Wolves Have Fine Showing At DeMans Team Sports Invitational

The North Clarion Boys and Girls track and field teams competed in the Demans Team Sports Invitational at Brookville High School on Saturday, April 15th, with the Wolves turning in a number of fine performances.

Mason Burford and Gia Babington each captured Gold, with Burford winning the Boys’ 110 hurdles, in a District Nine Class-AA District Meet qualifying time of 15.95 and Babington taking the Girls’ 800, with a personal record 2:26.15, which also qualified for districts.

Burford also placed fifth in the 100, with an 11.45 which also qualified for districts, as well as as placing seventh in the long jump, with a personal best 39-03.

The Wolves Boys had some other good performances.

The 4X800 relay, consisting of Jonas Wilshire, Jackson Nicewonger, Dane Sliker and Kaine McFarland finished fourth, with a district meet qualifying time of 9:16.18.

McFarland ran a personal best 11:03.15 in the 1600, good for tenth place. Sliker finished eleventh in the 800 with a time of 2:17.99. Wilshire was sixteenth in the 1600, being clocked at 5:11.27. Nicewonger ran an 11:46.91 to finish sixteenth in the 3200.

Logan Bish threw the javelin 117-07 for eighteenth place and ran 59.91 in the 800 for twenty-fourth. Hayden Hindman was twenty-second in the shot put, with a heave of 34-01. Grayson Aaron finished twenty-ninth in the 400 with a time of 1:00.97. He also competed in the long jump.

Brenna Armstrong, in her first competition, since having knee surgery in the fall, finished in third place in the shot put for the North Clarion Girls, with a district meet qualifying distance of 33-04.25.

Nicole Fair ran a personal record 1:05.99 in the 400, good for ninth place. Also turning in a ninth place finish was Sophie Babington, who ran the 800 in 2:42.70.

Natalie Durish had a 29-04 in the triple jump, to finish fourteenth. Taylor Sherbine was eighteenth in the discus with a heave of 79-03. Addison Siegel finished twenty-third in both the shot put and discus, with a 24-06.25 in shot and 67-09 in the discus.

Coach Andy Bish shared, “Freshman Mason Burford had a strong day winning the 110 hurdles (15.95) and coming in 5th in the 100 meter dash (11.45).  The 4×800 relay team of Jonas Wilshire, Jackson Nicewonger, Dan Sliker, and Kaine McFarland finished in 4th place and ran a district qualifying time of 9:16.  McFarland and Nicewonger also each ran a great 3200 with both shaving several seconds off of their season PR’s. 

“The boys had a great day and gained a lot of experience in the process especially with 6 of the 8 boys competing were freshman.  It was great to see them out there competing and supporting each other throughout the day!”

Coach Doug Jackson said, “We took a small contingent of athletes to Brookville on Saturday and had some great performances. Mason Burford won the 110 hurdles and came in 5th in the 100. He also had a PR in the triple jump. Gia Babington took the gold in the 800 m run and set a new PR. 

“In her first competition of the season, Brenna Armstrong earned third in the shot put and qualified for districts. Nicole Fair had a PR in the 400 as did Kaine McFarland did in the 3200 and narrowly missed qualifying for districts. 

“It was a great day for a meet, and we are proud of our athletes’ accomplishments and work ethic.  Our boys 4×800 also qualified for districts.”

(Way To Go, Wolves!!!! Thanks to Tara Steele for the photo!!)