Mount Vernon and Lisbon will be well represented at the Drake Relays this weekend.
The Mount Vernon girls’ squad has six groups who will participate in the Drake Relays – Cali Whitaker in the 100-meter dash, Paige Schurbon in the high jump, Libby Dix in the discus throw, the 4×100 meter relay squad, 4×400 meter relay squad, and the girls 800 sprint medley relay squad.
The girls 800 medley relay races Friday morning at 9:49 a.m., the 4×100 meter preliminaries are Saturday at 9:30 a.m., 4×400 meter preliminary is Friday at 8:31 p.m. High jump finals is Saturday at 9:30 a.m., discus is today (Thursday, April 27) at 2:30 p.m., and the 100 meter dash is Friday at 8:58 a.m.
For the Mount Vernon boys, Jensen Meeker and Zach Fall in the boys 400-meter dash, the boys 4×100 meter relay squad, the boys 4×200 meter relay squad, the boys 4×400 meter relay squad and the boys distance medley relay squad.
The 400-meter dash is Friday at 5:20 p.m., the boys 4×400 meter dash preliminary is Friday at 8:48 p.m., the 4×200 meter dash is Friday at 2 p.m., and the 4×100 meter relay final is Satuday at 4:34 p.m.
Lisbon girls will have two events competing at the Relays – the girls 4×100 meter relay squad and Ava Czarnecki in the long jump.
The girls 4×100 meter relay final is Saturday at 4:29 p.m. The long jump finals are today (Thursday, April 27) at 5 p.m.
For Lisbon boys, Baylor Speidel in the boys 100-meter dash, Ben Morningstar in the 110-meter hurdles, Luke Czarnecki in the boys’ high jump, the boys 4×100 meter relay squad and the boys 110 meter shuttle hurdle relay qualified for Drake.
The 4×100 meter relay final is Saturday at 4:34 p.m., the 4×110 meter hurdles final is Friday at 10:38 a.m., the 100-meter dash preliminary is Friday at 9:08 a.m. and the shuttle hurdle relay preliminary is Saturday at 8:15 a.m.
Several from Mount Vernon, Lisbon Drake Relays qualifiers
April 27, 2023
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Nathan Countryman, Editor
Nathan Countryman is the Editor of the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun.