JH Braves track takes first

by Andrea Farrington

Monday, April 23, the junior high boys track team competed at Eddyville-Blakesburg. The team finished in first place with a total of 177 points. Pella Christian followed behind them with 119 points and North Mahaska placed third with 110 points.

Kaleb Kriegel, Brody McKeag, Travis Lewis and Skyler Romberg started off the meet strongly by placing first in the 4x800 relay in 10:53.31.

The shuttle hurdle relay team featuring Shane Helm, McKeag, Lewis, and Dakota Strong also placed first with a time of 1:17.03.

 Next on the list was Bobby McCulley in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.51 seconds, placing first and Carson Losure earning a close second with a time of 12.79 seconds.

In the 1600-meter medley, Ryan Maschmann, Strong, Zach Townsend and Joel Crantson took third place with a time of 4:53.97.

Tyler Geiger ran the 400-meter dash and took second place with a time of 1:02.56, while Skyler Romberg earned fifth place with a time of 1:05.28.

 Grant Johnson,  Helm, Logan Price, and Losure made up the 4x200 relay and placed  first with a time of 1:49.25.

Seth Cranston came in fourth place in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:11.84.

Price placed first in 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.53 seconds. 

McCulley and Geiger took first and fourth place respectively in the 200-meter dash.

In the 800-meter medley, Helms, Frank Gillum, Townsend and McKeag took second with a time of 2:07.62.

Maschmann placed third in the 200-meter hurdles with a tie of 32.72 seconds.

Kriegel placed first in the 800-meter run and Geiger, McCulley, Johnson, and  Gillum placed first in the 4x100 relay with a time of 53.86 seconds.

Finally, the 4x400 relay team made up of Helms, Maschmann, Lewis and Romberg took third place with a time of 4:28.38.

In field events, Tyler Thompson took second in shot put with a throw of 32’ 1” and Cole Corbin took fourth place with a throw of 30’ 8”.  Dominique Ward earned second place in discus with a throw of 90’ 1.5”.

In the high jump, Logan Price placed third with a jump of 4’ 10”, while Jacob Shaver earned fourth with 4’10”.

The long jump included Losure earning second with a jump of 15’ 10” and Townsend gaining third with a jump of 15’ 7”. 

Coach David Brondyke said, “Our boys ran extremely well. I am proud of all of their performances and hope to continue to improve for our next meet.”