~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal
The Greene County boys track team finished their last regular season week of action last week, taking sixth in a shortened meet on Tuesday, and third in their conference meet on Thursday.
The state qualifying meet is Thursday, May 12, at Treynor. The top finishers will advance to the state meet to be held at Drake Stadium on May 19-21.
“I’m proud of our kids’ efforts. There were many prs and great efforts by many kids,” praised coach Chad Morton.
The May 3 meet at North Polk High School was cut short due to inclement weather. The Rams were sitting in sixth with the events that were completed. Jesse Miller secured a second place finish in discus at the meet.
Shot put – Broc Hannan, 37’ 11.5”, ninth; Logan Higgins, 31’ 8”, 20th; Jace Wilson, 30’ 11”, 22nd.
Discus – Jesse Miller, 130’ 4.75”, second; Isaac Carman, 105’ 2.5”, 10th; Noble Hoyt, 104’ 0”, 12th.
High jump – Lane Fields, 5’ 6”, fifth; Matthew Hovick, 5’ 4”, seventh.
3200 meter run – Jayden Carstensen, 12:08.26, sixth.
4×800 meter relay – Gavyn Winters, Noah Hinote, Nick Stream, Logan Woodruff, 9:12.38, third.
800 sprint medley relay – Camden Jacobs, Bryce Habben, Dante Crotzer, Kendall Freeman, 1:55.00, seventh.
Team scores – North Polk 74; South Hamilton 36; Bondurant-Farrar 33; Roland-Story 28; Johnston 23.5; Greene County 21; Nevada 12.5; PCM 10.
On Thursday, the Rams took third at the Heart of Iowa Conference meet at Roland-Story High School. First place finishes came from Jackson Morton in the 400 meter hurdles and the 440 meter shuttle hurdle relay team.
Shot put – Broc Hannan, 41’ 10.5”, fourth; Jace Wilson, 34’ 3”, 12th.
Discus – Jesse Miller, 138’ 1”, second; Isaac Carman, 116’ 1”, sixth.
High jump – Nathan Black, 5’ 10”, second; Lane Fields, 5’ 4”, sixth.
Long jump – Bryce Stalder, 20’ 2”, second; Camden Strennen, 16’ 6.75”, eighth.
110 meter hurdles – Jackson Morton, 15.11, second; Nathan Black, 17.34, sixth.
400 meter hurdles – Jackson Morton, 57.16, first; Bryce Stalder, 1:02.23, seventh.
100 meter dash – Matthew Hovick, 12.63, 10th; Camden Jacobs, 13.53, 15th.
200 meter dash – Eli Mohr, 25.65, 11th; Nick Stream 25.68, 12th.
400 meter dash – Kaiden Burbank, 1:00.38, 11th; Patrick Graham, 1:04.06, 13th.
800 meter run – Noah Hinote, 2:14.66, seventh; Ethan larsen, 2:31.43, 12th.
1600 meter run – Logan Woodruff, 5:20.09, sixth; Jayden Carstensen, 5:29.65, eighth.
3200 meter run – Logan Woodruff, 11:10.10, fourth; Jayden Carstensen, 12:06.81, seventh.
4×200 meter relay – Bryce Stalder, Jackson Morton, Camden Strennen, Jesse Miller, 1:33.95, third.
4×400 meter relay – Eli Mohr, Nick Stream, Brian Burris, Lane Fields, 3:54.02, sixth.
4×800 meter relay – Noah Hinote, Nick Stream, Brenner Gallagher, Ethan Larsen, 8:54.35, second.
440 meter shuttle hurdle relay- Landyn Venteicher, Bryce Stalder, Nathan Black, Jackson Morton, 1:03.20, first.
800 sprint medley relay – Brian Burris, Landyn Venteicher, Jesse Miller, Camden Strennen, 1:40.18, third.
1600 distance medley relay – Eli Mohr, Brian Burris, Lane Fields, Crew Conners, 4:19.58, seventh.
Team scores – Roland-Story 166; Nevada 140.5; Greene County 107; West Marshall 85; South Hamilton 81; PCM 73.5; Saydel 49; Perry 29.
