Trojans finish two, Demons three in girls track

It was an eventful night for the Fairfield and Washington girls track teams on Thursday, as both took part in the Eddyville-Blakesburg Rocket Relays.

Fairfield and Washington put together another strong showing on the track, with the Trojans grabbing a second-place finish and the Demons following in third out of the eight team lineup.

The Trojans ended their evening with 104 total points for the runner-up spot, while the Demons tallied 97 for third. North Polk, 187 points, was the only team to best the two Southeast Conference participants.

Fairfield picked up a total of five wins in the competition, along with one second place finish.

Kelsey Pacha was the lone two-time winner for the Trojans on the day. Pacha picked up wins in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump. She finished with a time of 16.02 on the hurdles and a leap of 16-03.75 in long jump.

The Trojan’s Anna Dunlap was a top finisher in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 13.26. Danielle Breen followed teammate Pacha with a second-place finish in the long jump finals.

In the relays, Fairfield also saw some success. The Trojans secured wins in the 4x100-meter, 52.73, and the 400-meter shuttle hurdle relay, 1:14.69.

Washington on the day, tallied one first-place finish and five second-place finishes.

The Demon’s Quincy Griffis, was a top finisher. Griffis dominated the 3000-meter field with a time of 12:14.39.

Washington’s Grace Voss was a second-place finalist in the 800-meter run, running a 2:41.83. Voss also finished second in high jump with a 4-10.00.

In shot put, Ally Rees earned a second-place finish with a throw of 30-08.75.

The Demon’s were also runners-up in the 4x200 with a time of 2:01.59. They were also second-place finishers in the 4x800 with a time of 11:16.6.