Getting a taste Wednesday of what spring weather should look like for a track and field meet in late April, the Evanston High School track and field team welcomed seven teams from around the area for the Rick and Wendy Schuler Invitational at Kay Fackrell Stadium.

The Red Devils and Lady Devils took advantage of their only home meet of the season, combining to win 15 events, and getting some of the younger athletes on the roster some much-needed track time in front of their hometown fans.

“Midweek meets are usually a little bit smaller, so a lot of the time they’re focused more on the younger kids, the JV kids,” said EHS head coach Roy Barker. “Obviously, with it being our only home meet of the season, we put a lot of our kids in the events, so that they could compete in front of their friends and family – I think that’s important. We won quite a few events, and I’m very proud of what their marks were. The kids competed well, we had some great personal bests, we had some kids moving up the Top 10 lists and we had a couple of kids qualify for state. I was very pleased.”

Leading the charge for the Lady Devils was junior sprinter Talia Conrad, who won three individual events: The 100 meters (12.87), the 200 meters (26.32) and the 400 meters (59.58). Known primarily as a distance runner early in her track career, Conrad has had a breakout season as a sprinter this year.

“Talia’s not just the fastest girl we have on the team, she’s the fastest girl we’ve had in 10 years – since Mandi Anderson and Sarah Peterson and that group came through here,” Barker said. “Last year, we started playing with her in the 400 relay, and she was doing really well, and I think she hit a 61 in a relay split. So this year during indoor, we put her in the 200, just to see how she would do. She went out and crushed it, so we kept going at it. We put her in the 100 once we got to outdoor, and in her first 100, she runs like a 12.85, or something like that – just a phenomenal time. She’s really figuring it out, and I’m happy for her.”

Other winners on the girls side included Emma Lonsway in the 300 hurdles, whose time of 47.63 qualified her for state; Kiara Worthing in the triple jump (32 feet, 9 inches) and Jessica McMurtrey in the discus (106 feet, 11 inches).

For the boys, junior Kai Barker also won three individual events, finishing first in the 110 hurdles (15.70), the high jump (6 feet, 2 inches) and the triple jump (39 feet, 3.25 inches); he also qualified for state in the 300 hurdles, placing third, with a time of 41.05.

Other winners for the Red Devils included Gabe Hutchinson in the 100 meters (11.21) and the 400 meters (49.66) and Derek Parks in the 800 meters (2:01.34).

Juan Navarro finished runner-up in the 200 meters (23.23), while Paul Baxter was second in the 3200 meters (10:24.41).

“Gabe Hutchinson broke 50 in the 400, so that moved him up to second all-time in that event in Evanston,” Barker said. “Going down the line, I think our throwers are getting more consistent, which is really nice to see, and our distance runners are getting more consistent, as well. Derek Parks ran a great race in the 800 meters, and Paul Baxter ran a great two-mile. Aubrey Horrocks looks really, really good. Overall, it was just a really pleasing meet.”

This weekend, Barker and his staff are taking 45 athletes to the Davis Invitational in Kaysville, Utah. To compete at the Davis Invitational, an athlete has to hit a qualifying mark in his or her event; the meet is then broken up into an open division and a seeded division, which features the top athletes in each event.

“It’s a big meet, and they set some high standards to get into the meet,” Barker said. “To have that many of our kids in it, we’re really excited. This Saturday should be a great varsity meet for us, and we’re expecting good things.”

