Prep track: Mistake keeps Bentonville girls from relay record

Lisa Lauschke of Rogers High (right) and Alex Ritchey of Mount St. Mary’s cross the line Saturday to finish first and second in the girls 1,600-meter run during the 5A-7A state indoor track meet at the Tyson Indoor Sports Complex in Fayetteville.
Lisa Lauschke of Rogers High (right) and Alex Ritchey of Mount St. Mary’s cross the line Saturday to finish first and second in the girls 1,600-meter run during the 5A-7A state indoor track meet at the Tyson Indoor Sports Complex in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The time Bentonville's girls ran in the 4x800-meter relay Saturday afternoon was good enough to break the state indoor meet record for Class 5A through 7A schools.

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Zach McWhorter of Springdale Har-Ber clears the bar Saturday during the boys pole vault. McWhorter finished second with a jump of 16-04.00.

The only problem was Victoria Mitchell -- the Lady Tigers' third runner -- had run five laps instead of four, while Katy Kotoucek ran only three. The same thing happened to second-place Rogers High as Aubrey Gilreath ran five laps and Emily Efurd ran only three.

State 5A-7A indoor track meet

at Randal Tyson Track Center, Fayetteville

Boys

Team scores — 1. (tie) Bentonville and Fayetteville 90; 3. Rogers High 61 4. Springdale Har-Ber 52; 5. Lake Hamilton 37 6. Rogers Heritage 35; 7. Texarkana 32; 8. Little Rock Catholic 21; 9. Springdale High 17; 10. Cabot 14; 11. Conway 13; 12. (tie) Beebe and Russellville 12; 14. Bryant 11; 15.De Queen 10; 16. Van Buren 9; 17. Fort Smith Southside 8; 18. Siloam Springs 5; 19. Greenwood 4; 20. (tie) Little Rock Parkview, Sheridan and Benton 3; 23. (tie) Maumelle and Alma 2.

60 — 1. Timothy Stuckey, Texarkana, 7.13; 2. Brandon Shaw, Heritage, 7.17; 3. Payton Copher, Har-Ber, 7.20; 4. Kary Collier, Bentonville, 7.22; 5. Cameron Grissom, Texarkana, 7.25; 6. Denzel McElroy, LR Parkview, 7.26; 7. Terrance Rock, Fayetteville, 7.30; 8. Chandler Vandlandingham, Fayetteville, 7.35.

200 — 1. Cameron Grissom, Texarkana, 22.83; 2. Timothy Stuckey, Texarkana, 22.95; 3. Brandon Shaw, Heritage, 22.95; 4 Britton Alley, Cabot, 23.32; 5. Kary Collier, Bentonville, 23.41; 6. Payton Copher, Har-Ber, 23.46; 7. Gabe Jones, Maumelle, 23.46; 8. Pierce Finney, Bryant, 23.58.

400 — 1. Connor Patrom, Beebe, 51.32; 2. Sterling Smith, Rogers, 51.57; 3. Trey Coulter, Fayetteville, 51.68; 4. Billy Horton III, Bentonville, 51.85; 5. Knowledge Hood, Lake Hamilton, 52.31; 6. Taylor Michael, Bentonville, 52.42; 7. Brayan Feregrino, De Queen, 52.50; 8. Devin Dougherty, Bentonville, 52.68

800 — 1. Kieran Taylor, LR Catholic, 1:54.20 (meet record; previous mark 1:55.91 by Alex Chaffin, LR Catholic, 2011); 2. Toler Freyaldenhoven, Conway, 1:57.36; 3. Jessie Ramirez, Rogers, 1:58.06; 4. James Parker, Heritage, 2:00.43; 5. Zerai Belai, Bentonville, 2:01.12; 6. Hunter Tucker, Lake Hamilton, 2:02.81; 7. Jordy Garcia, Springdale, 2:04.70; 8. Matthew Wentz, Har-Ber, 2:05.46.

