By Becky Walz,
Thomas Hammel runs toward the finish line for gold in the 800-meter run Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Amy Averhoff)
With the team divided Monday, with some at South Winn and some at MFL MarMac, the Decorah boys’ track and field team shone bright, winning the Bulldog Invite with 212 points, well ahead of the hosts’ 138.
Decorah claimed gold in 14 of the 19 events.
In the field events, it was Trevor Kuennen winning the long jump with a distance of 20 feet, 3.5 inches, while William Hahn sent the shot put 44 feet, 11 inches for the title.
Kelley Gates broke the tape in 11.07 seconds to win the 100-meter dash, while Brayden Hartl was the champion of the 200-meter dash in 23.64 seconds. In the 800-meter run, Thomas Hammel ran away from the field to win in 2:05.32. In the distance events it was Oliver Bollinger and Davis Coppola with the golden times. Bollinger earned the 1600-meter title in 5:03.92, while Coppola’s time of 10:24.63 was the best in the 3200-meter field. In 15.47 seconds, Dakota Johnson won the final individual gold in the 110-meter hurdles.
Six relays also won for the Vikes. In 1:05.11, the shuttle hurdle quartet of Cade Averhoff, Kaiden Youngblood, Gavin Groux and Joshua Adam won. In the 4×100 relay it was Johnson, Gates and Groux teaming up with Kaiden Quandahl for the win in 44.11 seconds. Jace Buddenberg, Kuennen, Peyton Webb and Hartl took first in the 4×200 in 1:35.73. In 3:49.77, it was Montana Jump-Gerleman, Garrett Waskow, Landyn Hook and D’mitry Lesser breaking the tape. Taking first in the 4×800 in 8:41.35 was the quartet of Grant Zilka, Garrett See, Lesser and Hook. Jump-Gerleman, Waskow, Kyle Pattison and Bill Fullhart completed the distance medley relay in 3:52.98 for their title.
Event results
Long jump – 1. Trevor Kuennen 20’3.5”; 3. Montana Jump-Gerleman 18’3.5”
Shot put – 1. William Hahn 44’11”; 3. Luke Franzen 38’11”; 4. Fisher Tweten 38’6”
Discus – 2. Tommy Sexton 136’6”; 4. Hahn 125’7”; 6. Franzen 108’5”; 7. Tweten 106’11”
100m – 1. Kelley Gates 11.07; 3. Kaiden Quandahl 11.80
200m – 1. Brayden Hartl 23.64; 2. Joshua Adam 23.72
400m – 4. Mitchell Stemper 54.26
800m – 1. Thomas Hammel 2:05.32
1600m – 1. Oliver Bollinger 5:03.92
3200m – 1. Davis Coppola 10:24.63
110m hurdles – 1. Dakota Johnson 15.47; 2. Kaiden Youngblood 17.24
400m hurdles – 3. Cade Averhoff 1:06.34
Shuttle hurdle – 1. Averhoff, Youngblood, Gavin Groux, Adam, 1:05.11
4×100 – 1. Johnson, Gates, Groux, K. Quandahl, 44.11
4×200 – 1. Jace Buddenberg, Kuennen, Peyton Webb, Hartl, 1:35.73
4×400 – 1. Jump-Gerleman, Garrett Waskow, Landyn Hook, D’mitry Lesser, 3:49.77
4×800 – 1. Grant Zilka, Garrett See, Lesser, Hook, 8:41.35
Sprint medley – 2. Webb, Mason Avila, Kuennen, Landon Quandahl, 1:43.94
Distance medley – 1. Jump-Gerleman, Waskow, Kyle Pattison, Bill Fullhart, 3:52.98
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