Rick and Wendy Schuler Invitational

Girls Results

100 Meter Dash

1. Talia Conrad 12.87, 2. Kiara Worthing 13.42, 5. Coaley Clifton 13.74, 11. Brenna Fackrell 14.17, 14. Braelynn Morrison 14.47, 22. Cambree Young 15.04, 24. Aspen Higdon 15.11, 27. Ahtiziri Cervantes 15.24, 30. Marissa Parks 15.31, 32. Grace Norris 15.41, 34. Kyndall Fernandez 15.89, 42. Manon Cannard 16.84, 44. Viera Rushibi 17.33, 45. Chesney Moon 17.71

200 Meter Dash

1. Talia Conrad 26.32, 2. Kiara Worthing 27.68, 7. Coaley Clifton 29.28, 10. Brenna Fackrell 29.69, 17. Cambree Young 30.65, 19. Kennadee Belnap 31.37, 20. Ahitiziri Cervantes 31.49, 22. Grace Norris 31.72, 23. Aspen Higdon 31.89, 35. Kyndall Fernandez 34.25

400 Meter Run

1. Talia Conrad 59.58

800 Meter Run

3. Savanna Winfield 2:43.71, 4. Marley Renelle 2:46.84

1600 Meter Run

1. Aubrey Horrocks 5:49.43, 4. Eliza Day 6:03.79, 6. Savanna Winfield 6:08.30, 8. Jasmine Tapia 6:14.05, 9. Liesl Botts 6:15.16, 17. Marley Renelle 6:33.12, 19. Hadley Blackwell 6:48.70

100 Meter Hurdles

5. Celeste Swensen 22.94, 6. Rachel Johnson 23.82

300 Meter Hurdles

1. Emma Lonsway 47.63, 8. Rachel Johnson 1:05.00

4x100 Relay

3.

4x800 Relay

1. Eliza Day, Aubrey Horrocks, Marley Renelle, Jasmine Tapia 10:46.18

Long Jump

4. Brenna Fackrell 15’3”, 9. Addison Asay 14’4”, 11. Coaley Clifton 14’2”, 19. Marissa Parks 13’2”, 28. Louanae Soubeyrand 12’1”, 28. Manon Cannard 12’1”, 32. Kyndall Fernandez 11’4”, 33. Grace Norris 11’2”, 34. Pranpriya Nontasree 10’9.5”, 36. Chesney Moon 9’8”

Triple Jump

1. Kiara Worthing 32’9”, 4. Celeste Swensen 32’1.25”, 10. Rachel Johnson 29’9.5”, 12. Marissa Parks 29’

Pole Vault

3. Savanna Nowakowski 8’6”, 6. Emma Lonsway 8’, 9. Ellie Asay 7’6”, 11. Braelynn Morrison 6’6”, 11. Addison Asay 6’6”

High Jump

12. Celeste Swensen 4’4”, 18. Rachel Johnson 4’

Shot Put

5. Jessica Mcmurtrey 32’7.5”, 13. Yari Cerda 29’ 2.5”, 14. Marty Dick 28’6”, 15. Lexi Matthews 28’, 17. Alyssa Brown 27’11”, 24. Ellie Asay 25’9”, 25. Leah Sturges 25’7”, 30. Ava Graham 24’11.5”, 31. Ramsey Fearn 24’5”, 39. Aallyah Martin 21’3”

Discus Throw

1. Jessica Mcmurtrey 106’11”, 13. Alyssa Brown 81’7”, 14. Ava Graham 80’9”, 17. Ramsey Fearn 79’8”, 19. Leah Sturges 76’11”, 21. Ellie Asay 75’4”, 25. Lexi Matthews 70’11.5”, 26. Marty Dick 70’4.5”, 28. Yari Cerda 69’7.5”, 38. Aaliyah Martin 53’8”

Boys Results

100 Meter Dash

1. Gabe Hutchinson 11.21, 3. Juan Navarro 11.60, 4. Gustavo Cervantes 11.87, 17. Karter Randall 12.35, 25. Ethan Moberley 12.57, 32. Brayden Wallace 12.82, 34. Nate Ungerman 12.96, 41. Braxton Hanks 13.11, 53. Michael Kopp 13.46, 66. Zander Hernandez 15.15

