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Xavier Boys Track

Xavier - Boys Track

Clasen wins high jump at Linn-Mar

Wed - 04 May Written by Jim Ecker

Kyle Dunn is sorry. And he's back, as good as ever.

Dunn returned from a three-meet suspension Tuesday and starred at the Linn-Mar Relays with strong performances in his signature events on a chilly night.

He won the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles with excellent times, then anchored Linn-Mar's 4x400 relay to victory with a 48.5 second split to finish the night in style.

Dunn, a senior at Linn-Mar and one of the top track athletes in the state, was arrested at 1:57 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and failure to maintain control.

He was suspended for 20 percent of the season, according to school rules, and was not allowed to compete in the prestigious Drake Relays, where he was the defending champion in both hurdles events. Dunn sat in the stands at Drake last week as a spectator, unable to participate and defend his titles.

"It was pretty tough," he said. "Just hearing the announcer call 'Linn-Mar' and knowing I should be out there, it was was really tough. I don't want to experience that ever again."

Dunn expressed remorse for setting a bad example and disappointing the Linn-Mar community, especially younger kids.

"I understand they're probably looking at me and they lost most, if not all, of their respect for me," he said. "But I want everyone to know I'm going to work my butt off to get that back and show everyone that I really care about them and I care about the sport.

"I have a whole new view of racing. A whole new appreciation, really," he said.

Dunn attributed his arrest to a temporary lapse of judgment.

"The last couple of weeks have definitely been a time for me to mature and work my way back," he said. "Retrospect is always 20-20, but I've got to look back on my mistakes and learn from them."

Dunn practiced with Linn-Mar during his suspension and was in excellent form Tuesday. He won the 110 high hurdles in 14.39 seconds, just a tad behind the 14.32 he ran earlier this season, then blazed through the 400 low hurdles in 51.59, by far the best time in the state this year.

"He's been practicing hard. He's been focusing. And he's determined," Linn-Mar Coach Ken Hopkins remarked.

Dunn has won five major titles during his prep career - three at the state meet and two at the Drake Relays. He forfeited his chance for more glory at Drake this year, but sounds determined to have a strong finish at the Class 4A state meet in Des Moines May 19-21.

"I have to show everyone that I can still run and that I have a strong character," he said.

Dunn has signed with the University of Arkansas, and Arkansas Coach Chris Bucknam has said Dunn's suspension will not affect his status with the Razorbacks.

Dunn won the 400 hurdles at state last year in 51.41 seconds, so his 51.59 Tuesday was just a tick slower. He had been leading the state in the event this year at 52.43 seconds, so he clipped nearly a second off that pace on the new Linn-Mar track.

"I'm feeling right where I need to be," he said. "That race tonight was pretty encouraging about my fitness level."

Linn-Mar cruised to the championship of its own Clark Weaver Relays with 167 points with Dunn leading the way. Cedar Rapids Washington placed second in the six-team meet with 125 points. Xavier finished fourth and Prairie was fifth.

Linn-Mar got victories from Jack Halupnik in the shot put (46-10 1/2), Josh Evans in the 3200 (9:40.06) and Matt Simon in the 800 (2:00.15). The Lions also won the 4x800 relay, shuttle hurdle relay and distance medley.

Will Griffin and Alex Carr finished 1-2 in the 200 meter dash for Washington in 22.43 and 22.54 seconds, respectively. Robert Hogg won the 1600 for the Warriors in 4:29.86 and Washington won the 4x100 relay in 43.14.

Xavier collected victories from Alec Clasen in the high jump (6-4) and Jordan Weber in the 400 (52.44).

Prairie senior Sam Joens, fresh off his victory at the Drake Relays, won the discus with a toss of 161 feet, 4 inches.

LINN-MAR CLARK WEAVER RELAYS

Team Standings

1. Linn-Mar 167, 2. Washington 125, 3. Waterloo West 100, 4. Xavier 83, 5. Prairie 55, 6. Waterloo East 21.

High Jump
1. Alec Clasen (CRX) 6-4, 2. Tylor White (WE) 6-2, 3. Wesley Akin (WW) 6-2, 4. Miles Barton (CRW) 5-8, 5. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 5-6.

Long Jump
1. Dequayvious Martin (WW) 21-6 1/2; 2. Colton Sanchez (LM) 20-11 1/4; 3. Robert Hogg (CRW) 20-4 3/4; 4. Sam Joens (CRP) 20-3; 5. Michael Detert (LM) 20-1 1/4; 6. Andrew Sodawasser (CRX) 17-7.

