ELMWOOD: May 9 – ” Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” ~ Ecclesiastes 9:10
If there is one thing to be said about the John Ramsey Royal Invitational in Elmwood, it is not for the effete poseur. This event is a great barometer to test your postseason readiness, and will only serve to humiliate those who are not prepared to go big. For example, this event has the standard allotment of relay races, but forgoes the 4×400 in favor of the 6400…a 4×1600 meter relay. This is truly a go big or go home invitational, and at the 2014 running of the event, the Wauseon Indians set the bar high for ‘go big’, easily dominating the field on both sides of the ledger to take the boys’ and girls’ championships.
The boys’ squad took first place with a score of 227 points, more points than the combined output of second place Elmwood and third place Van Buren. Of the seventeen events, the Tribe had a first or second place finisher in fourteen. Wauseon had 1-2 finishes in four of the aforementioned events, and ten first place finishes overall. Double winners included Quintin Reiser (800 and 1600), Kris Boysel (long jump and pole vault), and Noah Castle (shot and disc). In the discus, Castle fired a round of 189′ 1″, breaking the Wauseon record of 177′ 1″ set by Todd Christy back in 2011.
The following boys’ finishes were posted by event…
Boys High Jump
1 (tie) Lomas, Jayvontay 5-08.00
1 (tie) Bost, Alec 5-08.00
Boys Pole Vault
1 Boysel, Kristopher 11-06.00
2 Hench, Daniel 11-00.00
Boys Long Jump
1 Boysel, Kristopher 20-05.50
2 Bost, Alec 18-06.00
Boys Triple Jump
2 McIntosh, Devyn 34-11.50
3 Richer, Joe 34-07.00
Boys Discus Throw
1 Castle, Noah 189-01
* New Wauseon Record *
5 Stickley, Noah 137-02
Boys Shot Put
1 Castle, Noah 50-07.50
2 Werder, Anthony 44-10.00
Boys 4×1600 Meter Relay
3 Wauseon 21:18.00
Boys 4×800 Meter Relay
1 Wauseon 8:55.00
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
1 Kamp, Derrick 15.46
3 Boysel, Kristopher 16.28
Boys 100 Meter Dash
2 Clausen, Spencer 11.38
7 Byers, Corry 12.03
Boys 4×200 Meter Relay
3 Wauseon 1:39.63
Boys 1600 Meter Run
1 Reiser, Quintin 4:30.00
4 Mourguet, Justin 5:04.00
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
2 Wauseon 46.24
Boys 400 Meter Run
1 Gype, Tabb 53.18
2 Creager, Mason 54.35
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
2 Kamp, Derrick 43.20
3 Rupp, Derek 44.58
Boys 800 Meter Run
1 Reiser, Quintin 2:05.36
3 Wyse, Kody 2:15.04
Boys 200 Meter Dash
4 Gype, Tabb 24.37
6 Clausen, Spencer 24.93
The ladies were equally as dominant as their counterparts. Van Buren took second and Elmwood third, but just as before, their combined scores paled in comparison to the 214.5 of the Tribe.
Wauseon placed first in eleven events, with four second place finishes. The Ladies of the Lob, Sally Frank and Brandi Thompson each won a throwing event, and Wauseon won half of the relays, including the monster 4×1600. Senaca Wyse was a quadruple winner (long jump, 100, 200, 400), and Halen Mealer was a double winner (100 and 300 hurdles).
The following girls’ finishes were posted by event…
Girls High Jump
1 Bosell, Sydney 5-00.00
4 Bosell, Amy 4-06.00
Girls Pole Vault
3 Campbell, McKayla 8-00.00
4 Gray, Samantha 7-00.00
Girls Long Jump
1 Wyse, Seneca 15-04.00
9 Strauss, Kallie 11-09.50
Girls Triple Jump
3 Strauss, Kallie 26-03.50
4 Bosell, Amy 25-03.50
Girls Discus Throw
1 Frank, Sally 119-05
2 Thompson, Brandi 118-09
Girls Shot Put
1 Thompson, Brandi 37-05.00
3 Frank, Sally 32-04.00
Girls 4×1600 Meter Relay
1 Wauseon 26:23.00
Girls 4×800 Meter Relay
1 Wauseon 10:20.00
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
2 Mealer, Halen 16.78
3 Roberts, Kathleen 17.24
Girls 100 Meter Dash
1 Wyse, Seneca 12.50
2 Archibeque, Haley 12.75
Girls 4×200 Meter Relay
4 Wauseon 1:56.32
1600 Meter Run
1 Vernot, Taylor 5:19.00
3 Archibeque, Kylie 5:44.00
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
2 Wauseon 53.12
Girls 400 Meter Run
1 Wyse, Seneca 1:02.18
Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
1 Mealer, Halen 48.81
4 Roberts, Kathleen 52.59
Girls 800 Meter Run
2 Beck, Megan 2:39.00
4 Schmucker, Lydia 2:46.00
Girls 200 Meter Dash
1 Wyse, Seneca 26.62
3 Archibeque, Haley 27.30