2021 Wellington High School track meet to be held tomorrow

April 29, 2021 Cueball

2021 Wellington High School track team (click to enlarge).

By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The annual Wellington High School track and field meet will be held at the middle school facilities on Friday starting at 3:15 p.m.

The home track meet will feature six Sumner County schools from Belle Plaine, Caldwell, Conway Springs, Oxford, South Haven and Wellington. Mulvane and Rose Hill will also be participating.

There will also be senior recognition for the Wellington track, boys golf and boys tennis athletes.

There will be no preliminaries this year. Pricing for the event is $6 for adults, $4 for students. No passes will be accepted. Check the Wellington Ticket Splicket homepage here to purchase tickets. Cash will be accepted. (Editor’s note: It was previously stated in an earlier version of this article that cash would not be accepted, but the administration changed its mind).

The schedule of events for the track meet is as follows:

FIELD EVENTS

3:15 p.m. – Boys discus, girls pole vault, boys and girls javelin, girls high jump.

3:45 p.m. – Boys and girls shot put, girls discus, girls long jump, boys long jump (follows girls), boys triple jump, girls triple jump (follows boys), boys pole vault, boys high jump.

RUNNING EVENTS (in order)

4:30 p.m.

Girls 4×800 meter relay

Boys 4×800 meter relay

Senior recognition: track boys golf and boys tennis.

5 p.m.

Girls’ 100m High Hurdles

Boys’ 110m Hurdles

Girls’ 100m Dash

Boys’ 100m Dash

Girls’ 1600m Run

Boys’ 1600m Run