Track: Quincy girls sweep double dual, boys drop two

CONCORD, MI. - The Quincy Oriole track and field team took the long trip to Concord High School on Wednesday to finish off their Big 8 conference dual meet schedule as they faced off with the host Yellow Jackets as well as the Jonesville Comets.

Quincy battled to a split on the day, as the Lady Orioles swept their part of the dual while the boys dropped a pair of tough losses.

In the girls’ portion of the competition, it was Quincy taking a pair of wins, defeating Jonesville by the score of 102-33 and Concord by the score of 102.5-34.5. Concord took the win on the other dual, defeating Jonesville 72-64.

Quincy’s winning effort was bolstered by nine individual event victories, including a dominant sweep of the field events.

The throwing duo of Sophia Snellenberger and Raigen Horsfall finished 1-2 in both the shot put and discus to lead the Quincy effort. Snellenberger took first place in both events, winning the shot put with a season best throw of 39 feet, 5 inches while also taking a win in the discus with a throw of 136 feet, 5 inches. Horsfall was not far behind, taking runner-up finishes in the shot put with a throw of 36 feet, 1 inch and a second place finish in the discus with a throw of 111 feet, 11 inches.

Rounding out the Quincy sweep in the field events was Coelie Smullen with a victory in the high jump with a jump of 4 feet, 8 inches; Brooke McVicker who won the pole vault with a vault of 8 feet, 0 inches, a personal best effort; and Abby Tinervia who won the long jump with a jump of 14 feet, 3.25 inches.

Two runners notched a pair of wins on the night, as junior Anna Richer and freshman Brookelyn Parker won two events each. Richer took first place in the 100-meter dash in a time of 13.85 seconds while also taking first place in the 200 in a time of 28.76 seconds, a personal best time. Parker was dominant in sweeping the hurdles, winning the 100 hurdles in a time of 17.88 seconds and the 300 hurdles in a time of 53.99 seconds.

Also pacing the Quincy victory with a win was the 400-relay team of Richer, Tinervia, McVicker, and Olivia Davenport in a time of 1 minute, 2.00 seconds and the 3200-relay team of Raylee Fulton, Libby Butchart, Kadence Luckadoo, and Abby Loesh in a time of 12 minutes, 39.55 seconds.

Rounding out the Quincy effort with a top three finish in their respective event was Elizabeth Craig, second place in the 400; Cheyenne Marske, third place in the 400 and third place in the long jump ; Sadie Miller, second place in the 800 and second place in the 1600; Libby Butchart, third place in the 1600 and second place in the 3200; Raylee Fulton, third place in the 3200; Lorelai Kugler, second place in the 100 hurdles; Teagan Payne, third place in the 100 hurdles and third place in the 300 hurdles; the 400 relay team of Payne, Lilly Gray, Piper Craig, and Lorelai Kugler, second place; the 800 relay team of Craig, Marske, Richer and Tinervia, second place; the 1600 relay team of Miller, Parker, Marske and Craig, second place; the 1600 relay team of Kugler, Macayla Cleaver, Lillian Gould-Zimmer, and Piper Craig, third place; and Abby Leosh, third place in the pole vault.

In the boys’ competition it was Concord netting the sweep, defeating Quincy 76-61 and Jonesville 70-66. Jonesville also took the win over Quincy, winning by the score of 74-63.

Quincy had three individual event winners on the night, paced by big man Ashtyn Morris who won the discus with a throw of 123 feet, 2.50 inches while also taking second place in the shot put with a throw of 43 feet, 8 inches.

Senior Rhett Reif also had a big night for the Orioles, winning the 3200-meter run in a time of 11 minutes, 0.45 seconds while also taking second place in the high jump with a new personal best height of 6 feet, 0 inches, bettering his old mark by 5 full inches.

Quincy’s third individual win of the day came in the pole vault where sophomore Corey Turner took first place honors with a vault of 12 feet, 0 inches.

Senior Ethan Hollister also had a very productive day, taking second place in the long jump with a jump of 20 feet, 1.25 inches, third place in the 100 in a time of 11.82 seconds, and fourth place in the 200.

Rounding out the Quincy effort with a top three finish in their respective event was Nathan Richer, third place in the 1600; Clayton Benson, second place in the 110 hurdles; Kaleb Handy, second place in the 300 hurdles and third place in the pole vault; the 400 relay team of Bryce Bellamy, Michael Daniels, Hollister and Turner, second place; the 1600 relay team of Cameron Barry, Micah Groves, Rhett Reif and Benson, third place; the 3200 relay team of Braiden Mosher, Hudson Gray, Nathan Richer and Davin George, third place; Tre’Von Bodley, third place in the shot put; Caleb Kelley, second place in the discus; and Carter McClellan, third place in the discus.

The Quincy Orioles put a cap on their Big 8 dual meet schedule with the effort Wednesday and will finish off their conference season May 24 when they head to Concord for the Big 8 championship meet. Meanwhile the Orioles will look to bring home some hardware from Constantine’s CHS Invite this Friday before heading on to regionals the following Friday.

This article originally appeared on Coldwater Daily Reporter: Track: Quincy girls sweep double dual, boys drop two