The Lisbon varsity boys track and field crew embarks on its 2023 campaign with a new head coach at the helm in Lonnie Speidel.
New to the team, that is.
Speidel was the track head coach at Cornell College for 12 years, and took the last 10 years off from the profession.
When a position opened up at Lisbon, “the timing was right,” Speidel said.
The incoming coach has two sons on the team — Baylor, a junior, and Brody, a freshman.
“That was another factor in the decision to get back into coaching,” said the senior Speidel.
With one track meet already in the bag — an indoor meet earlier in March where the team placed second overall — Speidel is acclimating to the new team and finding out what makes them tick.
“I’ve just been trying to get to know all the boys,” he said.
“It’s really been exciting getting to know all the guys, and what their best events are going to be.”
Speidel was cautiously optimistic about the task at hand.
“On paper, we look to be one of the top five teams in 1A. I’m looking forward to seeing how good we can do at conference, district, and how high we can place at state,” said Speidel.
The team can next be caught in action Friday at the University of Dubuque for the Tri-Rivers Indoor Conference Meet. They will head to West Delaware after that, on Tuesday.
“Hopefully it’ll warm up before then,” Speidel laughed.
Tiernan Boots Sprints 10
Nathan Brown Throws Ninth
Cole Butteris Sprints 11
Lucas Capron Distance 10
Brandon Caspers Sprints 12
Kaden Caspers Sprints 12
Kael Chappell Throws 10
Dakota Clark Sprints 10
Quinn Coleman Sprints 10
Luke Czarnecki Jumps/Hurdles 12
Sawyer Feldman Distance Ninth
Reid Fridley Sprints 11
Michael Gadberry Distance 11
Blake Harms 11
Gage Holub Jumps/Hurdles 10
Joe Hrabak Distance 12
Hayden Jackson Throws 10
Cohen Kamaus Hurdles 12
Carew Kamaus Throws Ninth
Micah Knapp Distance 12
Jackson Knapp Sprints/Hurdles Ninth
Junior Krob Distance 12
Teague Krob Distance 11
Chase McFarlane Sprints/Jumps Ninth
Kinnick Medinger Sprints 11
Elliott Moehlman Sprints Ninth
Ben Morningstar Hurdles 12
Aiden Morrill Distance 10
Henry Reiling Throws Ninth
Jonah Reiling Throws 11
Nathan Ricke Throws 12
Chris Ricke Mid-Distance 10
Kinsley Rissler Sprints Ninth
Ryan Ross Sprints 11
Caleb Ross Sprints/Jumps Ninth
Wesley Sadler Distance 10
Daylin Schaffer Jumps 10
Caleb Snyder Mid-Distance 10
Chris Soukup Sprints 12
Baylor Speidel Sprints 11
Brody Speidel Distance Ninth
Riley Stone Sprints 10
Jacob Walerius Sprints 10
Grayson Wollum Throws 10
Coaching Staff
Lonnie Speidel Head Coach Sprints/Jumps
Trevor Trende Assistant Coach Distance
John Bellamy Assistant Coach Throws
2023 Lisbon Boys Track and Field Roster Tiernan Boots Sprints 10 Nathan Brown Throws Ninth Cole Butteris Sprints 11 Lucas Capron Distance 10 Brandon Caspers Sprints 12 Kaden Caspers Sprints 12 Kael Chappell Throws 10 Dakota Clark Sprints 10 Quinn Coleman Sprints 10 Luke Czarnecki Jumps/Hurdles 12 Sawyer Feldman Distance Ninth Reid Fridley Sprints 11 Michael Gadberry Distance 11 Blake Harms 11 Gage Holub Jumps/Hurdles 10 Joe Hrabak Distance 12 Hayden Jackson Throws 10 Cohen Kamaus Hurdles 12 Carew Kamaus Throws Ninth Micah Knapp Distance 12 Jackson Knapp Sprints/Hurdles Ninth Junior Krob Distance 12 Teague Krob Distance 11 Chase McFarlane Sprints/Jumps Ninth Kinnick Medinger Sprints 11 Elliott Moehlman Sprints Ninth Ben Morningstar Hurdles 12 Aiden Morrill Distance 10 Henry Reiling Throws Ninth Jonah Reiling Throws 11 Nathan Ricke Throws 12 Chris Ricke Mid-Distance 10 Kinsley Rissler Sprints Ninth Ryan Ross Sprints 11 Caleb Ross Sprints/Jumps Ninth Wesley Sadler Distance 10 Daylin Schaffer Jumps 10 Caleb Snyder Mid-Distance 10 Chris Soukup Sprints 12 Baylor Speidel Sprints 11 Brody Speidel Distance Ninth Riley Stone Sprints 10 Jacob Walerius Sprints 10 Grayson Wollum Throws 10 Coaching Staff Lonnie Speidel Head Coach Sprints/Jumps Trevor Trende Assistant Coach Distance John Bellamy Assistant Coach Throws
Lisbon welcomes new boys track coach
Trent Bowman
March 23, 2023