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Eufaula excels in Wilburton Track and Field
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April 16, 2025
Eufaula excels in Wilburton Track and Field
By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

The 2025 Track and Field team at Eufaula High School won their first meet of the season at Wilburton. The boys’ relay team won the 4×100 with a time of 44.41 and the 4×200 with a time of 1:32.35.

Other winners were Leah Green who placed first in the 100 meters with a time of 13.00. Maddox Bridges came in second in the boys’ 100 meters run with a time of 11.71 while R’Reon Morrow came in 8th place. Leah Green also placed 5th in the girls’ 400 meters. Kate Pippenger 7th place and Hannah Needham placed 13th.

In the boys’ 400 meters, Hunter Fletcher placed fourth, Ty Sparks 8th and Koltyn Lane 9th place.

Jana Hickman and Kylie Pendley placed 9th and 10th in the 300 meters hurdles. Dacen Hunter placed 12th in the boys’ 300-meter hurdles. Leah Green won the 200-meter run and Kate Pippenger was 11th.

Eufaula dominated the boys’ 200-meter run as Peter Lee placed 1st, Broc Martin 2nd, Hunter Fletcher 5th, Maddox Bridges 7th, Ty Sparks 11th place.

Johna Bumgarner placed 6th in the 1600 meters and Koltyn Lane was 5th. Olivia Luna placed 7th in the shot put and Simeon Hill was 3rd. Luna also placed 6th in the discus.

Dacen Hunter placed 4th in the discus.

Hilldale Track and Field meet results

Eufaula placed 2nd in the 4×100 relay with a time of 44.34. The Lady Ironheads placed 4th in the 4×800 and Checotah placed 6th. Checotah placed 3rd in the 4×800 relay.

Boys’ 110-meter hurdles Jaidyn Wolfe placed 12th and Jaydon Casey 15th. Eufaula placed 2nd in the 4×200 relay with a time of 1:33.36 and Checotah placed 13th with a time of 1:40.84.

Hannah Needham placed 6th in the 800 meters. Izayah Tayde of Checotah placed 6th and Decarlo Noriega of Eufaula placed 9th. Leah Green placed 3rd in the 100-meter dash. Broc Martin placed third and Ledger Folsom placed 11th in the boys’ 100-meter dash.

Checotah dominated the girls’ 3200-meter run as Ruby Folkner placed 3rd, Ruthy Folkner 5th and Alanah Madding was 6th.

Nikia Carr placed 4th in the 400-meters. Ty Sparks placed 10th, Hunter Fletcher 12th place and Marcus Lollis placed 13th in the 400-meters.

Jaidyn Wolfe placed 5th in the 300-meter hurdles. Leah Green was third in the 200-meter dash. Peter Lee of Eufaula placed 3rd in the 200-meter dash followed by Maddox Bridges 5th, Ledger Folsom 7th and Broc Martin finished in 8th place.

Eufaula placed 5th in the girls’ 4×400 relay. Cole Rolland placed 7th in the boys’ shot put, R.J. Womack placed 12th in the high jump followed by Xane Stallings.

Eufaula placed 5th as a team and Checotah placed 10th overall in the boys’ division. In the girls’ division Eufaula placed 8th and Checotah 12th overall.

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