Fun day at Cross Bones Relays Carnival

Gary Dudgeon
Greensburg Daily News

Fri, May 16 2008

— Participants from eight different schools descended on Shriver Field Saturday to participate in the Greensburg Invitational - Cross Bones Relays - which the school hosted for the fifth consecutive year.
The track and field athletes appeared to enjoy the heat of the sun as numerous meet event records were established. Most of the teams were finally able to actually work under conditions other than the dark, cold and damp days Mother Nature has provided lately.
The Lady Pirates started strong with the duo of Mollye Leas and Erica Schwering capturing first in both the discus and the shot put with a new meet record in the shot. The team of Sabrina Smiley and Heather Dance finished third in the discus.
The Pirate girls also placed in the high jump, the sprint medley and the 4X100-meter relay.
South Decatur also brought along a contingent of athletes and placed in the discus, long jump, high jump, the sprint medley and the throwers 4X100. That event is limited to competition from those athletes who participate in the shot put and discus.
The Cougar throwers finished .64 seconds behind East Central’s time and 1:53 minutes ahead of Pendleton Heights, while the sprint medley crew finished third.
On the boys’ side of the competition, the Pirates competed extremely well in the field events.
They claimed a first in the high jump, a second and fourth in the discus, a third and fourth in the shot put, a third in the pole vault and second in the throwers’ 4X100. In field events, the Pirates claimed a fourth in the sprint medley, a fifth in the 4X800 and a sixth in the 4X100.
In the 4X800, 2007 state-qualifier Lander Wenning made up considerable ground, passing two competitor’s in the last 50 yards to earn the fifth spot.
In an event won by the Columbus North team, the throwers eclipsed the old mark set in 2004 by South Decatur in the initial Cross Bones Carnival. That Cougar relay featured Jason Hobbs and Tom Helms, two of the Cougars’ greater athletes.
South also did well in the field events placing in every event except the pole vault. Included in the finishes were third paces in the discus, high jump and throwers 4X100. They also notched sixths in the shot put and high jump.


Cross Bones Carnival results
Boys:
Discus: Columbus North 255’61/2”, Greensburg A, South Decatur Greensburg B, Madison, Pendleton Heights;
Shot Put: Columbus North 88’61/2”, Pendleton Heights, Greensburg, East Central A, Greensburg B, Madison, South Decatur;
Long Jump: Madison 35’13/4”, East Central, Columbus North A, Columbus North B, East Central A, South Decatur;
High Jump: Greensburg 11’4”, East Central, South Decatur, Connersville, Pendleton Heights A, Pendleton Heights B;
Pole Vault: Madison 23’6”, Pendleton Heights, Columbus North A, Greensburg, East Central, Connersville, Columbus North B;
Shuttle Hurdles: Columbus North 1:09.8 minutes, Connersville, East Central, Madison;
Distance Medley: Columbus North A 11:04.05, Pendleton Height, Columbus North B, East Central, Connersville, Madison;
Throwers 4X100 meters 47.2 seconds: Columbus North, Greensburg, South Decatur, Connersville, East Central, Madison;
Sprint Medley: Columbus North A 1:40.67 minutes, East Central, Columbus North B, Greensburg, Madison, Pendleton Heights;
4X400: East Central A 3:31.53, Columbus North, Pendleton Heights A, Pendleton Heights B, Connersville, East Central B, ;
4X800: Columbus North 8:26.07, East Central, Madison, Connersville, Greensburg, Pendleton Heights;
4X100: Columbus North A 44.86 seconds, Pendleton Heights, East Central, Madison, Columbus North B, Greensburg;
4X200: East Central 1:35.73 minutes, Columbus North A, Pendleton Heights A, Columbus North B, Pendleton Heights B, Connersville.
Girls:
Discus: Greensburg A 197/ 71/2”, Columbus North A, Greensburg B, Columbus North B, Madison, South Decatur;
Shot Put: Greensburg A 72’61/2”, East Central A, Columbus North A, Columbus North B, Greensburg B, Connersville;
Long Jump: Columbus North 35’12/4”, Connersville, East Central A, East central B, Pendleton Heights, South Decatur;
High Jump: Columbus North A 9’10”, Columbus North B, Connersville, East Central, South Decatur, Greensburg;
Pole Vault: Pendleton Heights 17’0”, Columbus North A 17’0”, East Central A, Columbus North B, Madison, East Central B;
Shuttle Hurdles: Columbus North 1:06.37, Pendleton Heights, Connersville, East Central, Madison;
Distance Medley: East Central A 12:59.0, Columbus North A, Columbus North B, Madison. Connersville, East Central B;
Throwers 4X100 meters: East Central 1:00.3, South Decatur, Pendleton Heights, Columbus North, Madison, Oldenburg Academy;
Sprint Medley: Columbus North 2:01.6, Connersville, South Decatur, Pendleton Heights, Greensburg, Madison;
4X400: Columbus North A, East Central A 4:15.19, Connersville, Columbus North B, East Central B, Pendleton Heights;
4X800: Columbus North A 10:02.8, East Central A, Columbus North B, East Central B, Pendleton Heights, Madison;
4X100: Madison, Columbus North A 52.35 seconds, East Central A, Pendleton Heights, Columbus North B, ,Greensburg;
4X200: Madison 1:52.1 minutes, East Central, Columbus North, Pendleton Heights, South Decatur, Connersville.

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