IMS track continues success

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s track team continues to shine this season. This time they competed at Royster Middle School. The seventh grade girls earned second place and the eighth-graders placed seventh. The seventh grade boys earned second place and the eighth-graders placed sixth.
Of note, the seventh grade girls’ 4×100-meter relay team again beat their previous mark. Elka Billings, Ella Taylor, Sydni Keagle and Elysia Kunkler finished the race in 56.17 seconds, beating their previous time of 56.93.
The seventh grade boys’ 4x400m relay team beat the school’s previous record set by Greg Hayes, Josh Kristalyn, Jerry Pulley and Keatin Herder in 2003. This year’s group of Asher Sievers, Noah Ashmore, Elijah Fawson and Dan Foust set the mark to 4 minutes and 29.91 seconds, beating 4:35.10.
Individual results follow:

Seventh grade girls

100m dash
Elysia Kunkler, second, 13.46

200m dash
Elysia Kunkler, second, 28.65

400m dash
Nissa Fountain, fourth, 1:11.64

800m run
Carlie Payne, third, 2:55.72

100m hurdles
Elysia Kunkler, first, 16.48
Sydni Keagle, third, 17.30
Ella Taylor, fourth, 18.73

4x100m relay
(Elka Billings, Ella Taylor, Sydni Keagle, Elysia Kunkler), second, 56.17

4x200m relay
(Elka Billings, Allie Fager, Nissa Fountain, Ella Taylor), third, 2:10.58

Shot put
Allie Fager, fifth, 27’7”

Discus
Gabby Richards, fourth, 66’9”

Eighth grade girls

100m dash
Ashley Nicholas, sixth, 14.54

200m dash
Kassy Shelby, sixth, 30.19

100m hurdles
Ashley Nicholas, second, 16.50

4x100m relay
(Paige Burrough, Madison Holloway, Kassy Shelby, Ashley Nicholas), sixth, 57.57

4x400m relay
(Paige Burrough, Madison Holloway, Kassy Shelby, Piper Moore), sixth, 5:08.01

Long jump
Ashley Nicholas, first, 14’2”

Shot put
Kendra Sprague, third, 28’0”

Discus
Kendra Sprague, fifth, 69’2”

Seventh grade boys

100m dash
Dan Foust, third, 12.62

200m dash
Dan Foust, fourth, 26.23

800m run
Elijah Fawson, first, 2:32.88
Asher Sievers, second, 2:34.00

1600m run
Elijah Fawson, second, 5:29.88
Asher Sievers, third, 5:39.64

100m hurdles
Dan Foust, first, 15.30

4x400m relay
(Asher Sievers, Noah Ashmore, Elijah Fawson, Dan Foust), first, 4:29.91

Shot put
Christian Floyd, second, 30’1”