By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

GILMAN — The Marshfield Columbus Catholic boys won five events and had four runner-up finishes to take the team title at the Gilman Track & Field Invitational on Thursday at Gilman High School.

Zech Kitzhaber won the 100 hurdles in 21.18 seconds, took second in the 300 hurdles in 49.58, and was third in the triple jump with a leap of 34 feet, 10 inches to lead the way for the Dons.

Also placing first for the Columbus boys were Farid Torbey in the high jump (5-8); Elijah Welsh in the shot put (40-8); Christian Payant in the 300 hurdles (45.83); and the 400 relay team of Leo Pittsley, David Nielsen, Zach Drexler, and Torbey (48.97).

Ben Behling had a pair of second-place finishes in the 800 (2:14.41) and the 1,600 (4:57.56), and Pittsley was second in the 200 (24.31) for Columbus.

Alexandra Hutchison took first place in three events for the Columbus Catholic girls, who finished sixth in the team standings.

Hutchison won the 100 (12.79), the 200 (26.14), and the 400 (1:00.55).

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Gilman Track Invitational

April 23, at Gilman High School

Boys

Team scores: 1. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 162; 2. Chippewa Falls McDonell 142; 3. Stanley-Boyd 102; 4. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 48; 5. Gilman 47; 6. Thorp 44; 7. Mercer 28.

Winners and Columbus Catholic finishers

100: 1. Josh Oberle (TH) 11.72; 4. Christian Payant (MCC) 12.05; 6. Farid Torbey (MCC) 12.29; 14. Nicholas Hutchison (MCC) 14.51.

200: 1. Oberle (TH) 23.64; 2. Leo Pittsley (MCC) 24.31; 5. David Nielsen (MCC) 25.68; 17. Noah Hansen (MCC) 29.30; 18. Hutchison (MCC) 30.05.

400: 1. Nathan Hoglund (CFM) 53.56; 6. Leonard Steinert (MCC) 58.02; 7. Peyton Nystrom (MCC) 1:00.38; 8. Jeremiah Giles (MCC) 1:01.20; 9. Nicholas Malovrh (MCC) 1:02.68; 10. Hansen (MCC) 1:02.87.

800: 1. Hoglund (CFM) 2:12.23; 2. Ben Behling (MCC) 2:14.41; 9. Benny Frericks (MCC) 2:29.36; 10. Dick Dawson (MCC) 2:41.39.

1,600: 1. Isaac Bohaty (CFM) 4:54.25; 2. Behling (MCC) 4:57.56; 4. Tim Gruenloh (MCC) 5:15.14; 11. Jon Viegut (MCC) 5:55.57; 15. Aidan Voss (MCC) 6:08.38.

3,200: 1. Dan Lau (ECIL) 10:54.67; 4. Gruenloh (MCC) 11:52.62; 6. Frericks (MCC) 12:16.84; 11. Viegut (MCC) 13:08.40.

110 hurdles: 1. Zech Kitzhaber (MCC) 21.18; 2. Hansen (MCC) 21.66.

300 hurdles: 1. Payant (MCC) 45.83; 2. Kitzhaber (MCC) 49.58.

400 relay: 1. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Pittsley, Nielsen, Zach Drexler, Torbey) 48.97.

800 relay: 1. Chippewa Falls McDonell 1:42.13; 4. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Pittsley, Nielsen, Drexler, Hutchison) 1:46.85.

1,600 relay: 1. Chippewa Falls McDonell 3:44.63; 3. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Payant, Steinert, Malovrh, Behling) 3:53.42.

3,200 relay: 1. Chippewa Falls McDonell 9:09.91; 2. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Nystrom, Frericks, Giles, Steinert) 9:53.84.

High jump: 1. Torbey (MCC) 5-8.

Pole vault: 1. Brian Koch (SB) 10-6.

Long jump: 1. Ethan Aldinger (GIL) 20-1.5; 2. Pittsley (MCC) 18-6; 3. Payant (MCC) 18-4; 6. Nielsen (MCC) 16-0.75.

Triple jump: 1. Kane Martinson (SB) 36-6; 3. Kitzhaber (MCC) 34-10; 6. Giles 31-0.5.

Shot put: 1. Elijah Welsh (MCC) 40-8; 6. David Rasmussen (MCC) 34-6.

Discus: 1. Colton Schmitt (GIL) 119-3; 5. Welsh (MCC) 99-10; 6. Rasmussen (MCC) 99-5.

—

Girls

Team scores: 1. Stanley-Boyd 134; 2. Chippewa Falls McDonell 98; 3. Mercer 94; 4. Eau Claire Immanuel 78; 5. Gilman 73; 6. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 70; 7. Thorp 7.

Winners and Columbus Catholic finishers

100: 1. Alexandra Hutchison (MCC) 12.79; 9. Marissa Immerfall (MCC) 15.59; 14. Jae Noh (MCC) 17.38.

200: 1. Hutchison (MCC) 26.14; 12. Phoebe Atkinson (MCC) 32.84.

400: 1. Hutchison (MCC) 1:00.55; 4. Morgan Albrecht (MCC) 1:09.21; 5. Kendra Baierl (MCC) 1:10.10; 6. Hannah Grubofski (MCC) 1:10.55; 8. Atkinson (MCC) 1:14.85.

800: 1. Allison Vitort (SB) 2:53.45.

1,600: 1. Abby Naumann (ECIL) 5:50.56; 3. Natalie Pospyhalla (MCC) 6:30.00.

3,200: 1. Naumann (ECIL) 13:03.91; 4. Petra Holznik (MCC) 16:18.76.

100 hurdles: 1. Peyton McCauley (SB) 17.51; 4. Dominika Wisniewska (MCC) 20.62; 6. Atkinson (MCC) 22.12.

300 hurdles: 1. McCauley (SB) 48.76; 6. Wisniewska (MCC) 1:04.21.

400 relay: 1. Gilman (Makaylen Skabroud, Mackenzie Elwood, Katelynn Monson, Mackenzie Webster) 59.02.

800 relay: 1. Chippewa Falls McDonell 2:03.42.

1,600 relay: 1. Stanley-Boyd (McCauley, Kristen Carrigan, Vitort, Courtney Sonnentag) 4:33.70; 3. Marshfield Columbus Catholic (Baierl, Pospyhalla, Albrecht, Immerfall) 4:47.69.

3,200 relay: 1. Chippewa Falls McDonell 11:46.27.

High jump: 1. Rachel Ohde (CFM) 4-10; 5. Baierl (MCC) 4-2.

Pole vault: 1. Carrigan (SB) 8-0.

Long jump: 1. Alexis Engler (MER) 14-11.25; 3. Atkinson (MCC) 13-8.5.

Triple jump: 1. Engler (MER) 31-8.5.

Shot put: 1. Sydney Thompson (MER) 36-6.25.

Discus: 1. Heather Milas (SB) 126-0; 12. Immerfall (MCC) 53-10.