Swindler Leads Hornets at Smithville Invitational

Fourteen schools participated in the Smithville Invitational Track Meet on April 1st, and the Hornets placed 5th with the Lady Hornets coming in 11th. The winning team for both the men and the women was Grain Valley.

Those scoring points for the PHS men included Brock Swindler who placed first in both the long jump and the triple jump with distances of 20'-11" and 42'-10" respectively. Latroy Harper placed second in the long jump with a leap of 20'-0.5", and tied for 2nd in the high jump at 5'-10". Derek Dixon placed 4th in the 400 m. dash in a time of 54.16, and Telly Harper placed 5th in the triple jump at 38'-10". Andy Ernat finished 7th in the 400 m. dash in a time of 55.68. Jaran Richman, Crayton Crawford, Ernat, and Dixon placed 3rd in the 4 x 800 m. relay in a time of 9:01.12. In the 4 x 100 m. relay, Latroy, Wes Pratt, Korby Ford, and Swindler placed 4th in 46.49.

For the Hornet women, Jessica Noble placed 3rd in the 400 m. dash (1:07.13), Jacey Cook 5th in the 100 m. hurdles (18.37), Hailyn Park placed 5th in the 300 m. hurdles (55.37) and 7th in the long jump (14'-2.5"), and Alexys Marshall placed 6th in the 3200 m. run (14:36.31). Placing 5th in the 4 x 800 m. relay in a time of 11:21.69 were Cook, Park, Noble, and Caitlin Hoak. The relay team of Park, Hoak, Cook, and Noble placed 7th in the 4 x 400 m. event with a time of 4:38.90.