So, I mean, in all reality, like that could be like a 218. >> He's got a chance at it. He's moving. >> Yeah, it doesn't look like he's slowing down by any means. She got 942.95 just that last year. An impressive anchor leg. I mean, nobody near him >> and he's just went out in a hurry as soon as he got the baton and has not looked back. >> Yeah, he's been staying in a hurry his whole race. got about a 100 meters to go. Needs to do so in right like just under 30 seconds. >> And the way that he's striding out looks like he may be able to pull this one off. >> And it does look like the Jay County Patriots unofficially, as long as I wasn't super slow, 11 seconds slow on my clock, should be coming away with a meat record.
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We'll kind of see as the results come in. Maybe I was 10 seconds slow on that, but we'll see. >> We'll find out. >> We will find out. >> 939 being what I'm hearing from the timer. So, that will be going down as a school record. So, congratulations to the J County Patriots. >> Yeah, it would have been 942 last year. >> 942 last year. this updated. >> It's not a record. >> It is. >> So 94295 was the record. You said 939 today. >> Yeah. So Southern Wells does secure second place for the Raiders. Hudson Withers of Bluffton gonna take third for the Tigers and looks like Woodland. come around for fourth place and so looks like South Adams will be locking in fifth place will be getting some important points for this team as we look at the overall standings. Next up on the docket will be the girls 200 meter trials and they'll work the same way as the 100s and the 100 110 hurdles as they will be the top two finishers in each heat followed by the next four participant times.
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Um and again a lot of these runners having just been in the 100 meter dash be interested to see here. do love seeing this young Starfire pushing through all the way through the finish line too and lock in some points for his squad. So Jeremy, who do we have here on this South Adams or on this 200 meter trials? >> In lane one from South Adams, Eden Springer. In lane two from Bluffton, Michelle Arran from lane three from Bluton, Hayden McKelvin. In lane four from Heritage, Tinley Evans in lane five from Southern Wells, Vada Palmer in lane six from Heritage, Ella Paradera from lane seven. In lane seven from AC, Olivia Ortiz. >> And who's going to be the two favorites to advance into the finals here? >> First favorite is lane four, Tinley Evans. And runnerup favorite is >> lane five, VA Palmer from Southern >> Wells Lane, excuse me, Laney Evans.
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Lane looks like two. Okay, so this Tinley Evans and interested to see if she can go after any of these three records uh here tonight. She and Mecclavine of Bluffton, both sixth graders. So, a lot of lot of speed going on at the young ages. Does look like Evans doing a nice job of taking the lead early on. Mean trying to stay on her heels >> as much as she can. Again, just those top two does not need to get her in this one. Does look like Evans will have it nice and secured. Mechan likely going to be that second one. Pedazza of Heritage hoping to get one of those top call backs as well. So nice strong performance there by Tinley Evans. >> L Heat two here. Jeremy, who do we have >> in lane one? Southern Wells, Sutton Bennett. In lane two from South Adams, Kendra Slutter from J County, JJ Reynolds.
In lane four from Woodland, Eva Cook. In lane five from J County, Jordan Camp in lane six from Woodland, Hannah Rumpy. In lane seven from Adam Central, Hayden Rambo. >> That' be Champ. It looks like Cook of Woodland and Champ of Jay County coming in as the two top seats. >> As the second heat is off. >> Oh, you're good. You're good. as looks like Jay County, the pair from J County looking to be the two auto bids here. Cook of Woodland hoping that her time's going to be good enough as well as her teammate Rimkkey. A lot of times I feel like third place should be pretty well secured and if you're that close in fourth should be feeling pretty confident of being able to make it into the final round as well. Now heading over to the boys 200 meter dash preliminaries >> heat one heat one lane one from AC Caleb Ernsim in lane two from Woodland Justin Kelly lane three from Jay Fernan Maji Lopez from lane four Bluffton Davendre lane five Heritage Luke Dylan lane six from AC Leandro Duran from lane seven from Bluffton.
Samuel Roshand >> and it looks like Davin Dreer is the favorite with >> 2409 >> Luke Dylan behind him. >> Yeah. And Davin's PR 2409 would beat the 2009 record by Reed Roarbacher of Leo. So it' be interesting to see if Davin would be able to get that. I know he's a very pivotal piece. High jump 400 4x4 for these Tigers and he takes an early lead. Yeah, Davin well comfortable there. Looks like Adam Central's Leandro Duran gonna take that second one, but not like Mahia Lopez of Jay County putting up a good fight there. >> So, who will be joining Dreer and Duran in the finals? We'll be seeing here shortly. Who do we have in heat two? And he too >> and he two from Southern Wells, Connor Fto. >> And lane two from Jay County, Virgil Campy. >> From lane three from Southern Wells, Gavin Vieberstein.
