Franzen claims 400-meter dash at Starmont

By Becky Walz,

JD Kruse (left) takes off at a sprint after receiving the baton from Troy Schmitt in the distance medley relay at a meet earlier this season. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

Friday night, the Turkey Valley boys track team took the oval at Starmont, competing in an 11-team meet.
The Trojans finished 10th in team standings with 31 points. Alburnett won the meet with 100.50 points.
Turkey Valley had one event finish on top. Senior Ryan Franzen broke the tape in the 400-meter dash in 52.69 seconds.
Two relays came in second. The sprint medley relay stopped the clock at 1:37.80, with Troy Schmitt, Chase Hayek, Noah Hanson and Franzen making up the team. In the 4×400 relay it was Hanson, Hayek, Burke Busta and Franzen crossing the finishing line in 3:32.26 to claim silver.
Monday, the Trojans finished the regular season at South Winn. The conference meet is Thursday, May 4, at Clayton Ridge at 4:30 p.m.

Starmont team scores
1. Alburnett 100.50; 2. North Linn 84; 3. Sumner-Fred 71; 4. North Fayette Valley 61; 5. Jesup 54; 5. MFL MarMac 53; 7. West Central 46; 8. West Delaware 45; 9. Starmont 33.50; 10. Turkey Valley 31; 11. East Buchanan 11

Varsity results
Long jump – 14. Troy Schmitt 14-3.75
Shot put – 17. Ryan Franzen 33-3.25; 19. Logan Busta 32-11.5
Discus – 16. Noah Hanson 87-7
100m – 4. Hanson 11.22; 9. Burke Busta 11.88
200m – 15. T. Schmitt 25.73; 17. JD Kruse 25.88
400m – 1. Franzen 52.69
800m – 17. Tucker Reicks 2:39.55
1600m – 8. Russell Nieman 5:33.33
3200m – 7. Nieman 11:38.67
110m hurdles – 6. Oliver Schmitt 17.16
Shuttle hurdle – 7. O. Schmitt, L. Busta, Dairean Keyes, Reicks, 1:23.80
4×100 – 10. David Diaz, O. Schmitt, L. Busta, Kruse, 50.98
4×200 – 7. T. Schmitt, Kruse, B. Busta, Chase Hayek, 1:40.72
4×400 – 2. Hanson, Hayek, B. Busta, Franzen, 3:32.26
Sprint medley – 2. T. Schmitt, Hayek, Hanson, Franzen, 1:37.80
Distance medley – 10. Diaz, Kruse, L. Busta, Reicks, 4:46.90

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