By Becky Walz,
It was the perfect way to start the week Monday as the Vikings hosted the Decorah Invite.
The Vikes won the meet with 185 points. Waukon took second with 165. South Winn finished the night with 50 points in fifth place.
It was the perfect way to start the week Monday as the Vikings hosted the Decorah Invite.
The Vikes won the meet with 185 points. Waukon took second with 165. South Winn finished the night with 50 points in fifth place.
Strong effort
The Vikings had 13 events take first place Monday night.
Five individuals stood atop the medal stand. Haywood Stowe started the night strong. The senior won the long jump with a leap of 21 feet 5 inches. Later in the night, Stowe claimed his second gold in the 200-meter dash in 22.53 seconds. Joseph Hjelle dominated the throwing events, winning gold in both the discus and shot put. He hurled the weight 49 feet 3.5 inches and captured the discus title with a throw of 131 feet 9.5 inches.
Cade Olson broke tape in the 400-meter dash in 54.88 seconds. It was Austin Wilkins stopping the clock first in the 110-meter hurdles. He had a time of 15.91 seconds. Senior Hogan Smith was the winner in the 800-meter run, sprinting to victory in 2:08.68.
Seven relays were also golden Monday night. The Vikes’ sprint medley started the running events off with a gold in 1:40.84. Members of the winning relay were Ben Wymer, Wilkins, Jacob Pipho and Bennett Schutte. Soon after the 4×800 relay of Olson, Trey McCain, Brayden Hartl and Smith claimed the title in 8:45.89.
In a time of 1:06.04, the shuttle hurdle relay team of Wilkins, Dakota Johnson, Cade Averhoff and Gavin Groux won the event. Sharing the victory in the distance medley relay were Addae Whitsitt, Stowe, Pipho and Schutte in 3:48.49. Decorah proved speed was another power as they took to the oval in the 4×200 relay. In 1:36.77, Groux, Kelley Gates, Kaiden Quandahl and B. Wymer sprinted to victory.
The weightmen proved they are talented in the field and on the track. Cashton Riehle, Oliver Brummel, Fisher Tweeten and Ezra Vorvick clocked in at 55.87 seconds. The 4×400 relay ended the night on top. The quartet of Pipho, Schutte, Stowe and Whitsitt topped the field in 3:37.21.
“The boys track and field team has been fortunate the past two Monday nights. Our meets have had the best weather day of those weeks. Hopefully, Mother Nature will turn around and allow our spring athletic teams to enjoy a long string of enjoyable weather. Our efforts reflected the decent weather. We were able to come away with 13 event victories. We continue to make steady improvement as the season progresses. Thanks again to all the great workers and volunteers who help pull off a very efficient well run track and field meet,” said Viking head coach Joel Rollinger.
Warrior power
South Winn came home with just one gold as Isaiah Kruckman ran away from the field in the 3200-meter run to win in 10:29.28. The senior also claimed a bronze in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:09.27.
Other notable top-five finishes for the Warriors included Nick Holien in the long jump (5th, 19’4.5”), Chance Adam in the 3200-meter run (3rd, 11:13.22), the 4×100 relay (Nolan Sabelka, Evan Bushman, Lukas Weiss, Holien, 4th, 47.68), 4×200 relay (Sabelka, Bushman, Weiss, Holien, 4th, 1:39.69), 4×400 relay (Kruckman, Trey Kriener, Brody Tieskoetter, Ethan Maldonado, 4th, 4:01.83), 4×800 relay (Brady Ohrt, Tieskoetter, Maldonado, Hunter Wagner, 4th, 9:46.83), sprint medley (Sabelka, Bushman, Weiss, Kriener, 4th, 1:50.28) and distance medley (Irving Flores, Kriener, Kaden Bullerman, Chance Adam, 5th, 4:17.79).
On the road
Decorah is at West Delaware Thursday, April 14, at 4:45 p.m. The Vikings will host their final invite Monday, April 18, at 5 p.m. South Winn will compete at the Decorah invite as well.