In lane four from Woodland, Boston Gro lane five from South Adams, Nan Ramirez. Lane six from South Adams, Lanto Jimenez. Lane seven from Heritage, Cole Gerber. And it and it appears that Boston Gerard is the favorite. Excuse me. With Gavin Bstein behind him and the second one is off. Look like Dro had a nice start there for the Warriors. >> And again, first and second, I guess it does kind of play a little bit more of a factor here in the 200s because you do got to have the lane preference. Looked like Gerard taking the advantage there with Deshawn Ramirez coming in second. And we'll wait and see who those official qualifiers will be here in just a moment. >> As we take a look at the girls 200 meter preliminary results. Looks like Evans of Heritage posted a 2818 as the top seed time.
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Uh JJ Reynolds of J County, Jordan Champ of Jay County, Hayden Mecclavine of Bluton, Ava Cook of Woodland, Hannah Rimky of Woodland, Ella Pedraza of Heritage, and VA Palmer of Southern Wells. >> For the boys 200 meter qualifiers, >> looking like it's going to be Dreer of Bluffton. He posted a time of 2581. Boston Gerard of Woodland. Deshan Ramire of South Adams. Leandro Duran Adam Central. Fernando Mahia Lopez J County. Aiden Gimenez Lucerto. Lucero from South Adams. Luke Dylan of Heritage and Justin Kelly of Woodland. Rounding out the lineup in that 200 meter finals. We'll take a little bit of a look. There is about a 15minute intermission of round the track as we will get prepared for the finals of the 100 and 110 meter hurdles followed by the 100 meter dash and the 1600 being that next race. do have a quick guest here uh going to be joining us.
Uh we're going to be joined by Bluffton uh junior thrower Rory Dreer. Rory, how are you doing here tonight? >> I'm doing good. Yeah. >> Yeah. Feeling the heat a little bit from running up and down these bleachers. >> Yeah, I am. >> I think you're doing better than what Coach Kungl does after football games, though. So, I will give you that compliment. >> So, I know you're out there helping with the throws. Um, but competing at a high level on the girls side, uh, know you had a big night, uh, help being part of the ACC team champion. Like, what is it like being out there in discus and shot put where all the a lot of the eyes are out here on the track, but what is it like being a thrower as well? >> Um, I think it's kind of cool. I mean, like I'm just throwing once for like 20 seconds and I get to see everybody else and and it's just kind of cing, I guess, knowing that I don't have to compete for 30 seconds.
But it's really cool and the culture over there is so much more different than the sprints. I mean, we're just throwing a heavy thing far. We're not like really fast. So, >> Yeah, it's been fun watching you kind of grow and develop into it. obviously like as you know like coaching your sister but then like seeing you in the middle school level and just coming in like it seems like you and um Ally Kobe and Bridget Stefen like really have like taken on a big time role in this girls program and like in as a first time ACSU champions in 25 years like that moment like what did that kind of feel like being big time proponents in that win? Um, >> it was really special just doing it with my team, but it also felt just like so cool knowing that like it wasn't through me who did it all, but it was through our whole team and it was just a whole team effort and it was so just cool experiencing that with my whole team and knowing that we can just do it together and it kind of just grew us closer knowing that we can do it.
>> And then a little bit of extra information. I know tomorrow kind of a big cool day, third year uh coach Baxter has hosting the Tony Fay thrower showcase. Uh what what excites you about this event and like what makes that event so special? >> Probably because it's just throws and everybody who's like attending the meet knows that just like it's just throwing cuz like you don't have to run around for all the running events but everybody watching is watching you watching the throws and it's just so cool and the culture there is just so nice because we're all throwers. you all get what it means and it's just so fun. >> Yeah. And it's just I've been there both years and it's just it really does seem like a like everybody just really takes advantage of that environment. I think too just kind of impressive kind of a list of competitors I know on the guy side West and A who I believe was runner up in discus and shot of the state last year.
>> Yeah. >> Uh he'll be here for the third year. Uh so if you want to go see a very impressive male thrower come check him out on the girls side. I know both throwers from Heritage. Uh, I know maybe a little bit of a chip on your shoulder, but I know they're both very impressive and again, uh, state level. I think believe state runner up, >> right? Alexa Walter was state runner up last year. So, very high level competition. So, it's cool to see that competition and being able to step up into the ring with them. >> Yeah. I mean, it's really cool just to see them and know like this sounds so nerdy, but like see their form. It's so good and like see it. They just like throw it so far and it's just so cool to see like that's who I'm competing with and like they know my name and I went runner up with Alexa Walters in ACAC and like to see the state runner up tell me good job and tell me that I competed and I was just like kind of cool.
>> Yeah. And as kind of get ready for the postseason too like I mean that little bit of extra confidence heading into the sectional next Tuesday. So like how where like how are you kind of feeling going into that sectional? >> I'm feeling really good. my through my PR ACA and going into that I'm number one in sectionals and so yeah, it's really just like have that confidence knowing that I can do it and yeah. >> Yeah, I'm excited to see it go and excited to >> kind of see you compete and see what you can do here in the postseason. So, thank you for joining us. >> Be sure be sure to if you see any of the other varsity athletes, tell them to come on up here and talk about their event a little bit. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you, Rory.