Three athletes from South Webster participated in the Ohio Multievents Championship at Washington Courthouse last weekend and two qualified for the Region 5 meet at Cedarville. The event is part of the Ohio Junior Olympics.
Meighan Stevens dominated the heptahalon in the young women divsion for 17- and 18-year-olds. The seven-event competiition is a two-day event that includes the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m dash, long jump, javelin and 800m run.
Stevens won with 3,323 points and the second place finisher scored 2,596, nearly 800 points lower.
Stevens was champion in this event last year in the 15-16-year-old division.
Jessica Swick competed in the 13- and 14-year-old division and finished fourth in the decathalon. The decathalon includes the 100m dash, shot put, high jump, long jump and 800m run. Swick scored 1,362 points, qualifying her for the Region 5 meet.
South Webster incoming junior Aarick Wiseman attempted but could not finish the pentathalon. The event includes 10 events over two days and Wiseman got through the first day, specifically six events, before withdrawing because of soreness from the high jump on day one. Wiseman was in second place when he withdrew.
“I'm really proud of all three of them,” said their coach, Glenn Queen. “They've worked hard and they competed like seasoned veterans, and one of them is but the other two it was their first time.”
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