CEDAR FALLS - Robert Hogg is smart, talented, handsome and strong.

Some guys have all the luck.

Hogg put his talent on display Monday when he captured the 800-meter run in 1:59.61 at the Mississippi Valley Conference indoor track meet at the UNI-Dome.

It was an excellent time on a 200-meter indoor track in March, but Hogg was actually a little disappointed. "I was going for 1:58," he said.

Hogg defeated Timauntay Jones of Jefferson by more than three seconds for the 800 title.

They didn't keep team scores, but Washington showed it will have another strong team this season by winning four of 13 races against all the other MVC schools.

The Warriors won Class 4A state titles in 2009 and 2010 when Hogg was a freshman and sophomore before slipping to fourth place in the team standings last year. Hogg wants to finish his prep career with another state crown.

"That's what the goal is again this year," he said.

Hogg ran on the 4x800 relay that finished second at the state meet in 2009, then returned to Des Moines in 2010 and helped the Warriors win the 4x800. He placed third in the 800-meter run at state last year as a junior in 1:56.45 (a personal record) and is looking to improve upon that time this spring.

"Below 1:55 is my hope," he said. "Improvement is the key."

Hogg plans to run in college next year and could have his pick of top academic schools. He carries a 4.9 GPA (on a 4.0) scale at Washington and is taking five Advanced Placement classes this semester. He scored a 35 on the ACT college entrance exam, a number that's sure to impress admissions counselors.

"Hopefully I'm going to visit Harvard and Princeton during spring break," said Hogg, who also has Iowa State, Iowa and other schools on his master list.

Hogg won the 1600-meter run in 4:28.04 at the Demon Indoor meet in Iowa City last week and also has run some impressive 800 splits on relays. He's happy with the way the campaign has begun.

"Really good," he said. "I've had two or three really good races already this year."

Etienne Nzoyisaba won the 3200-meter run for Washington in 10:03.25 Monday and Nick Corbett captured the 400-meter dash in 52.75 seconds. The Warriors also claimed the 4x800 relay with Hogg running one of the legs.

Linn-Mar won the shuttle hurdle relay, but the Lions saved some of their top guys for a major meet at Iowa State on Tuesday.

Cedar Rapids Prairie claimed the 4x400 relay.

MVC BOYS INDOOR TRACK
At UNI-Dome

(No Team Scores Kept)

Long Jump

1. Jason Millett (WW) 22-0 3/4; 2. Derek Jacobus (CRK) 22-0 1/2; 3. Dequayviaos Martin (WW) 21-10 3/4; 4. Demetrius Harper (CRP) 20-10 1/4; 5. Jacob Shannon (CRK) 19-1 3/4; 6. Deondre Brown (DH) 19-1 1/2.

High Jump

1. (tie) Chris Francis (DH) 6-2; Kalund Brown (CF) 6-3; 3. (tie) Cameron Spears (ICH) 5-10; Jeremy Johnson (ICH) 5-10; Nate Sims (DH) 5-10; 6. (tie) William Rhoads (CRK) 5-8; Jacob Shannon (CRK) 5-8; Lucas Brenneman (ICW) 5-8.

Shot Put

1. Ross Pierschbacher (CF) 50-1; 2. Dan Behning (DS) 49-6 1/2; 3. Jack Halupnik (LM) 45-5; 4. Ryan Eivins (CRJ) 45-2; 5. Kevin Sandhu (DH) 44-8 1/2; 6. Colin Fraser (DS) 44-5.

3200 Meter Run

1. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 10:03.25; 2. Taylor Mueller (CRJ) 10:05.28; 3. Ben Fick (ICW) 10:13.90; 4. John-Paul Sevcik (CF) 10:24.06; 5. Bryan Case (DH) 10:48.53; 6. Luke Barry (DS) 10:49.10.

4x800 Meter Relay

1. Washington 8:22.89; 2. Prairie 8:43.84; 3. Cedar Falls 8:50.05; 4. Jefferson 8:53.34; 5. Xavier 8:57.22; 6. Kennedy 9:03.40.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1. Linn-Mar 34.49; 2. Iowa City High 34.96; 3. Kennedy 35.56; 4. Iowa City West 35.96; 5. Washington 37.09; 6. Cedar Falls 37.98.

60 Meter Dash

1. Tyrell Martin (WW) 6.76; 2. Aaron Taylor (WE) 6.80; 3. Will Griffin (CRW) 6.90; 4. Haris Nuhanovic (WW) 6.91; 5. Nate Karlan (CRJ) 7.13; 6. (tie) J. Harrison (DW), 7.15; Tesper Washington (ICH) 7.15; Mitch Dowell (CF) 7.15.

400 Meter Dash

1. Nick Corbett (CRW) 52.75; 2. Quinn McNutt (ICH) 53.08; 3. Austin Dellamuth (CRP) 53.13; 4. D. Brown (DH) 53.42; 5. Nick DeBuhr (CF) 54.01; 6. Ben Valentine (CRX) 54.32.

4x200 Meter Relay

1. Waterloo West 1:32.69; 2. Cedar Falls 1:33.90; 3. Iowa City High "A" 1:34.28; 4. Washington 1:34.33; 5. Jefferson 1:35.16; 6. Iowa City High "B" 1:36.63.

1600 Meter Run

1. Dylan Eigenberger (DS) 4:34.90; 2. Jacob Aune (CRP) 4:35.40; 3. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 4:37.98; 4. Rozeboom (ICW) 4:39.27; 5. Specht (DH) 4:43.21; 6. Joe Berry (CRW) 4:48.90.

60 Meter Hurdles

1. Dan Roemerman (ICH) 8.31; 2. Drake Hickok (CRW) 8.35; 3. Brenneman (ICW) 8.55; 4. F. Vega (CRW) 8.62; 5. Kalund Brown (CF) 8.74; 6. Zach Newell (WW) 8.79.

200 Meter Dash

1. A. Taylor (WE) 22.72; 2. Demetrius Harper (CRP) 23.32; 3. Javon Duarte (ICH) 23.72; 4. Tristan Freeze (LM) 23.76; 5. Zach Shippy (CF) 23.90; 6. Jeremy Johnson (ICH) 24.13.

Medley Relay

1. Iowa City High 3:46.98; 2. Washington 4:00.82; 3. Cedar Falls 4:01.71; 4. Iowa City West 4:05.30; 5. Jefferson 4:09.22; 6. Dubuque Senior 4:09.41.

800 Meter Run

1. Robert Hogg (CRW) 1:59.61; 2. Timauntay Jones (CRJ) 2:02.88; 3. Tim Wittman (DS) 2:06.08; 4. Trevor Luebe (CRW) 2:06.38; 5. John Specht (DH) 2:09.17; 6. P. Herber (DW) 2:09.56.

4x100 Meter Relay

1. Iowa City High 'A' 45.18; 2. Iowa City High 'B' 45.42; 3. Prairie 45.63; 4. Cedar Falls 46.50; 5. Kennedy 46.59; 6. Xavier 46.97.

4x400 Meter Relay

1. Prairie 3:33.32; 2. Cedar Falls 3:34.63; 3. Iowa City High 3:35.38; 4. Waterloo West 3:39.63; 5. Washington 3:40.25; 6. Jefferson 3:43.51.