EDDYVILLE – Momentum continued to build for the Montezuma boys track team, which scored 122 points and a third place team finish in the Class B portion of the Ike Ryan Relays on Tuesday, April 25.
“The boys really competed well and took advantage of the nice weather,” said Braves Coach John Beck. “We had four individual personal records and six season best relay times.”
“Garrett Watts and Eli Bustamante continue to improve in the high jump,” Beck said.
Watts placed second at 5 feet, 8.5 inches and Bustamante was third at 5 feet, 6.5 inches.
“Both are very dedicated to it, and the results are staring to show,” the coach said.
“The group of Bryson Stockman, David Rose, Jack Erselius and Carter Michalek seems to mesh pretty well as they continue to improve their times,” the coach said. “They are all young guys, but they just want to compete and get better. I am excited to see what they can do the next two weeks.”
“Jayden Ross had a really good night for us,” Beck said. “He cut 40 seconds in the 3,200 and 20 seconds in the 1,600 from his previous bests.”
“Brett Plants continues to be a leader for our hurdles crew,” the coach said. “The group continues to have great work ethic and attention to detail as they work on their craft.”
“Again, I am very happy with how everyone ran and the boys are eager to get out there and improve,” Beck said.
UP NEXT – The Braves have picked up a meet and will be joining Montezuma’s girls at the Grundy Center met on Friday, April 29.
IKE RYAN RELAYS
at Eddyville
Class B – Montezuma placed third with 122 points.
Montezuma places, efforts
100 – 4, David Rose, 12.73. 5, Carter Michalek, 12.97.
200 – 6, Jack Erselius, 25.73. 7, Eli Bustamante, 25.75.
400 – 2, Eli Bustamante, 56.98. 5, Colton Benson, 1:03.15.
800 – 5, Colton Benson, 2:32.51. 8, Peter Roberts, 2:44.62.
1,600 – 4, Jayden Ross, 5:41.94. 6, Carter McKee, 5:57.09.
3,200 – 4, Jayden Ross, 12:02.87. 7, Jusiah Wetering, 14:08.80.
110 high hurdles – 2, Brett Plants, 18.38.
400 hurdles – 3, Garrett Watts, 1:08.85. 4, Brett Plants, 1:09.07.
4×100 – 2, MHS, 49.24 (Bryson Stockman, Jack Erselius, Zach Bennett, Brett Plants).
4×200 – 2, MHS, 1:42.18 (Bryson Stockman, David Rose, Jack Erselius, Carter Michalek).
4×400 – 3, MHS, 3:56.83. (Eli Bustamante, Carter Michalek, David Rose, Garrett Watts).
4×800 – 2, MHS, 10:31.75. (Carter McKee, Peter Roberts, Kohen Holland, Colton Benson).
Sprint medley – 3, MHS, 1:45.29. (Bryson Stockman, David Rose, Jack Erselius, Carter Michalek).
Distance medley – 4, MHS, 4:34.05 (Kennen Roadcap, Zach Bennett, Peter Roberts, Jayden Ross).
Hurdle shuttle – 2, MHS, 1:15.12 (runners not available).
Long jump – 2, Zach Bennett, 16-5.5.
Shot put – 7, Kennen Roadcap, 32-2.5. 16, Briar Simpson, 24-2.75.
High jump – 2, Garrett Watts, 5-8.5. 3, Eli Bustamante, 5-6.5.
Discus – 3, Kennen Roadcap, 97-5. 12, Lars Taylor, 65.0.