Junction City Lady Jay and Blue Jay track teams both finished third in their brackets of competition at the Centennial League meet on Thursday. Manhattan won the team title in both categories.
For the Lady Jays Lorna Rae Pierce won the 1600 meters in 5:09.97 and fourth in the 800 meters in 2:28.87. The 4 x 100 relay team finished first in 4:10.92 with the members including D'Angel Baptiste, Daniella Okorie, Jada Williams and Aneres Peoples.
Daniella Okorie finished second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.77 and third in the triple jump with a mark of 35'4, Kayla Covington third in the shotput at 35'3.25 and Gracie Erichsen fourth at 35'2.75.
The four by 100 relay team of Daniella Okorie, Ayanna Patterson, Aneres Peoples and Jada Williams captured second in 49.46, Elizabeth Edgerton second in the high jump at 4'10 and Jeyllian Diaz fifth in that event at 4'10.
Katelyn Atkins finished fourth in the 3200 meters in 2;45.07 while Anna Fontaine was fourth in the 1600 meters in 5:23.39. Gracie Erichsen was fifth in the discus at 107'9." The Lady Jays scored 91 points.
For the Blue Jay boys in the 100 meter dash Jalen Morgan finished second in 10.70, Ja'marcus Vornes fifth 11.25 and Keaton Savath sixth 11.26. In the 200 meters Isaiah Byers was second at 22.59, Jalen Morgan fourth 22.94 and Jermaine Garo fifth in 23.43. Jacob Adkins was third in the 800 meters in 2:03.58 and in that race Ty Raulston fifth 2:05.01 and Juanito Alvarado sixth in 2:06.18, Anthony Testa third in the 1600 meters 4:31.61 and William Dee fourth in that race at 4:41.53. In the 3200 meters Ethan Fontaine was sixth in 9:47.66.
For the 200 meters Isaiah Byers captured second with a clocking of 22.59, Jalen Morgan fourth 22.9 and Jermaine Garo fifth in 23.43. Chance Tyson was fourth in the long jump 20'10 and 7th in the 110 meter hurdles in 16.41, Kingston Timms third in the triple jump at 0'9.25, fourth in the high jump 5'10, James Lamar fourth in the pole vault 10 feet, J'sean Green fourth in the triple jump 40'5," Ryan McCreath third in the shotput 46'8, and Joshua Flanagan second in the discus 140'10."
In the relays the Blue Jay 4 x 100 team of Keaton Smith, Isaiah Byers, Jermaine Garo and Jalen Morgan were second at 3:30.78, the 4 x 400 relay squad of Keaton Smith, Isaiah Byers, Jermaine Garo and Owen Fox fifth in 3:30.78, and the 4 x 800 relay team of Damian Davis, Tristian Lemons, Zachary Bender and Jackson Pilling fourth in 8:42.53. The Blue Jay boys scored 94 points in the meet.