Discus
1. Sam Joens (CRP) 161-4; 2. Tre Keller (WW) 147-9; 3. Mac Mahmens (LM) 138-2; 4. Craig Murtha (CRX) 133-3; 5. Colin Hennessy (CRW) 127-2; 6. Andrew Martin (WW) 124-4.

Shot Put
1. Jack Halupnik (LM) 46-10 1/2; 2. Jordan Harrington (WW) 45-4 1/2; 3. Frank Davis (LM) 45-0; 4. Cameron Winters (WE) 44-7; 5. Chase Kleopfer (CRX) 44-4 1/2; 6. Tre Keller (WW) 42-11.

Shot Put Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 14-1 1/2.

3200
1. Josh Evans (LM) 9:40.06; 2. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 10:04.99; 3. Kyle Read (LM) 10:41.58; 4. Scott Titler (CRP) 10:42.16; 5. Christian Choplick (CRP) 10:45.02; 6. Daniel Pape (CRX) 11:05.48.

4x800 Relay
1. Linn-Mar (Aaron Razo, Nick Gentzler, Duggan Trenary, Jabez Walker) 8:10.40; 2. Waterloo West 8:22.92; 3. Washington (Brenice Ndayizeye, Saromo Mugisha, Laurent Hakizimana, Andrew Mugemangango) 8:49.40; 4. Prairie (Mitchell Christensen, Zach Waite, Conner Neuhaus, Luke Galloway) 8:59.50; 5. Xavier (Patrick Mullin, Jacob Morrow, Collin O'Connell, Nick Robinson) 9:02.71.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1. Linn-Mar (Nick Lucas, Colton Sanchez, Brandon Ophoff, Mike Keiser) 58.93; 2. Washington (Drake Hickok, Adam Sailor, Forest Vega, Antonio Johnson) 59.70; 3. Xavier (Justin Fenske, Josh Nelson, David Kirpes, Carter Valentine) 1:01.28; 4. Prairie (Tom Frieden, Solomon Wilharm, Haakon Wilz, Joe Costigan) 1:03.68.

100
1. Tyrell Martin (WW) 11.01; 2. Kristopher Gardner (CRW) 11.13; Haris Nuhanovic (WW) 11.22; 4. Eric Hovda (CRX) 11.35; 5. Aaron Taylor (WE) 11.36; 6. Alonzo Carr (CRW) 11.66.

100 Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 27.08.

400
1. Jordan Weber (CRX) 52.44; 2. Jordan Kremer (LM) 53.00; 3. Brandon Gradoville (CRX) 53.74; 4. Trevor Luebe (CRW) 53.89; 5. Isaah Williams (WW) 54.97; 6. Will Fuhrmann (LM) 55.02.

4x200 Relay
1. Waterloo West 1:31.39; 2. Washington (Alonzo Carr, Kristopher Gardner, David Tann, James Hall) 1:34.41; 3. Linn-Mar (Michael Detert, Tommy Feller, Aaron Hunter, Brandon Jeffries) 1:34.66; 4. Prairie (Demetrius Harper, Tristan Beyer, Austin Dellamuth, Josh Rundall) 1:35.28; 5. Xavier (Cal Stovie, Eric Zenisek, Nick Steingreaber, David Kirpes) 1:35.57.

110 Hurdles
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 14.39; 2. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 14.75; 3. Carter Valentine (CRX) 15.34; 4. Drake Hickok (CRW) 15.37; 5. Justin Fenske (CRX) 16.28; 6. Tom Frieden (CRP) 16.33.

1600
1. Robert Hogg (CRW) 4:29.86; 2. Ben Schueler (CRX) 4:40.79; 3. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 4:42.83; 4. Keegan Cook (LM) 4:45.23; 5. Tyler Chlystun (LM) 4:49.37; 6. Aaron O'Leary (WW) 4:51.43.

400 Hurdles
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 51.59; 2. Tom Frieden (CRP) 56.08; 3. Drake Hickok (CRW) 56.27; 4. Aaron Razo (LM) 58.73; 5. Zach Newell (WW) 1:00.11; 6. Jamie Medina (WW) 1:01.39.

200
1. Will Griffin (CRW) 22.43; 2. Alex Carr (CRW) 22.54; 3. Aaron Taylor (WE) 22.98; 4. Demetrius Harper (CRP) 23.59; 5. Jordan Kremer (LM) 23.87; 6. A.J. Worden (CRX) 24.02.

200 Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 53.99.

