The Mount Vernon boys track team had a strong showing Tuesday, Apr. 18 at the Denny Gruber Co-Ed Relays in Solon.
The Mustangs took second place, missing out on first place by just three points. Hosts Solon came in first in team scoring.
The event found 10 Mustangs qualifying for the upcoming Drake Relays, with Jensen Meeker in 49.44 and Zach Fall in 49.51 making it for the 400 meter dash. They took first and second place in the event..
The 4×100 team (Colin Bentley, Caden Stimmel, Tyler Panos, and Jackson Rhomberg) with a time of 43.36 and the 4×400 team (Jensen Meeker, Brady Erickson, Oliver Gardner, and Zach Fall) with a time of 3:24.60 also qualified for Drake.
Also earning first were Miles Francois in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 17.25 (a personal record), Ryne Moeller in the 400 meter hurdles (a personal record), the 800 sprint medley squad of Jackson Hird, Bryce Hepker, Evan Brase and Oliver Gardner with a time of 1:40.63, the 4×200 meter relay squad of Jackson Rhomberg, Brady Erickson, Colin Bentley and Caden Stimmel wth a time of 1:32.69, and the 4×800 meter relay squad of Ryne Moeller, Jensen Meeker, Grady Olbderding and Zach Fall with a time of 8:13.46.
Thursday, April 20 The team sent Jackson Rhomberg on to Iowa City High on Thursday for one final high school track event before he aged out of the sport and can no longer compete at the high school level.
He finished eighth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.49, and fifth in the 200, with a time of 23.38.
Tuesday, April 18
Team Scores
1 Solon 159, 2 Mount Vernon 157, 3 Marion 85, 4 Assumption 60, 5 Vinton-Shellsburg 51, 6 North Cedar 27, 7 Beckman 24, 8 Regina, Iowa City 22
Individual scores
100 Meter Dash – 2 Jackson Rhomberg 11.40 (pr), 4 Colin Bentley 12.01; 110 Meter Hurdles – 1 Miles Francois 17.25 (pr), 2 Kayden Fox 17.27; 200 Meter Dash – 7 Cyrus Zangerle 24.15 (pr), 10 Ben Pospisil 25.68; 400 Meter Dash – 1 Jensen Meeker 49.44 , 2 Zach Fall 49.51; 400 Meter Hurdles – 1 Ryne Moehler 58.43 (pr), 5 Miles Francois 1:02.80 (pr); 800 Meter Run – 5 Dawson Scheil 2:10.32 (pr), 6 Seamus O’Connor 2:11.89; 1600 Meter Run – 12 Cayden Scheil 5:29.14 (pr); 3200 Meter Run – 5 Dawson Scheil 10:41.63, 7 Graham Vavricek 11:23.41 (pr); Discus Throw – 3 Ian Shady 140’11”, 5 Brad Vislisel 127’2″, 18 Trystin Lashley 81’4″; High Jump – 3 Brady Erickson 5’10”, 4 Michael Briesmeister 5’8″, 5 Luke Paulus 5’4″; Long Jump – 2 Tyler Panos 18’11”, 5 Cyrus Zangerle 18’1″ (pr), 6 Bryce Hepker 17’9.5″; Shot Put – 8 Ian Shady 41’11” (pr), 12 Trystin Lashley 40’0.5″; 440 Meter Shuttle Hurdle – 3 Miles Francois, Jase Jaspers, Jackson Hird, Kayden Fox 1:07.27; 800 Meter Sprint Medley – 1 Jackson Hird, Bryce Hepker, Evan Brase, Oliver Gardner 1:40.63; 1600 Meter Distance Medley – 2 Tyler Panos, Henry Ryan, Oliver Gardner, Sheldon Poteat 3:52.71; 4×200 Meter Relay – 1 Jackson Rhomberg, Brady Erickson, Colin Bentley, Caden Stimmel 1:32.69; 4×400 Meter Relay – 1 Jensen Meeker, Brady Erickson, Oliver Gardner, Zach Fall 3:24.60; 4×100 Meter Relay – 1 Colin Bentley, Caden Stimmel, Tyler Panos, Jackson Rhomberg 43.36; 4×800 Meter Relay – 1 Ryne Moeller, Jensen Meeker, Grady Olberding, Zach Fall 8:13.46.
MV boys’ track second in Solon
Trent Bowman
April 27, 2023