Rams open outdoor season with sweep at Carroll ‘Early Bird’ relays

The Glenwood girls and boys track teams opened its outdoor track and field season by combining to win 17 gold medals and sweep the team titles at the Carroll Early Bird Co-ed Relays Thursday.

The Ram boys claimed the team title with 148 points and nine top finishes. The host Tigers were second with 98 points.

“We were pleased with our performances under the circumstances of the weather,” said Glenwood boys coach Mark Starner. “It was very windy and got colder as the meet went on.  I told the athletes that times and performances might not be great, but the most important thing was for them to compete and prepare to run their best in the conditions, and we felt that we were able to do that.”

Haze Stephens (400-meters), Chase Razor (high jump), Shain Pratt (long jump), Bryce Keller (800-meters), Kaden Crouch (200-meters) and Dylan Powles (400-meters) captured individual gold medals while the Rams’ 4x100-meter, sprint medley and shuttle hurdle relays also topped the field.

Crouch has had a particularly good start to his senior season after an injury plagued junior year. He also ran on the gold medal-winning 4x100 and the second place 4x200-meter relay.

“Kaden ran the fastest split in the runner up 4x200, second leg in the winning 4x100 and won the 200m dash in  a clocking of 22.91,” Starner said. “Kaden has so much potential and is in his first season of varsity track. He is going to be fun to watch and see his progression on the track.  He has already become a factor in all of our sprint events.”

Keller had his hand in two victories, one anchoring the sprint medley relay and the other winning the 800m run.  

“Both were very gutty runs for the conditions,” Starner said.

The girls won eight golds on their way to scoring 142.67 points to easily outpace runner up Boone’s 101.3 points.

Megan Hughes had a big day for the Rams. The junior won the 100 and 400-meter hurdles and anchored Glenwood’s shuttle hurdle and 4x400-meter relays to gold.Also snagging gold medals for the Rams were Grace Berglund (3,000-meters), Caitlin Hebel (400-meters) and the 4x800 and 4x200-meter relays.

Carroll Early Bird Co-ed Relays

Girls Team Results

1. Glenwood, 142.67. 2. Boone, 101.33. 3. Creston, 81. 4. Harlan, 76. 5. Denison, 67. 6. Carroll, 62. 7. Kuemper Catholic, 52. 8. Sayden, 5.

Glenwood Girls 

Top Place Winners

High jump: fourth place, Ahna Grassau, 4’ 4”.

Discus: fifth place, Maggie Smith, 85’ 7”.

Shot put: fourth place, Ava Hernandez, 33’ 7.5”.

Long jump: eighth place, Lynnea Longchaya, 12’ 10.5”.

Sprint medley relay: sixth place, Glenwood (Sammy Cundall, Kati Bomer, Annie McEewen and Micah Smith), 2:11.92.

3000m: first place, Grace Berglund, 10:49.40.

4x800m relay: first place, Glenwood (Haylee Hughes, Katelyn Harms, Caitlin Heber and Berglund), 10:38.03.

Shuttle hurdle relay: first place, Glenwood (Kasey Hilsabeck, Rylie Russmann, Mya Donscheski and Megan Hughes), 1:12.69.

100m: second place, Olivia Wright, 12:74.

Distance medley relay: fifth place, Glenwood (Katie Bomer, Audrina Varela, Emma Johansen and Averi Newman), 5:25.45.

400m: first place, Hebel, 1:02.60.

4x200m relay: first place, Glenwood (Grassau, DOnscheski, Jenna Walters and Wright), 1:57.

100m hurdles: first place, Megan Hughes, 15.71.

800m: fourth place, Harms, 2:48.24.

200m: second place, Wright, 27.41.

400m hurdles: first place, Megan Hughes, 1:10.07.

1500m: fifth place, Autumn Newman, 6:22.12.

4x100m relay: second place, Glenwood (Brooklyn Kelsey, Walters, Grassau and Donscheski), 54.14.

4x400m relay: first place, Glenwood (Wright, Haylee Hughes, Hebel and Megan Hughes), 4:26.75.

Boy Team Results

1. Glenwood, 148. 2. Carroll, 98. 3. Creston, 81. 4. Harlan, 76. 5. Kuemper Catholic, 56. 6. Boone, 55. 7. Denison, 46. 8. Saydel, 15.

Glenwood Boys 

Top Place Winners

High jump: first place, Chase Razor, 6’.

Discus: third place, Todd Schmitt, 134’ 7”.

Shot put: second place, Lincoln Skarnulis, 45’ 9”.

Long jump: first place, Shain Pratt, 20’ 11.5”.

Sprint medley relay: first place, Glenwood (Aaden Lopez, Razor, Haze Stephens and Bryce Keller), 1:39.49.

3200m: fifth place, Cole Berglund, 11:47.83.

4x800m relay: fifth place, Glenwood (Lucas Kauffman, Colton Hastin, Lucas Harms and Ben Schoening), 9:58.32.

Shuttle hurdle relay: first place, Glenwood (Dylan Powles, Dylan Pitzen, Pratt and Lopez), 1:04.24.

100m: second place, Tristan Ludwig, 11.18.

Distance medley relay: sixth place, Glenwood (Connor Wear, Brayden McPherson, Landen Lechtenberg and Tristan Turner), 4:35.19.

400m: first place, Stephens, 52.73.

4x200m relay: second place, Glenwood (Kaden Crouch, Pratt, Razor and Ludwig), 1:35.29.

110m hurdles: fourth place, Lopez, 16:37.

800m: first place, Keller, 2:09.46.

200m: first place, Crouse, 22.91.

400m hurdles: first place, Powles, 59.42.

1600m: 13th place, Kauffman, 5:37.11.

4x100m relay: first place, Glenwood (Crouch, Pratt, Razor and Ludwig), 44.80.