800
1. Matt Simon (LM) 2:00.15; 2. Chase Grabau (LM) 2:00.92; 3. Trevor Luebe (CRW) 2:04.36; 4. Robert Hogg (CRW) 2:04.53; 5. Brandon Gradoville (CRX) 2:10.95; 6. Brady Heckenlively (WW) 2:10.96.

Distance Medley
1. Linn-Mar (Aaron Hunter, Tommy Feller, Brandon Ophoff, Nick Gentzler) 3:42.45; 2. Waterloo West 3:44.38; 3. Prairie (Demetrius Harper, Tristan Beyer, Austin Dellamuth, Mitch Pritts) 3:49.50; 4. Xavier (Cal Stovie, Nick Steingreaber, Josh Giles, Nick Robinson) 4:04.08; 5. Washington (Antonio Johnson, James Hall, Kelvin Hootman, Saromo Musha) 4:10.47.

4x100
1. Washington (Alonzo Carr, Will Griffin, Kristopher Gardner, Alex Carr) 43.14; 2. Waterloo West 43.76; 3. Xavier (Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber, Eric Hovda) 44.18; 4. Linn-Mar (Michael Detert, Tommy Feller, Aaron Hunter, Jake Luerkens) 44.82; 5. Prairie (Austin Dellamuth, Josh Rundall, Tristan Beyer, Demetrius Harper) 46.03; 6. Waterloo East 46.18.

4x400
1. Linn-Mar (Nick Lucas, Aaron Razo, Jordan Kremer, Kyle Dunn) 3:27.33; 2. Waterloo West 3:33.18; 3. Xavier (Zach Stovie, A.J. Worden, Ben Valentine, Josh Nelson) 3:37.05; 4. Washington (David Tann, Flynn Heald, Nicholas Corbett, Trevor Luebe) 3:38.00; 5. Prairie (Tom Frieden, Jordan Burns, Ryan Smith, Justin Burns) 3:43.78; 6. Waterloo East 3:47.35.

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Xavier - Boys Track

Saints boys 4th at Valley track meet

Fri - 06 May

Kyle Stocker swept the distance events at the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division boys track meet at Xavier on Friday, winning the 3200 meter (9:41.49), 1600 meter (4:29.04) and 800 meter (2:01.43) races.

“Of course three gold medals is great, but we were just shooting for team points, me and my brother (Matt) just working together one-two,” Stocker said. “It doesn’t really matter who wins.”

Matt Stocker also ran well, taking second behind his brother in the 3200 meter race and finishing third in the 1600 and 800 meter races.

“For the 2 mile, we just took it out slow and then kicked at the end,” Kyle Stocker said. "That was my brother's and my strategy, so we don’t wear ourselves out. The mile, we went really slow and it was a kick race at the end, which Matt and I thought would be to our advantage. The 800 was just all out, give it your all. Tomorrow is going to be easy running anyway.”

Despite winning three races, Stocker was humble in victory, insisting that he was just trying to score as many points as possible for his team.

“It is kind of good I guess,” he said. “It is always your goal to win a race, that’s why we race. At Prairie you are expected to, nothing less.”

The Stocker brothers' finishes in the distance races helped to lead Prairie to third place with 120 points. Cedar Falls won theteam  race with 145 points and Iowa City West came in second with 127 points. Xavier was fourth with 67 points and Jefferson fifth with 51 points.

Prairie also won the discus and the 400 hurdles. Sam Joens made a throw of 157 feet, 4 inches, more than 10 feet further than second place, to take home the discus title. Tom Frieden edged out Charlie Rogers of Iowa City West, to take the 400 hurdles crown by .21 seconds with a time of 56.85
seconds.

Xavier won the 4x200 relay with Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber and Eric Hovda circling the track twice in 1:30.79, about 0.8 seconds better than their previous best time.

“After competing at Drake, we knew that we had a pretty good time but we could have done better,” Ball said. “So all week we have been working on handoffs. Getting out as quickly as we can, and just making everything as good as we possibly can. We just put it all together in that race and we had an amazing race, we all ran very well.”

The Saints also picked up a victory in the high jump where Alec Clasen won easily, jumping 6-6, half a foot higher than second place.

Results

Team Scores – 1. Cedar Falls 145, 2. Iowa City West 127, 3. Prairie 120, 4. Xavier 67, 5. Jefferson 51, 6. Hempstead 29, 7. Waterloo East 17.



