The Batesville High School track and field teams opened their outdoor season by sweeping a duel meet at Greensburg Thursday night.
It was the Bulldogs over the Pirates in the boys meet 76-52. BHS won 11 events.
The Batesville girls won by a 60-point margin, 96-36, and took 12 out of 16 events.
Ella King broke her own school record from a year ago (39 feet, 5.75 inches) in the shot put with a throw of 41 feet 4 inches.
The Dogs had a few athletes as multiple ribbon winners, but overall, there were 25 different individuals taking home blue ribbons and they were:
- Ayden Eckstein-high jump (6-4), long jump (21-6)
- Maycee Holtkamp-high jump (4-10), 800m run (2:38.67)
- Maggie Jelenik-100m hurdles (18.28), 300m hurdles (54.94)
- Winston Garrett-pole vault (10-0)
- Gavin Britch-110m hurdles (21.64)
- Talan Rowlett-400m dash (53.91)
- Levi Essick-300m hurdles (49.08)
- Cash Myers-800m run (2:15.69)
- Jake Chapman-3200m run (9:55.59)
- Nora Weideman-pole vault (8-0)
- Savannah Pohlman-long jump (15-5)
- Jayla Bedel-1600m run (5:30.79)
- Addison Luers-400m dash (1:01.46)
- Caitlin Raver-3200m run (13:23.89)
- Both the boys and girls 4 x 800m relays of: Griffin Koester, Isaac Trossman, Ethan Lacey, Jake Chapman (8:59.33) and Jayla Bedel, Caitlin Raver, Paige Allgeier, Maycee Holtkamp (10:31.11)
- Both the boys and girls 4 x 100m relays of: James Rowland, Chris Stenger, Noah Davis, Brock Mahon (44.36) and Savannah Pohlman, Nora Weideman, Jersey Trenkamp, Katie Lipps (53.05)
- Both the boys and girls 4 x 400m relays of: Griffin Koester, Talan Rowlett, Chris Stenger, James Rowland (3:42.22) and Maycee Holtkamp, Abby Miller, Maggie Jelenik, Addison Luers (4:23.20)
2nd place ribbons went to:
- Gage Lancaster and Paige Allgeier-high jump
- James Rowland and Katie Lipps-100m dash
- Griffin Koester-1600m run
- Chris Stenger and Addison Luers-200m dash
- Isabel Meyer-pole vault
- Nora Weideman-long jump
- Ella King-shot put and discus
- Jade Martin-100m hurdles
- Paige Allgeier-300m hurdles
- Lexi Harris-3200m run
3rd place ribbons were won by:
- Ethan Lacey and Jersey Trenkamp-long jump
- Jeff Gerstbauer and Eva Struewing-shot put
- Owen Ramsey and Sarah Bedel-discus
- Chris Stenger and Abby Miller-100m dash
- Gavin Britch and Jade Martin-300m hurdles
- James Rowland and Abby Miller-200m dash
- Isaac Trossman-1600m run
- Ethan Rahschulte-3200m run
- Max Walters-pole vault
- Abby Miller 400m dash
- Sam Adams-800m run
The following earned personal bests (listed by event):
- High Jump-Gage Lancaster, Nic Tirado, Maycee Holtkamp
- Long Jump-Ethan Lacey, Liam Wagner, Lukas Lovins, Isaac Butz, Kaden Lamping, Henry Jelenik, Parker Oldham, Jersey Trenkamp
- Pole Vault-Winston Garrett, Max Walters
- Shot Put-Jeff Gerstbauer, Brycin Heogeman, Owen Ramsey, Ayden Meyer, Ella King, Eva Struewing
- Discus-Sarah Bedel
- 100m dash-Max Walters, Liam Wagner, Jeff Gerstbauer, Nic Tirado, Parker Oldham, Aarush Allala, Abby Miller, Gianna Franklin
- 200m dash-Chris Stenger, Noah Davis, Isaac Butz, Lukas Lovins, Aarush Allala, Parker Oldham, Addison Luers, Abby Miller, Jersey Trenkamp, Gianna Franklin
- 400m dash-Talan Rowlett, Abby Miller
- 800m run-Cash Myers, Brad Tekulve, Ryan Benz, Gage Sullivan, Sam Adams
- 1600m run-Griffin Koester, Brody Gibson, Ryan Benz, Jalya Bedel
- 300m hurdles-Gavin Britch, Maggie Jelenik, Paige Allgeier
- 4 x 800m relay splits-Gage Sullivan, Brody Gibson, Brad Tekulve, Jayla Bedel, Caitlin Raver, Sam Adams
- 4 x 400m relay splits-Chris Stenger, James Rowland, Cash Myers, Isaac Trossman, Maycee Holtkamp, Abby Miller, Jayla Bedel
- Boys and Girls 4 x 100m relay
The Bulldogs have Friday off before hosting the Raver Relays at the BHS Track starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
(Our thanks to Batesville Track and Field coach Lisa Gausman for the information)