The Press-Dispatch
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C-2 Wednesday, March 30, 2022 The Press-Dispatch Pike Central 2022 girls track team members are front row (l to r): Morgan Anderson, Erika Vinnedge and Quinlan Teague. Back row: Ruby Sallee, Brelynn Myers, Savannah Ingle and Makynna Satterfield. By Andy Heuring Pike Central's girls track team is small in number, but they hope to have some big accomplishments. The Lady Chargers have just nine par- ticipants on their roster. "We aren't really pointing at team scores and beating this team or that team. Track is a different animal than bas- ketball and football. Obvious- ly there is a team score, but we are building on individuals getting better from the start of the season to the finish of the season. We want to be at our best at the end of the sea- son," said Pike Central Track Coach Chris Kramer. Their three seniors return with high hopes for strong seasons. Quinlan Teague has held down the distance events for Pike Central all four years of her track career. She placed third in the 1600 last year at the Princeton Sectional where she ran a 5:33.24 just four sec- onds out of fourth place. In the 3200 she matched it with an- other third place in 11:58.62. In both events the Meade twins from Princeton were one, two in front of her. "She has definitely pro- gressed year by year. She had a pretty successful cross country season. She has been running in the winter putting in the mileage. Hopefully it will put her in position for a really strong senior season," said Kramer. He said along with the 1600 and 3200 she will probably run the 800 to get more competi- tion, but in the bigger meets she will just run the two lon- ger distance events. Morgan Anderson ran the both the 100 and 300 hurdles for the Chargers. She ran the 100 hurdles, placing fifth in the sectional with a time of 17.68. She also placed ninth in the 300 hurdles in the sec- tional. Along with those events she ran a leg of the 4x100 re- lay. Kramer said she toyed with running 100 meter dash as well, but because the 100 dash and 100 hurdles are back to back events, she didn't. But Kramer said she may try it a couple of meets this season. "She has put in some extra time in the offseason. I feel like she can have some suc- Quinlan Teague Erika Vinnedge Morgan Anderson Laney Johnson Small team hopes to have some big accomplishments Variable Thereafter* SHOW YOUR SCHOOL SPIRIT and earn cash for the Pike Central Chargers with the German American Bank School Spirit Check Card * *Check card requires a German American checking account and approval of check card application. Visit germanamerican.com/spirit-card for a full list of participating schools Use your School Spirit Check Card* for everyday purchases, and German American will donate to your school every time you make a purchase with your card. GOOD GOOD LUCK LUCK Chargers! Chargers! 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Vinnedge placed fifth in the discus at the sectional with a distance of 93'-11.5". She al- so threw the discus last sea- son as junior. "She has taken up right where she left off last year. She is already throwing farther in practice than she did at the end of last season," said Kramer. Freshman Xavery Weis- man is expected to make an immediate impact on the La- dy Chargers. This fall she be- came the first cross country athlete, male or female, to qualify for the state finals. She won the South Knox Sectional by 15 seconds. She placed second in the region- al and 12th in the semi-state. At the state she posted a time of 19:38.2, the fastest time in the state by a freshman. As an eighth grader, her time of 5:28 in the 1600 and 2:31 in the 800 would have won both events in the Princ- eton high school sectional. Also her school record height of 7'4" in the pole vault would have placed fifth in the high school sectional. "She had a very successful cross-country season and has been training hard since then, and competed in swimming. She is already doing some good things so far in practice," said Kramer. He said she will probably run the 800, 1600 and 3200 in most meets this year. But in the big meets probably just two of those. See BIG on page 3