Discus – 1. Sam Joens (Prairie) 157-04, 2. Derek Norland (IC West) 146-10, 3. Craig Murtha (Xavier) 136-06, 4. Mitsch Berendes (Hempstead) 129-01, 5. Michel Edwards (Hempstead) 115-03, 6. Colm Larkin (Xavier) 113-09.

Long Jump – 1. Armando Williams (IC West) 20-05.5, 2. Richard Bryant (IC West) 20-03.5, 3. Sam Joens (Prairie) 20-00, 4. Barkley Hill (Cedar Falls) 19-08.5, 5. Jake Gallu (Cedar Falls) 19-05, 6. Nick Ball (Xavier) 18-08.

Shot Put -- 1. Derek Norland (IC West) 48-10, 2. Brady Waskow (Cedar Falls) 47-11, 3. Ross Pierschbacher (Cedar Falls) 46-01, 4. Cameron Winters (W East) 45-11, 5. Ryan Eivins (Jefferson) 45-5.25, 6. Sam Joens (Prairie) 44-10.

High Jump – 1. Alec Clasen 6-06, 2. (tie) Barkley Hill (Cedar Falls), Tylor White (W East), and Kalund Brown (Cedar Falls) 6-00, 5. Dondre Alexander (IC West) 5-10, 6. Keith Clay (IC West) 5-10.

3200 meters -- 1. Kyle Stocker (Prairie) 9:41.49, 2. Matt Stocker (Prairie) 9:45.79, 3. Daniel Gardarsson (IC West) 9:50.27, 4. Adam Streicher (Cedar Falls) 9:51.79, 5. Isaac Jensen (IC West) 9:55.40, 6. Andrew Halloran (Cedar Falls) 9:57.78.

4x800 – 1. Hempstead 8:08.89, 2. Jefferson 8:13.96, 3. Iowa City West 8:14.19, 4. Cedar Falls 8:15.16, 5. Prairie 8:21.09, 6. Xavier 9:03.89.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 1. IC West 1:01.05, 2. Cedar Falls 1:01.35, 3. Xavier 1:01.55, 4. Prairie 1:02.08, 5. Hempstead 1:06.83.

100 meters – 1. James Harrington (Cedar Falls) 10:60, 2. Luke Toyosi (Cedar Falls) 10.60, 3. Nate Karlan (Jefferson) 10:75, 4. Armando Williams (IC West) 11.03, 5. Charlie Rogers (IC West) 11.13, 6. Nick Ball (Xavier) 11.23.

400 meters – 1. Marshall Hill (Cedar Falls) 50.17, 2. Tristan Beyer (Prairie) 51.53, 3. Demetrius Harper (Prairie) 52.29, 4. Austin Short (Jefferson) 52.52, 5. Aaron Peller (IC West) 52.53, 6. Nick Gary (IC West) 52.98.

4x200 – 1. Xavier 1:30.79, 2. Cedar Falls 1:31.91, 3. Jefferson 1:33.22, 4. Prairie 1:38.12, 5. Hempstead 1:39.95.

110 high hurdles – 1. Charlie Rogers (IC West) 14.74, 2. Carter Valentine (Xavier) 14.96, 3. Lucas Brenneman (IC West) 15.23, 4. Justin Fenske (Xavier) 15.57, 5. Tom Frieden (Prairie) 15.71, 6. Austin Javellana (Cedar Falls) 16.22.

1600 meters – 1. Kyle Stocker (Prairie) 4:29.04, 2. Tanner Reyhons (Cedar Falls) 4:29.25, 3. Matt Stocker (Prairie) 4:34.9, 4. Jakob Stoner (Cedar Falls) 4:36.43, 5. Bailey Wetherell (IC West) 4:41.59, 6. Ben Schueler (Xavier) 4:42.86.

200 meters – 1. James Harrington (Cedar Falls) 21.58, 2. Marshall Hill (Cedar Falls) 21.68, 3. Eric Hovda (Xavier) 22.40, 4. Aaron Taylor (W East) 22.53, 5. Nate Karlan (Jefferson) 22.68, 6. Armando Williams (IC West) 22.68.

400 hurdles – 1. Tom Frieden (Prairie) 56.85, 2. Charlie Rogers (IC West) 57.06, 3. Lucas Brenneman (IC West) 57.73, 4. Josh Rundall (Prairie) 59.20, 5. Lucas Vanous (Jefferson) 1:00.23, 6. Austin Cuvelier (Cedar Falls) 1:00.34.

