By Becky Walz,
Dave Sage Go-Hawk Relay team scores
1. Decorah 188; 2. Waverly-Shell Rock 128; 3. Waterloo West 114; 4. Mason City 85; 5. North Fayette Valley 61; 6. Crestwood 60; 7. Wapsie Valley 56; 8. New Hampton 40
Area teams raced the overall at Waverly Thursday night with Decorah topping the field at the Dave Sage Go-Hawk Relays with 188 points. In second was the host, Waverly-Shell Rock with 128 points. North Fayette Valley ended up fifth with 61 points.
Vikings
Decorah won eight events overall with another six earning silver medals.
Joseph Hjelle was an individual champion in the shot put, sending the sphere 48 feet 8 inches. In the 400-meter dash it was Bennett Schutte breaking the tape in 53.27 seconds. Hogan Smith blazed home in 2:09.15 to win the 800-meter run. The champion of the 1600-meter run was senior Brady Hogan, posting a time of 4:41.76.
Four relays won gold. The sprint medley quartet of Ben Wymer, Cael Luzum, Kyle Renken and Schutte teamed up for a time of 1:40.61, to kick off the running events with a win. In the 4×200 it was Addae Whitsitt, Drew Snyder, Briggs Duwe and Haywood Stowe teaming up for gold in 1:33.82. Winning the distance medley in 3:45.52 was the foursome of Corbyn Palmer, Jaden Baker, Renken and Hogan. Decorah ended the gold medal performances in the 4×100. Joining forces for a time of 44.74 seconds were Whitsitt, Luzum, Snyder and Haywood Stowe.
Events coming in second were Kaiden Quandahl in the high jump (5’6”), Hjelle in the discus (135’0.5”), Drew Snyder in the 100-meter dash (12.06), Stowe in the 200-meter dash (23.46), Jacob Pipho in the 400-meter hurdles (59.86) and the 4×200 relay (3:40.14).
“We had another very nice team effort at the Go-Hawk Relays. We saw a lot of determined, very focused athletes running, throwing, and jumping for Decorah,” said Coach Joel Rollinger. “The 4×100 team ran a time that puts them fifth on our Hall of Fame top 15 list. Our shuttle hurdle and shot put efforts have earned spots on that coveted list this season as well. That sharp focus had Decorah edge out the competition on several races that were razor close. It was great to see the competitive spirit burn. Our younger athletes continue to grow in confidence and that is reflected in their performances.”
NFV harriers
The TigerHawks turned in several top five performances as well, led by Peyton Halverson’s runner-up finish in the 3200-meter run in 11:04.86. Halverson also raced his way into fifth place in the 1600-meter run in 5:11.91.
In 110-meter-high hurdles it was Lucas Wurzer coming home with a bronze in 17.31 seconds. Zack Robrock traversed the 400-meter hurdles in 1:00.52 to cross the finish line third. Blake Reichter sent the shot put 40’11” to garner fourth place.
Stopping the clock at 1:45.54, the TigerHawk sprint medley of Ayden Turner, Kale Rodgers, Wurzer and Robrock garnered fourth place. Joining forces in the distance medley were Turner, Robrock, Halverson and Ben Miller for fourth place in 4:09.71.