1,600 — 1. Collin Pilkington, Fayetteville, 4:31.81; 2. Camren Fischer, Fayetteville, 4:32.15; 3. Max Zargari, LR Catholic, 4:33.09; 4. Johnathan Prince, Bentonville, 4:38.08; 5. Colby Swecker, Lake Hamilton, 4:39.57; 6. Nathan Ley, Bentonville, 4:40.52; 7. Elliott Pearson, Siloam Springs, 4:41.30; 8. Emilio Medina, Van Buren, 4:41.85.

3,200 — 1. Camren Fischer, Fayetteville, 9:56.07; 2. Collin Pilkington, Fayetteville, 9:57.83; 3. Johnathan Prince, Bentonville, 10:02.22; 4. Kimball Owen, Bentonville, 10:06.17; 5. Nathan Ley, Bentonville, 10:09.26; 6. Tyler Davis, Fayetteville, 10:13.31; 7. Emilio Medina, Van Buren, 10:21.43. 8. Austin Kohrs, Lake Hamilton, 10:24.85.

60 hurdles — 1. Tony Roller, Rogers, 8.50; 2. Nathan Hall, Bentonville, 8.91; 3. Deondrick Hinton, Har-Ber, 8.99; 4. Robert Branch, Bentonville, 9.04; 5. Landon Abernathy, Bryant, 9.11; 6. Aaron Capehart, Siloam Springs, 9.25; 7. Caleb Worst, Alma, 9.29; 8. Kevon Holder, Conway, 9.34.

4x400 relay — 1. Bentonville (Billy Horton III, Taylor Michael, Devin Dougherty, Andrew Shewmaker), 3:28.77; 2. Rogers, 3:31.61; 3. Heritage, 3:34.66; 4. LR Catholic, 3:34.94; 5. Lake Hamilton, 3:35.12; 6. Cabot, 3:35.41; 7. Fayetteville, 3:35.43; 8. Bryant, 3:35.82

4x800 relay — 1. Rogers (Jessie Ramirez, Luke Bryan, David Salinas, Sterling Smith), 8:20.79; 2. Bentonville, 8:26.02; 3. Springdale, 8:36.62; 4. Cabot, 8:43.43; 5. Heritage, 8:44.02; 6. Har-Ber, 8:45.62; 7. Fayetteville, 8:45.89; 8. Bryant, 8:50.15.

High jump — 1. Jake Benninghoff, Rogers, 6-6; 2. Logan Hall, De Queen, 6-2; 3. Nate Raines, Heritage, 6-0; 4. Deondrick Hinton, Har-Ber, 6-0; 5. Tony Roller, Rogers, 6-0; 6. Josh Benford, Har-Ber, 5-10; 7. Kirkland Miller, Beebe, 5-10; 8. Matthew Mory, Lake Hamilton 5-10.

Long jump — 1. Terrance Rock, Fayetteville, 21-6; 2. Gavin Schmidt, Springdale, 20-11.5; 3. Austin Henderson, Har-Ber, 20-10.5; 4. Caleb Cooper, Fayetteville, 20-9.75; 5. Kary Collier, Bentonville, 20-8.75; 6. Aric Allen, Sheridan, 20-5; 7. Ja’myrion Racy, FS Southside, 20-4.75; 8. Tony Roller, Rogers, 20-2.5.

Pole vault — 1. Nick Johnson, Lake Hamilton, 16-4; 2. Zach McWhorter, Har-Ber, 16-4; 3. Dillon McBride, FS Southside, 15-4; 4. Matthew Keown, Bentonville, 14-4; 5. Landon McClung, Rogers, 13-10; 6. Harrison Hurley, Fayetteville, 13-10; 7. Michael Harris, Lake Hamilton, 13-4; 8. Rocky Burke, Cabot, 13-4.

