Watauga District MS dominates Spartan Invitational

By David Rogers. HUDSON, N.C. — With seven schools’ teams entering the middle school division events at the Spartan Invitational hosted by South Caldwell High School, the Watauga District Middle School team virtually dominated, with first place finishes in five of the six events.

KEY PERFORMANCES

Girls 100 Meter Dash

• 1st – Krystian Wellenstein
• 6th – Winter Shaw

Boys 100 Meter Dash

• 1st – Chris Ruiz
• 2nd – Ethan Reed
• 4th – Coy Greer
• 5th – Eli Reed

Girls 1600 Meter Run

• 1st – Cali Townsend
• 2nd – Lily Kimbrough

Boys 1600 Meter Run

• 2nd – Michael Morgan
• 4th – Ethan Reed

Girls Shot Put

1. Maggie Smith
2. Emma Miller
3. Mackenzie Harris
4. Peyton Lail
5. Ellie Hege

Boys Shot Put

1. Bryson Coffey
2. Noah Gordon
3. Eli Davis
4. Lanson Gilbert
5. Ryan White
6. Justin Roper
7. Nathan Koontz