HANOVER, Ind. -The Hanover Panthers hosted the nine team Hanover Invitational on Saturday afternoon as they celebrated Senior Day from Alumni Stadium.
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Junior
Amberleigh Sorensen (Yorktown, Ind.) found success on the afternoon as she claimed the top spot in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:58.03. Teammate, sophomore
Hanna Whitney (Huntington, Ind.) turned in a fifth place mark in the event in a time of 5:31.80.
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Junior
Natalie Day (Sellersburg, Ind.) also captured a first place mark as she won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:12.60.
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In the pole vault, Hanover swept the top two spots as sophomore
Nina Jazdzewski (Paris, Ky.) won the event with a height of 2.96 meters while junior
Ally McGuire (Guilford, Ind.) finished second with a leap of 2.51 meters.
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Senior
Zaleeya Martin (Shelbyville, Ind.) turned in a strong performance in the long jump winning the event with a distance of 4.70 meters. The senior also found success in the 100-meter dash taking second in a time of 12.81 seconds. Martin also posted a runner-up mark in the 200-meter dash as she crossed the finish line in a time of 27.28 seconds.
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Sophomore
Jessie Stenger (Brookville, Ind.) captured the number one spot in the discus throw as she recorded a meet winning throw of 40.94 meters. Senior
Jessica Beckman (Glenwood, Ind.) nipped at her heals in second with a toss of 40.89 meters.
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Stenger took second in the shot put with a toss of 12.42 meters while teammate
Jessica Beckman finished third with a throw of 11.81 meters.
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In the 5,000-meter run, freshman
Sarah Jones (Greencastle, Ind.) took third in a time of 20:17.73 while freshman
Callie Swegman (Columbus, Ind.) turned in a fifth place mark with a time of 20:30.15.
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The 4x400-meter relay team of Day, sophomore
Emma Litzelman (Plainfield, Ind.), freshman
Adair Dooley (Crestview Hills, Ky.), and junior
Kelli Brock (Mooresville, Ind.) finished third in a time of 4:45.65.
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In the hammer throw, Beckman claimed third place with a throw of 43.06 meters followed by senior
Lydia Lupinski (Zionsville, Ind.) in fourth with a distance of 42.74 meters. Beckman also captured fifth in the javelin throw.
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Junior
Kennadi Lakins (Crothersville, Ind. )and junior
Lili Seals (Paoli, Ind.) captured a fifth place finish respectively as they tied with a height of 1.35 meters.
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