Varsity individual results
High jump – 2. Kaiden Quandahl, Dec, 5’6”; 5. Dakota Johnson, Dec, 5’2”
Long jump – 6. Jaden Baker, Dec, 17’4.75”
Shot put – 1. Joseph Hjelle, Dec, 48’8”; 4. Blake Reichter, NFV, 40’11”; 5. Ethan Frana, Dec, 40’1”; 6. Jackson Blue, NFV, 40’0”
Discus – 2. Hjelle, Dec, 135’0.5”; 3. Frana, Dec, 132’2”; 6. Reichter, NFV, 117’11.5”; 10. Kale Rodgers, NFV, 107’1”
100m – 2. Drew Snyder, Dec, 12.06; 3. Ben Wymer, Dec, 12.26; 13. Braxton Kuker, NFV, 13.23; 15. Caden Kerr, NFV, 13.77
200m – 2. Haywood Stowe, 23.46; 4. Addae Whitsitt, 24.00; 13. Christian McLellan, NFV, 28.16
400m – 1. Bennett Schutte, 53.27; 3. Cael Luzum, 54.80; 13. Mitchell Bohr, NFV, 1:08.16
800m – 1. Hogan Smith, 2:09.15; 8. Dillon Spargrove, NFV, 2:22.08; 13. Raul Solis, NFV, 2:45.33; 11. Danny See, 2:32.51
1600m – 1. Brady Hogan, Dec, 4:41.76; 5. Peyton Halverson, NFV, 5:11.91; 8. Ben Miller, NFV, 5:27.18
3200m – 2. Halverson, NFV, 11:04.86; 4. Smith, Dec, 11:08.96; 7. Miller, NFV, 11:24.39
110m hurdles – 3. Lucas Wurzer, NFV, 17.31; 5. Austin Wilkins, 17.89; 9. Caden Kerr, NFV, 19.05
400m hurdles – 2. Pipho, Dec, 59.86; 3. Zack Robrock, NFV, 1:00.52; 4. Dakota Johnson, Dec, 1:02.39; 5. Wurzer, NFV, 1:03.21
Shuttle hurdle – 3. Wilkins, Briggs Duwe, Pipho, Dec, 1:06.02
4×100 – 1. Whitsitt, Luzum, Snyder, Stowe, Dec, 44.74; 5. Ayden Turner, Rodgers, Robrock, Wurzer, NFV, 47.63
4×100 weight person – 1. Frana, Thomas Ostlie, Noah Breitenbach-Dirks, Hjelle, Dec, 50.04
4×200 – 1. Whitsitt, Snyder, Briggs Duwe, Stowe, Dec, 1:33.82; 7. Christian McLellan, Doug Bentley, Braxton Kuker, Reichter, NFV, 1:48.43
4×400 – 2. Kyle Renken, Duwe, Trey McCain, Quandahl, Dec, 3:40.14; 7. Bohr, Dillon Spargrove, Bentley, Raul Solis, NFV, 4:27.83
4×800 – 5. August Witt, McCain, Brayden Hartl, Charlie Robinson, Dec, 9:18.04
Sprint medley – 1. Wymer, Luzum, Renken, Bennett Schutte, Dec, 1:40.61; 4. Ayden Turner, Rodgers, Wurzer, Robrock, NFV, 1:45.54
Distance medley – 1. Corbyn Palmer, Jaden Baker, Renken, Hogan, Dec, 3:45.52; 4. Turner, Robrock, Halverson, Miller, NFV, 4:09.71
JV individual results
Long jump – 5. Kelley Gates, Dec, 15’8”; 7. Joe Stammeyer, Dec, 15’8.5”; 13. Hunter Lemke, Dec, 11’7.5”
Shot put – 1. Kale Rodgers, NFV, 39’3.5”; 3. Thomas Ostlie, Dec, 38’0”; 4. Noah Breitenbach-Dirks, Dec, 36’9.5”
Discus – 1. Jackson Blue, NFV, 117’1.5”; 3. Ostlie, Dec, 99’9.25”; 5. Breitenbach-Dirks, Dec, 95’8”
100m – 3. Ayden Turner, NFV, 12.61; 5. Victor Merritt, Dec, 13.06; 10. Lange Betts, Dec, 13.70
200m – 10. Mitchell Bohr, NFV, 30.32; 12. Reid McIntyre, NFV, 32.22
400m – 2. Joe Stammeyer, Dec, 1:02.93; 10. McIntyre, NFV, 1:18.20
800m – 9. Will Teslow, Dec, 2:44.36
1600m – 3. Brock Taylor, Dec, 5:57.85
110m hurdles – 2. Caden Kerr, NFV, 1:08.40
4×100 – 1. Merritt, Charlie Robinson, Corbyn Palmer, Austin Wilkins, Dec, 47.61; 4. NFV, 52.15
4×200 – 1. Kaiden Quandahl, William Einck, Kelley Gates, Montana Jump-Gerleman, Dec, 1:44.88
4×400 – 3. Brayden Hartl, Einck, Betts, Stammeyer, Dec, 4:02.63
4×800 – 3. Danny See, Taylor, Jump-Gerleman, Teslow, Dec, 10:59.67
Sprint medley – 2. Palmer, Jaden Baker, Gates, Merritt, Dec, 1:54.61
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