Decorah Invite team scores
1. Decorah 185; 2. Waukon 165; 3. New Hampton 91; 4. MFL MarMac 59; 5. South Winn 50; 6. West Delaware 14; 7. Kee 13; 8. Central Elkader 10
Varsity individual results
High jump – 2. Kaiden Quandahl, Dec, 5’8”; 4. Gavin Broux, Dec, 5’2”; 7. Dakota Johnson, Dec, 5’2”; 9. Irving Flores, SW, 5’0”
Long jump – 1. Haywood Stowe, Dec, 21’5”; 5. Nick Holien, SW, 19’4.5”; 10. Kaden Bullerman, 18’2.25”; 13. Garrett Waskow, Dec, 15’6”
Shot put – 1. Joseph Hjelle, Dec, 49’3.5”; 6. Ethan Timp, SW, 42’7.5”
Discus – 1. Hjelle, Dec, 131’9.5”; 3. Fisher Tweten, Dec, 118’8.5”
100m – 4. Ben Wymer, Dec, 11.82; 8. Evan Bushman, SW, 12.15; 9. Nick Holien, SW, 12.44; 13. Kieren Sensor, Dec, 12.87
200m – 1. Stowe, Dec, 22.53; 3. Kelley Gates, Dec, 24.66; 7. Flores, SW, 26.07
400m – 1. Cade Olson, Dec, 54.88; 6. Ethan Maldonado, SW, 1:00.94; 7. Brody Tieskoetter, 1:01.30
800m – 1. Hogan Smith, Dec, 2:08.68; 3. Isaiah Kruckman, SW, 2:09.27; 5. Trey McCain, Dec, 2:12.60; 10. Hunter Wagner, SW, 2:27.00
1600m – 3. Thomas Hammel, Dec, 5:05.20; 5. Grant Zilka, Dec, 5:08.69; 6. Chance Adam, SW, 5:11.10
3200m – 1. Kruckman, SW, 10:29.28; 3. Chance Adam, SW, 11:13.22; 5. D’mitry Lesser, Dec, 11:26.47; 7. Landan Folkedahl, Dec, 12:00.52
110m hurdles – 1. Austin Wilkins, Dec, 15.91; 7. Brady Ohrt, SW, 20.64
400m hurdles – 2. D. Johnson, Dec, 1:00.36; 6. K. Bullerman, SW, 1:07.46; 7. Ohrt, SW, 1:07.46; 11. Kaiden Youngblood, Dec, 1:10.16
Shuttle hurdle – 1. Wilkins, D. Johnson, Cade Averhoff, Gavin Groux, Dec, 1:06.04
4×100 – 2. B. Wymer, Hjelle, Wilkins, Quandahl, Dec, 45.74; 4. Nolan Sabelka, Bushman, Lukas Weiss, Holien, SW, 47.68
4×100 weightperson – 1. Cashton Riehle, Oliver Brummel, Tweten, Ezra Vorvick, Dec, 55.87; 4. Lane Quandahl, E. Timp, Casey Bohr, Xavier Gullickson, SW, 57.58
4×200 – 1. Groux, Gates, Quandahl, B. Wymer, Dec, 1:36.77; 4. Sabelka, Bushman, Weiss, Holien, SW, 1:39.69
4×400 – 1. Jacob Pipho, Bennett Schutte, Stowe, Addae Whitsitt, Dec, 3:37.21; 4. Kruckman, Trey Kriener, Tieskoetter, Maldonado, SW, 4:01.83
4×800 – 1. Olson, McCain, Brayden Hartl, Hogan Smith, Dec, 8:45.89; 4. Ohrt, Tieskoetter, Maldonado, Wagner, SW, 9:46.83
Sprint medley – 1. B. Wymer, Wilkins, Pipho, Schutte, Dec, 1:40.84; 4. Sabelka, Bushman, Weiss, Kriener, SW, 1:50.28
Distance medley – 1. Whitsitt, Stowe, Pipho, Schutte, Dec, 3:48.49; 5. Flores, Kriener, K. Bullerman, Chance Adam, SW, 4:17.79
JV individual results
Long jump – 2. Montana Jump-Gerleman, Dec, 17’3.75”; 5. Davis Coppola, Dec, 16’4”; 7. Thomas Hammel, Dec, 14’10.5” 8. Reid Kuehner, Dec, 14’7”; 12. Justin Fortman, Dec, 10’9.25”
Shot put – 8. Fisher Tweten, Dec, 35’7”; 12. Lane Quandahl, SW, 32’10.5”; 13. William Hahn, Dec, 31’5”; 21. Xavier Gullickson, SW, 28’5”; 24. Cashton Riehle, Dec, 26’1.75”; 25. Oliver Brummel, Dec, 26’1”; 30. Casey Bohr, SW, 21’3”
Discus – 7. Hahn, Dec, 92’10.5”; 9. Gullickson, SW, 84’8.5”; 21. Brummel, Dec, 60’0”; 22. Louis Bucksa, Dec, 59’7”; 26. Riehle, Dec, 50’4.5”; 27. Bohr, SW, 46’4.5”
100m – 3. Lukas Weiss, SW, 12.33; 4. Nolan Sabelka, SW, 12.75; 9. Alex McGrath, Dec, 13.24; 15. Brock Taylor, Dec, 13.53; 19. Nathan Wymer, Dec, 13.89; 21. Will Teslow, Dec, 14.36; 23. Kuehner, Dec, 14.47; 31. Alex Ellingson, SW, 28.97
200m – 1. Brayden Hartl, Dec, 24.89; 4. Cade Averhoff, Dec, 25.66; 5. Kieren Sensor, Dec, 26.02; 14. Taylor, Dec, 28.02; 16. Ezra Vorvick, Dec, 28.84; 17. Bucksa, Dec, 29.08; 18. Nathan Wymer, Dec, 29.28
400m – 6. Kyle Hageman, SW, 1:06.40; 9. Vorvick, Dec, 1:08.58
400m hurdles – 2. D’mitry Lesser, Dec, 1:10.20
4×100 – 1. Jump-Gerleman, Gavin Groux, Averhoff, Garrett Waskow, Dec, 48.34; 3. Kole Hageman, Gavin Bullerman, Mason Zweibahmer, Irving Flores, SW, 51.39; 6. Will Teslow, Kuehner, McGrath, Sensor, Dec, 54.57; 7. Fortman, Bucksa, Grand Remington, N. Wymer, Dec, 55.22
4×200 – 4. Fortman, Remington, Teslow, McGrath, Dec, 1:50.11; 5. Ko. Hageman, G. Bullerman, Zweibahmer, Quandahl, SW, 1:52.56
4×400 – 3. Douglas Bentley, Landan Folkedahl, Coppola, Taylor, Dec, 4:10.12
Sprint medley – 6. Ko. Hageman, G. Bullerman, Zweibahmer, Abe Conway, SW, 2:03.53
Distance medley – 1. Jump-Gerleman, Landon Kuennen, Grant Zilka, Coppola, Dec, 4:19.49
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