Bobcat thinclads finish second

Published 11:06 pm Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Brandywine’s Marty Ward won the pole vault with a height of 9-6 Wednesday. The Bobcats finished second to Eau Claire. (Daily Star Photo/KELLY SWEENEY)

The Brandywine boys and girls track teams both finished second Wednesday.

The Bobcat boys fell to Eau Claire 109-104. River Valley was third with 35 points. The Brandywine girls finished second to River Valley (70-55.5). Eau Claire was third (37.5) and Countryside Academy fourth (26).

AJ Srmek and Courtlan Gordon were both three-time winners for the Brandywine boys squad.

Srmek was part of the Bobcats’ winning 800-meter relay team as well as taking first in the 300-meter hurdles and 100-meters. He was timed at 12.11 in the 100 and 43.71 in the 300 hurdles.

Nathan Anders, Gordon and Cody Brackett combined with Srmek to win the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:37.92.

Besides the relay, Gordon won the 200-meters (23.92) and was part of the winning 1,600-meter relay team along with Brackett, Brenton Schau and Mike Shelton. That unit posted a time of 3:51.00.

For the Brandywine girls team, Emilie Bush won the 100-meter hurdles (21.01), Emily Pedzinski won the high jump (4-0), Gabby Cauwenberghs won the pole vault (6-6) and Karli Covyeou won the discus (73-3.75).

At Brandywine

Boys results

Eau Claire 109, Brandywine 104, River Valley 35

Individual results

3200 relay: 1. Eau Claire 9:19.61; 110 hurdles: 1. Zach Weber (EC) 16.38; 100: 1. AJ Srmek (BW) 12.11; 800 relay: 1. Brandywine (Nathan Anders, Cody Brackett, Courtlan Gordon, AJ Srmek) 1:37.92; 1600: 1. Austin Carlson (EC) 4:56.55; 400 relay: 1. Eau Claire 50.39; 400: 1. Austin Carlson (EC) 54.45; 300 hurdles: 1. AJ Srmek (BW) 43.71; 800: 1. Hunter Reed (EC) 2:16.98; 200: 1. Courtlan Gordon (BW) 23.92; 3200: 1. Austin Carlson (EC) 11:26.97; 1600 relay: 1. Brandywine (Cody Brackett, Brenton Schau, Mike Shelton, Courtlan Gordon) 3:51.00; High jump: 1. Pole vault: Marty Ward (BW) 9-6; Long jump: 1. Mark Goff (EC) 20-2; Discus: 1. Evan Hartman (BW) 133-0; Shot put: 1. Jonathon Scott (EC) 39-5

Girls results

River Valley 70, Brandywine 55.5; Eau Claire 37.5, Countryside Academy 26

Individual results

3200 relay: 1. River Valley 13:26.57; 100 hurdles: 1. Emilie Bush (BW) 21:01; 100: 1. Rakeisha Jackson (Country) 14.00; 800 relay: 1. Eau Claire 2:09.03; 1600: 1. Jasmine Ehlert (RV) 6:57.48; 400 relay: 1. Eau Claire 1:00.48; 400: 1. Bria Milcharska (EC) 1:13.39; 300 hurdles: 1. Marissa Lubarski (RV) 1:03.14; 800: 1. Dana Hammons (RV) 3:22.24; 200: 1. Rakeisha Jackson (Country) 29.67; 3200: 1. Jasmine Ehlert (RV) 15:48.54; 1600 relay: 1. River Valley 6:01.48; High jump: 1. Emily Pedzinski 4-0; Pole vault: 1. Gabby Cauwenberghs (BW) 6-6; Long jump: 1. Rakeisha Jackson (Country) 14-6.5; Discus: 1. Karli Covyeou (BW) 73-3.75; Shot put: 1. Caroline Jackson (Country) 30-10