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Lady Warriors Take 3rd at Caston Invite — Kadence Hoover Leads with 25-Point Performance The Winamac Lady Warriors turned in an impressive team effort at the 2025 Caston Invitational, earning a strong third-place finish with 86 total points. The day was highlighted by the dominant performance of senior Kadence Hoover, who emerged as the team’s top scorer with a 25-point haul across three distance events and a relay. Closely followed by sophmore Sadie Popejoy with 21 points. Hoover claimed first in the 3200 meters, second in the 1600, fourth in the 800, and anchored a runner-up finish in the 4x800 relay—earning points in every event she touched. 🔥 Top Individual Scorers – Winamac 🥇 Kadence Hoover – 25 points 🥈 Sadie Popejoy – 21 points (including a discus win and 2nd in the 100 meters) 🥉 Claire Goodman – 18 points (3200: 2nd, 1600: 4th, 800: 6th, 4x800 relay) 🏆 Top-Three Event Finishers 🥇 1st Place Kadence Hoover – 3200 meters (10 pts) Sadie Popejoy – Discus Throw (10 pts) 🥈 2nd Place Kadence Hoover – 1600 meters (8 pts) Claire Goodman – 3200 meters (8 pts) Sadie Popejoy – 100 meters (8 pts) 4x800 Relay – Hoover, Kroft, Earp, Goodman (8 pts shared – 2 pts each) 🥉 3rd Place Claire Goodman – 1600 meters (5 pts) Kadence Hoover – 800 meters (5 pts) 4x100 Relay – Popejoy, Madelyn Goodman, Ava Malchow, Emily Weaver (6 pts shared – 1.5 pts each) 4x400 Relay – Kroft, Earp, Malchow, Popejoy (6 pts shared – 1.5 pts each) 🔧 Additional Contributors Emily Weaver – 3 points in shot put Kandace Kroft – 6.5 total points (relay contributions + 2 points in 300 hurdles) Maci Earp – 3.5 points (relay and open 400) Allyson Campbell, Mylie Foster and Madelyn Goodman With a well-rounded attack from sprints, throws, distance, and relays, Winamac showed they’re built for success, despite missing a few key athletes.