Benjamin Logan’s boys track and field team added another tournament win to its resume Friday after claiming the top spot in the Waynesfield-Goshen Tiger Invitational.
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Benjamin Logan’s Coreen Crosby competes in the girls triple jump Friday at the Waynesfield-Goshen Tiger Invitational. Crosby won the triple jump and set a new meet and stadium record with a distance of 32 feet and 3/4ths of an inch. (SUBMITTED PHOTO) |
The Raiders topped the host Tigers 139-126 to finish in first place at the 12-team meet. Carey finished third with 85 points and Allen East was fourth with 76 points. Indian Lake came in seventh with 62 points, Ridgemont was ninth with 17 points, Triad took 11th with nine points and Riverside was 12th with five points.
“I thought our guys did a good job of competing,” said Ben Logan boys head coach Kevin Butler. “It wasn’t the greatest conditions, but I thought the guys did a good job of staying focused on their events and performing well.
“I challenged them before we left to see if they could score 130 points, which I thought would be a tough, but realistic goal for this meet, and to see them exceed that goal was rewarding.”
In the girls team race, Carey held on for the win with 113 points. The Raiders were a close second with 108.5 points, W-Goshen was third with 94.5 points and Lima Bath took fourth with 79 points. The Gophers were seventh with 58 points, the Cardinals were ninth with 41 points, the Lakers were 10th with 18 points and the Pirates were 12th with one point.
“This was an outstanding team effort,” said Ben Logan girls head coach Mike Coder. “Our coaches challenged all of our athletes to step up their game, maintain focus and finish the meet strong. They did not use weather conditions as an excuse. They worked hard to compete throughout the meet. We are heading in the right direction.”
Boys results
Ben Logan’s boys lone event win came from Aaron Crosby, who won the triple jump with a distance of 36-11, while runner-up finishes came from Gabe VanDyke in the 110 hurdles (17.1), Cameron Johnson in the 800 (2:07.4), Andy Griffith in the long jump (18-6), the 800 relay of Jarret Matthews, Ben Whitten, Zane Scheiderer and Mason Roberts (1:39.3) and the 1,600 relay of Crosby, VanDyke, Johnson and Derek Weiser (3:39.9).
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