on May 2, 2024

North Union’s Carter Skaggs competes in the shuttle hurdles during the Richwood Co-ed Relays earlier this season. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)

Lady Cats take first, boys take third in the 61st annual Elgin Relays

By By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette

The North Union girls track team earned a firstplace finish last Friday in the 61st Elgin Relays.

The Lady Cats totaled 86 points to defeat second- place Northmor by 12 points.

Combined with 72 points scored by the Wildcats in the boys meet, North Union captured the combined trophy.

North Union placed first in seven events.

Long jump: 44-5.25 (Gabby Lindsey, Riley Heminger, Jessanie Pfister) 4×1600: 25:23.91 (Josie Held, Kennedy Ludwig, Lauren Hall, Savannah Amstutz) 4×800: 10:36.65 (Amstutz, Hall, Lindsey, Ludwig) 4×100: 53.28 (Corajayne DeBoer, Stella Hancock, Rylan Riffle, Heminger) 4×200: 1:52.07 (Hancock, Heminger, Kailyn Colegrove, Lindsey) Distance medley: 9:07.23 (Ludwig, Ams…

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