Redskins Win WAC Track

Liberal won their first WAC track and field title since 2004 Thursday at Dodge City Memorial Stadium. After missing two meets due to weather last week, Liberal came out strongly to win a banner. Here are the team scores and Liberal’s placers:

1. Liberal 105 2. Garden City 103 Dodge City 68 Great Bend 66 Hays 33

4×400- 1st 3:23.90 Edwin Sobalvarro, Mershek Wiltshire, Kyler Thompson, and Dusty Torres

Javelin- 1st Rex Heronemus 162’3" and Payton Grant 2nd at 159’3.50"

110 Hurdles- Edwin Sobalvarro 1st 15.23

300 Hurdles- Edwin Sobalvarro 1st 39.22

400- Dusty Torres 1st 50.10 and Kyler Thompson 5th 52.76

100- Dusty Torres 2nd 11.21

4×800- 2nd 8:22.69 Jerry Valdez, Ivan Aleman, Greg McClurg, and Mershek Wiltshire

Triple Jump- Jarod Carroll 2nd 41’9" Juan Rodriguez 4th 40’8"

800- Juan Rodriguez 2nd 2:02.65 and Jerry Valdez 3rd 2:05.17

High Jump- Ryan Doll 3rd 6′

Long Jump- Juan Rodriguez 3rd 21’6.25"

Discus- Hayden Coker 3rd 154’4"

Shot Put- Hayden Coker 3rd 49’7.25"

1600- Obed Quintana 3rd 4:41.62

200- Dusty Torres 3rd 22.95

4×100- 4th Edwin Sobalvarro, Kyler Thompson, Mershek Wiltshire, and Jarrod Carroll 45.11

3200- Obed Quintana 4th 10:17.73

Girls

1. Garden City 128 2. Dodge City 117.50 3. Hays 53 4. Great Bend 39.50 5. Liberal 37

Javelin- Steph Garcia 1st 115’9" and Megan Besecker 3rd 99’3.5"

1600- Cam Slatten 1st 5:24.71

3200- Cam Slatten 1st 11:59.07 and Yanelly Jurado 5th 12:40.81

Shot Put- Rashida Davis 3rd 35’9.25"

400- Gaby Amparan 4th 1:05.75

4×100- 4th Katie Franz, Gaby Amparan, Elizabeth Luebber, and Bailie Garcia.

Regionals is Friday at Redskin Field in Liberal.