LHS track 3rd, 8th at Topeka

? Rebecca Finley and Matia Finley placed 1-2 in the discus, and the 4X400 relay team of Marissa Pope, Kyleigh Severa, Leah Gabler and Jensen Edwards won to help Lawrence High’s girls track and field team place third of 12 teams at the Topeka Relays on Friday at Hummer Park.

On the boys side, the Lions placed eighth.

The top LHS finish came from the 4X400 relay team of Nick Benton, J.D. Woods, Tae Shorter and Audi Monroe, who placed fourth.

Girls

Team result: 3rd out of 12 teams.

4×800 relay — 2. Leah Gabler, Monica Howard, Kyleigh Severa, Grace Morgan (10:19.36).

100 hurdles — 5. Imani Simmons (18.07).

1600 — 3. Morgan (5:42.19).

4×100 relay — 4. Amaiya Reeder, Severa, Marissa Pope, Jensen Edwards (52.46).

300 hurdles — 4. Simmons (52.77).

800 — 7. Riley Shook (2:39.27).

3200 — 2. Morgan (11:37.56).

4×400 relay — 1. Pope, Severa, Gabler, Edwards (4:11.73).

High Jump — 5. Howard (5-0).

Long Jump — 5. Severa (15-10 1/2).

Triple Jump — 7. Caitlin Broadwell (30-7).

Shot Put — 4. Natasha Barhum (33-11 1/2); 5. Rebecca Finley (33-9 1/2).

Discus — 1. R. Finley (122-5); 2. Matia Finley (120-8).

Javelin — 3. Howard (111-1).

Boys

Team result: 8th out of 12 teams.

4×800 relay — 5. John Mwithiga, Sam Stephens, Ryan Yowell, Thomas Ezell (8:54.84).

100 — 8. J.D. Woods (11.9).

4×100 — 7. Jack Rischer, J’Mony Bryant, Tae Shorter, Woods (45.58).

4×400 — 4. Nick Benton, Woods, Shorter, Audi Monroe (3:40.52).

Long Jump — 7. Eric Parrish (20-6 1/2); 8. Shorter (20-4 1/2).

Triple Jump — 8. Parrish (42-10).