The Springville Tigers hit the track again this week, going head-to-head with tough competition and gaining valuable experience at the Hewitt-Trussville Invitational. While the team didn’t take any top-three finishes this meet, their resilience, consistency, and improvement across all events prove they’re gearing up for a strong postseason. Let’s dive into the results and highlights from the girls’ and boys’ teams.

👟 Girls’ Team Highlights

While the girls’ team didn’t crack the top three in this meet, they made a strong impression across sprints, distance, relays, and throws.

💨 Sprints & Hurdles

  • Alexius Mostella continued to shine in hurdles:
    • 4th place in the 100m Hurdles with a time of 16.36
    • 9th place in the 300m Hurdles (49.25)
  • In the 100m Dash, Alexius also competed, placing 24th (13.43), followed by Amya Mostella (36th) and Samyiah Ward (68th).
  • Rebecca Sierra ran a 27.64 in the 200m for 20th and a solid 1:02.09 in the 400m for 13th place.

🏃‍♀️ Mid-Distance & Distance

  • Carmen McMaster placed 17th in the 800m with 2:31.81
  • Adalyn Seigman showed great endurance, taking:
    • 19th in the 1600m (6:08.40)
    • 10th in the 3200m (12:55.60)
  • Felicity Bentley followed closely in the 3200m, placing 14th (13:42.00)

🤝 Relays

  • The 4x800m Relay Team clocked a 10:51.97 for a 6th place finish.
  • The 4x400m Relay Team took 9th with a time of 4:29.79

💪 Field Events

  • Gabby Stone impressed in Discus with a 12th place finish (90-7) and took 16th in Shot Put (29-11.5)
  • Aniyah James competed in Shot Put (24th) and Discus (34th)
  • Allie Blankenship threw 68-8 in Javelin for 26th
  • Zuriah Jacobs rounded out the Shot Put crew with 27th place

🏃 Boys’ Team Highlights

While the boys also missed the podium in this meet, they held strong in relays, distance, and throws with several top-10 finishes.

💨 Sprints

  • Charles Sanford led the 100m squad, finishing 61st (12.19), followed by Blake Davis (64th) and Jaden Ward (69th)
  • In the 200m, Allen Springer clocked a 24.31 (48th)

🏃‍♂️ Mid & Long Distance

  • Tate Milstead ran a strong 2:00.29 in the 800m, landing 7th place
  • In the 1600m, top finishers included:
    • Brayden Chandler – 22nd (4:53.46)
    • Van Stewart – 28th
    • Brayden Marlow – 29th
  • In the 3200m, Brayden Marlow was 12th, followed by Jaden Hall (14th) and Logan Stuman (15th)

🤝 Relays

  • The 4x800m Relay Team narrowly missed the podium with a 4th place finish (8:29.66)
  • The 4x400m Relay Team ran a respectable 3:44.62, good for 11th

🥏 Throws

  • Jackson Gatgens showed power in:
    • Discus – 9th (126-10)
    • Javelin – 4th (160-3)
  • Ryan Freeman had strong throws:
    • 21st in Discus (115-1)
    • 26th in Shot Put (36-0)
  • Other solid throws came from:
    • Caleb Milwood (26th in Discus, 36th in Shot Put)
    • Ben Payne (52nd in Discus, 33rd in Shot Put)
    • Miles Sparks, Breck Willard, and Zack Golightly in Javelin
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