Kokomo Tribune - Sunday, May 04, 2008

Western dominated the Oak Hill Relays Friday night, racking up 103 points to win the seven-team invitational. Eastbrook was second with 69 points, followed by Rochester (63.5), Oak Hill (52), Northwestern (49), Tippecanoe Valley (11.5) and Carroll (6).

Kyle Brown was a triple winner for the Panthers, claiming first in the 100 (12.47). He teamed with Jerel Hall, Kyle Young and Alex

Sigler to win the 1,600 relay (3:33.8) and ran with Ryan Elmore, Sigler and Hall to take first in the sprint medley relay (1:52.8).

Sigler also took three blues as he won the long jump with a leap of 20-41/2. Western also got an individual first place from Corey Scott, who won the 1,600 in 4:40.6.

The Panthers took two more relays, as Young, Kody Harmon, Chris Love and Zac Martinez won the 3,200 (8.42.8), and Trent Lawlyes, Aaron Van Auken, Indy ' Mathew and Patrick Lennon took the shuttle hurdle relay (1:02.87).

Lennon was second in the 110 hurdles, and teamed with Mathew, Hall and Brown to take sec- ond in the 400 relay. Young was second in the high jump, Dean Shepherd took second in the pole vault, Bart Shepherd was second in the discus and Mathew was third in the long jump.

For Northwestern, Cameron Bannon took second in the long jump and third in the 300. Bannon teamed with Jeremy Robison, Sam Freeman and Kory Kennedy to take second in the distance medley relay; and teamed with Steve Vas, Ryan Pattison and Robison to, take third in the 1,600 relay.

Kennedy was second in the 1,600, Quintin Burkett was second in the shot put, and Robison, John McCormick, Pattison and Freeman teamed to take second in the 3,200 relay.

Girls take title

Western racked up 105 points to distance itself from the field and win the seven-team invitational. Eastbrook was second at 71, followed by Oak Hill (68), Northwestern (59), Rochester (21), Carroll (21) and Tippecanoe Valley (9).

Western took first in five events, led by Cara Earlywine, Lacey Myer and Jenn Elliott. Earlywine won the 100 (14.04) and ran with Danae Rittmann, Jennifer Dale and Alleca Kerker to win the 400 relay (53.2).

Lacey Myer and Elliott ran with Kayla Gaskins and Corianne Myer to win the 3,200 relay (10:55.0) and they teamed with Sable Staller and Ashley Gaskins to win the distance medley (14:23.0).

Individually, Nikki McCracken won the pole vault (9-4) with Dale third. Kerker was second in the 100, Staller was second in the high jump, while Lizi Chandler was second in shot put and third in discus and Elliott was third in the 1,600.

Kerker, Maggie Talbert, Dale and Earlywine finished second in the 1,600 relay. Casey Herr, Earlywine, Rittmann and Kerker were second in the sprint medley. And Megan Legan, Taylor Ruch, Katie Tyler and McCracken were second in the shuttle hurdle relay.