NATIONALS READY

NATIONALS READY – The El Dorado Christian School Track teams embarked on a two-day trip to Liberty May 9 and 10 to compete in the 2018 Homeschool Nationals hosted by William Jewell University.  There were approximately 700 athletes, some traveling from as far away as Hawaii.  The opening evening on the 9th consisted of; the Triathlon, for ages 12 and under, the Pentathlon, ages 14 to 18, 2400m run and 3200m run.  Thursday, May 10, was your typical day at a track meet;  sun burns, little shade and 92 degree weather.  The Buffalo track team worked hard; they ran, jumped, and threw harder, and brought home 26 medals (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) and 19 ribbons (4, 5, 6th place).  There was also an additional 12 athletes who placed in the top 8 positions.  Nationals have been held in Springfield, Bolivar and now Liberty.  This is the final “Hoorah” of the 2018 ECS track season, bittersweet.

Pictured are. beginning in the front row: Running coach Kevin King, Ben Schmidt, Camren Reasoner, Cannon Ash, Sophia Bryson, Meadow Ash, Piper Spencer, India Gallette and Emily Redburn; Second row; Brenton LeeMasters, Noah Bland, Rylee Bowman, Christian Steuck, Breann Reasoner, Paris Gallette and Milana Gallette;  back row; Coach Travis Bryson, Gerrad Steuck, Coach Mike Housh, Noah Marsh, Seth McKinney, Colten Pike, Drew Steuck, Jordanne Steuck, Olivia Bryson, Lucia Rogers, Isabelle Bryson, Coach Cammie Housh, and Coach Jill Ash. National Homeschool Top 6 results: Pentathlon:  5th place –senior, Seth McKinney; Triathlon:  2nd place-6th grader, Christian Steuck; 18 & Under Boys: Colten Pike:  2nd pole vault; Drew Steuck:  2nd 800m, 2nd 1600m, 2nd 3200m, 2nd javelin, 2nd in steeplechase; Seth McKinney:  1st javelin, 1st pole vault, 6th 110m hurdles, 5th place in the 2018 Pentathlon; 14 & Under Girls: Lucia Rogers:  4th 400m; Isabelle Bryson:  2nd pole vault, 4th javelin, 6th long jump; Jordanne Steuck:  1st javelin, 5th high jump, 5th triple jump; Paris Gallette:  6th in discus; 12 & Under Girls: Olivia Bryson:  2nd 800m, 2nd 1600, 2nd 2400m, 3rd high jump, 6th triple jump; Christian Steuck:  1st 400m, 1st shot put, 2nd place in the 2018 Triathlon, 6th 80m hurdles; Breann Reasoner: 5th discus; 12 & Under Boys: Rylee Bowman: 2nd 80m hurdles, 6th 400m; 10 & Under Girls: India Gallette: 1st 80m hurdles, 2nd triple jump, 6th 4 x 100m relay; Sophia Bryson:  3rd triple jump, 3rd 80m hurdles, 3rd 200m, 5th 800m, 6th 4 x 100m relay; Emily Redburn:  4th 80m hurdles, 6th 4 x 100m relay; Piper Spencer: 6th 4 x 100m relay; 10 & Under boys: Cannon Ash:  6th triple jump, 6th 4 x 100m relay; Noah Bland:  6th 4 x 100m relay; Camren Reasoner:  4th discus, 6th 4 x 100m relay; Ben Schmidt:  5th shot, 6th 4 x 100m relay.