Larger foes no issue for Mustangs

Despite taking on a teams a few classes above them, the Iola Mustangs had multiple athletes earn top 10 finishes at last Friday's Tad Clements Invitational in Chanute.

May 12, 2025 - 4:11 PM

Iola 4x400 relay team runner Kevon Loving takes the baton on the final exchange. Photo by Jimmy Potts / Iola Register

**Iola High School sophomore Keegen Hill keeps a lead while competing in Neodesha earlier this month.**

Iola High School boys and girls track and field athletes held their own against much larger schools while finishing seventh and 13th respectively at the Tad Clements Invitational in Chanute last Friday.

Despite having a limited number of competitors due to conflicting activities, Iola athletes posted numerous top-10 finishes including the Iola Mustangs relay teams finishing third in the 800-meter relay, sixth in the 100-meter relay and wrapping up the night with a third-place finish in the 400-meter relay.

Sophomore distance runner Keegan Hill took second in the 1600 with a time of 4:45:95, followed by junior Jakolby Hill in eighth. Hill also took seventh in the 800 meters.

Looking to break into state in the 300 hurdles, senior Cortland Carson padded his resume with a seventh-place finish while sophomore Joshua Wanker turned a few heads with 3200.

In girls action, junior Mahailie Genoble took third in the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.43 seconds.

Complete results as follows:

Boys

100-meter dash: Konner Larney, 18, 11.95 seconds, Mason Lampe, 23, 12.25, Kevon Loving, 24, 12.26.

200-meter dash: Larney, 15, 24.15 seconds.

800-meter run: Keegan Hill, 7, 2:11.17, Jakolby Hill, 14, 2:20.82, James Hunt, 15, 2:22.43.

1600-meter run: Hill, 2, 4:45.95, James Hunt, 8, 5:14.87, Alejandro Escalante, 15, 5:53.07.

3200-meter run: Joshua Wanker, 9, 11:47.64.

300 hurdles: Cortland Carson, 7, 44.24 seconds.

Long jump: Loving, 18, 16 feet,11.5 inches, Griffin Westervelt, 19, 16’8.5”.

Pole Vault: Rohan Spring, 13, 8 feet.

Discus: Alex Donnelly, 23, 86 feet, 3 inches.