2007 Golf & Track

Record low temperatures and constant rains continue to put a dent in Gallatin spring sports schedules nearly three weeks into track and golf seasons. Though GHS varsity boys golfers have managed at least one competition per week, Bulldog thinclads have been sidelined from competition ever since March 30.

Smithville Relays results

Bulldog track and field athletes participated in the Smithville Relays near the end of March, but weather cancelled the April 3 Brant Downey Relays in Lathrop, and rains this week forced at least a postponement of the annual Daviess County Relays that were to be held Tuesday in Gallatin.

Plans were to combine both varsity and junior high Daviess County Relays today (Wednesday) but light rains continued to fall this morning and could force a total cancellation of the event. Gallatin varsity track squads are scheduled to compete in the Albany Relays on Saturday, but coaches have indicated that several athletes will be absent with other school-related duties for the next couple of weeks.

Gallatin’s girls finished seventh out of 13 schools at the March 30 Smithville Relays. The Bulldog boys placed eleventh in team standings. Following are GHS results from the meet.

Girls:

Boys:

Golfers beat Hornets

GHS male golfers competed against Hamilton in a dual last Thursday at Daviess County Country Club, but were rained out Tuesday in another home meet scheduled against Plattsburg and Winston.

Gallatin beat Hamilton, 179 to 196, on Thursday as the Bulldogs put together their lowest team score of the season. A number of junior varsity golfers also shot their best scores of the year.

Derrick McBroom and Robert Rhoades shared meet runnerup status by shooting rounds of 44, six strokes behind meet medalist Cale Brown of Hamilton. Ethan Merrigan shot 45 for the Bulldogs. Andy Ward and Brandon Meseberg each shot rounds of 46 for Gallatin.

In junior varsity ranks, Levi Michener led a tight group of golfers with a 45. Shay Esbeck shot 46, followed by Ross Wood 49, Terrill Wood 50, Vince Wiley 51, Jason Moore 51, Alex Critten 54, Jon Youd 62 and Kevin Corwin 76.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to compete in Thursday’s Plattsburg Tournament, and will travel to Sedalia on Monday for the annual Sacred Heart Tournament before coming back home on Tuesday for tri-meet action against Albany and South Harrison at DCCC.

Jacob Gienapp, 5^th, 110m hurdles (18.23); Paul Hickey, 5^th, 3200m run (11:27); Nic Burrell, 7^th, shot put (42-1.25); Lee Deutschmann, 5^th, discus (123-9); Kevin Chadwick, 8^th, high jump (5-4); Cody Selby, 4^th, pole vault (10-0); Colton Selby, 7^th, pole vault (8-0); 4x800m relay (Ben Adams, Mitch King, Nathan Gann, Chadwick), 7^th, 9:25; 4x200m relay (Corey Lee, Derrick Love, Derrick Teel, Kyle Croy), 8^th, 1:42.90.Kelly Critten, 2^nd, pole vault (7-6); Ashley Owens, 3^rd, long jump (15-5.5); Kaddie Mott, 6^th, 400-meter run (1:07.32); Ashley Beck, 4^th, 800-meter run (2:41.92); Casey Sweatman, 7^th, 800-meter run (2:46.50); 4x800m relay (Mott, Sweatman, Beck, Sarah Smith), 4^th, 11:30.28; 4x200m relay (Owens, Sweatman, Molly Lowe, Maggie Strange), 4^th, 1:58.86; 4x100m relay (Strange, Critten, Mott, Lowe), 4^th, 56.25.