WARD, GORSLINE, CHANDLER LEAD WAVERLY'S EFFORT AT QUINNEY INVITE

By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | December 29, 2021

CORTLAND — Junior Kelsey Ward logged a pair of third-place finishes, 7th-grader Lauren Gorsline had a pair of top-five finishes, and sophomore Micah Chandler finished in the top six in two events to pace Waverly here Wednesday at the Quinney Indoor Track & Field Invite at SUNY Cortland.

GIRLS
The foursome of Ward, sophomore Allison Barrett, and freshmen Kiley Stillman and Kendal Shaffer finished third in the 1,600-meter relay in a time of 5:06.81.

Ward finished third in the 600-meter run in a time of 1:56.48, and was ninth in the long jump with a leap of 11-feet, 6-inches.

Gorsline was third in the 1,000-meter run in 3:39.98, and was fifth in the 1,500-meter run in 5:48.49.

Freshman Haylie Davenport had the best individual finish of the day for the Wolverines. She finished second in the 1,500-meter race walk in a time of 10:20.38, and 8th-grader Emma Vanderhoof was third in 10:45.28.

Barrett finished seventh in the 55-meter dash in 8.41 seconds.

Stillman was seventh in the high jump at 4-feet, 4-inches. She also finished 12th in the 300-meter dash in 53.09 seconds, and Shaffer was 13th in 53.48 seconds.

Freshman Teigan Allen finished 14th in the shot put with a heave of 16-feet, 2-inches.

BOYS
Chandler finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles in a time 10.05 seconds, and was sixth in the long jump with a leap of 15-feet, 5 3/4-inches.

Junior John Price finished seventh in the 300-meter dash in a time of 44.32 seconds, and 11th in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.75 seconds. Freshman Ethan Gorsline was 16th in the 300 in a time of 47.37 seconds.

Senior Hunter Elston finished 16th in the shot put with a heave of 27-feet, 8-inches.

Waverly returns to action Jan. 7 at the Winterfest Invite at SUNY Cortland.