m hurdles, 1600 meter run, 800 meters, and the 4x200 meter relay.)
UC sixth grader Lillian Goecke won the 800 meter and 1600 meter runs and was a member of the second place 4x400m relay team.
Lillian Hunton won the 100 meter hurdles, was a member of the first-place 4x200 meter relay team and second-place 4x100 meter relay team.
The Patriot boys placed a close fourth to Blue River Valley (72-70) and in front of Benjamin Rush 52) and Knightstown (23).
Eighth graders Nick Watterson and Bo Tidrow cleaned up in the throwing events. Watterson won the shot and the discus. Tidrow was second in the discus and third in the shot put.
Next meets
The UC track and field teams will compete in the Middle School Track & Field Tri-Eastern Conference meet Friday April 22 (tomorrow).
Girls team results - Union City 90, Northeastern 88, UNION COUNTY 88, Benjamin Rush 70, Blue River Valley 45, Knightstown 20.
Lady Patriots placings, times
100m - Autumn VanWinkle 4th, 15.60.
200m - Autumn VanWinkle 4th, 32.88.
800m - Lillian Goecke 1st, 2:51.
1600m - Lillian Goecke 1st, 6:13.
110m hurdles - Lillian Hunton 1st, 20.56; Samantha West 6th, 21.18.
400m relay - Union County 2nd, 1:02 (Lillian Hunton, Olivia Tinkle, Abigail Lathery, Autumn VanWinkle).
4x200m relay - Union County 1st, 2:12 (Samantha West, Olivia Tinkle, Madison Gransbury, Lillian Hunton.
4x400 relay - 2nd, 5:12 (Samantha West, Olivia Tinkle, Cassidee McCashland, Gwen Beavers).
Boys team results - Northeastern 92, Union City 91, Blue River Valley 72, Union County 70, Benjamin Rush 52, Knightstown 23.
Patriots placings, times
200m - Christopher Crews 5th, 29.61.
400m - Jared Grissom 4th, 1:04.
800m - Tanner Paddock 5th, 2:44.
1600m - Tanner Paddock 3rd, 5:48.
110m hurdles - Jared Grissom, 4th, 20.29.
4x400 relay - Union County 3rd, 57.46 (Easton Baumbauer, Christopher Crews, Jackson Hertel, Bodie Helterbrand); Union County 4th, 1:00 (Ayden Pirickett, Bodie Helterbrand, Bo Tidrow, Aidan Vauthier).
4x200 relay - Union County 3rd, 2:02 (Easton Baumbauer, Jackson Hertel, Bo Tidrow, Christopher Crews).
4 x 400m relay - Union County 5th, 4:55 (Jared Grissom, Tanner Pddock, Griffen Overholt, Easton Baumbauer.
Discus - Nick Watterson, 1st, 130’; Bo Tidrow 2nd, 104’.
Shot put - Nick Watterson 1st, 42’5; Bo Tidrow 3rd, 37’5.