GHV girls third at home meet

(Above) Jillian Heitland displays good form as she sails over the hurdles in the shuttle hurdle relay.  The team placed won the event in 1:11.52.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

It was a successful home meet for the GHV girls.  They placed third at the Don Hoppel Co-ed Relays held on Monday, April 30.  Forest City won the meet with 130 points, followed by Osage with 125.5 and GHV with 71.5.  Eight teams competed in the meet.

A highlight of the meet was the shuttle hurdle team winning the event with a time of 1:11.52.  The team consisted of Madeline Hinz, Mara Anderson, Rachel Hejlik and Jillian Heitland.  Hinz went on to place third in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.17.

Jayden Hughes had a great night, capturing second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 28.69.  She was also third in the 100 meters with a time of 14.08.

Abby Christians was second in the 3000 meter run with a time of 12:22.89.  She also placed fifth in the 1500 meter run in 5:32.76.

The 4x100 team of Hejlik, Hinz, Emma Whelan and Hughes crossed the line in second place with a time of 55.22.

Other placements included:

•100: Whelan, 5th, 14.52

•400 Hurdles: Jillian Heitland, 5th, 1:14.07

•4x200: Hejlik, Sadie Oulman, Breanna Billings, Whelan, 4th, 2:02.12

•Sprint Medley: Heitland, Emily Howke, Anderson, Oulman, 5th, 2:08.30

•Distance Medley: Billings, Leah Johnson, Howke, Rachel Sokol, 6th, 5:18.81

•High Jump: Whelan, 5th, 4’04”

•Long Jump: Hinz, 4th, 14’01”

•Shot Put: Hejlik, 3rd, 32’2.5”