1600 Distance Medley – 1. Cedar Falls 3:40.47, 2. Jefferson 3:43.90, 3. Iowa City West 3:44.35, 4. Prairie 3:47.29, 5. Xavier 3:50.00, 6. Hempstead 3:50.64.

800 meters – 1. Kyle Stocker (Prairie) 2:01.43, 2. Timauntay Jones (Jefferson) 2:01.67, 3. Matt Stocker (Prairie) 2:01.94, 4. Ryson Stuart (IC West) 2:03.29, 5. Ken Voorhees (Hempstead) 2:05.76, 6.
Bailey Wetherell (IC West) 2:06.18.

4x100 – 1. Iowa City West 43.02, 2. Cedar Falls 43.21, 3. Xavier 43.40, 4. Jefferson 44.46, 5. Waterloo East 44.82, 6. Prairie 47.30.

4x400 – 1. Cedar Falls 3:25.27, 2. Prairie 3:29.01, 3. Hempstead 3:29.81, 4. Xavier 3:30.56, 5. Waterloo West 3:36.79, 6. Jefferson 3:38.22.

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Xavier - Boys Track

Saints grab 2nd at South Tama Invy

Wed - 27 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

TAMA - Alec Clasen won the high jump and Xavier captured two sprint relays Tuesday to finish in second place at the South Tama Invitational boys track meet.

Clasen cleared 6-foot-2 for first place in the high jump.

Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber and Eric Hovda claimed the 4x200 relay (1:33.42) and the 4x100 relay (44.13) for the Saints.

Sam Joens of Prairie won the discus with a toss of 166 feet, 11 inches. The Hawks finished fifth out of 12 teams in the meet.

Pella won the team title with 138 points. Xavier was second with 120.

SOUTH TAMA INVITATIONAL
Team Standings

1. Pella 138, 2. Xavier 120, 3. Clear Creek Amana 93, 4. BCLUW 86, 5. Prairie 73, 6. South Tama 71, 7. Grinnell 60, 8. Williamsburg 57, 9. Grundy Center 31, 10. Benton Community 29, 11. Iowa Valley 19, 12. Meskwaki 3.

High jump - Alec Clasen (CRX) 6-2; Long jump - Nick Clancy (ST) 20-3; Discus - Sam Joens (CRP) 166-11; Shot put - Alan Pfadenhauer (Pella) 47-1.

3200 relay - South Tama 8:41.64 (Xavier, 3rd, 9:02.76); 3200 - Levi Storjohann (BCLUW) 10:08.37 (Ben Schuler, Xavier, 3rd, 10:27.26); Shuttle hurdle relay - Clear Creek Amana 1:00.70 (Xavier, 3rd, 1:03.43.)

100 - Chris Brogden (Pella) 11.62 (Nick Ball, Xavier, 3rd, 11.80); 400 - Jared Ganschow (CCA) 50.17 (Matt Stocker, Prairie, 3rd, 51.03); 800 relay - Xavier (Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber, Eric Hovda) 1:33.42.

110 hurdles - Hunter Stokes (CCA) 15.14 (Carter Valentine, Xavier, 2nd, 15.33); 1600 - Jay Welp (BCLUW) 4:45.42 (Scott Titler, Prairie, 3rd, 4:58.25); 200 - Jared Ganschow (CCA) 22.98 (Eric Hovda, Xavier, 2nd, 23.18).

400 hurdles - Zach Manders (CCA) 55.46; Distance medley - Grinnell 3:47.16 (Prairie, 2nd, 3:48.93); 800 - Jay Welp (BCLUW) 2:04.30; 400 relay - Xavier (Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber, Eric Hovda) 44.13; 1600 relay - Clear Creek Amana 3:31.89 (Xavier, 3rd, 3:40.85).

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Xavier - Boys Track

Valentine 2nd in 110 hurdles at North Scott

Wed - 13 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

ELDRIDGE - Cedar Rapids Prairie ran the second-fastest time in the 4x800 meter relay in the state Tuesday when it clocked 8:03.95 at the North Scott Relays.

Kyle Stocker, Isaiah Vlasek, Ryan Smith and Matt Stocker submitted the swift time for the Hawks. Knoxville leads the state in the 4x800 relay at 8:00.94, according to the IHSAA website.

Sam Joens captured the discus for Prairie with a heave of 159 feet. Demetrius Harper finished second in the 400-meter dash for the Hawks in 51.03 seconds.

Carter Valentine of Xavier finished second in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.08 seconds.

Bettendorf nipped Davenport Central for the team championship. Prairie finished seventh in the 12-team meet and Xavier was ninth.

