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Cardinals' Bittel a triple state qualifier
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Hoisington Cardinal Marley Bittel places runner-up at the 3A state track meet behind Hesston's Ashley Lehman. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

BELOIT — Hoisington's returning state runner-up Marley Bittel is a triple state qualifier with first in the 100 (12.31), third in the 200 (26.09) and third in the 400 meters (1:00.35) at the Beloit 3A track and field regional.

Cardinal pole vaulter Taylen Morales cleared 14-feet to place first.

Distance runner Brody Rossman is a double state qualifier with third place in the 1,600 (4:30.35) and the 3,200 (10:03.73), both with season-best times.

Fourth-place shot put finisher Layton Hoffman (53-5) is assured of a state berth in an event featuring several of the top 3A shot putters.

Other top 18 state qualifiers are shot putter Brody Pfannenstiel, 46-61/2; pole vaulter Joseph Hekele, 12-6; pole vaulter Annabelle Gonzalez, 9-0; Kinley WIlkens, 800, 2:25.97; Tristin Compton, 1,600, 5:38.09; Compton, 3,200, 12:23.4; and high jumper Keslynn Adee, 5-0.

CARDINAL STATE QUALIFIERS

Marley Bittel, 100m, 2ND, 12.31; 200m, 4TH, 26.69; 400m, 2ND, 1:00.35

Brody Rossman, 1,600, 3RD, 4:30.35; Rossman, 3,200, 3RD, 10:03.73

Layton Hoffman, shot put, 9TH, 53-5; Brody Pfannenstiel, 18TH, 46-61/2

Tristin Compton, 1,600, 14TH, 5:38.09; Compton, 3,200, 9TH, 12:23.4

Taylen Morales, pole vault, 1ST, 14-0; Joseph Hekele, 9TH, 12-6; Annabelle Gonzalez, 11TH, 9-0

Kinley Wilkens 800, 9TH, 2:25.97; Addison Hanzlick, discus, 11TH, 116-5; Keslynn Adee, high jump, 12TH, 5-0

BELOIT 3A BOYS (top 3 SQ)

1—SE Saline 86; 2—Norton 64; 3—Scott City 60; 4—Beloit 58; 5—Colby 57; 6—Phillipsburg 55.5; 7—Sabetha 51.5; 8—Riley County 39; 9—Goodland 325; 10—Hoisington 32.5.

100m—1—Backman, N, *10.76

110m hurdles—1—Jones, Colby, *14.37; 5—Morales, H, 15.63

200m—1—Backman, N, 22.39

300m hurdles—1—Jones, Colby, *38.18

400m—1—Bergner, SC, 50.63

800m—1—Bircher, SE, 1:58.84

1,600m—1—Walker, SE, 4:29.51; 3—Brody Rossman, H *4:30.35

3,200m—1—Walker, SE, 9:59.84; 3—Brody Rossman, H, *10.03.73

400m relay—1—Phillipsburg, 43.86

1,600m relay—1—Scott City, 3:26.64

3,200m relay—1—SE Saline, 7:58.99

High jump—1—Wicker, N, 6-0

Long jump—1—Voos, Sabetha, 21-71/4

Triple jump—1—Schutejans, NC, 43-81/2

Shot put—1—Johnson, B, 57-10; 4—SQ Layton Hoffman, H, 53-5; 7—SQ Pfannenstiel, H, *46-61/2

Discus—1—Woodward, RC, *159-3

Javelin—1—Rice, N, 199-1

Pole vault—1—Morales, H, 14-0; 5—SQ Hekele, 12-0

BELOIT 3A GIRLS (top 3 SQ)

TEAM SCORES—1—Beloit 122.5; 2—SE Saline 69; 3—Scott City 54; 4—Smoky Valley 48.5; 5—Marysville 46; 6—Ellsworth 41; 7—Hoisington 39; 8—Nemaha Central 36.

100m—1—Marley Bittel, H, 12.31

100m hurdles—1—Gray, B, *14.77

200m—1—Wassenberg, M, *25.77; 3—Marley Bittel, H, 26.09

300m hurdles—1—Smith, SE, *45.72

400m—1—Wren, SC, 59.32; 3—Marley Bittel, H, 1:00.35

800m—1—Zorn, R, 2:23.95; 4—SQ Wilkens, H, *2:25.97

1,600m—1—Ehlrich, Ells, 5:33.5; 4—SQ Compton, H, *5:38.09

3,200m—1—Ehlrich, Ells, 11:57.03; 5—SQ Compton, H, *12:23.4

400m relay—1—Beloit, 49.63

1,600m relay—1—Marysville, 4:05.72

3,200m relay—1—Riley County, 9:47.74

High jump—1—Smith, SE, 5-5; 6 SQ—SQ Adee, 5-0

Long jump—1—Boudreaux, B, 17-101/4

Triple jump—1—Effiong, RC, 37-3

Shot put—1—Pruitt, B, 39-51/4

Discus—1—Thompson, B, 131-4; 4—SQ Addison Hanzlick, H, *116-5

Javelin—1—Lorenz, B, 141-9

Pole vault—1—Pruitt, B, *10-6; 6—SQ Annabelle Gonzalez, H, *9-0