The Mount Vernon varsity boys and girls track teams traveled to Grinnell Saturday, March 18, to participate in the WaMaC Conference Indoor Meet. Team scores were not tallied.
“It was a good first meet for us,” said boys head coach Ryan Whitman. “It really helped the guys see where they are at, and what we need to work on.”
The Mustang girls had first place finishes from Cali Whitaker in the 60 meter dash with a time of 8.09 and the 4x 400 meter relay squad of Kate Dougherty, Sam Schoff, Kara Swantz and Whitaker with a time of 4:21.69.
They also had second place finishes from the 4×200 meter relay squad of Addison Gookin, Swantz, Kate Dougherty and Whitaker with 1:52.32, the 4×800 meter relay squad of Kiersten Swart, Sam Schoff Olivia Haverback and Abbie Moss with 11:06.67, Swantz in the 200 meter dash with a time of 28.55, and Laura Swart in the 800 meter dash with a time of 2:27.10.
The Mustang boys had first place finishes from the 4×800 meter relay squad of Jensen Meeker, Ryne Moeller, Cole Thurn and Zach Fall with a time of 8:34.96 and the 4×400 meter relay squad of Fall, Brady Erickson, Moeller and Meeker with a time of 3:32.91.
The squad also had a second place finish from Grady Olberding in 1600 meters with a time of 4:43.35 and third place finishes from Jackson Rhomberg in the 60 meter relay with a time of 7.32 and the 4×200 meter relay of Rhomberg, Evan Brase, Henry Ryan and Brady Erickson with a time of 1:37.14.
BOYS
High Jump – 4 Brady Erickson 5’6″; Long Jump –18 Kaleb Coon16’6″, 25 Cyrus Zangerle 15’0″, 26 Camden Merino14’11”, 27 Levi Hanna 14’8.25″; 60 Meter Hurdles – 4 Kayden Fox 9.38, 7 Miles Francois 9.57; 60 Meters – 3 Jackson Rhomberg 7.32, 10 Brad Vislisel 7.65, 16 Bryce Hepker 7.82, 23 Camden Merino 8.02; 1600 Meters – 2 Grady Olberding 4:43.35, 10 Dawson Scheil 5:09.15; 4×200 Meter Relay – 3 Jackson Rhomberg, Evan Brase, Henry Ryan, Brady Erickson 1:37.14, 16 Logan Stanerson, Michael Ryan, Luke Paulus, Jacob Alger 1:50.13; 4×800 Meter Relay – 1 Jensen Meeker, Ryne Moeller, Cole Thurn, Zach Fall 8:34.96; 200 Meters – 6 Cyrus Zangerle 25.03, 9 Kayden Fox 25.80, 11 Ethan Stanerson 25.93, 25 Logan Stanerson 27.48, 33 Levi Hanna 28.49; 1600 Distance Medley Relay – 5 Gabe Fairchild, Kaleb Coon, Oliver Gardner, Seamus O’Connor 4:00.69; 400 Meters – 6 Miles Francois 58.63, 20 Brogan Meyer 1:02.55, 29 Aylinn Feddersen 1:06.04; 800 Meters – 3 Grady Olberding 2:08.81, 7 Shelton Poteat 2:15.32, 11 Dawson Scheil 2:21.08, 19 Graham Vavricek 2:30.33, 20 Drew Thurn 2:30.48; 4×400 Meter Relay – 1 Zach Fall, Brady Erickson, Ryne Moeller,Jensen Meeker 3:32.91; 4 Caden Stimmel, Evan Brase, Henry Ryan, Ethan Stanerson 3:45.29.
GIRLS
Long Jump – 4. Cali Whitaker 15′.05″, 6 Elsa Appleton 14’8.75″; Shot Put – 6 Libby Dix 33’6.25″, 32 Cait O’Connor 20’8″; 60 Meter Hurdles – 7 Elsa Appleton 10.73, 9 Laura Swart 10.83, 10 Kiersten Swart 10.94, 16 Olivia Haverback 11.18; 60 Meters – 1 Cali Whitaker 8.09, 7 Addison Gookin 8.60, 8 Kara Swantz 8.64, 12 Josie Niehaus 8.68, 20 Natalie Thuerauf 9.16; 1500 Meters – 3 Emrie Johnson 5:17.31, 4 Claire Jensen 5:25.08; 4×200 Meter Relay – 2 Addison Gookin, Kara Swantz, Kate Dougherty, Cali Whitaker, 1:52.32; 10 Natalie Thuerauf, Laura Swart, Lillian Wischmeyer, Rose Daoud 2:01.26; 4×800 Meter Relay – 2 Kiersten Swart, Sam Schoff, Olivia Haverback, Abbie Moss 11:06.67; 200 Meters – 2 Kara Swantz 28.55, 4 Elsa Appleton 29.21, 7 Lillian Wischmeyer 29.89, 20 Rose Daoud 31.44, 38 Cora Smith 33.79; 1600 Distance Medley Relay – 4 Addison Gookin, Josie Niehaus, Kate Dougherty, Emrie Johnson 4:48.09; 800 Meters – 2 Laura Swart 2:27.10, 4 Claire Jensen 2:38.94, 20 Cora Smith 3:15.39; 4×400 Meter Relay – 1 Kate Dougherty, Sam Schoff, Kara Swantz, Cali Whitaker 4:21.69; 6 Kiersten Swart, Abbie Moss, Olivia Haverback, Emrie Johnson 4:39.43.