 Team Standings

1. Bettendorf 102.5, 2. Davenport Central 100.4, 3. Iowa City West 88, 4. Pleasant Valley 78.2; 5. Burlington 78, 6. Clinton 57.2; 7. Cedar Rapids Prairie 51, 8. Davenport West 48, 9. Xavier 35, 10. North Scott 31.7; 11. Davenport North 19, 12. Davenport Assumption 11.

100 - Ronnie Chhim (DN) 11.27; 200 - Kenny Gilmore (DC) 21.86; 400 - Kenny Gilmore (DC) 49.85; (Demetrius Harper, Prairie, 2nd, 51.03); 800 - Tyler Meseke (PV) 2:00.05 (Jordan Burns, Prairie, 6th, 1:06.56).

110 hurdles - Dwayne Phillips (DC) 14.81 (Carter Valentine, Xavier, 2nd, 15:08); 1600 - Ben Witt (Burl) 4:19.32; 3200 - Marshall Moyer (Burl) 9:22.10; 400 hurdles - Derrick Willies (Burl) 55.39.

Discus - Sam Joens (CRP) 159-0; High jump - Keith Clay (ICW) 6-4; Long jump - Kenny Gilmore (DC) 22-11 1/2; Shot put - James Denkmann (DW) 52-9; 4x100 relay - Bettendorf 43.51 (Xavier, 4th, 44.22).

4x200 relay - Pleasant Valley 1:29.98 (Xavier, 5th, 1:31.92); 4x400 relay - Davenport Central 3:23.46 (Prairie, 2nd, 3:25.44; Xavier, 6th, 3:37.13); 4x800 relay - Prairie 8:03.95.

Shuttle hurdle relay - Davenport West 1:00.28 (Xavier, 2nd, 1:02.64); 1600 sprint medley - Iowa City West 3:44.36 (Prairie, 3rd, 3:50.56; Xavier, 6th, 3:55.51).

 

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Xavier - Boys Track

Valentine hurdles to Wilkinson win

Fri - 08 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

The Linn-Mar Lions staked their claim as the best boys track team in the Metro area Friday night, and they did it with superstar Kyle Dunn on the sidelines.

The Lions captured the 25th Annual Wilkinson Relays in a meet that featured all seven Metro schools, including the 2009 and 2010 state champion Washington Warriors.

Linn-Mar rolled up 113 points to clip Des Moines Hoover, the runnerup, by 21 points. Washington finished third with 90 points in the 10-team field at Kingston Stadium.

It was an impressive showing by the Lions, especially with Dunn sidelined with a nagging hamstring problem. Dunn is the defending state champion in the 400 meter dash and the 400 low hurdles, but he skipped the Wilkinson Relays on a chilly night.

"We've got to be careful with Kyle Dunn," Linn-Mar Coach Ken Hopkins remarked. "He's hurting a little bit with the hamstring. It's going to be hit-and-miss with him for a while until he gets that thing taken care of."

Dunn skipped the Ask Relays last Friday night, but he competed in the Hollingsworth Relays at Iowa City West Tuesday night and won the 400 hurdles. He also anchored the 4x400 relay to victory that night, but was sore the next day.

Nick Lucas, Josh Evans and Nick Gentzler won individual titles for the Lions Friday night. Linn-Mar also won the 4x800 relay and demonstrated good team depth.

"I think the whole team came together tonight," Hopkins said. "They're coming along, slowly but surely, but tonight is a breakthrough, I think. There were really a lot of bright spots."

Hopkins thinks the Lions can challenge for the state title this year, if the team keeps improving.

"We have a lot of things that need to come together at the end of the season to do that," he said. "Everybody pulled together as a team tonight. That's what it took."

Linn-Mar placed fourth in the team standings at the state meet last year behind Washington, Indianola and Pleasant Valley. Even though the Lions beat Washington Friday night, Hopkins said he thinks the Warriors could be dangerous again this year.

"Some people didn't think they were going to do it last year (win the state title), and they did it," he noted.

Lucas claimed the 400-meter dash in 50.52 seconds, winning the event in Dunn's absence. Evans, a freshman who won the 3200 at the Hollingsworth Relays Tuesday, captured the 1600 Friday in 4:32.14. Gentzler claimed the 800 in 2:03.23.

Chase Grabau, Gentzler, Duggan Trenary and Aaron Razo won the 4x800 relay in 8:14.83.

Washington got victories from Will Griffin in the 100-meter dash (11.17 seconds) and Robert Hogg in the long jump (20-11). The Warriors also won the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:00.70 with Drake Hickok, Adam Sailor, Forest Vega and Antonio Johnson.

