Wildcat track team competes at Jayhawk-Linn

Marmaton Valley High School's track and field team brought home several top medals Monday at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational.

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April 23, 2024 - 1:22 PM

Elizabeth Lewis throws the discus Monday at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational. Photo by Halie Luken / MVHS

MOUND CITY — Marmaton Valley High’s track team continues to rack up medals aplenty as the 2024 season hits the home stretch.

On Monday, the Wildcat athletes were at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational, where a cast of familiar faces once again led the charge.

Janae Granere was golden in the long jump while taking second in the 400-meter dash. Teammate Piper Barney brought home another gold in the 300-meter hurdles, took second in the triple jump and third behind Granere in the long jump. Sophia Heim was runner-up in the 3200-meter run.

On the boys side, Jaedon Granere brought home silver in the 100-meter dash and third in the high jump. Cooper Scharff took third in the long jump and fourth in the 100, while Brayden Lawson finished third in the javelin and fourth in the shot put.

Marmaton Valley’s full results follow:

Sophia Heim runs in the 3200 meters Monday at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational. Photo by Halie Luken / MVHS
Marmaton Valley High’s Brevyn Campbell throws the javelin Monday at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational. Photo by Halie Luken / MVHS
Marmaton Valley High’s Emilio Peon runs in the 200-meter dash Monday at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational. Photo by Halie Luken / MVHS
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Girls

Team scores: 1. Prairie View, 137; 4. Marmaton Valley, 67

100 meters — 4. Kylah Sanders, 13.92; 15. Khiana Haynes, 15.13; 18. Kaya Boone, 15.56

200 meters — 5. Maria Forero, 29.97; 7. Sanders, 30.07

400 meters — 2. Janae Granere, 1:05.25; 7. Forero, 1:08.90; 11. Yareli Medrano, 1:51.34

800 meters — 9. Sophia Heim, 3:14.56; 11. Zafirah Fajri, 3:38.75

1600 meters — 9. Fajri, 8:57.01

3200 meters — 2. Heim, 15:09.69

300m hurdles — 1. Piper Barney, 49.34

4x100m relay — 4. Marmaton Valley (Sanders, Payton Scharff, Boone, Haynes), 58.04

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