Whitehall's teams held their own Friday at the Allegan
Invitational, with the Viking boys finishing fourth out of 15 scoring
teams while the girls' team was 10th of 16 scoring teams.
Ayden
Mendoza and Graysen Olstrom were the Viking boys' standouts, each
coming up with individual wins. Mendoza won the high jump with a leap of
6-6, and Olstrom posted a 13-0 in pole vault to take the win. Mendoza's
6-6 additionally earned him an early qualification to the state meet in
that event, as the Allegan meet qualified for EQ status.
Whitehall
also got a victory in the 3,200-meter relay, where the team of Javi
LeBlanc, Evan Jud, Jevon Hilliard and Rex Pumford ran to a time of
8:21.7.
The Vikings added a few third-place finishes as well.
Caden Bowyer was third in discus (145-5) and in shot put (44-1), and
Isaiah Lewis took third in pole vault (12-0). LeBlanc was third in the
1,600 meters, setting a personal best time (4:32.9).
Aaliyah
Jamison led the Viking girls with an impressive win in shot put, where
she posted a mark of 33-5. Jamison also took third in discus with a
throw of 89-4.
