By Becky Walz,
It almost felt more like summer than spring Monday night as the Decorah boys’ track team hosted five other squads for the early bird meet.
The Vikes posted 182 points to take the team title. South Winn finished the night with 52 points in fifth place.
Eight golds
The Vikes picked up eight gold medals Monday night.
Joseph Hjelle took two crowns, winning both the shot put and the discus. The junior sent the shot put 48 feet 1 inch and sailed the discus 148 feet 5 inches.
Also, a double gold medalist was Haywood Stowe, winning the 100-meter dash in 11.17 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 23.56 seconds.
Breaking the tape in 54.37 seconds to win the 400-meter dash was senior Briggs Duwe. Hogan Smith was victorious in the 1600-meter run, stopping the clock at 4:58.96. Senior Brady Hogan claimed the victory in the 3200-meter race in 10:01.07.
Combining for the 4×800 relay victory were Bennett Schutte, Smith, August Witt and Trey McCain in a time of 8:47.23.
“What a rarity! We competed in both the Waukon Early Bird and the Decorah Early Bird in the same year — thank you Mother Nature,” said Decorah Coach Joel Rollinger. “We had a nice team effort Monday night. Our meet organization and preparation were greatly improved since last Thursday. I need to keep reminding myself that two grade levels haven’t played track and field since middle school. We are flattening the learning curve on how to prepare and compete at the high school level.”
Warriors begin the year
One South Winn event won gold Monday night. In the 4×100 relay, Zach Taylor, Evan Bushman, Sam Conway and Jacob Herold broke the tape in 44.83 seconds.
The Warriors claimed second in the 4×200. Combining for a time of 1:34.84 were Bushman, Herold, S. Conway and Dominic Sisneros. Isaiah Kruckman sprinted to a silver in the 3200-meter run in 11:11.91. Earning third was Chance Adam in the 1600-meter run in 5:06.96.
Next meets
The Vikings are at Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday, April 8 at 5 p.m., and Iowa City West Saturday, April 10, at 10:30 a.m. South Winn competes at Postville today, April 8, at 4:30 p.m. Both teams will be at the next Decorah Invite Monday, April 12, at 5 p.m.
Varsity team scores
1. Decorah 182; 2. Clear Lake 119; 3. Mason City 114; 4. Waukon 89; 5. South Winn 52; 6. New Hampton 26
High jump – 7. Kaiden Quandahl, Dec, 5’6”; 8. JT Monroe, SW, 5’4”; 10. Jacob Pipho, Dec, 5’4”; 10. Dominic Sisneros, SW, 5’4”; 13. Nick Holien, SW, 5’2”
Long jump – 6. Sam Conway, SW, 18’2”; 7. Evan Bushman, SW, 18’0.5”; 8. Kody Bodensteiner, Dec, 17’11”; 9. Jaden Baker, Dec, 17’10”; 12. Ben Wymer, Dec, 17’5.5”; 15. Jacob Herold, SW, 17’0”; 16. Shawn Israel, SW, 16’3.75”; 18. Kelley Gates, Dec, 16’0.5”; 20. Garrett Waskow, Dec, 15’10.75”; 24. Joe Stammeyer, Dec, 14’11”; 27. Logan Hageman, SW, 12’8”; Hunter Lemke, Dec, 10’11”
Shot put – 1. Joseph Hjelle, Dec, 48’1”; 3. Ethan Frana, Dec, 42’4”; 8. Ethan Timp, SW, 38’11”; 11. Thomas Ostlie, Dec, 37’5”; 13. Noah Breitenbach-Dirks, Dec, 36’3”; 14. Parker Timp, SW, 35’1.5”; 24. Ty Jacobsen, SW, 31’4”; 26. Fisher Tweten, Dec, 31’3.5”; 34. Xavier Gullickson, SW, 24’5”
