Athletes had near misses in a fast field

DES MOINES – The track was fast.

And so were the runners, as Montezuma’s athletes found out on Friday, May 23, which was Day Two of the Class 1A State Track Meet on Drake’s famed Blue Oval.

None of Montezuma’s athletes will be running in a final on Saturday, but all three of the MHS relays team were competitive.

And the girls were especially so.

The Bravettes placed 10^th out of 24 teams in the 4×200 relay, which is run in three shifts, on time.

Vivian Cook, Syd Burgess, Ryanne Williams and Chloe Snook clocked 1:49.17, their season’s best. Eight of the nine teams that beat them also ran season’s best.

Montezuma ran again a couple hours later in the 4×100 relays. This one. A prelim, was even closer. The Bravettes clocked 51.67 seconds, another season’s best. But, they needed 51.24 in order to make Saturday’s finals.

As it was, they placed 13^th. Runners were Lily Ferry, Syd Burgess, Ryanne Williams and Chloe Snook.

The boys in the 4×100 prelims ran in the early evening.

Brady Boulton, Broox Stockman, Luke Brennan and David Rose clocked 47.23. To make finals, they needed 44.48.

The Braves placed 21^st in Class 1A in this event.