Ark City High School track and field athletes lit up the school record book Thursday at the league meet in Andover.
The girls 4×100 team of sophomores Saliyah Johnson, Kierslynn Waggoner, Kinzie Purdue and Savannah Phillips broke the Bulldogs school record at 50.00 flat and took the gold.
Another record falls tonight at the league meet at Andover Central!! The Girls 4×100 (S. Johnson, K. Waggoner, K. Perdue, S. Phillips) team runs 50.00 to set the new record and take the gold! @arkcityschools @sportsinkansas @achsbulldogs pic.twitter.com/lyB6c0o85L
— AC Track & Field (@ACBulldogs_TF) May 12, 2023
Phillips also broke the school record in the 100m hurdles — twice.
Phillips first broke the record in the prelims with a time of 15.60, then bested it in the finals with a time of 15.43.
Savannah Phillips breaks the school record in the 100m Hurdles tonight at the AVCTL Division II League meet. She broke the record in the prelims with a time of 15.60, then reset the number again in the finals with a time of 15.43!! @sportsinkansas @arkcityschools @achsbulldogs pic.twitter.com/mrDbs3FbNy
— AC Track & Field (@ACBulldogs_TF) May 12, 2023
School records have been falling this season for Ark City Track and Field.
Gabe Onelio, a junior, broke the school record in the 1600m May 5 at the Shawnee Mission North Relays with a time of 4:23.90. The previous benchmark of 4:25.44 was set in 1988.
That feeling when you run the 1600m in 4:23.90 and break the school record of 4:25.44 set in 1988!!! Congrats Gabe Onelio on getting your name into the Ark City record books!! @achsbulldogs #ArkCityProud pic.twitter.com/AFqCKJDlRv
— AC Track & Field (@ACBulldogs_TF) May 6, 2023
Regionals for Ark City begin May 18 back at Andover Central, while Winfield will also begin on the same day at Towanda-Circle.
