Dodge High track teams capture regional titles

    For the first time in school history, the Dodge High boys and girls track teams each captured first place in regional competition Friday.
    The Red Demon boys won their third straight Class A regional title, and the Lady Demons surpassed last year's second-place finish with a title of their own, said head track coach Justin Burke. It was the girls first team title since 1996 and their second championship in school history.
    "We did a real nice job," Burke said. "We qualified 31 kids for state."
    Now the teams will prepare for their next challenge: The state meet, set for next Friday and Saturday at Cessna Stadium in Wichita.
    The Dodge High boys led the field of eight teams Friday with 136 points, and Maize finished second with 111. On the girls' side, Dodge High earned 118 points, followed by Goddard with 109.
    All three boys' relay teams won the chance to represent Dodge City at the state track meet, with the 400-meter relay team of Cliff Burdick, Toby Boese, Dylan Hartnett and Bobby Krahn capturing first place, Burke said. The four won the league title last week.
    Dodge's 1,600-meter relay team took second, and the 3,200-meter relay team came in third.
    On the girls' side, Kaley Temaat qualified for state in three events: the two-mile run, the one-mile run and the 800-meter dash. She took second in the two-mile run and first in the other two events.
    Jenna Stremel won the javelin throw, set a new school record in the discus throw and placed second in the shot put, Burke said.
    "She had an all-star performance today," he said.
    The girls 100-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams also qualified for state, and Courtney Brady finished second in the girls 200-meter dash.
    The Demons' state qualifiers were:

BOYS
    • 3,200-meter run: Eric Haskell placed third, and Kevin Pendergast came in fourth.
    • 110-meter high hurdles: Toby Boese finished third, and Cliff Burdick came in fourth.
    • 3,200-meter relay: The team of Joe Butcher, Haskell, Anthony Olivarez and Michael Snapp finished fourth.
    • 100-meter dash: Bobby Krahn came in third, and Denton Durler finished fourth.
    • 400-meter relay: The team of Shane Graves, Hartnett, Durler and Krahn won the event.
    • 400-meter dash: Hartnett finished second.
    • 300-meter hurdles: Burdick took second place, and Boese came in third.
    • 800-meter run: Snapp won the event.
    • 200-meter dash: Hartnett came in second, and Krahn finished third.
    • 1,600-meter run: The team of Krahn, Boese, Burdick and Hartnett came in second.
    • High jump: Terrance Williams finished second.
    • Long jump: Graves came in third.
    • Triple jump: Darious Martinez came in fourth.
    • Pole vault: Boese came in second, and Burdick placed fourth.

GIRLS
    • 3,200-meter run: Kaley Temaat came in second.
    • 3,200-meter relay: The team of Yael Felix, Taylor Schinstock, Kayla Roenfeldt and Abby Pflughoeft finished third.
    • 100-meter dash: Courtney Brady finished third.
    • 1,600-meter run: Temaat won the event.
    • 400-meter relay: The team of DaShonda Johnson, Brady, Kayla Conant and Kierra Johnson came in third.
    • 400-meter dash: Pflueghoft came in third.
    • 300-meter hurdles: Conant came in fourth.
    • 800-meter run: Temaat won the event.
    • 200-meter dash: Brady came in second.
    • Shot put: Jenna Stremel came in second, and Emily Durler placed third.
    • Discus: Stremel set a school record and captured first place.
    • High jump: Samantha Shirley came in second.
    • Javelin: Stremel won the event.