Shot put — 1. Blake Young, Fayetteville, 55-4; 2. Eli Jackson, Lake Hamilton, 54-7.25; 3. Drew Turner, Russellville, 48-8.5; 4. Matthew Campbell, Russellville, 47-4.25; 5. John Sherrouse, Greenwood, 47-4.25; 6. Chandler Clift, Benton, 47-0.25; 7. Madre Dixon, Bryant, 44-4.25; 8 Tyreek Dorsey, Russellville, 44-3.

Triple jump — 1. Caleb Cooper, Fayetteville, 45-2; 2. Austin Henderson, Har-Ber, 43-9; 3. Justice Cobb, Van Buren, 41-1.25; 4. Stefan Banda, Bentonville, 41-0.5; 5. Deshawn Westerfield, Conway, 40-11; 6. Trace Martin, Har-Ber, 40-8; 7. Devon Davis, Bryant, 40-07.5; 8. Gavin Schmidt, Springdale, 40-4.

Girls

Team scores — 1. Fayetteville 113; 2. Bentonville 103; 3. Rogers High 73.5; 4. Bryant 55; 5. Conway 23; 6. (tie) Little Rock Christian and Mount St. Mary 18; 8. Lake Hamilton 14.5; 9. Maumelle 13; 10. (tie) Russellville and Springdale Har-Ber 12; 12. (tie) Greenwood, Cabot and Siloam Springs 10; 15. Van Buren 9; 16. Fort Smith Southside 8; 17. (tie) Nettleton and Rogers Heritage 7; 19. (tie) Alma, Mountain Home, Camden Fairview and Sylvan Hills 5; 23. Texarkana 4; 24. Vilonia 3; 25. (tie) Sheridan, Little Rock Parkview and El Dorado 1.

60 — 1. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 8.08; 2. Jazmyn Chenault, Fayetteville, 8.15; 3 Jurnee Britt, Fayetteville, 8.25; 4. Najada Rochell, Maumelle, 8.30; 5. Tashiria Banks, Texarkana, 8.32; 6. Jamon Jones, Conway, 8.34; 7. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville 8.35; 8 Dametria Talley, El Dorado, 8.36.

200 — 1. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 26.39; 2. Jamon Jones, Conway, 26.47; 3. Jazmyn Chenault, Fayetteville, 26.82; 4. Tamera Rhode, Russellville, 26.87; 5. Ashlyne Silcott, Rogers, 27.02; 6. Tristyn Edgar, Cabot, 27.05; 7. Chloe Auldridge, Van Buren, 27.21; 8. Rebekah Hale, Sheridan, 27.23

400 — 1. Olivia Groeber, Rogers, 1:00.22; 2. Haley Hood, Bryant, 1:00.6; 3. Jazmyn Chenault, Fayetteville, 1:01.11; 4. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 1:01.72; 5. Caroline Bouwhuis, Bentonville, 1:02.07; 6. Grace Risenhoover, Rogers, 1:02.13; 7. Kyla Crawford, FS Southside, 1:02.82; 8. Martie Shockley, Alma, 1:03.18

800 — 1. Julianne Dillon, Har-Ber, 2:19.45; 2. Lainey Quandt, Bentonville, 2:23.34; 3. Merrill Leak, Bentonville, 2:25.38, 4. Lisa Lauschke, Rogers, 2:26.69; 5. Rebecca Boushelle, Fayetteville, 2:27.30; 6. Victoria Mitchell, Bentonville, 2:28.26; 7. Megan Anglin, Heritage, 2:28.52; 8. Emily Efurd, Rogers, 2:28.69.

1,600 — 1. Alex Ritchey, Mount St. Mary, 5:16.93; 2. Lisa Lauschke, Rogers, 5:17.01; 3. Lainey Quandt, Bentonville, 5:20.97; 4. Merrill Leak, Bentonville, 5:21.24; 5. Erin Woodward, Little Rock, 5:21.52; 6. Rebecca Boushelle, Fayetteville, 5:28.54; 7. Casey Gore, Cabot, 5:29.02; 8. Lauren Campbell, Conway, 5:29.30.

