Boys place 3rd out of 11 teams while girls finish 3rd out of 10 teams
By Jim Beers
CHESTER – The 2024 track season opened Tuesday March 19 with an outdoor meet at Red Bud. The boy’s field included 11 teams and the girl’s field included 10 teams. The YellowJackets and the Lady Jackets both finished in 3rd Place.
The Boy’s Division standings included the following:
Trenton Wesclin 125
Red Bud 106
CHESTER 99
Okawville 86
Sparta 62
Waterloo Gibault 45
Carlyle 29.5
Steeleville 22
Valmeyer 19
Lebanon 15.5
New Athens 12
The YellowJackets had five individuals and all four relays that contributed to their 99-point, 3rd Place finish.
Individual contributors included top-point winner, Cayden Brunkhorst (2nd, 2nd, 5th, & 6th); Gabe Coffman (2nd, 2nd, & 3rd); Gabriel Steele (3rd, 3rd, & 3rd); Lannin Caron (6th); and Anthony Armenta (6th).
Relay point-winners included 4X100 (4th) Johnathan Hayes, Caleb Coffey, Braxton Hahs, & Ryker Hoffman; 4X200 (3rd) Caleb Coffey, Ryker Hoffman, Braxton Hahs, & Victor Rodriguez Duran; 4X400 (1st Place Winner) Garret Hopkins, Gabe Coffman, Lannin Caron, & Ivan Hobbs; and 4X800 (4th) Ivan Hobbs, Tyson Jausel, Garret Hopkins, & Victor Fuentes.
Chester YellowJacket Boy’s Results
Running Events
100 Meters
6th tie Cayden Brunkhorst 12.3
18th Cayden Cavanes 13.9
22nd Victor Rodrigues Duran 14.5
200 Meters
5th Cayden Brunkhorst 25.2 (PR)
12th Anthony Armenta 27.2 (PR)
17th tie Caleb Coffey 28.4
21st Victor Rodrigues Duran 29.7 (SR)
22nd Cayden Cavanes 29.9 (PR)
400 Meters
7th Garret Hopkins 59.7
800 Meters
2nd Gabe Coffman 2:09.6
16th Gavin Wilderman 2:58.9 (PR)
110 Meter Hurdles
3rd Gabriel Steele 18.9 (SR)
6th Anthony Armenta 21.3 (PR)
300 Meter Hurdles
3rd Gabriel Steele 47.6 (SR)
6th Anthony Armenta 53.3
4X100 Relay (4th 50.1)
Johnathan Hayer, Caleb Coffey, Braxton Hahs, & Ryker Hoffman
4X200 Relay (3rd, 1:51.9)
Caleb Coffey, Ryker Hoffman, Braxton Has, & Victor Rodriguez Duran
4X400 Relay (1st, 3:52.3) Winner!
Garret Hopkins, Gabe Coffman, Lannin Caron, & Ivan Hobbs
4X800 Relay (4th, 10:46.5)
Ivan Hobbs, Tyson Jausel, Garret Hopkins, & Victor Fuentes
Field Events
Shot Put
13th Trentin Eggemeyer 29’7 (PR)
16th Braxton Hahs 27’5.5
18th Ryker Hoffman 25’5 (PR)
Discus
12th Trentin Eggemeyer 67’1.75
Long Jump
2nd Cayden Brunkhorst 18’2.75 (PR)
High Jump
2nd Gabe Coffman 5’10 (PR)
3rd Gabriel Steele 5’4 (SR)
6th Lannin Caron 5’0 (SR)
Triple Jump
2nd Cayden Brunkhorst 38’1.5 (PR)
3rd Gabe Coffman 36’6.75 (PR)
9th Lannin Caron 21’11.25 (SR)
Girl’s Division standings were:
Okawville 133
Waterloo Gibault 88
CHESTER 76
Carlyle 53
Red Bud 49
Sparta 48
Trenton-Wesclin 45
Valmeyer 37
New Athens 32
Lebanon 24
The Lady Jackets had five individuals and all four relay teams that contributed to their 76-Point 3rd Place finish.
Individual contributors included Top-Point Winner, Jasmine Merideth (1st Place 100 meter hurdles WINNER, 3rd, 1st Place Triple Jump WINNER); Aubrey Coleman (3rd, & 5th); Gianna Eggemeyer (4th); Bethany Baughman (4th); and Erin Liefer (6th).
Relay point winners included 4X100 (3rd) Jessica Stumpe, Lillian Diskey, Gianna Eggemeyer, & Aubrey Coleman; 4X200 (3rd) Jessica Stumpe, Lillian Diskey, Erin Liefer, & Aubrey Coleman; 4X 400 (2nd) Giana Eggemeyer, Erin Liefer, Josalynn Anaya, & Jasmine Merideth; and 4X800 (3rd) Aleah Eggemeyer, Josalynn Anaya, Lauren Cowell, & Kylee Kempfer.
Lady Jacket Results
RUNNING EVENTS
100 Meter Hurdles
3rd Aubrey Coleman 14.3 (SR)
9th Lillian Diskey 14.9
14th Tasia Foulks 15.5 (PR)
21st Vacey Shields 16.6 (PR)
200 Meters
12th Riley Lochhead 32.8 (PR)
17th Olivia Sellers 34.4 (PR)
21st Hayden Gibbs 35.3 (PR)
200 Meters
4th Gianna Eggemeyer 1:07.4
9th Riley Lochhead 1:13.7 (PR)
10th Tasia Foulks 1:14.6 (PR)
15th Olivia Foulks 1:18 (PR)
19th Peyton Cole 1:25.1
800 Meters
15th Paige Hamilton 3:48.8 (PR)
16th Haley Hoskins 4:02.6 (PR)
1600 Meters
9th Bethany Baughman 8:23.1 (PR)
100 Meter Hurdles
1st Jasmine Merideth 17.2 (PR) WINNER
300 Meter Hurdles
3rd Jasmine Merideth 52.6 (SR)
4X100 Relay (3rd, 55.4)
Jessica Stumpe, Lillian Diskey, Gianna Eggemeyer, & Aubrey Coleman.
4X200 Relay (3rd, 2:01.7)
Jessica Stumpe, Lillian Diskey, Erin Liefer, & Aubrey Coleman.
4X800 Meter Relay (3rd, 13:55.7)
Aleah Eggemeyer, Josalynn Anaya, Lauren Cowell, & Kylee Kempfer.
4X400 Meter Relay (2nd, 4:53.1)
Gianna Eggemeyer, Erin Liefer, Josalynn Anaya, & Jasmine Merideth.
FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put
13th Olivia Earl 23’6.5
14th Grace Welborn 23’6 (PR)
23rd Addison Gottschammer 19’4
26th Liberty McCormick 18’4
Discus
8th Liberty McCormick 64’7.75
11th Graced Welborn 61’7.75 (PR)
13th Addison Gottschammer 60’4
15th Olivia Earl 58’0 (PR)
20th Taylor Throop 54’7.75 (PR)
29th Zoey Tucker 44’4.5 (PR)
Discuss
5th Aubrey Coleman 14’5.5 (SR)
11th Jessica Stumpe 12’3.5 (SR)
13th Tasia Foulks 12’1.5 (PR)
Triple Jump
1st Jasmine Merideth 30’1.5 (SR) WINNER
4th Bethany Baughman 25’7.25 (SR)