McCOOK, Neb. - Jaren Kanak won four gold medals to lead the Hays High boys track and field team at their season opening meet.
The Indian boys finished second and the girls third at the McCook Invitational.
Kanak won the 100 meter, 200 meters, long jump and was the anchor leg of the 4x100 meter relay team. Kanak ran a 10.66 in the 100, 22.16 in the 200 and went 22' 5 1/4" in the long jump
Other first place finishes for the boys included Jordan Dale who cleared 6'3" in the high jump, Carson Russell won the discus with a toss of 109'0", Ben Pfeifer who went 39'10 3/4" in the triple jump champ, Diego Muller in the 400 with a time of 54.05 and the 4x100 meter relay team of Logan Casper, Trent Summers, Roy Moroni and Kanak finished with a time of 44.69.
Reanna Green paced the Indian girls with three golds medals. Green won the long jump (17'0") and triple jump (34'10") and was on the first place 4x100 relay team.
Brooklyn Schaffer was also on the winning 4x100 relay team and added a gold medal in the 300 hurdles (48.63).
The winning relay team also included Landri Dotts and Kacy Dinkel and had a time of 51.91.
Below is a list of the HHS top-six finishes.
HHS Boys Results
High Jump
1st – Jordan Dale – 6-03.00
4th – Roy Moroni – 5-09.00
Pole Vault
3rd – Tucker Veach – 13-00.00
Long Jump
1st – Jaren Kanak – 22-05.25
2nd – Kyler Beckman – 21-03.25
4th – Roy Moroni – 20-05.00
Discus
1st – Carson Russell – 109-00
Shot Put
3rd – Gaven Haselhorst – 48-08.00
4th – Trey Adams – 47-03.00
Triple Jump
1st – Ben Pfeifer – 39-10.75
3rd – Ty Adams – 35-06.50
4x800 Relay
4th – Leo Hernandez, Elijah McCullough, Tynan Dempsey, Landon Viegra
400 Meters Dash
1st – Diego Muller – 54.05
5th – Brent Orth – 56.84
3200 Meter Run
6th – Matthew Dempsey – 12:11.85
110 Meter Hurdles
2nd – Ty Adams – 17.48
3rd – Roy Moroni – 17.69
4th – Gavin Meyers – 18.11
100 Meter Dash
1st – Jaren Kanak – 10.66
300 Meter Hurdles
4th – Gavin Meyers – 45.47
200 Meter Dash
1st – Jaren Kanak – 22.16
6th – Trent Summers – 24.70
4x100 Relay
1st – 44.69 (Logan Casper, Trent Summers, Roy Moroni, Jaren Kanak)
4x400 Relay
2nd – 3:43.70 (Brent Orth, Kyler Beckman, Gavin Meyers, Diego Muller)
HHS Girls Results
High Jump
5th – Amy Ruder – 4-08.00
6th – Lilian McGrath – 4-06.00
Long Jump
1st – Reanna Green – 17-00.00
6th – Lilian McGrath – 14-06.00
Discus
5th – Halle Lohmeyer – 105-07
Shot Put
6th – Jillyan Sheldon – 31-05.00
Triple Jump
1st – Reanna Green – 34-10.00
5th – Landri Dotts – 30-10.00
4x800 Relay
4th – Avery Winter, Jaycine Watson, Claire Shippy, Julia Zadina
400 Meter Dash
6th – Amelia Jaeger – 1:08.30
3200 Meter Run
3rd – Brenlynn Albers – 13:42.09
4th – Drynn Kinderknecht – 13:45.24
5th – Landri Dotts – 13:56.34
100 Meter Hurdles
3rd – Brooklyn Lewallen – 17.78
300 Meter Hurdles
1st – Brooklyn Schaffer – 48.63
3rd – Brooklyn Lewallen – 51.61
200 Meter Dash
3rd – Reanna Green – 27.29
4th – Lilian McGrath – 27.96
1600 Meter Run
5th – Amelia Jaeger – 6:14.15
4x100 Relay
1st – 51.91 (Landri Dotts, Brooklyn Schaffer, Kacy Dinkel, Reanna Green)
4x400 Relay
4th – Landri Dotts, Amelia Jaeger, Brooklyn Schaffer, Brooklyn Lewallen