Berean Academy Boys, Smoky Valley Girls Win Titles at the Conrad Nightengale Invitational
The Conrad Nightengale Invitational was host to two tight team races and several individual showdowns on Friday night in Halstead. The Berean Academy boys edged out Pratt by just a single point, 75-74, while scoring in many different parts of the track. On the girl's side, Smoky Valley won a close one over Cheney, 99-92.75.
Conrad Nightengale Photo Gallory
For the boys, fans were treated to a few enticing match-ups. The sprints saw a head-to-head battle between Avery Albright of 3A Kingman and Kaden Elmore of 2A Moundridge. These are two of the top sprinters in their respective classes. In the 100m, the senior, Albright, edged out the sophomore, Elmore, with a time of 11.07. Elmore got his revenge in the 200m, running a season-best time of 23.12. Albright went on to also with the 400m, while Elmore helped the Moundridge 4x100m team set a new meet record in 43.90.
Conrad Nightengale Meet Results
In the distance races, we had the first matchup of the season between the defending 2A 1600m champion, Andrew Harder of Berean Academy, and the 2A runner-up, Hutchinson Trinity's Jonah Godina. Godina was able to reverse the roles in Halstead by running a 2A leading 4:28.17, with Harder following closely in 4:32.93. Harder was also the 2A champ in the 3200m last May, and proved his power on Friday, beating out Godina by 14 seconds with a time of 10:14.40.