Vandalia High School Track Competes in First Outdoor Meet of the Season

Vandalia High School boys and girls track competed in their first outdoor meet of the 2026 season, traveling to Carlinville for a quad meet. On the boys side of the meet, the Vandals took second as a team with 36 points with Carlinville taking first with 82. On the girls side of the meet, the Lady Vandals took second with 61 points while Carlinville took first with 75.

VANDALIA BOYS RESULTS:

Boys Team Scores:

1. Carlinville – 82
2. VANDALIA – 36
3. Southwestern – 33
4. Staunton – 30

1^st Place Finishes

Sam Bowers – 110m Hurdles, 18.57 seconds and 300m Hurdles, 43.98 seconds

Nic Jackson – 800m Run, 2:09.58

2^nd Place Finishes

Paddy McDowell – 100m Dash, 12.16 seconds and 200m Dash, 24.45 seconds

Nic Jackson – 400m Dash, 55.46 seconds

4×200 Relay (Sam Bowers, Jordan Colburn, Izaiah Lindsay, Paddy McDowell) – 1:39.11

4×800 Relay (Cole Durbin, Matthew McDowell, Ryker Emerick, Nic Jackson) – 9:13.09

3^rd Place Finishes

Cole Durbin – 800m Run, 2:13.90 and 1600m Run, 5:29.27

4×100 Relay (Sam Bowers, Paddy McDowell, Jordan Colburn, Izaiah Lindsay) – 46.73 seconds

4×400 Relay (Ryker Emerick, Nic Jackson, Matthew McDowell, Cole Durbin) – 3:55.97

4^th Place Finishes

Matthew McDowell – 1600m Run, 5:35.82

5^th Place Finishes

Matthew McDowell – 800m Run, 2:20.96

Jordan Colburn – Long Jump, 16’ 1.75”

VANDALIA GIRLS RESULTS:

Girls Team Scores:

1. Carlinville – 75
2. VANDALIA – 61
3. Staunton – 30
4. Southwestern – 15

1^st Place Finishes

Joselyn Murray – 800m Run, 2:58.39 and 1600m Run, 6:46.73

Harper Towne – 200m Dash, 29.31 seconds

Destinee Rine – 400m Dash, 1:09.66

Cheyann Flowers – 100m Hurdles, 19.84 seconds

Hannah Brown – Shot Put, 38’ 0.75’

Neveah Sachan – Long Jump, 13’ 4.5”

2^nd Place Finishes

Harper Towne – 100m Dash, 14.51 seconds

Alyssa Wiseman – 400m Dash, 1:11.53

Neveah Sachan – 100m Hurdles, 21.07 seconds and Triple Jump, 26’ 10.75”

Hannah Brown – Discus, 104’ 2”

Destinee Rine – High Jump, 4’ 9”

Cheyann Flowers – Long Jump, 12’ 0.75”

3^rd Place Finishes

Cheyann Flowers – 200m Dash, 30.92 seconds

Violet Gray – Discus, 75’ 2.75”

4^th Place Finishes

Kyleigh Coney – 400m Dash, 1:13.77

Alyssa Wiseman – High Jump, 4’ 5”

5^th Place Finishes

Destinee Rine – 100m Dash, 14.83 seconds and 200m Dash, 31.33 seconds

Aydia White – 800m Run, 3:36.35

Cheyann Flowers – Discus, 73’ 3”

Raygan Shelby – Long Jump, 11’ 2.5”