35th Cougar Invite

By Clare Wiltse

Sports Contributor

The Thirty-fifth Annual Cougar Invitational Track Meet ended with Oakland-Craig winning both the boys and girls divisions.  The Northeast boys had an eighth place finish in the fourteen team contest.  They scored 38.5 points.  The Lyons-Decatur girls placed tenth with 18 points.

It took until the final event for the Cougars to claim a Gold Medal.  The  Northeast boys had a come from behind victory in the 4×400 relay.  The Cougars battled with he Knights of O-C.  David Bishop and Chevy Henneman rang the first two legs.  Freshman Benny Estrada handed to anchor Taylor Fuston with O-C leading by thirty meters.   The senior runner chased down the Knight and pulled out  two second win in 3:50.6.

Madie Ronnfeldt and David Bishop were the top individual finishers for Northeast.  Madie took third place in the 300 M hurdles.  Her time was 54.0.  Bishop ran the 800M in 2:17.9, also for third.

Libby Henneman took fourth in the shot put.  She had a two and a half foot improvement in the event.  The sophomore threw 34 feet 11.5 inches.

Freshman Jon Christiansen had a personal best in the triple jump.  He leaped 39 feet 11 inches for fourth.  For the girls Kelly Wakeley took  fourth with 31 feet 11.75 inches and Madie Ronnfeldt leaped 31′ 4.5 inches for eighth.

In the sprints the boys got points from Taylor Fuston and Chevy Henneman.   Chevy ‘had a seventh in the 100 and fourth in the 200.  His times were 11.6 and 23.9. Fuston ran 11.6 in the 100 for sixth.

The 4×100 relay saw Northeast place fourth in 47.4.  Fuston and Henneman  teamed with Benny Estrada and Jon Christiansen.

Taylor Fuston had an off day in the long jump.  He tied for seventh.