Courtesy of Tamara Sechler

Mifflin County Track and Field competed at the Tim Cook Memorial Invitational hosted by Chambersburg Area High School today.

The athletes performed well in this beginning of the season non-scoring meet as they competed against the athletes of 22 other teams. 

Carter Smith placed first in his initial 1600m race of the season with a time of 4:21.13. Reese Cubbison took fourth place in the same race with a time of 4:31.34. Wyatt Kauffman placed third in the 800m race in a time of 2:00.20. Fourth-place finishes were earned by Michael McNitt in the 110 high hurdles in 16.58 and Reece Bell in javelin with 155′ 2″. Later in the meet, Michael took top honors a second time by placing eighth in the 300 hurdles in 43.82. In the 3200m run, Hoyt Rodenbaugh placed seventh in 10:21.07.   Koy Aurand came across the finish line immediately after to take eighth place with a time of 10:26.39. The 4×800 relays also each placed eighth. The girls’ team of Libby Cook, Mia Coffey, Ava Wagner, and Ava Kratzer ran it in 10:34.67 while the boys’ team of Aidan Scavitti, Styers Oden, Hart Oden and Connor Lynch finished in 8:35.41.

The following is a list of athletes who performed their season best in an event:

Abby Anderson, 800, 2:44.44

Kendall Cavanaugh, Shot Put, 26’1.75″ and Discus, 83′ 8″

Maddy Clinard, Triple Jump, 30′ 6.25″

Libby Cook, 800, 2:34.28

Ava Kratzer, 1600, 5:47.14

Allison Renninger, Shot Put, 25′ 1.25″

Abigail Riden, 300 Hurdles, 55.55

Addie Ross, Pole Vault, 8′ 6″

4×100 – Alleigh Caruso, Brynn Rowe, Annie Hartzler, Addie Ross, 54.01

Zaidan Dashem, 400, 58.64

Trevan Diven, 200, 23.51

Nevin Farley, Long Jump, 18′ 7″

Winston Yetter, 400, 56.24

4×100 – Gideon Garland, Nevin Farley, Trevan Diven, Cy’rell Green, 44.35

4×400 Relay – Gideon Garland, Aiden Dashem, Winston Yetter, Trevan Diven, 3:46.97