JH track competes at Albia

by Elizabeth Ostrem

On Monday, April 30, the Montezuma boys’ and girls’ junior high track teams competed at Albia. Other teams in attendance were Albia, Centerville, Davis County, Eddyville-Blakesburg, Eddyville-Blakesburg (7th grade), Interstate 35 and Moravia.

The boys’ team took third out of seven teams, with a total of 83 points. For the girls, Montezuma placed sixth overall.

For relays, the girls’ team won the 4x100M relay, with a time of 58.6. The girls also took fourth place in both the 800M medley, with a time of 2:23.48, and the 400M shuttle hurdle relay, with a time of 1:26.10.

In individuals, Kate Maschmann won the 100M dash, with a time of 13.67, and the 200M hurdles, with a time of 30.34. Maschmann also took fourth in the long jump, with a jump of 13’9 ½“ to finish. For discus, Hannah Beenken took third place, with a throw of 71’11”.

For the boys’ team, the 4x200M team took first overall, winning with a time of 1:48.00 minutes. The 4x800M relay team placed second, with a time of 10:36.20, and the 1600M medley team placed third, with a time of 4:58.07 minutes.

Carson Losure and Bobby McCulley took first and third respectively in the 100M dash, with times of 12.22 and 12.74 respectively. Losure went on to place third in the long jump, with a jump of 16’8 ½“, and McCulley also took second in the 200M dash, with a time of 26.39 seconds.

Kaleb Kriegel placed third in the 800M run, with a time of 2:25.03.

Ryan Maschmann placed fourth in the 200M hurdles, with a time of 31.95.