Track and field team places fourth in districts
Shown are some of the GHS track and field team, from left Ryder Murphy, Nick Goodson, Zeke Yarger, Brady Myers, John Botts-Papcke, Christian Ries, Issac Pippin, Tate Uchtman and Alyssa Smith.
The Gainesville Bulldogs track and field team placed 4th out of 13 teams in the Class 2 District 5 meet held in Mountain Grove over the weekend. The top 8 in each event earned team points. The top 4 in each event will move on to sectionals next Saturday.
Top 8 finishes by event were:
400, Alyssa Smith, 5th place
800, Alyssa Smith, 8th place
1600, Alyssa Smith, 7th place
100, Aaron Kahl, 3rd place, Sectional Qualifier
200, Aaron Kahl, 6th place
400, Aaron Kahl, 3rd place, Sectional Qualifier
800, Ryder Murphy, 6th place, Gainesville School Record
1600, Ryder Murphy, 7th place
4x100 Relay, 6th place
4x200 Relay, 3rd place, Sectional Qualifier
4x400 Relay 6th place
4x800 Relay, 6th place, Gainesville School Record
High Jump, Ian Anderson, 6th Place
High Jump, Maliki Sherry, 1st place, Sectional Qualifier
Long Jump, Maliki Sherry, 5th place
Triple Jump, Maliki Sherry, 2nd place, Sectional Qualifier
Discus, Colton Lawson, 4th place, Sectional Qualifier
Javelin, Colton Lawson, 3rd place, Sectional Qualifier
Shot Put, Christian Ries, 7th place