The Owls hosted their first track meet of the 2023-24 season on Thursday against Jennings County and Bedford North Lawrence.

It was a rainy start to the evening, but the Owls managed to grab a win on the boys’ and girls’ side of events. Seymour took the victory with 80 team points for the girls and 74 points for the boys.

Boys coach Randy Fife spoke about the winning effort on Thursday.

“It was a good opener for the boys. It’s not where we want to be but it’s a start,” Fife said. “We just needed this first meet to see where we are and to get our feet wet as far as competition. Anytime you can win against conference opponents, it’s a good night.”

Jaylan Johnson took first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.34. Johnson also took the top spot in the Long Jump competition with a score of 20’ 6 1/2.

Kyle Hileman won the High Jump event with a jump of 5’8”. He also finished second in the 300-meter hurdles. Owen Kruse won the Discus competition with a score of 138’ 8”.

Jesse Mellencamp took second place in the 100 and 200-meter dash for the Owls. Michael Brooks finished second in the 800 and 1600-Meter Run.

Curtis Burke finished in second in the Shot Put event. Burke recorded a score of 40’ 11 3/4. Alex Franklin also finished runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles.

The Owls relay teams won the following events; 4×400 and 4×800, finishing third in the 4×100.

Fife was asked what he considers to be the biggest ‘strength’ of the 2023-24 Seymour team.

“Our biggest strength is that we have athletes that want to get better and they want to compete,”he said. “Our relays will be one of our strong points this year.”

Fife spoke about the teams’ goals for the season that just kicked off.

“Our goals are to continue to work hard, improve, and have fun,” Fife said.

The ladies had plenty to celebrate on the evening as well.

Kenzi Hinkle won the 100-meter dash for the Owls. Vivienne Siefker took the top spot in two events, the 1600 and 3200-meter runs.

Ella Brock won the 300-meter hurdles, finishing second in the 110-meter hurdles as well.

Sydney Montgomery also won the 400-meter dash, and the high jump competition for the Owls.

Kennedy Burnett won the long jump competition, finishing third in the 300-meter hurdles as well.

The Seymour girls’ relay teams won all three of the events.

The Owls will compete again next Tuesday at Brown County, Columbus North will also be at the meet to compete. That competition is expected to start at 5:30 p.m.

Team Scores

Boys: 1, Seymour, 74. 2, Jennings County, 62. 3, Bedford North Lawrence, 32.

Girls: 1, Seymour, 80. 2, Jennings County, 53. 3, Bedford North Lawrence, 31.

Boys Individual Results:

100 Meter Dash- 1, Blaine Ison, 11.26, Jennings County. 2, Jesse Mellencamp, 11.33, Seymour. 3, Mason Nugent, 11.38, Seymour. 7, Elmer Rivera, 12.07, Seymour. 9, Logan Shelly, 12.36, Seymour.

200 Meter Dash- 1, Blaine Ison, 22.76, Jennings County. 2, Jesse Mellencamp, 23.14, Seymour. 3, Mason Nugent, 23.53, Seymour. 7, Preston Hatton, 24.63, Seymour. 9, Jadrix Zumhingst, 25.72, Seymour.

400 Meter Dash- 1, Jaylan Johnson, 53.34, Seymour. 5, Will Proffer, 55.44, Seymour. 6, Preston Hatton, 57.80, Seymour.

800 Meter Run- 1, Kraedyn Young, 2:04.95, Jennings County. 2, Michael Brooks, 2:05.17, Seymour. 4, Ty Tormoehlen, 2:15.44, Seymour. 8, Wes Proffer, 2.22.66, Seymour.

1600 Meter Run- 1, Kraedyn Young, 4:38.00, Jennings County. 2, Michael Brooks, 4:57.00. 4, Ty Tormoehlen, 5:02.70. 7, Wes Proffer, 5:10.00. 9, JJ Myers, 5:24.00, Seymour. 10, Lucas Jablonski, 5:28.00, Seymour.

3200 Meter Run- 1, Brock Maschino, 10:53.00, Jennings County. 3, Will Proffer, 11:24.80. 6, Lucas Jablonski, 11:53.00. 7, Landon Rivera, 12:00.00. 8, Gavin Baugh, 12:10.00, Seymour.

110 Meter Hurdles- 1, Willard Barnes, 15.95, Jennings County. 2, Alex Franklin, 16.19, Seymour. 4, Victor Gayton, 18.07, Seymour.

