Note that Warren already faced Franklin earlier in the season, hence why they only faced Eisenhower.

You could argue that the Dragons came in with a bit of a chip on their shoulder, considering Eisenhower was victorious in other sports this year in boys and girls basketball, boys wrestling, and girls softball. Coming in with something to prove, the Dragons delivered, and defended their home turf from both boys and girls ends. War Memorial Field had a fantastic turnout for the highly anticipated meet, and the student-athletes delivered.

The Eisenhower 400-meter relay team of Ethan Beers, Easton Fitzgerald, Bryceton Wilkins, and Chase Myers set the new school record with a time of 44.55 to beat the 2008 record of 45.59 set by Zach Hoenes, Mike Rulander, Joe Spelling, and TJ Saxman. Also adding to his current record was Ethan Beers who improved his triple jump with a new leap of 45-7, over half a foot longer than his prior record.

In the girls’ action, Warren defeated Eisenhower by a commanding 118-30 score. The Lady Knights also fell to Franklin 54-89. For the boys, Warren earned 90 points to Eisenhower’s 60, but the Knights defeated Franklin 94-56. This is the final meet for the Dragons as they now head to the postseason next week, and are looking to make some noise.

Photo by Mark Evans The Eisenhower 400-meter relay team set a school record during Thursday's meet at War Memorial Field, running a time of 44.55. Pictured, from left to right, are Chase Myers, Easton Fitzgerald, Bryceton Wilkins and Ethan Beers.

“Going out with wins for both the girls and boys teams was a great way to end the regular season,” Warren head coach Kevin Dustin stated. “The boys finished up 5-1 and girls 4-2 on the season. It’s nice to have winning records to show for these kids who put in a lot of work. We are excited to switch our focus to championship time as we get ready for districts next week. We have had a great season so far, and are hoping to get a few through to the state championships.”

Winning individual events for the Dragons were: Braedyn Knupp (100m), Leyton Salvatore (400m, 800m), Tomasso Clemente (200m), Emma Peterson (3,200m), Cole Fitzgerald (Pole Vault), Gracie Page (Pole Vault), Brady Caudill (Discus), Max Spiegel (High Jump), Aiden Eger (Javelin).

Individual event winners for Eisenhower were: Chase Myers (110m hurdles, 300m hurdles), Joe Gigliotti (1,600m, 3,200m), Laney Belcher (400m), Alex VenGelder (Discus), Riley Robinault (High Jump, Long Jump), Ethan Beers (Triple Jump, Long Jump), Rosalie Rondeau (Triple Jump).

Top 3 place finishers in each event are as follows:

GIRLS

4x800m relay: 1- Warren T- 12:40.90, 2- Franklin

100m hurdles: 1- Anna Rodgers 17.93 (F), 2-Ava Wymer (W), Tia French (W)

100m: 1- Lilyan Miller 13.07 (F), 2- Ava Wymer (W), 3-Madelyn Nosel (W)

1,600m: 1- Alayna Gahr 5:58.49 (F), 2- Emma Peterson (W), 3- Justeyn Winner (F)

4x100m relay: 1- Warren 52.36, 2- Eisenhower, 3- Warren

400m: 1- Laney Belcher 1:01.71 (E), 2- Lily Newton (W), 3- Riley Evan (W)

300m hurdles: 1- Anna Rodgers 49.78 (F), 2- Bella Campbell (W), 3- Kendyl Maier (W)

800m: 1- Isabel Griffin 2:25.05 (F), 2- Brynn Norris (W), 3- Riley Evan (W)

200m: 1- Lilyan Miller 27.13 (F), 2- Ava Wymer (W), 3- Madelyn Nosel (W)

3,200m: 1- Emma Peterson 12:42.55 (W), 2- Morgan Alexander (W), 3- Olivia Kossick (F)

4x400m relay: 1- Warren 4:17.27, 2- Franklin

Pole Vault: 1- Gracie Page 9-0 (W), 2- Hialeah Stanton (E), 3- Hailey Cabisca (W)

Discus: 1-Brady Caudill 92-09 (W), Zoe Rodgers (W), Sierra Bartlett (E)

Shot Put: 1-Halle Curry 31-01.5 (F), 2-Lara Pearson (W), 3-Autumn Howick (E)

Javelin: 1- Sophia Beach 99-03 (F), 2-Lara Pearson (W), 3-Scotlynn Perry (W)

Long Jump: 1-Riley Robinault 16-04 (E), 2-Lilyan Miller (F), 3-Madelyn Nosel (W)

Triple Jump: 1-Rosalie Rondeau 34-01 (E), 2-Lena Laderer (F), 3-Kaitlyn Finch (W)

High Jump: 1-Riley Robinault 4-10 (E), 2-Lilly Newton (W), 3-Hope Laderer (F)

BOYS

4x800m relay: 1- Franklin. T: 8:58.79, 2- Warren

110m hurdles: 1- Chase Myers 15.11 (E), 2- Adon Maier (W), 3- Bryceton Wilkins (E)

100m: 1- Braedyn Knupp 11.90 (W), 2- Tomasso Clemente (W), Easton Fitzgerald (E)

1,600m: 1- Joe Gigliotti 4:41.37 (E), 2- Grayson Collopy (W), 3- Parker McBride (E)

4x100m relay: 1- Warren 44.52, 2- Eisenhower, 3- Franklin

400m: 1- Leyton Salvatore 51.92 (W), 2- Mason Warner (W), 3- Aaron Gausman (W)

300m hurdles: 1- Chase Myers 44.20 (E), 2- Bryceton Wilkins (E), 3- Scott Nichols (W)

800m: 1- Leyton Salvatore 2:08.99 (W), 2- Chase Fetzeck (W), 3- Parker McBride (E)

200m: 1- Tomasso Clemente 23:85 (W), 2- Easton Fitzgerald (E), 3- Braedyn Knupp (W)

3,200m: 1- Joe Gigliotti 10:21.89 (E), 2- Grayson Collopy (W), 3- Cole Fitzgerald (W)

4x400m relay: 1- Warren 3:40.49, 2-Franklin

Pole Vault: 1- Cole Fitzgerald 12-6 (W), 2-Tucker Sanford (W), 3-Greyson Beck (F)

Discus: 1-Alex VanGelder 138-4 (E), 2-Logan Knight (F), 3-Wyatt Stearns (W)

Shot Put: 1-Logan Knight 59-2 (F), 2-Aaron Moore JR (F), Anthony Martin (F)

Javelin: 1-Aiden Eger 152-04 (W), 2-Calan Hollis (F), Mason Jordan (W)

Long Jump: 1-Ethan Beers 21-08.5 (E), 2-Max Spiegel (W), 3-Oliver Boozer (E)

Triple Jump: 1-Ethan Beers 45-07 (E), 2-Oliver Boozer (E), Lachlan Dick (F)

High Jump: 1-Max Spiegel 6-5 (W), 2-Chase Myers (E), 3-Oliver Boozer (E)