Salem girls, Minerva boys claim EBC track titles as records fall

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Minerva’s Nate Linkous (left), Minerva’s Owen Shick (center) and Salem’s Will Harmon race in the boys 100-meter dash during the Eastern Buckeye Conference Track and Field Championships on Friday, May 15, at Sebo Stadium in Salem. Shick won the event in a meet-record 10.96 seconds.

Records tumbled and team championships were decided Friday night as Salem’s girls and Minerva’s boys captured Eastern Buckeye Conference track and field titles at Sebo Stadium.

Salem’s girls piled up 157 points to outdistance runner-up Marlington (133), while Minerva’s boys totaled 131 points to edge Salem (114.5) for the conference crown. West Branch finished third in the boys standings with 97 points, followed by Marlington (85.5), Alliance (36) and Carrollton (28). In the girls standings, Minerva placed third with 88 points, West Branch was fourth with 69, Alliance fifth with 26 and Carrollton sixth with 19.

Salem’s girls were powered by a dominant performance from Chaya Murray, who broke meet records in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Murray won the 100 in 12.29 seconds, surpassing the previous mark of 12.75 set by Alliance’s Meghan Frazier in 2021, then returned to capture the 200 in 25.17, bettering the record of 26.06 set earlier this year by Marlington’s Allie Gill.

The Quakers also set meet records in the girls 4×100 and 4×400 relays. Salem’s 4×100 team of Angeline Hoffaker, Karlie Sampson, Abby Knickerbocker and Murray finished in 50.09, topping the previous conference record set by Carrollton earlier this season. Salem’s 4×400 squad of Knickerbocker, Laura Hovorka, Sampson and Murray posted a winning time of 4:00.09 to eclipse the prior record of 4:05.42 set in 2021.

Minerva’s boys leaned on standout sprint and distance efforts. Owen Shick broke conference records in both the 100 and 200. He won the 100 in 10.96, breaking the previous mark of 11.13, and captured the 200 in 22.27, besting the old record of 22.42. Minerva sophomore Tateum Richard broke the meet record in the 800.

The Lions also got dominant performances from Rowen Hoffee, who won both the 1,600 and 800 runs, and Owen Yoder, who captured the 3,200 and finished second in the 1,600. Wyatt Gonzalez added a meet record in the high jump by clearing 6 feet, 5 inches.

Marlington produced several standout performances, including Cameron Evanich, who won the boys 400 in a meet-record 50.32, while teammate Logan Kuhn also finished under the previous meet mark at 50.34. Olivia Callahan recorded a meet-record 45.63 in the girls 300 hurdles. Irelyn Johnson also set a meet record in the girls 3,200, finishing in 11:00.38.

Salem’s Lucas Adams added another record-breaking performance, winning the boys long jump with a leap of 22-5.75.

Top 5 finishers by event

Girls 100

  1. Chaya Murray, Salem — 12.29
  2. Aniyia Shonce, Alliance — 12.89
  3. Hailie Singer, West Branch — 12.91
  4. Grace Kungl, Marlington — 12.94
  5. Emma Shafer, Carrollton — 13.09

Boys 100

  1. Owen Shick, Minerva — 10.96
  2. Cameron Evanich, Marlington — 11.03
  3. Nate Linkous, Minerva — 11.24
  4. Aiden Handy, West Branch — 11.39
  5. Logan Kuhn, Marlington — 11.40 (tie) & Will Harmon, Salem — 11.40 (tie)

Girls 100 hurdles

  1. Olivia Callahan, Marlington — 16.24
  2. Alli Kanagy, West Branch — 16.77
  3. Sophia Dorris, West Branch — 16.80
  4. Kyliana Brown, Alliance — 17.33
  5. Carley Wolf, Minerva — 17.64

Boys 110 hurdles

  1. Landon Coffee, West Branch — 16.01
  2. Caden Stewart, Minerva — 16.23
  3. Sevin Woods, West Branch — 17.51
  4. Killian Sweeney, Carrollton — 17.54
  5. Cam Witts, Carrollton — 17.57

Girls 200

  1. Chaya Murray, Salem — 25.17
  2. Grace Kungl, Marlington — 27.00
  3. Kadence Bernard, Marlington — 27.02
  4. Karlie Sampson, Salem — 27.05
  5. Aniyia Shonce, Alliance — 27.27

Boys 200

  1. Owen Shick, Minerva — 22.27
  2. Cameron Evanich, Marlington — 22.85
  3. Nate Linkous, Minerva — 23.35
  4. Aiden Handy, West Branch — 23.62
  5. Logan Kuhn, Marlington — 23.62

Girls 4×800 relay

  1. Minerva — 9:41.46
  2. Salem — 9:46.77
  3. Marlington — 9:54.52
  4. Alliance — 10:52.69
  5. West Branch — 11:21.65

Boys 4×800 relay

  1. Minerva — 8:30.28
  2. Salem — 8:43.26
  3. West Branch — 8:48.71
  4. Marlington — 8:53.69
  5. Carrollton — 9:11.58

Girls 4×200 relay

  1. Marlington — 1:44.06
  2. Carrollton — 1:49.43
  3. Salem — 1:50.29
  4. Minerva — 1:51.35
  5. West Branch — 1:54.30

Boys 4×200 relay

  1. Salem — 1:31.33
  2. West Branch — 1:31.51
  3. Minerva — 1:32.40
  4. Carrollton — 1:36.47
  5. Alliance — 1:37.08

Girls 1600

  1. Irelyn Johnson, Marlington — 5:10.63
  2. Addison Hopple, Salem — 5:24.56
  3. Brin Boyce, Marlington — 5:28.25
  4. Addison Keyser, Minerva — 5:31.62
  5. Emily Sinsley, Salem — 5:39.55

