Fulton track and field records five additional sectionals placings

May 16, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

by Robby Campbell

Fulton's Ethan Milius and Gabe DeFily pose for a photo after competing in the triple jump in the Class 4 District 4 meet Monday at Montgomery County High School in Montgomery City. Milius won the event, while DeFily took third; both started in Fulton baseball's upset against Southern Boone, combining for three hits. (Courtesy/FHS Hornet Track & Field)
Fulton's Ethan Milius and Gabe DeFily pose for a photo after competing in the triple jump in the Class 4 District 4 meet Monday at Montgomery County High School in Montgomery City. Milius won the event, while DeFily took third; both started in Fulton baseball's upset against Southern Boone, combining for three hits. (Courtesy/FHS Hornet Track & Field)

MONTGOMERY CITY -- The Fulton Hornets took part in the remaining field events of the Class 4 District 4 meet Monday at Montgomery County High School.

Fulton's girls team finished seventh out of nine, scoring 53 points; Hannibal won the title with 1475. The Hornets' boys took eighth out of nine with 52, as Hannibal topped the leaderboard with 175.

Two Fulton boys athletes won the district title in an event: Will Wagner-Yates in the pole vault (11 feet, 4. 61 inches) and Ethan Milius in the triple jump (43-05.65).

The Hornets' had three third-place all-district finishes -- boys athlete Gabe DeFily in the triple jump (41-11.94) and Emmy Begemann in the long jump (15-11.34) and triple jump (32-10.49).

Fulton will compete in the Class 4 Sectional 2 meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mexico High School.