300 Meter Hurdles- 1, Willard Barnes, 43.64. 2, Kyle Hileman, 45.02, Seymour. 3, Alexxander Milliken, 46.03, Seymour. 4, Jordan Quick, 48.61, Seymour. 6, Bryce Peters, 50.08, Seymour. 8, Ritchie Tapia, 53.50, Seymour. 9, Angel Garcia, 54.74, Seymour.

4×100 Meter Relay- 1, Jennings County, 45.85. 3, Seymour (B), 48.49. 6, Seymour (C), 50.90.

4×400 Meter Relay- 1, Seymour (A), 3.33.90. 3, Seymour (B), 3.59.88. 6, Seymour (C), 4:14.40.

4×800 Meter Relay- 1, Seymour (A), 8:47.00.

High Jump- 1, Kyle Hileman, 5’8”. 2, Jordan Quick, 5’6”.

Long Jump- 1, Jaylan Johnson, 20’ 6 1/2. 3, Brody Bowles, 19’9”, Seymour. 4, Ben Marks, 18’5”, Seymour.

Pole Vault- 1, Frank Decker, 13’0”, Bedford North Lawrence. 2, Jadrix Zumhingst, 11’0”.

Shot Put- 1, Tripp Stahl, 43’ 5 1/2, Bedford North Lawrence. 2, Curtis Burke, 40’ 11 3/4, Seymour. 4, Evan Royer, 40’ 7 1/2, Seymour.

Discus Throw- 1, Owen Kruse, 138’8”, Seymour. 3, Waylon McIntosh, 112’ 6”, Seymour.

Girls Individual Results

100 Meter Dash- 1, Kenzi Henkle, 13.20, Seymour. 3, Anna Marks, 13.57, Seymour. 5, Kamryn Aynes, 13.92, Seymour. 6, Sydnie Kingery, 13.96, Seymour. 9, Lucy Fletcher, 14.82, Seymour. 10, Isabella Doyle, 14.84, Seymour.

200 Meter Dash: Event was not timed.

400 Meter Dash- 1, Sydney Montgomery, 1:06.00, Seymour. 2, Alexis Stuckwisch, 1:07.00, Seymour. T-7, Ashlyn Henderson, 1:14.00, Seymour. 9, Mia Sullivan, 1:16.00, Seymour. 10, Sydni Burton, 1:19.00, Seymour.

800 Meter Run- 1, Paige Voigtschild, 2:45.00, Bedford North Lawrence. 4, Lyndsey Greenawalt, 2:55.37, Seymour. 5, Lauren Dowell, 2:55.90, Seymour. 6, Kelly Beavers, 2:57.00, Seymour. 8, Jennifer Hankins, 3:16.00, Seymour.

1600 Meter Run- 1, Vivienne Siefker, 5:48.00, Seymour. 5, AnnMarie Shuler, 6:22.00, Seymour. 6, Lauren Dowell, 6:23.00, Seymour.

3200 Meter Run- 1, Vivienne Siefker, 12:10. 4, Gracie Adams, 14:04.

100 Meter Hurdles- 1, Trinity Burke, 17.52, Jennings County. 2, Ella Brock, 18.32, Seymour. 6, Aly East, 20.91, Seymour.

300 Meter Hurdles- 1, Ella Brock, 51.27. 3, Kennedy Burnett, 54.92, Seymour. 4, Jaidyn Nichols, 56.47, Seymour.

4×100 Meter Relay- 1, Seymour (A), 53.96.

4×400 Meter Relay- 1, Seymour (A), 4:43.20.

4×800 Meter Relay- 1, Seymour (A), 11:03.00

High Jump- 1, Sydney Montgomery, 5’0″. 4, Ashlyn Henderson, 4’6″.

Long Jump- 1, Kennedy Burnett, 14’3″. 2, Myrlanda Beaubrun, 13’9″, Seymour. 3, Isabella Doyle, 13’8″.

Pole Vault- 1, Paula Busquets-Ferrer, 6’6″, Jennings County.

Shot Put- 1, Cheyeanna Leslie, 38′ 8 3/4, Jennings County. 3, Willow Nowland, 28′ 5″, Seymour.

Discus Throw- 1, Cheyeanna Leslie, 103′ 9″. 2, Tori Evans, 74′ 1″, Seymour.