Mendota’s Mari Biers rounds the final turn on her way to victory in the 300-meter hurdles on April 28 at the Mendota Coed Invite. (Reporter photo)

MENDOTA – The Mendota boys’ and girls’ track teams hosted the Mendota Coed Invitational on April 28 at the MHS track.

The Lady Trojans finished fifth out of seven teams with 63.5 points. LaSalle-Peru was the champion with 142 points. Mendota’s boys scored 18.5 points and finished in seventh place. L-P also won the boys’ title with 147.5 points.

Mari Biers had the best finish for the Lady Trojans, winning the 300-meter hurdles in a time of 49.06.

The MHS boys’ best showing was by Preston O’Sadnick in the 300-meter hurdles with a fourth-place finish in a time of 46.51 and Austin Lipe with a fourth-place effort in the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.87.

April 28 – Mendota

Coed Invite

(girls)

LaSalle-Peru 142, Streator 96, Hall 92, St. Bede 82.5, Mendota 63.5, Princeton 26, North Boone 14

Mendota 1^st place: Mari Biers, 300m hurdles, 49.06

Mendota 2^nd place: Biers, 100m hurdles, 17.3; Lydia Willis, shot put, 33-10; Willis, discus, 97-6

Mendota 3^rd place: Phalen Hessenberger, 200m dash, 29.29; 4x100m relay (Biers, Kylee Zinke, Emma Foley, Abby Motter), 54.55; Lauren Schimmer, high jump, 4-5; Abby Phalen, triple jump, 32-11.5

Mendota 4^th place: Foley, 100m dash, 14.05

Mendota 5^th place: Hessenberger, long jump, 14-4

Mendota 6^th place: Emme Bottom, high jump, 4-5

(boys)

LaSalle-Peru 147.5, Princeton 112, Streator 97.5, St. Bede 85.5, Byron 73, Hall 24, Mendota 18.5

Mendota 4^th place: Austin Lipe, 200m dash, 24.87; Preston O’Sadnick, 300m hurdles, 46.51

Mendota 5^th place: O’Sadnick, 110m hurdles, 18.34; 4x100m relay (Jake Eutis, Naseem Gray, Edwin Angulo, Eddy Sandoval), 47.66; Lipe, triple jump, 38-2

Mendota 6^th place: E. Sandoval, 100m dash, 12.34; Jonathan Patino, 800m run, 2:11.18; 4x200m relay (Eutis, Gray, Angulo, Sandoval), 1:41.66; Angulo, pole vault, 7-6; Lipe, long jump, 18-2