PRINCETON – Mendota took its boys’ and girls’ track & field teams to Princeton for the Ferris Invitational on April 16.
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PRINCETON – Mendota took its boys’ and girls’ track & field teams to Princeton for the Ferris Invitational on April 16.
The Trojans scored 90 points and finished fifth in the team standings. Rock Falls claimed the top spot with 229 points, followed by Princeton (200), Kewanee (190) and Hall (178). St. Bede was last with 62 points.
Mendota’s best finish on the day went to the 4x100-meter relay team, which placed third with a time of 46.6. Competitors were Cody Jenner, Emiliano Arteaga, Chris Sandoval and Eddy Sandoval.
In the girls’ competition, the Lady Trojans were also fifth out of six teams with 101 points. Leading the pack was Rock Falls with 252 points, followed by Hall (184), Kewanee (153) and Princeton (105). St. Bede was sixth with 97 tallies.
Abby Phalen turned in Mendota’s only first-place finish with a distance of 32-8.25 in the triple jump. She also took second place in the long jump at 15-0, while Morgan Gonda was runner up in the 400-meter dash in 1:08.7.
April 16 – Ferris Invite
(boys)
Rock Falls 229, Princeton 200, Kewanee 190, Hall 178, Mendota 90, St. Bede 62
Mendota 3rd place: 4x100m relay (Cody Jenner, Emiliano Arteaga, Chris Sandoval, Eddy Sandoval), 46.6
Mendota 4th place: 4x200m relay (C. Sandoval, E. Arteaga, Jae’Shaun Hughes, Cole Stremlau), 1:42.52; Stremlau, shot put, 37-8.25; Kevin Lewis, discus, 114-9
Mendota 5th place: Jose Sandoval, 1600m run, 5:12.71; 4x400m relay (Damien Magallanes, Nick Trump, Gavin Huffaker, Hughes), 4:28.03
Mendota 6th place: Gustavo Salinas, 100m dash throwers, 15.86; E. Sandoval, 400m dash, 57.23; J. Sandoval, 3200m run, 11:42.69; Jenner, long jump, 19-4.25; Josue Arteaga, triple jump, 34-7; Stremlau, discus, 106-0
Mendota 7th place: Jenner, 100m dash, 11.85; Magallanes, 110m hurdles, 19.5; Hughes, high jump, 5-0; J. Arteaga, long jump, 17-9.5
Mendota 8th place: C. Sandoval, 200m dash, 25.06; Raul Gonzalez, shot put, 33-1
Mendota 9th place: Tyler Preston, 800m run, 2:29.77
Mendota 10th place: E. Sandoval, 100m dash, 11.96; Sam Lawrence, 800m run, 2:41.16; Huffaker, 300m hurdles, 55.97
(girls)
Rock Falls 252, Hall 184, Kewanee 153, Princeton 105, Mendota 101, St. Bede 97
Mendota 1st place: Abby Phalen, triple jump, 32-8.25
Mendota 2nd place: Morgan Gonda, 400m dash, 1:08.7; Phalen, long jump, 15-0
Mendota 3rd place: 4x100m relay (Twila Martinson, Devin Wade, Phalen, Gonda), 55.82
Mendota 4th place: Gonda, 200m dash, 29.69; Lauren Schimmer, high jump, 4-6; Wade, pole vault, 6-6
Mendota 5th place: Phalen, 100m dash, 13.99; Natalie Bodmer, 800m run, 2:49.16; Bodmer, 1600m run, 6:19.19
Mendota 6th place: Gonda, 100m dash, 14.16; Elizabeth Schillinger, 100m hurdles, 21.54; Schillinger, 300m hurdles, 1:00.86
Mendota 8th place: Martinson, 200m dash, 31.06
Mendota 9th place: Janice Gonzalez, 400m dash, 1:19.39; Wade, long jump, 12-6
