GRUNDY CENTER – The Braves track and field squad used the power-laden Harry Dole Classic meet in Grundy Center as a get-ready for the Tuesday, May 2 SICL meet in Brooklyn.
You maybe couldn’t tell by the team scores – Montezuma was sixth out of eight with 47 points and no event wins – but the Braves did themselves some good.
How? By producing nine season-bests, and being competitive against some of the area’s top athletes in the meet on Friday, April 28.
Garrett Watts was Montezuma’s highest place finisher, in the high jump.
The Braves didn’t get a third.
There were three fourth-place finishes, by Watts with a season-best in the 110-meter high hurdles, and by the the 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams.
In the summary below, season-bests are noted.
Harry Dole Classic
at Grundy Center
Boys team points – 1, Waverly-Shell Rock 170. 2, Grundy Center 169.5. 3, BCLUW 113. 4, Oelwein 96.5. 5, Belle Plaine 74. 6, Montezuma 47. 7, GMG 38. 8, North Tama 13.
Montezuma places, finishes
High jump – 3, Garrett Watts 5-6.
Long jump – 9, Damien Knox (18-7, season best)
Discus – 18, Lucas Flaig 91=9. 20, Briar Simpson 70-11.
Shot put – 27, Lucas Flaig 28-4.25. 30, Briar Simpson, 70-11.
Sprint medley – 5, MHS 1:45.24 (Alex Black, Broox Stockman, Kenny Criswell, Carter Michalek).
3,200 – 6, Jayden Ross 12:00.70 (best). 11, Jusiah Wetering 13:54.00.
4×800 – 6, MHS 10:13.45. (Luke Erselius, Colton Benson, Kohen Holland, Carter McKee).
4×110 shuttle – 5, MHS 1:09.84 (Broox Stockman, Luke Brennan, Jayden Ross, Carter McKee).
100 – 9, Damien Knox, 12.39 (best). 13, Alex Black 13.00 (best).
Distance medley – 7, MHS 4:43.37 (Lucas Flaig, Luke Erselius, Jayden Ross, Carter McKee).
400 – 12, Kohen Holland 1:02.82 (best). 13, Briar Simpson 1:04.02 (best).
4×200 – 4, MHS 1:41.03 (Luke Brennan, Broox Stockman, Carter Michalek, Kenny Criswell).
110 high hurdles – 4, Garrett Watts 16.27 (best). 6, Damien Knox, 16.59 (best).
800 – 10, Colton Benson 2:28.35 (best). 14, Jusiah Wetering 2:35.83 (best).
200 – 10, Damien Knox 25.56. 12, Carter Michalek 25.95. 18, Luke Brennan 27.51.
400 hurdles – 8, Garrett Watts 1:06.11.
1,600 – 11, Luke Erselius 5:35.97. 12, Carter McKee 5:38.02 (best). 13, Jayden Ross 5:48.75.
4×100 – 4, MHS 47.85 (Carter Michalek, Broox Stockman, Alex Black, Kenny Criswell).
4×400 – 6, MHS 4:13.02 (Colton Benson, Kohen Holland, Luke Brennan, Briar Simpson).