Discus – 1. Hjelle, Dec, 148’5”; 2. Frana, Dec, 121’2”; 5. Jacobsen, SW, 117’7”; 12. E. Timp, SW, 101’6”; 15. Breitenbach-Dirks, Dec, 94’0”; 16. Ostlie, Dec, 93’8”; 20. Keagen Streeter, SW, 90’8”; 25. P. Timp, SW, 84’5”; 28. Tweten, Dec, 77’8”; 38. Gullickson, SW, 61’8”
100m – 1. Haywood Stowe, Dec, 11.17; 2. Addae Whitsitt, Dec, 11.70; 4. Herold, SW, 11.93; 6. Wymer, Dec, 11.94; 11. Victor Merritt, Dec, 12.38; 12. Holien, SW, 12.59; 14. Streeter, SW, 12.71; 28. Montana Jump-Gerleman, Dec, 13.69; 37. Waskow, Dec, 14.67; 39. Lemke, Dec, 15.75; 42. Alex Ellingson, SW, 44.43
200m – 1. Stowe, Dec, 23.56; 2. Whitsitt, Dec, 23.92; 5. Cael Luzum, Dec, 24.72; 10. Ethan Luzum, SW, 25.88; 10. K. Quandahl, Dec, 25.88; 12. Gates, Dec, 25.95; 19. JT Monroe, SW, 26.99; 26. P. Timp, SW, 27.77; 28. Lange Betts, Dec, 27.91; 33. Lane Quandahl, SW, 28.52; 44. Will Teslow, Dec, 31.48; 47. Cody Meyer, SW, 32.96;
400m – 1. Briggs Duwe, Dec, 54.37; 2. Kyle Renken, Dec, 54.56; 3. Trey McCain, Dec, 54.90; 11. Zach Taylor, SW, 59.49; 13. Camren Darling, Dec, 1:01.80; 15. Meyer, SW, 1:16.75
800m – 2. Brady Hogan, Dec, 2:07.51; 3. Bennett Schutte, Dec, 2:10.75; 4. Toby Conway, SW, 2:13.72; 8. Isaiah Kruckman, SW, 2:20.02; 9. Omar Flores, SW, 2:22.46; 14. Brody Tieskoetter, SW, 2:35.36; 17. Bo Wangsness, SW, 2:48.23; 21. Abe Conway, SW, 3:13.73
1600m – 1. Hogan Smith, Dec, 4:58.96; 3. Chance Adam, SW, 5:06.96; 4. August Witt, Dec, 5:10.96; 10. Ethan Maldonado, SW, 5:27.27; 11. Hunter Wagner, SW, 5:46.80; 12. Kyle Hageman, SW, 5:48.20
3200m – 1. Hogan, Dec, 10:01.07; 2. Kruckman, SW, 11:11.91; 8. Flores, SW, 11:51.02
110m hurdles – 5. Austin Wilkins, Dec, 17.50; 7. Kody Bodensteiner, Dec, 18.08; 12. Israel, SW, 20.19
400m hurdles – 4. Wilkins, Dec, 1:03.22; 11. Brady Ohrt, SW, 1:12.30
Shuttle hurdle – 2. Wilkins, Dakota Johnson, Duwe, Pipho, Dec, 1:05.47; 5. Sisneros, Israel, Ohrt, Monroe, SW, 1:18.78
4×100 – 1. Taylor, Bushman, S. Conway, Herold, SW, 44.83; 2. Whitsitt, Luzum, Drew Snyder, Wymer, Dec, 45.49; 6. Luzum, L. Hageman, Holien, Streeter, SW, 47.92; 16. Waskow, Jump-Gerleman, Tweten, Lemke, Dec, 57.58
4×100 weight person – 1. Frana, Ostlie, Breitenbach-Dirks, Hjelle, Dec, 50.37
4×200 – 2. Bushman, Herold, S. Conway, Sisneros, SW, 1:34.84; 3. Snyder, Charlie Robinson, Corbyn Palmer, Brayden Hartl, Dec, 1:37.40; 4. Merritt, Gates, William Einck, Dakota Johnson, Dec, 1:40.04; 6. Luzum, L. Hageman, Holien, Collin Wiltgen, SW, 1:40.84; 10. Streeter, P. Timp, Ohrt, Quandahl, SW, 1:47.82
4×400 – 2. Pipho, Renken, Bodensteiner, Robinson, Dec, 3:43.91; 8. Sisneros, Toby Conway, Israel, Wiltgen, SW, 3:53.21; 11. Streeter, P. Timp, Kruckman, Ohrt, SW, 4:13.86; 12. Stammeyer, Danny See, Cade Olson, Brock Taylor, Dec, 4:18.24; 13. Meyer, Wangsness, Tieskoetter, A. Conway, 5:05.81
4×800 – 1. Schutte, Smith, Witt, McCain, Dec, 8:47.23; 6. Maldonado, Wagner, K. Hageman, Chase Adam, SW, 10:26.09; 8. Olson, Taylor, Teslow, Betts, Dec, 10:48.86; 10. Tieskoetter, Wangsness, A. Conway, Quandahl, SW, 11:10.85
Sprint medley – 3. Snyder, Luzum, Duwe, Renken, Dec, 1:39.86; 4. Taylor, Bushman, S. Conway, T. Conway, SW, 1:42.20; 7. Luzum, L. Hageman, Wiltgen, Chance Adam, SW, 1:49.87
Distance medley – 5. Quandahl, Baker, Stammeyer, See, Dec, 4:31.54
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