MV Boys and Girls Track Agate BOYS High Jump – 4 Brady Erickson 5’6”; Long Jump -18 Kaleb Coon16’6”, 25 Cyrus Zangerle 15’0”, 26 Camden Merino14’11”, 27 Levi Hanna 14’8.25”; 60 Meter Hurdles – 4 Kayden Fox 9.38, 7 Miles Francois 9.57; 60 Meters – 3 Jackson Rhomberg 7.32, 10 Brad Vislisel 7.65, 16 Bryce Hepker 7.82, 23 Camden Merino 8.02; 1600 Meters – 2 Grady Olberding 4:43.35, 10 Dawson Scheil 5:09.15; 4×200 Meter Relay – 3 Jackson Rhomberg, Evan Brase, Henry Ryan, Brady Erickson 1:37.14, 16 Logan Stanerson, Michael Ryan, Luke Paulus, Jacob Alger 1:50.13; 4×800 Meter Relay – 1 Jensen Meeker, Ryne Moeller, Cole Thurn, Zach Fall 8:34.96; 200 Meters – 6 Cyrus Zangerle 25.03, 9 Kayden Fox 25.80, 11 Ethan Stanerson 25.93, 25 Logan Stanerson 27.48, 33 Levi Hanna 28.49; 1600 Distance Medley Relay – 5 Gabe Fairchild, Kaleb Coon, Oliver Gardner, Seamus O’Connor 4:00.69; 400 Meters — 6 Miles Francois 58.63, 20 Brogan Meyer 1:02.55, 29 Aylinn Feddersen 1:06.04; 800 Meters – 3 Grady Olberding 2:08.81, 7 Shelton Poteat 2:15.32, 11 Dawson Scheil 2:21.08, 19 Graham Vavricek 2:30.33, 20 Drew Thurn 2:30.48; 4×400 Meter Relay – 1 Zach Fall, Brady Erickson, Ryne Moeller,Jensen Meeker 3:32.91; 4 Caden Stimmel, Evan Brase, Henry Ryan, Ethan Stanerson 3:45.29. GIRLS Long Jump – 4. Cali Whitaker 15’.05”, 6 Elsa Appleton 14’8.75”; Shot Put – 6 Libby Dix 33’6.25”, 32 Cait O’Connor 20’8”; 60 Meter Hurdles – 7 Elsa Appleton 10.73, 9 Laura Swart 10.83, 10 Kiersten Swart 10.94, 16 Olivia Haverback 11.18; 60 Meters – 1 Cali Whitaker 8.09, 7 Addison Gookin 8.60, 8 Kara Swantz 8.64, 12 Josie Niehaus 8.68, 20 Natalie Thuerauf 9.16; 1500 Meters – 3 Emrie Johnson 5:17.31, 4 Claire Jensen 5:25.08; 4×200 Meter Relay – 2 Addison Gookin, Kara Swantz, Kate Dougherty, Cali Whitaker, 1:52.32; 10 Natalie Thuerauf, Laura Swart, Lillian Wischmeyer, Rose Daoud 2:01.26; 4×800 Meter Relay – 2 Kiersten Swart, Sam Schoff, Olivia Haverback, Abbie Moss 11:06.67; 200 Meters – 2 Kara Swantz 28.55, 4 Elsa Appleton 29.21, 7 Lillian Wischmeyer 29.89, 20 Rose Daoud 31.44, 38 Cora Smith 33.79; 1600 Distance Medley Relay – 4 Addison Gookin, Josie Niehaus, Kate Dougherty, Emrie Johnson 4:48.09; 800 Meters – 2 Laura Swart 2:27.10, 4 Claire Jensen 2:38.94, 20 Cora Smith 3:15.39; 4×400 Meter Relay – 1 Kate Dougherty, Sam Schoff, Kara Swantz, Cali Whitaker 4:21.69; 6 Kiersten Swart, Abbie Moss, Olivia Haverback, Emrie Johnson 4:39.43.
Mount Vernon track and field in conference meet
Trent Bowman
March 23, 2023