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Bertrand has big day in Elwood
Published Friday, March 28, 2008 at 06:04 PM
Matt Shipp
Bertrand won the girls championship and tied for the boys title at the Elwood track and field invitational on Friday. In the boys team standings Bertrand and Elm Creek tied for first with 110 points, Elwood 85, Maxwell 56, Arapahoe 48, Brady 46, Southwest 42, Loomis 16, Eustis Farnam 4. Matt Shipp of Bertrand won both the 800 meter and 1,600 meter runs. His time of 1:57:30 in the 800 was a new meet record. Shipp also ran on the 1,600 meter and 3200 meter relays for Bertrand. The Vikings set a new meet record in the 1,600 meter relay with a time of 3:35.8. Other members of that team include Dillon Spiegel, Dalton Peterson and James Ford. Bryson Mahlberg of Elwood also had a good day as he won the 110 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles, the high jump and the long jump. Eamonn Feeney of Maxwell was first in the 200 meter and 400 meter dashes.

Bertrand also claimed the title in the girls team standings with 109 points. Southwest was second with 86. Loomis 73, Arapahoe 61, Maxwell 47, Elm Creek 44, Eustis Farnam 41, Elwood 36, Brady 25, Elwood JV 5. Taylor Tacha of Bertrand took home four gold medals. Tacha set meet records in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.10 seconds, she won the 300 meter hurdles with a mark of 46.8 seconds. Tacha also won the 400 meter dash and ran a leg on Bertrand's 1,600 meter relay squad. Kailey Hunoff of Loomis won the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Lisa Lord of Soutwest took home first in the long jump and the triple jump. Her mark of 35ft 9.75 inches in the triple jump was a new meet record.

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