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Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's Natalie Thomason won three events at the Class 1A Salt Fork Sectional meet, including the high jump, 100-meter, and 300-meter hurdles. Her performance secured her a spot at the upcoming state meet.
May 14—CATLIN — All eyes were on Natalie Thomason.
The Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin senior had already won the high jump, but she wanted a shot at raising her own school record. The bar was set at 5 feet, 6 inches, and as she left her feet, she barely grazed the bar to scratch on her final attempt.
"I was so close," Thomason said with a smile, "but we'll have another shot at state. We've been trying a few times this year, and this was the closest I've been to getting it."
It was still a good start to the day, as Thomason won the high jump by clearing 5-3 3/4 . It was her first of three event wins at Wednesday's Class 1A Salt Fork Sectional meet, as she also crossed the finish line first in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles with respective times of 15.42 and 46.95 seconds, punching her ticket to next week's state meet in all three.
"My dream is for me and all my teammates to do amazing, leave (Wednesday) happy, not regret anything and leave it all on the track," Thomason said.
She got her wish, as she wasn't the only Blue Devil to perform well on Wednesday. BHRA posted a team score of 118, clear of second place by 46 points, to win its third sectional title in the last four years.
"We have nine fantastic seniors, and a lot of them have seen state, so it felt like we had to keep that going for them," BHRA coach Susan Kentner said. "The seniors have been leading by example, and we've got youngsters who really pulled through. The seniors have been great mentors and brought these kids along and helped them buy into the culture we have. It's so special. The other night was senior night, and there wasn't a dry eye in the place. You get special groups once every 20 years. They're record-breakers and just a tremendous group."
Following the Blue Devils in the team standings were Paxton-Buckley-Loda in second, Salt Fork in fourth, Milford/Cissna Park in sixth, Iroquois West in eighth, Watseka in ninth, Armstrong-Potomac, Oakwood and Georgetown-Ridge Farm in a tie for 10th, Heritage in 13th, Westville in 15th, Schlarman in 16th and Hoopeston Area in 17th.
Another standout for BHRA was senior Nevaeh Scott, who successfully defended her 100-meter dash sectional title with a personal-best time of 12.62 seconds.
"I got it last year, and that's a big motivation thing for me," Scott said. "My freshman and sophomore years, I only did relays, so it's great to have an event that I enjoy and am good at. For the last week, that's all I've cared about is going back to state, and I have a goal to break our school record at state."
Scott followed up her 100 victory with a win in the 200 in 26.35 seconds. She was also on two of BHRA's state-qualifying relays, joining Jaz Ingram, Mackenzie Stow and Emily Dice in the 400-meter relay (51.75) and Ingram, Dice and Thomason in the 800-meter relay (1:49.09). Reece Larson also advanced to state with her runner-up finish in the triple jump (32 feet, 9 3/4 inches).
Natalie Thomason won the high jump, 100-meter hurdles, and 300-meter hurdles at the Class 1A Salt Fork Sectional meet.
Natalie Thomason cleared 5 feet, 3 and 3/4 inches in the high jump at the sectional meet.
Thomason finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.42 seconds and in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.95 seconds.
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Lucht owns field events
As if being an All-State volleyball, basketball and softball player wasn't enough, Milford/Cissna Park senior Addison Lucht won the long jump, triple jump and shot put to secure one last trip to Charleston in her fourth-best sport.
She started the day with the long jump, and it didn't take her long to qualify with a leap of 17-3 1/2 .
"Getting that first mark over 5 meters always feels good. There's less stress, and you can just go for it," Lucht said. "I haven't been able to be at a lot of meets this year. The meets are honestly my practices, so getting that number felt good."
Lucht then tossed the shot put 39-8 to win another sectional title in just her third time competing in the event in high school. She won a state championship for shot put in junior high, but she's stepped away from it the last few years to focus on other events.
"I've really been wanting to do it the last couple years, and I finally got the opportunity this year," Lucht said. "I saw I could get pretty high in the sectional and state rankings, so I'm hoping to get in a good flight at state."
Her first time competing in a high school shot put competition was on April 29 at Westville's Tiger Invitational. That was a full day for Lucht. During the school day, The News-Gazette surprised her as its Female Athlete of the Year. She then traveled to Westville for a softball game, in which she walked in all four of her plate appearances, before taking another walk across Westville's campus for the track meet, where she won all three of her events.
"It was a busy day, but that's honestly a normal day in the spring," Lucht said. "Usually, I'm not able to do a meet and a game, but it worked out that they were at the same location."
Lucht's winning triple jump mark came out to 34-4 1/2 , and to top off her day, she finished second in the 100 to qualify for state in all four of her events.
"I'm really hoping to medal in all three field events, and I know I'm capable of doing it. It's just going to take a good day at state," Lucht said. "The 100 would be the cherry on top."
Storm heading to state again
While the number may not be as high as in recent years, Salt Fork is still sending a handful of girls to the state meet.
The highlight of the host school's day came in the 3,200, when junior distance specialist Callie Richardson comfortably won the race in 11:53.11. She said she's hoping to run a personal-best time at state, and she's eyeing a spot in the 1,600 state final, an event in which she placed second in 5:26.15 on Wednesday.
"My freshman year, there were two or three of us who went to state, so the last two years with a bigger group has been a lot more fun," Richardson said. "We're all really supportive of each other, and we're all good friends off the track, so it's really fun to see your friends succeed. It's good to know I have people around me going for the same goals, and it helps keep each other motivated."
While Richardson was Salt Fork's lone event winner of the day, the Storm had a number of state qualifiers. Senior Brycie Hird was one of them, finishing second in the 200 (26.47) and joining Maya Smith, Ella Cary and Scarlett Trisler in both the 400-meter relay (51.61) and 800-meter relay (1:50.85). Brylee Filicsky also took second in the discus (110-6) to advance.
"All the work we've put in this year, and we're going to get a shot at it again," Hird said. "It's just really rewarding to see all your hard work go toward a goal. It's a really cool experience. I've done it twice now with different teammates and different relay teams. It's just really fun to bring each other to Charleston. We're bringing a freshman to state, and that's really awesome to me because I didn't get to go until I was a junior."
PBL got wins from Maddison DeOrnellas in the 1,600 (5:25.17); the 1,600-meter relay of Audrey McCoy, Logan Loschen, Olivia Rehg and Hallee Johnson (4:15.59); and the 3,200-meter relay of DeOrnellas, McCoy, Ella Strebeck and Brooklyn Stafford (10:31.33). Johnson also advanced with runner-up finishes in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles with times of 16.35 and 47.45 seconds.
The final area winner came from Westville's Kaitlyn Sapp in the pole vault (7-6). Iroquois West advanced Phylicity Leonard (35-9 1/2 ) and Peyton Howe (35-5 1/4 ) in the shot put along with Audrey Griffin in the high jump (5-1 3/4 ). A-P's Ashlyn Ackerman also moved on in the high jump (4-11 3/4 ), and Schlarman's Bayleigh Smith did the same in the pole vault (6-11 3/4 ). Oakwood sent Taylor Wells to state in the 800 (2:24.38) and 1,600 (5:27.75), and G-RF's Leah Phipps punched her ticket in the 3,200 (12:34.60).