3,200 — 1. Erin Woodward, LR Christian, 11:53.78; 2. Alex Ritchey, Mount St. Mary, 11:54.00; 3. Corrie Purcell, Fayetteville, 11:58.19; 4. Aubre Gilreath, Rogers, 12:09.45; 5. Allison Risius, LR Christian, 12:11.04; 6. Katie Andrews, Bentonville, 12:15.53; 7. Cami Hedstrom, Bentonville, 12:16.39; 8. Hannah Shelby, Bryant, 12:16.58.

60 hurdles — 1. Jade Donnell, Bentonville, 9.83; 2. Jenna Potter, Fayetteville, 9.88; 3. Audra Beneux, FS Southside, 9.89; 4. Anna Passmore, Bentonville, 10.05; 5. Martie Shockley, Alma, 10.11; 6. Haley Hood, Bryant, 10.11; 7. Olivia Stumbaugh, Har-Ber, 10.17; 8. Hannah Martin, Rogers, 10.20.

4x400 relay — 1. Rogers (Grace Risenhoover, Emily Efurd, Skylurr Patrick, Olivia Groeber), 4:09.83; 2. Bentonville, 4:14.48; 3. Bryant, 4:16.28; 4. Sylvan Hills, 4:21.82; 5. Fayetteville, 4:23.12; 6. Vilonia, 4:25.98; 7. Conway, 4:27.27; 8. Russellville, 4:27.54.

4x800 relay — 1. Bentonville (Sophia Quandt, Trinity Walker, Victoria Mitchell, Katy Kotoucek), 9:47.78; 2. Rogers, 9:53.31; 3. Fayetteville, 10:09.48; 4. Cabot, 10:30.52; 5. Conway, 10:33.97; 6. Van Buren, 10:41.43; 7. Bryant, 10:46.41; 8. Heritage, 10:58.87.

High jump — 1. Alexis Duffy, Siloam Springs, 5-4; 2. Elise Randels, Rogers, 5-2; 3. Hannah Martin, Rogers, 5-2; 4. Aly Brinkley, Conway, 5-0; 5. Haley Hood, Bryant, 5-0; 6. (tie) Jenna Potter, Fayetteville; Grace Spangler, Fayetteville; and Allison Trantham, Lake Hamilton, 4-10.

Long jump — 1. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 16-10.25; 2. Najada Rochell, Maumelle, 16-6.25; 3. Jadyn Lewis, Bryant, 16-3.5; 4. Alexis Johnson, Bentonville, 15-11.75; 5. Adriana Kitchen, Fayetteville, 15-9.25; 6. Anna Passmore, Bentonville, 15-6.75; 7. Grace Risenhoover, Rogers, 15-6; 8. Osaretin Ogbeide, Fayetteville, 15-4.25.

Pole vault — 1. Bailee McCorkle, Greenwood, 12-9; 2. (tie) Rachel Milnes, Nettleton, and Isabel Neal, Bentonville, 11-6; 4. Madison Shinn, Lake Hamilton 11-6; 5. Jade Donnell, Bentonville, 11-6; 6. (tie) Edie Murray, Lake Hamilton and Olivia Groeber, Rogers, 11-0; 8. Jenna Potter, Fayetteville 11-0

Shot put — 1. Jasmin Franklin, Fayetteville, 42-2.75 (meet record; previous mark 41-3 by Rebecca Gosnell, Russellville, 2002); 2. Anna Griffin, Bentonville, 39-6.75; 3. Madison Mallett, Russellville, 35-3.5; 4. Whitney Settlemire, Mountain Home, 34-3.25; 5. Sydney Grizzle, Van Buren, 32-8; 6. Anna Ledbetter, Lake Hamilton 32-7.5; 7. Mallory Mixon, Lake Hamilton 31-8.5; 8. Kiarra Harris, LR Parkview, 31-6.25.

