OSAWATOMIE — Maggie Wilson was flying high, setting a new meet pole vault record at the same time as Kelsey Larson was streaming around the track to win the 400-meter dash.
Wilson and Larson helped lead Iola High’s Fillies to a team championship on Thursday at the Osawatomie High Francis Wendt Invitational. The Fillies piled up 124.5 points for first place with Spring Hill in second at 104.
Wilson, who had already taken the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in 12.9 seconds, returned to the girls’ pole vault event as the top contender. She was the only competitor to vault over 10 feet Thursday.
Wilson increased the meet record by a foot, topping the record (10 feet, 6 inches) she set last year. Wilson cleared 11’6” to equal her IHS record, Wilson attempted to push the school mark to 11’9” but missed on three vaults.
Larson claimed the gold medal in the 400-meter dash in 62.9 seconds. Wilson, Larson, Chanel Coyne and Kendra Taiclet ran in front of the field to win the 4×100-meter relay race in 51.6 seconds.
Taiclet competed in the 200-meter dash for the first time and won the race in 27.7 seconds. Taiclet was the silver medalist in the 100-meter high hurdles in 16.4 seconds then was third in the 300-meter low hurdles in 49.7 seconds.
“Maggie had a really good day. The wind was a cross-wind for her vault and the 100-meter race,” said Marvin Smith, Iola head track coach. “I thought we could win the girls’ division even though we don’t score in several events.”
Kirstin McGuffin and Larson went 1-2 in the javelin. McGuffin took the gold with a throw of 106’2” and Larson had a throw of 101’11”.
Katlyn Cleaver finished second in the discus with a toss of 99’4” with McGuffin in sixth at 92’3”. Cleaver placed third in the shot put with a throw of 32’4” and freshman Darci Collins scoring points in her first varsity meet with a sixth-place finish at 29’7”.
Larson placed third in the high jump, clearing the bar at 4’8” as did Breanna Stout, who was fourth. Stout placed third in the pole vault with a height of 7’6” and Coyne was fifth at 7-feet.
Wilson took third in the 200-meter dash in 28.6 seconds. Coyne was sixth in the 100-meter dash in 14.3 seconds.
The Fillies’ 4×800-meter relay team of Sydney Owens, Abby Works, Jamie Spears and Kristen Linn was sixth. They combined for a time of 12 minutes, 31.3 seconds.
Iola goes to Burlington Tuesday then Chanute next Friday.
