The Raiders had won by nearly identical scores of 86-64 and 89-61 in the boys' and girls' meets respectively back on March 28.
"We have a lot of new student athletes this year and our inexperience showed in our first meet with Elco," Philip Koser, the Indians' head coach, said.
"There were many great individual results," added the coach. "Caleb Kendig won the shot put with a personal best 46-foot-6. He also won the javelin and was third in the discus."
Another bright spot came in the girls' meet with 4x100 relay teammates Faith Garber, Sophia Floyd, Peyton Mansfield, and Anna Brubaker.
"They ran the eighth fastest time in school history," Koser noted.
The girls' team captured all three relay events. Sophomore Kathryn Fernald, who also won the 800- and 3,200-meter individual events, was part of the 4x800 relay team that also included Kendall Finicle, Lucia Angeles, and freshman Molly Myers.
The 4x100 relay team included 200-m winner Faith Garber as well as Mansfield, Floyd, and Brubaker, who also anchored the 4x400 - Myers, Jayanna Morant, and Gleib.
Garber also claimed the 100-m dash as well as the long jump.
In the javelin and shot put events, junior Nya Bantum took first. Mahagony Hunter had the longest discus toss with Bantum taking second in the event.
Sydney Snyder, Claudia Taylor, and Emily Slobozien finished 1-2-3 in the triple jump. Snyder won the 400 with McKyla Bantum and Mor... Click here to read full article
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