Triple jump — 1. McKenzie Penne, Fayetteville, 35-10; 2. Adriana Kitchen, Fayetteville, 34-6; 3. Osaretin Ogbeide, Fayetteville, 33-4; 4. Taylor Gutzman, Bentonville, 32-0.50; 5. Shanice Erby, Heritage 31-11.5; 6. (tie) Kimberlee Jackson, Camden Fairview, and Kamoni Manago, Camden Fairview, 31-10; 8. Mary Cawood, Bentonville, 31-8.

"This is the first time I've ever seen this happen," Bentonville coach Randy Ramaker said after the race.

The mistake was caught, and a rules committee met near the finish line to discuss the situation. It was determined Bentonville's team of Sophia Quandt, Trinity Walker, Mitchell and Kotoucek would keep their winning time of 9 minutes, 47.78 seconds since the error wasn't the Lady Tigers' fault, while Rogers would finish second at 9:53.31.

However, Bentonville's time wouldn't be recognized as a meet record because of the error.

"It's fine," Ramaker said. "It shouldn't be a state record because it wasn't run properly. I very much agree with that. The fact that it kept the race in the order that it was, I also agree with because that's how it would have finished anyway. In both cases, it's OK."

Two state records eventually fell without a hitch. Fayetteville's Jasmin Franklin had a throw of 42 feet, 2.75 inches in the shot put and passed the previous record of 41-3 set by Russellville's Rebecca Gosnell in 2002.

On the boys side, Little Rock Catholic's Kieran Taylor passed up running the 1,600 in order to focus on the 800. The strategy worked as Taylor's 800 time of 1:54.20 eclipsed the previous record of 1:55.91 set by former Rocket Alex Chaffin in 2011.

"I knew I could do really good," Taylor said. "We had time trails about two weeks ago, and I ran a 1:53. I knew I was going to go for it. The question was how fast I was going to go.

"I had in my head an idea who would be in the race, and Toler (Freyaldenhoven) and Jessie (Ramirez) are both good runners. They would push me the whole way. The plan was to go out at 55 or 56, and that was exactly where I was."

Fayetteville's girls not only enjoyed a record performance by Franklin, but they also broke Bentonville's string of four straight indoor titles. The Lady Purple'Dogs had 113 to the Lady Tigers' 103, while Rogers High was a distant third with 73.5.

Fayetteville did it by beating Bentonville with numbers, something the Lady Tigers had successfully done in previous years. McKenzie Penne was a double winner with performances in the long jump (16-10.25) and in the triple jump (35-10), where she teamed with Adriana Kitchen and Osaretin Ogbeide to give Fayetteville a 1-2-3 finish.

"We've talked about that year in and year out about how they have got us on numbers," Fayetteville coach Drew Yoakum said. "That was important to get our numbers up, and now we have a chance.

"Our girls performed, and we had a number of great performances at different levels and not just one area. It was rewarding for us seeing that."

On the boys side, Bentonville forced a tie with Fayetteville for the team title with 90 points apiece, thanks to the Tigers' strong finish in the 4x400 relay. The Tigers entered the event trailing the Purple'Dogs by an 88-80 margin, but the team of Billy Horton III, Taylor Michael, Devin Dougherty and Andrew Shewmaker made up the deficit with a win.

The Bentonville team turned in a 3:28.77 time and grabbed 10 points, while Fayetteville's team took seventh and scored two.

"We were trailing and having to play catch up the whole meet," Bentonville coach Mike Power said. "We knew we had a really strong 4x4. It's one of the strengths on our team, and we pride ourselves in trying to win that race in every meet.

"It was just another time to win it at this meet. That was our goal, and we couldn't control what Fayetteville did. I think it was a great ending to a high-quality meet."

The 4x400 relay turned out to be the only event Bentonville won. Fayetteville, on the other hand, had one-two finishes by Collin Pilkington and Camren Fischer in the 1,600 and 3,200, Terrance Rock in the long jump (21-6), Blake Young in the shot put (55-4) and Caleb Cooper in the triple jump (45-2).

Sports on 02/07/2016

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