Sam Joens of Prairie crushed his competition in the discus with a throw of 161 feet, 9 1/2 inches, winning the event by more than 22 feet. The Hawks claimed the sprint medley in 3:37.89 with Austin Dellamuth, Tristan Beyer, Matt Stocker and Kyle Stocker.

Jacob Losch of Kennedy won the 400 hurdles in 56.74 seconds. Caleb Mere, one of the top long jumpers in the state, did not jump Friday due to a lingering hamstring problem.

Carter Valentine of Xavier won the 110 hurdles in 15.25 seconds.

WILKINSON RELAYS
At Kingston Stadium

Team Standings

1. Linn-Mar 113, 2. Des Moines Hoover 92, 3. Washington 90, 4. Prairie 62, 5. Wahlert 56, 6. Kennedy 41, 7. (tie) Jefferson 32; Xavier 32; 9. Waterloo East 23, 10. Marion 17.

 Long Jump -- 1. Robert Hogg (CRW) 20-11; 2. Onterier Brown (DMH) 20-9 3/4; 3. Colton Sanchez (LM) 19-6; 4. Derek Jacobus (CRK) 19-5; 5. Jude Smith (DW) 19-3; 6. Michael Detert (LM) 19-1 1/2.
 High Jump -- 1. Tylor White (WE) 6-2; 2. Shane Hodges (WE) 6-0; 3. Miles Barton (CRW) 5-11; 4. Isaac Frazier (MAR) 5-10; 5. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 5-10; 6. John Koelling (CRK) 5-6.
 Discus -- 1. Sam Joens (CRP) 161-9 1/2; 2. Dan Sisler (DW) 139-0; 3. Craig Murtha (CRX) 129-3 1/2; 4. Collin Hennessey (CRW) 126-9; 5. Jonathan Heitland (MAR) 125-0 1/2; 6. Austin Hardman (MAR) 123-6.
 Shot Put -- 1. Shaquille Wells (DMH) 45-8; 2. Jack Halupnik (LM) 45-2; 3. Chase Kleopfer (CRX) 44-3; 4. Frank Davis (LM) 43-0; 5. Michael Jeschke (DW) 42-9; 6. Matt Hansen (CRX) 42-9.
  3200 -- 1. Fadi Angelo (DMH) 9:56.72; 2. Jordan Burns (CRP) 10:03.63; 3. Taylor Mueller (CRJ) 10:10.39; 4. Mitch Pritts (CRP) 10:10.45; 5. Trevor Oates (CRK) 10:14.76; 6. Tyler Chlystun (LM) 10:16.89.
 4x800 Relay -- 1. Linn-Mar (Chase Grabau, Nick Gentzler, Duggan Trenary, Aaron Razo) 8:14.93; 2. Wahlert 8:17.30; 3. Prairie (Justin Burns, Isaiah Vlasek, Ryan Smith, Kyle Stocker) 8:17.50; 4. Jefferson (Timauntay Jones, Peter Thullen, Joe Kelly, Matt Hildebrand) 8:21.82; 5. Marion (Zach Burhite, Kaleb Bozorgzadeh, Hunter Banes, Brennen Kelly) 8:32.43; 6. Washington (Kelvin Hootman, Saromo Mugisha, Etienne Nzoyisaba, Trevor Luebe) 8:33.63.
 Shuttle Hurdle Relay -- 1. Washington (Drake Hickok, Adam Sailor, Forest Vega, Antonio Johnson) 1:00.70; 2. Linn-Mar (Brandon Ophoff, Mike Keiser, Luke Meyer, Colton Sanchez) 1:01.29; 3. Kennedy (Jacob Losch, Derek Jacobus, Thomas Kaiser, Josh Jahlas) 1:01.94; 4. Jefferson (Tanner Lund, Savaun Williams-Bounds, Matt Dickerson, Xavier Cribbs) 1:04.16; 5. Prairie (Tom Frieden, Solomon Wilharm, Josh Rundall, Joe Costigan) 1:04.28; Xavier (Justin Fenske, Josh Nelson, A.J. Worden, Carter Valentine) 1:04.36.
 100 -- 1. Will Griffin (CRW) 11.17; 2. Nate Karlan (CRJ) 11.32; 3. Onterier Brown (DMH) 11.33; 4. Riley McCarron (DW) 11.34; 5. Alex Carr (CRW) 11.42; 6. Aaron Schueller (DW) 11.43.
 100 Wheelchair -- 1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 26.26.
