~courtesy of The Scranton Journal
The Greene County high school track and field teams competed at a 3A state qualifying meet in Winterset on Thursday, May 12. Both Ram teams finished fifth in a field of strong competition,
The boys team scored 65 points. Dallas Center-Grimes easily claimed first place with 173.5 points, followed by Carlisle with 145.
Several events will advance to boys 3A state competition. First and second place are automatic qualifiers plus the next eight best marks at-large.
Max Neese was first in the 200-meter race and second in the 100-meters. Daric Whipple claimed the championship in the 400-meter hurdles. Matthew Gordon was second in the shot put while Neese, Chase Stoline, Logan Lansman and Whipple finished first in the 4×100 relay. The 4×400 relay with Nick Schroeder, Ethan Woodruff, Neese and Whipple qualified for state at-large with a time of 3:34.29. They placed sixth at Winterset.
Results from Winterset, with state meet qualifiers in bold:
- 4×800 relay – Nolan Ford, Cayden Gerdes, Sergio Perez, Jon Kersey 10:40.27, eighth
- Shuttle hurdle relay – Tyler Beger, Chase Stoline, Logan Lansman, Daric Whipple 1:03.43, fifth
- 100-meters – Max Neese 11.18, second
- 400-meters – Nick Schroeder 53.28, sixth
- 4×200 relay – Beger, Lansman, Stoline, Schroeder 1:41.50, seventh
- 200-meters – Neese 22.85, first
- 400-meter hurdles – Whipple 55.02, first
- Distance medley – Clint Dennhardt, Bryce Hoyle, Ford, Perez 4:29.86, seventh
- 4×100 relay – Neese, Stoline, Lansman, Whipple 44.17, first
- 4×400 relay – Schroeder, Woodruff, Neese, Whipple 3:34.29, sixth
- Discus – Ben Lint, 117’ fifth
- Shot put – Matthew Gordon 43’ second
Team results: DC-Grimes 173.5; Carlisle 145; Winterset 111; ADM 72.5; Greene County 65; Chariton 52; Perry 47; Saydel 28
The girls team qualified three events for the 3A state meet.
The Rams finished fifth in team competition, scoring 76 points. Dallas Center-Grimes easily claimed first place with 178 points, followed by Carlisle with 146.
Megan Durbin was first in the high jump. She also qualified at-large in the 100-meter dash, finishing third. The sprint medley placed second. Runners are Melanie Doran, Laurin Lyons, Durbin and Olivia Hansen.
Results from Winterset, with state meet qualifiers in bold:
- 3000-meters – Haley Hall 12:14.02, sixth
- 4×800 relay – Gabby Sawhill, Maria Delgado, Caytlyn Adamson, Emily Bettey 13:27.60, fourth
- 100-meters – Megan Durbin 12.96, third
- Distance medley – Janelle Brophy, Delgado, Abby Staley, Emily Finch 4:55.71, sixth
- 4×200 relay – Laurin Lyons, Olivia Hansen, Melanie Doran, Durbin 1:51.96, fourth
- 800-meters – Chantel Flack 2:30.34, third
- Sprint medley – Doran, Lyons, Durbin, Hansen 1:54.01, second
- 1500-meters – Finch 5:56.49, eighth
- 4×100 relay – Hannah Cooklin, Doran, Lyons, Hansen 55.28, fifth
- 4×400 relay – Brophy, Flack, Finch, Staley 4:44.59, fifth
- High jump – Durbin 5’ 4”, first
- Long jump – Brophy 14’ 11.5”, fifth
- Discus – Kenna Marquardt 105’ 5”, third
- Shot put – Marquardt 31’ 6”, fourth; Lyons 30’ 4.5”, sixth
Team results: DC-Grimes 178; Carlisle 146; ADM 109; Winterset 88; Greene County 76; Perry 60; Saydel 28; Chariton 24
Paton-Churdan’s Megan Carey qualified for the state 1A track and field meet in the 400-meters.
