This year's Region 2B high school track and field event last Wednesday at Gettysburg was dominated by Ipswich and Miller thinclads. The Tiger boys indeed edged runners-up Miller 185 to 146 for their championship. The girls' outcome, meanwhile, would find the IHS girls finishing second only to Miller by a 146 to 125.5 tally.

And rumor has it that Miller will be going back to Class A this fall and will likely be replaced by Lyman.

The Tiger boys were propelled by Ty Kadlec's two individual titles and he also anchored a winning relay outcome. Kadlec sped to a :11.32 100-meter dash win and also finished first in the 200-meter dash at :23.34, where teammate Colby Sylte was second in :23.91. That relay would be the 4x200 and would be manned by Turner Thorson, Trevor Beyers, Sylte and Ty Kadlec in 1:33.16. And Sylte had a busy day including a 20-05.50 long jump win, followed closely by teammate Trevor Heinz in second at 20-00.50

Carter Geditz won the 110-meter hurdles in :16.09 and was second in the 300-meter hurdles at :43.52. Zach Geditz won the discus at 124-11 and Tyler Hettich the high jump measured at 5-10.00. Brody Davis added a pole vault victory at 10-00.00.

Now for the IHS girls! Gracie Lange tied for second in the high jump at 4-08.00 and was also second in the long jump at 15-06.25 and Quincy Olivier added a second in the pole vault at 8-09.00.

Those seconds can really add up, especially if one thinclad gets some of them by themselve. For example Madisyn Gellhaus was second in the 800-meter run, clocked at 2:37.91 and also second in the 1600-meter run at 5:43.95. And the Tiger girls were indeed second in the 4x800 ran by Gehlhaus, Gabby Wald, Kathryn Kilber and Gracyn Kadlec in 11:18.82.

Other IHS Top Eight finishers not previously mentioned:

GIRLS

100-Meter Dash: 5, Brianna Geditz, :13.99.

200-Meter Dash: 8, Brianna Geditz, :29.62.

800-Meter Run: 5, Ashlinn Hartwell, 2:46.54.

1600-Meter Run: 7, Gracyn Kadlec, 6:16.78.

3200-Meter Run: 4, Madisyn Gellhaus, 14:19.01; 7, Baylee Kulesa, 15:32.03.

100-Meter Hurdles: 5, Marley Guthmiller, :17.72; 7, Josie Knutson, :19.08; 8, Jalyssa Hutson, :19.77.

300-Meter Hurdles: 3, Marley Guthmiller, :49.90; 6, Josie Knutson, :54.00.

4x100 Relay: 3, Ipswich, :55.14.

4x200 Relay: 3, Ipswich, 1:56.28.

4x400 Relay: 3, Ipswich, 4:29.49.

Medley Relay: 6, Ipswich, 5:15.62.

High Jump: 6 tie, Jalyssa Hutson, 4-02.00.

Pole Vault: 3 tie, Kaitlyn Williams and Marley Guthmiller, 8-03.00.

Triple Jump: 3. Ashley Ptacek, 32-00.00; 5, Gracie Lange, 31-05.50.

BOYS

100-Meter Dash: 6, Tyler Hettich :12.24.

200-Meter Dash: 8, Carter Geditz, :25.62.

400-Meter Dash: 7, Kyle Hettich, :59.36; 8, Casey Geditz, :59.51.

800-Meter Run: 3, Maxwell Kulesa, 2:08.09; 4, Ian Beyers, 2:08.26.

3200-Meter Run: 5, Taylor Thorson, 11:09.72; 6, Dylan Wald, 11:52.77.

Tena Gibson

Colby Sylte won the long jump competition in the Region in Gettysburg.

110-Meter Hurdles: 6, Nate Bass, :20.75; 8, Kaden Weig, :21.32.

300-Meter Hurdles: 4, Rasmus Loken, :46.26; 6, Nate Bass, :48.62.

4x400 Relay: 3, Ipswich, 3:47.01.

4x800 Relay, 3, Ipswich, 9:08.75.

Medley Relay: 3, Ipswich, 4:19.33.

Shot Put: 4, Zach Geditz, 43-10.50; 5, Lucas Rowland, 42-02.50; 6, Jordan Nierman. 38-02.50.

Discus: 7, Jordan Nierman, 108-04.

Pole Vault: 3 Tie Rasmus Loken and Darrel Yost, 9-09.00.

Triple Jump: 8, Rasmus Loken, 32-11.75.