 400 -- 1. Nick Lucas (LM) 50.52; 2. Shay Belle (DMH) 50.73; 3. Matt Stocker (CRP) 50.74; 4. Tristan Beyer (CRP) 52.20; 5. Nicholas Corbett (CRW) 52.29; 6. Jordan Kremer (LM) 52.50.
 4x200 Relay -- 1. Hoover (Rodney Silliman, Onterier Brown, DeShawn Willis, Kaleb Van Cleave) 1:29.43; 2. Wahlert 1:30.95; 3. Kennedy (Josh Jahlas, Jacob Losch, Jed Haycraft, Anthony Crawley) 1:32.48; 4. Washington (Braedon Tovey, Antonio Johnson, Will Griffin, Alex Carr) 1:32.62; 5. Xavier (Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber, Eric Hovda) 1:33.93; 6. Waterloo East 1:33.93.
 110 Hurdles -- 1. Carter Valentine (CRX) 15.25; 2. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 15.35; 3. Drake Hickok (CRW) 15.77; 4. Antonio Johnson (CRW) 16.03; 5. Thomas Kaiser (CRK) 16.97; 6. Taylor Rogers (MAR) 16.99.
 1600 -- 1. Josh Evans (LM) 4:32.14; 2. Thomas Singer (CRK) 4:36.50; 3. Matt Simon (LM) 4:38.68; 4. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 4:42.37; 5. Fadi Angelo (DMH) 4:42.97; 6. Taylor Mueller (CRJ) 4:53.02.
 200 -- 1. Kaleb Van Cleave (DMH) 22.64; 2. Rodney Silliman (DMH) 22.87; 3. Will Griffin (CRW) 22.94; 4. Aaron Taylor (WE) 23.12; 5. Eric Hovda (CRX) 23.14; 6. Alex Carr (CRW) 23.15.
 200 Wheelchair -- 1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 52.67.
 400 Hurdles -- 1. Jacob Losch (CRK) 56.74; 2. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 57.05; 3. Tom Frieden (CRP) 57.39; 4. Drake Hickok (CRW) 57.60; 5. Robert Hogg (CRW) 57.89; 6. Justin Decker (DW) 59.13.
 Sprint Medley -- 1. Prairie (Austin Dellamuth, Tristan Beyer, Matt Stocker, Kyle Stocker) 3:37.89; 2. Wahlert 3:43.73; 3. Jefferson (Sam Otis, Nate Karlan, Matt Hildebrand, Timauntay Jones) 3:44.12; 4. Linn-Mar (Michael Detert, Aaron Hunter, Duggan Trenary, Chase Grabau) 3:45.23; 5. Washington (Braedon Tovey, David Tann, Nicolas Corbett, Trevor Luebe) 3:54.28; 6. Marion (John Tiernan, Devin LeBeau, Trevor Hardman, Brennen Kelly) 3:55.64.
 800 -- 1. Nick Gentzler (LM) 2:03.23; 2. Jabez Walker (LM) 2:03.99; 3. Zach Burhite (MAR) 2:04.03; 4. Isaiah Vlasek (CRP) 2:05.66; 5. Cole Crawford (DW) 2:06.51; 6. Peter Thullen (CRJ) 2:07.00.
 4x100 Relay -- 1. Hoover (Rodney Silliman, Kaleb Van Cleave, DeShawn Willis, Onterier Brown) 43.51; 2. Washington (Braedon Tovey, Will Griffin, Antonio Johnson, Alex Carr) 43.92; 3. Wahlert 44.56; 4. Xavier (Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber, Eric Hovda) 44.64; 5. Jefferson (Sam Otis, Nate Karlan, Austin Short, Chance Tiedtke) 45.04; 6. Kennedy (Josh Jahlas, John Koelling, Anthony Crawley, Jed Haycraft) 45.52.
 4x400 Relay -- 1. Hoover (Shay Belle, Rodney Silliman, Agok Philip, Kaleb Van Cleave) 3:24.30; 2. Linn-Mar 3:31.44; 3. Wahlert 3:34.04; 4. Washington (Nicolas Corbett, Drake Hickok, Trevor Luebe, Robert Hogg) 3:35.90; 5. Prairie (Jordan Burns, Kyle Stocker, Justin Burns, Matt Stocker) 3:36.91; 6. Kennedy (Thomas Kaiser, Jacob Losch, Jed Haycraft, Anthony Crawley) 3:37.95.

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