RUSSELL — The Ellsworth High School track and field teams kicked off the 2019 season on the road during the Russell Invitational on Friday at Shaffer Field. Other high school teams competing in the meet were Russell, Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic, Plainville and Thomas More Prep-Marian. Plainville won the girls’ and boys’ team titles. Ellsworth had several strong individual performances, including first-place finishes on the boys’ team from Josiah Bolton in 1600- and 3200-meter runs, Kash Travnichek in the 110-meter hurdles and Luke Dunn in the javelin. On the girls’ team, Shaylee Leiker took first in the 400-meter dash, and Joni Schroeder took the gold in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs. “It was warm and windy to start and finished windy and cool,” EHS head track coach Nick Rodriguez said.“It was not a bad start to the 2019 season. It allowed us to get some times, distances and some height clearances to start this season. The athletes continue to work hard and give us great effort on the track and in the field. We had several athletes post decent marks to start the 2019 season. We just need to keep working every day to get better.”

Russell Invitational Results Boys results

100m Dash — 3rd Luke Sharp 11.15 200m Dash — 3rd Sharp 23.75 800m Run — 4th Logan Erichsen 2:29.62 1600m Run — 1st Bolton 5:12.17, 5th Erichsen 5:39.33 3200m Run — 1st Bolton 11:07.59 110m Hurdles— 1st Travnichek 16.96 High Jump — 4th Travnichek 5’ 10” Long Jump — 5th Sharp 18’3 ¼” Discus — 6th Tyler Walford 121’2” Javelin — 1st Dunn 148’4”

Girls Results

100m Dash — 2nd Leiker 12.30 200m Dash — 2nd Leiker 26.46, 6th Savannah Hellebust 28.17 400m Dash — 1st Leiker 1:02.22, 3rd Hellebust 1:07.23 800m Run — 3rd Mackenzie Stroede 2:48.45, 5th Sara Davis 3:07.96, 6th Halle Bohl 3:19.55 1600m Run — 1st Schroeder 6:04.48, 2nd Mackenzie Stroede 6:14.92 3200m Run — 1st Schroeder 13:30.53, 4th Kara Rodriguez 15:44.38 100m Hurdles -— 4th Cassie Most 20.81, 5th Lilly DeCouteau 21.78 High Jump — 2nd Lakyn Tenbrink 5’0