Boys 1600

  1. Rowen Hoffee, Minerva — 4:24.72
  2. Owen Yoder, Minerva — 4:33.39
  3. Cooper Barth, Salem — 4:35.44
  4. Gabe Minor, Marlington — 4:39.76
  5. Colton Hall, Salem — 4:47.06

Girls 4×100 relay

  1. Salem — 50.09
  2. Carrollton — 51.60
  3. West Branch — 53.49
  4. Marlington — 54.56
  5. Minerva — 55.64

Boys 4×100 relay

  1. West Branch — 43.99
  2. Salem — 44.14
  3. Minerva — 44.71
  4. Carrollton — 46.99
  5. Marlington — 47.98

Girls 400

  1. Abby Knickerbocker, Salem — 59.82
  2. Laura Hovorka, Salem — 1:00.29
  3. Kadence Bernard, Marlington — 1:00.66
  4. Gracie Momirov-Dierick, Minerva — 1:01.67
  5. Hailie Singer, West Branch — 1:02.25

Boys 400

  1. Cameron Evanich, Marlington — 50.32
  2. Logan Kuhn, Marlington — 50.34
  3. Noah Dean, West Branch — 51.81
  4. Sam Yakubek, Salem — 53.26
  5. Max Zacharias, Salem — 54.27

Girls 300 hurdles

  1. Olivia Callahan, Marlington — 45.63
  2. Carley Wolf, Minerva — 47.17
  3. Quinn Cernansky, Marlington — 48.77
  4. Alli Kanagy, West Branch — 49.73
  5. Kyliana Brown, Alliance — 50.38

Boys 300 hurdles

  1. Blaize Horn, Marlington — 42.06
  2. Jax Rockwell, West Branch — 42.10
  3. Killian Sweeney, Carrollton — 44.16
  4. Landon Coffee, West Branch — 44.23
  5. Cam Witts, Carrollton — 44.30

Girls 800

  1. Tateum Richard, Minerva — 2:16.16
  2. Irelyn Johnson, Marlington — 2:18.87
  3. Addison Keyser, Minerva — 2:30.13
  4. Sarah Sinsley, Salem — 2:31.21
  5. Renae Burtz, Alliance — 2:31.51

Boys 800

  1. Rowen Hoffee, Minerva — 1:59.22
  2. Gabe Minor, Marlington — 2:02.82
  3. Cooper Barth, Salem — 2:02.94
  4. Tyson Fetty, Minerva — 2:03.33
  5. Landyn Winkler, Carrollton — 2:04.20

Girls 3200

  1. Irelyn Johnson, Marlington — 11:00.38
  2. Makenzie Beavers, Minerva — 11:33.33
  3. Addison Hopple, Salem — 11:55.63
  4. Brin Boyce, Marlington — 12:07.13
  5. Lili Pimentel-Alexander, Salem — 12:09.82

Boys 3200

  1. Owen Yoder, Minerva — 9:58.60
  2. Alex Rea, Salem — 10:00.26
  3. Anderson Scott, Minerva — 10:16.17
  4. Luke Stephens, Salem — 10:27.69
  5. Brady Griggs, Marlington — 10:31.06

Field events (Top 5)

Girls Shot Put

  1. Maddy Andres, Salem — 36-4
  2. Macey Troy, Salem — 35-8.25
  3. Indonika Woods, West Branch — 33-4.75
  4. Lanae Walter, Minerva — 32-11.75
  5. Leah Barnett, West Branch — 32-4.25

Boys Shot Put

  1. Hunter Owen, Salem — 50-11.75
  2. Kai’Vion Thomas, Alliance — 46-7
  3. Sean Scott, Minerva — 44-4.75
  4. Joe’l West-Cole, Marlington — 43-11
  5. Tyler Sprowl, West Branch — 43-7.25

Girls Discus

  1. Addi Bloor, West Branch — 110-9
  2. Maddy Andres, Salem — 110-3
  3. Jayden Kirkpatrick, Minerva — 108-3
  4. Autumn Thompson, Minerva — 108-2
  5. Macey Troy, Salem — 95-2

Boys Discus

  1. Kai’Vion Thomas, Alliance — 155-1
  2. Colt Stockman, Salem — 153-1
  3. Gavin Clay, West Branch — 152-11
  4. Hunter Owen, Salem — 142-3
  5. Noah Seaburn, Marlington — 142-1

Girls High Jump

  1. Madolyn Gorby, Salem — 5-2
  2. Peyton Colbert, Salem — 5-0
  3. Kendelle Hoopes, West Branch — 4-10
  4. Emma Catlett, Minerva — 4-8 (tie)
  5. Tallie Muniz, West Branch — 4-8 (tie)

Boys High Jump

  1. Wyatt Gonzalez, Minerva — 6-5
  2. Lucas Adams, Salem — 6-2
  3. Jax Rockwell, West Branch — 5-10 (tie)
  4. Zai’Marri Good, Alliance — 5-10 (tie)
  5. Mackston Ellis, Salem — 5-10

Girls Long Jump

  1. Quinn Cernansky, Marlington — 17-2.25
  2. Karlie Sampson, Salem — 16-6
  3. Grace Kungl, Marlington — 16-3
  4. Angeline Hoffaker, Salem — 15-10.75
  5. Kyliana Brown, Alliance — 15-4.25

Boys Long Jump

  1. Lucas Adams, Salem — 22-5.75
  2. Jarrin Blair, Alliance — 21-7.75
  3. Jax Rockwell, West Branch — 20-4.5
  4. Cletis Monroy, Salem — 19-6
  5. Kasen Weaver, West Branch — 19-4.5