Some last-minute competition

Several schools, including Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, took advantage of some last-minute regular season competition at the Sioux Central coed track and field meet on May 8.

Like the Wolverine Relays a few days earlier, weather interfered and the 4x100 and 4x400 relays were not run. In addition, results of the boys’ 1600-meter run were not counted because of interference by non-runners.

Results that did count for the Hawk boys included a first-place finish by George Vargas in the 3200-meter run (11:42.51), and runner-up finishes by Ethan Diehm in the long jump (20’5-3/4”), Adam Schierholz in the discus (114’5-3/4”) and James Gellerman in the 100-meter dash (:11.85).

Finishing third were Ryan Borden in the 100 (:11.86) and Ryan Grotluschen in the 800 (2:12.90). Bradley Zamudio came in fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:04.20), as did Evan Eilers in the discus (111’4”). Carter Dolphin finished sixth in the 400 (1:00.42). Jacob Cates also placed sixth in the shot put (37’8-1/4”) while Damion Hansen was eighth (35’7-1/2”).

In the relays, Borden, Diehm, Zamudio and Gellerman placed third in the 4x200 (1:37.41) and the sprint medley (1:41.18). Ethan Wiersma, David Wetrich, Bryce Dodge and Damian Dodge finished sixth in the distance medley (4:18.89) and Jose Perez, Grotluschen, Blaine Finster and B. Dodge came in seventh in the 4x800 (9:37.67).

Additional individual results were: 200 – Wiersma, 10th, :27.20; Wetrich, 12th, :29.20. 800 – D. Dodge, 10th, 2:40.12.

Abbreviated team scores were Sioux Central 122, Newell-Fonda 119, Alta-Aurelia 95, H-M-S 80, Pocahontas Area 76, West Bend-Mallard 45, GT/RA 39, Remsen St. Mary’s 9 and Sioux Central JV 6.

• Hawk girls finish 10th

Emily Mutombo recorded the best individual finishes for the H-M-S girls, placing fourth in the long jump (14’3-3/4”) and fifth in the 200 (:28.90).

Megan Otto finished sixth in the high jump (4’8”). Evelyn Steffen added an eighth place finish in the 400 (1:15.77), as did Jocelyn Abonce in the 800 (2:55.34).

H-M-S’s relay finishes were: Sprint medley – Moriah Otto, E. Mutombo, Abby Otto and Abonce, seventh, 2:08.10; 4x200 – Payton Diehm, Megan Otto, Pamela Mutombo and Steffen, eighth, 2:14.52; Distance medley – P. Mutombo, A. Otto, Frankie Mohni and Kamryn Ebel, eighth, 5:27.71.

Other individual finishes were: 100 – Moriah Otto, 11th, :14.09; Diehm, 15th, :15.26. 200 – A. Otto, 10th, :30.34. 400 – Moriah Otto, 11th, 1:23.52. 800 – Clara Funk, 11th, 3:04.07. 1500 – Lexi Croatt, 10th, 6:13.38; Funk, 14th, 6:45.38. 100 hurdles – Mohni, 14th, :20.0; Megan Otto, 17th, :24.99. Long jump – Diehm, ninth, 12’9”. Shot put – Alexis Grover, 12th, 27’1-1/2”; Hannah Tessum, 13th, 26’4”. Discus – Tessum, 13th, 57’6-3/4”; Grover, 15th, 44’2-1/2”; Natalie McDaniel, 16th, 39’7-3/4”.

Sioux Central won the girls’ title with 135 points, outdistancing Alta-Aurelia 98.5, Newell-Fonda 93.5, Pocahontas Area 77.5, South O’Brien 70, West Bend-Mallard 65, GT/RA 46.5, Sioux Central JV 26, Remsen St. Mary’s 22 and H-M-S 18.