200 Meter Dash

2. Juan Navarro 23.23, 4. Gustavo Cervantes 23.40, 8. Joey Leon 24.63, 11. Ethan Moberley 24.86, 14. Karter Randall 24.99, 18. Brandon Blackwell 25.46, 21. Brenner Lym 25.64, 22. Ayden Hartzel 25.71, 26. Brayden Wallace 26.08, 29. Braxton Hanks 26.42, 30. Nate Ungerman 26.48, 31. Jaxon Sharp 26.51, 45. Michael Kopp 28.04

400 Meter Run

1. Gabe Hutchinson 49.66, 3. Zeke Walton 52.81, 6. Joey Leon 54.67, 8. Brenner Lym 55.77, 10. Ayden Hartzel 56.78

800 Meter Run

1. Derek Parks 2:01.34, 4. Isaiah Lange 2:08.18, 5. Aidan Conrad 2:10.43, 8. Braxton Young 2:20.95, 13. Daemon Parks 2:29.59, 14. Josh Hilton 2:29.93, 16. Zack Degraw 2:35.46, 26. Quinn Stokes 3:07.00

1600 Meter Run

3. Braezden Mecham 4:59.92, 6. Jamison Williams 5:15.85, 9. Justin Moon 5:21.58, 10. Jaydon Welling 5:22.77, 14. Mason Young 5:33.02, 16. Josh Hilton, Josh Evanston 5:34.75, 19. Chase Morrow 5:47.70, 25. Mark Hildenbrand 6:22.86, 29. Jaycee Kohler 7:00.45

3200 Meter Run

2. Paul Baxter 10:24.41, 6. Justin Moon 11:41.01, 7. Croydon Francis 11:41.21, 8. Dallin Horrocks 11:55.77

110 Meter Hurdles

1. Kai Barker 15.70, 3. Cole Robinette 16.61, 5. Jay Hill 17.87, 11. Tony Cerda 22.55, 13. Carter Horton 22.91

300 Meter Hurdles

3. Kai Barker 41.05, 4. Cole Robinette 43.41, 5. Jay Hill 44.44, 15. Tony Cerda 52.90, 17. Carter Horton 58.06, 19. Zander Hernandez 1:00.64

4x100 Relay

2. Evanston ‘A’ 46.12, 7. Evanston ‘B’ 51.48

4x400 Relay

1. Evanston ‘A’ 3:36.73

4x800 Relay

1. Derek Parks, Aidan Conrad, Cameron Hiatt, Jamar McDowell 8:27.33, 2. Paul Baxter, Braezden Mecham, Isaiah Lange, Jaydon Welling 8:39.95, 5. Croydon Francis, Zack Degraw, Mason Young, Jamison Williams 9:33.25, 6. Justin Moon, Chase Morrow, Daemon Parks, Braxton Young 9:38.26

High Jump

1. Kai Barker 6’2”, 9. Brandon Blackwell 5’2”, 11. Raife Wiedrich 5’

Triple Jump

1. Kai Barker 39’3.25”, 2. Brandon Blackwell 39’3”, 10. Raife Wiedrich 36’10.5”

Long Jump

9. Brayden Wallace 18’5.5”, 41. Zander Hernandez 12’3”

Shot Put

5. Rylan Ivie 42’5”, 7. Kenyon Muir 40’, 9. Braxton Bauer 39’2.5”, 20. Conner Olson, 35’2”, 25. Owen Russell 33’9”, 29. Symon Herbst 33’5”, 32. Grady Ivie 33’1.5”, 33. Manning May 32’10”, 35. Jordan Welling 31’2.5”, 50. Keenan Batt 25’

Discus Throw

5. Conner Olson 120’06”, 10. Braxton Bauer 109’06”, 16. Rylan Ivie 105’4”, 20. Kenyon Muir 102’1”, 26. Jordan Welling 96’2”, 29. Grady Ivie 90’8”, 31. Manning May 88’3”, 34. Symon Herbst 86’5”, 45. Owen Russell 72’2”, 53. Keenan Batt 65’