May 26, 2015 // Local

St. Jude teams win track and field city meet

Todays Catholic

By Michelle Castleman

FORT WAYNE — At the always-exciting Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) track and field city meet, St. Jude edged out St. Charles, 85-80, to be crowned the girls’ team champions once again with St. Elizabeth coming in third and St. Vincent fourth. St. Jude also won the boys’ meet slipping by St. Charles, 108-105. The team from St. Vincent de Paul came in third and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton finished fourth. Held at Bishop Luers High School on May 16, the meet was the final 2015 showdown between the best of the best from the CYO field.

In the girls’ events, the winning Eagles had just one individual champion, but it was the third and fourth places and solid showings in nearly every event that added up to a team title. Seventh grader Rachel Landstoffer won the high jump clearing 4-08. She also placed third in the hurdles, fourth in the 400-meter dash and ran a leg on the runner-up 4×200 meter relay team.

Julia Broerman was a double winner for St. Charles finishing tops in both the mile and half mile. The Cardinal 4×100 meter relay team of Jada Tippmann, Jordyn Smith, Eliza Gustafson and Sophie Talarico also took home a blue medal. Two individuals from St. Vincent claimed top honors — Meg Howe (100) and Mackenzie Stroud (400). For St. Elizabeth, Lydia Reimbold won the discus, Angela Bougher the hurdles and Sohpie Vandergriff, Kennedy Glenn, Caroline Rahrig and Annie Thoma combined to win the 4×200 relay. Dori Javins was a double winner for St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne, in the long jump and 200-meter dash while Leticia Johnson was the lone winner for St. John the Baptist, New Haven, heaving the shot put, 30-03.

For the boys’ competition, St. Jude dominated in five events. Emmett Delaney claimed a triple crown and won the mile, half mile and anchored the 4×200 relay team. He also placed sixth in the high jump. Other individual Eagle champs were Gabe Hendricks (discus) and T.J. McGarry (long jump). McGarry’s leap of 17-03 is a new St. Jude School record. Ron Record and Andrew Myers joined McGarry and Delaney on the winning relay. Their effort of 1:52 tied an all-time school best.

St. Jude Coach Mary Pohlman explained the key to the Eagles’ success this season, “Our success rested on the leadership and work ethic of our eighth graders who were such positive role models for our whole team. We had a motto from the first practice: ‘We make the team stronger by making each person on the team stronger.’ Our eighth graders took this to heart setting the mood at practice to support, encourage and teach everyone on the team.”

Pohlman continued, “I am proud not only how they used their athletic talent, but of the kind of young people they are.”

Pohlman was impressed with the Bishop Luers High School coaches and track team, “They did a great job of running a smooth meet.” The second key to her team’s success was the instructing, encouragement and dedication of her assistants — Michael Barnes, Camille Brennan, Jennifer Bobay, Christine Hudson, Dan Delaney, Mike Brandel and Kathleen Crick.

For the runner ups, St. Charles, Patrick Finley won three events (high jump, 100, 400). The Cardinals also got a win from Charlie Howe in the shot put. Other top place finishers for the day included Paul Braun (St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne) hurdles; Anthony Ventruella (St. Elizabeth) 200; and St. Vincent’s short relay team of Howard Steele, Griffin Eifert, Billy Kinder and James Black.

City meet top three
winners results summary:

Girls’ discus throw — 1.) Lydia Reimbold, St. Elizabeth; 2.) Leticia Johnson, St. John, NH; 3.) Rachel McKinnon, St. John, FW

Boys’ discus throw — 1.) Gabe Hendricks, St. Jude; 2.) James Black, St. Vincent; 3.) JD Woods, Queen of Angels

Girls’ shot put — 1.) Leticia Johnson, St. John, NH; 2.) Kennedy Glenn, St. Elizabeth; 3.) Grace Merryman, St. Jude

Boys’ shot put — Charlie Howe, St. Charles; 2.) Gabe Hendricks, St. Jude; 3.) Derrick Will, St. John, FW

Girls’long jump — 1.) Dori Javins, St. John, FW; 2.) Annie Thoma, St. Elizabeth; 3.) Meg Howe, St. Vincent

Boys’ long jump — 1.) T.J. McGarry, St. Jude; 2.) Drew Aguirre, St. Charles; 3.) Spencer Cater, St. Charles

Girls’ high jump — 1.) Rachel Landstoffer, St. Jude; 2.) Meg Howe, St. Vincent; 3.) Jordyn Smith, St. Charles

Boys’ high jump — 1.) Patrick Finley, St. Charles; 2.) Keaton Broerman, St. Charles; 3.) Rod Custard, St. John, FW

Girls’ 100 meter hurdles — 1.) Angela Bougher, St. Elizabeth; 2.) Annie Thoma, St. Elizabeth; 3.) Rachel Landstoffer, St. Jude

Boys’ 100 meter hurdles — 1.) Paul Braun, St. John, FW; 2.) T.J. McGarry, St. Jude; 3.) Griffin Eifert, St. Vincent

Girls’ 100 meter dash — 1.) Meg Howe, St. Vincent; 2.) Dori Javins, St. John, FW; 3.) Katie Nix, St. Jude

Boys’ 100 meter dash — 1.) Patrick Finley, St. Charles; 2.) Paul Braun, St. John, FW; 3.) Anthony Ventruella, St. Elizabeth

Girls’ 800 meter run — 1.) Julia Broerman, St. Charles; 2.) Anna Morris, St. Charles; 3.) Caroline Miller, St. Jude

Boys’ 800 meter run — 1.) Emmett Delaney, St. Jude; 2.) Keaton Broerman, St. Charles; 3.) Isaiah Wiseman, St. Jude

Girls’ 4×100 meter relay — 1.) St. Charles; 2.) St. Vincent; 3.) St. John, Fort Wayne

Boys’ 4×100 meter relay — 1.) St. Vincent; 2.) St. John, Fort Wayne; 3.) St. Jude

Girls’ 400 meter dash — 1.) Mackenzie Stroud, St. Vincent; 2.) Maria Denning, St. Elizabeth; 3.) Anna Morris, St. Charles

Boys’ 400 meter dash — 1.) Patrick Finley, St. Charles; 2.) Ben Miles, St. Elizabeth; 3.) Andrew Myers, St. Jude

Girls’ 200 meter dash — 1.) Dori Javins, St. John, FW; 2.) Katie Nix, St. Jude; 3.) Sophie Talarico, St. Charles

Boys’ 200 meter dash — 1.) Anthony Ventruella; St. Elizabeth; 2.) T.J. McGarry, St. Jude; 3.) Spencer Cater, St. Charles

Girls’ 1,600 meter run — 1.) Julia Broerman, St. Charles; 2.) Caroline Miller, St. Jude; 3.) Aileen Delaney, St. Jude

Boys’ 1,600 meter run — 1.) Emmett Delaney, St. Jude; 2.) Isaiah Wiseman, St. Jude; 3.) Keaton Broerman, St. Charles

Girls’ 4×200 meter relay — 1.) St. Elizabeth; 2.) St. Jude; 3.) St. Vincent

Boys’ 4×200 meter relay — 1.) St. Jude; 2.) St. Elizabeth; 3.) St. Charles

Women, team rankings, 12 events scored — 1.) St. Jude; 2.) St. Charles; 3.) St. Elizabeth

Men, team rankings, 12 events scored — 1) St. Jude; 2.) St. Charles; 3.) St. Vincent