Track and Field place at meets

Although the Drexel boys track team is small in numbers, they were able to make a little splash in their conference meet. Austin Allen had a nice time of 18.18 in the 100 M HH and finished 4th. Garrett McLellan and Luke Bartholomew participated in the 100M Dash. Justin Wheeler finished 5th in the 1600M run with a time of 5:40. Alec Young and Luke Bartholomew ran the 400M Dash and Alec finished 4th with a time of 56.99. Tony Otto placed 4th in the shot with a put of 36’8”. Lonnie West also competed in this event. Lonnie and Cody Hargreaves also threw the discus and Lonnie finished 7th with a throw of 97’1”. Garret McLellan and Luke Bartholomew competed in the Long Jump but did not place. Luke also tried the triple jump and went 27’1 1/2” but was not quite good enough to place. Justin Wheeler placed 6th in this event with a 34’8” jump. The 4 X 400 Relay Team made up of Garret McLellan, Alec Young, Austin Allen and Dale Blan competed well and with a time of 3:58 finished 4th.
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