Franklin Park Wins Boys & Girls Regional Track Titles

Franklin Park hosted the Region 6 Track Meet at SCHS.  Both the boys and girls teams won regional titles.  The Bobcats edged out Mount Carmel 172-142 with Olney 3^rd.

 

On the girls side, Salem scored 136 points, Mount Carmel 113 and Olney was 3^rd.

 

Regional champions for Salem include Eli Purdy in the hurdles, Dakota Wiggins 400, Kenna Benjamin 200, Gracelynn Justin Discus, Kendrick Mickens long jump, Kaiden Washington high jump and Kayne Rhynes pole vault.  Also winning were they 7^th grade girls and boys 4×200, the boys and girls 4×100, the varsity boys and girls 4×200.

 

Finishing 2^nd and also advancing to state were Madi Hawley hurdles, Dakota Wiggins 800, Heaven Owens 7^th grade 100 and high jump, Washington varsity 100, Tanner Purintun shot, Ben Lux discus, Breana Pennypacker discus as well as the girls 4×400.

 

 

Full Salem Results:

 

Mens Combined

1. Franklin Park 172
2. Mount Carmel 142
3. Olney (Richland County) 62
4. Floyd Henson 46

 

Womens Combined

1. Franklin Park 136
2. Mount Carmel 113
3. Olney (Richland County) 88
4. Breese 53

 

 

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

Eli Purdy Hurdles

7th Grade Girls 4×200

Teriet, Owens, Kuhns, Carroll

 

7th Grade Boys 4×200

Horton, Wolfe, Eagan, Dice

 

4×100 Boys

Mickens, Lux, Horton, Washington

 

4×100 Girls

Malan, Benjamin, Biegeleisen, Pennypacker

 

4×200 Boys

Teriet, Gibson, Horton, Purdy

 

4×200 Girls

Malan, Benjamin, Biegeleisen, Pennypacker

 

4×400 Boys

Purdy, Gibson, Teriet, Lux

 

Dakota Wiggins

400

 

Kenna Benjamin

200

 

Gracelynn Justin

Discus

 

Kendrick Mickens

Long Jump

 

Kaiden Washington

High Jump

 

Kayne Rhynes

Pole Vault

 

Runner Up Finishes (State Qualifying)

 

Madi Hawley

Hurdles

 

Dakota Wiggins

800

 

Heaven Owens

7th 100

 

Kaiden Washington

8th 100

 

Tanner Purtintun

Shot Put

 

Ben Lux

Discus

 

Breana Pennypacker

Discus

 

Heaven Owens

High Jump

 

Kinli Biegeleisen

Long Jump

 

4×400 Girls

Detmer, Biegeleisen, Kuhns, Carroll

 

3rd Place Finishes

 

Laney Kuhns

800

 

Stevie Nix

1600

 

Caleb Dice

7th 100

 

Heaven Owens

200

 

Ben Lux

Shot Put

 

Josey Gibson

Pole Vault

 

4th Place Finishes

 

Adrienne Birch

Hurdles

 

Stevie Nix

800

 

Nolan Krutsinger

800

 

Jasen Lindsey

1600

 

Ryder Horton

7th 100

 

Taniya Carroll

7th 100

 

Kendrick Mickens

8th 100

 

Kaiden Washington

200

 

Tanner Purintun

Discus

 

Deacon Purcell

Pole Vault

 

Dakota Wiggins

Long Jump

 

Taegan Laughhunn

Pole Vault