South O’Brien was part of a four-way battle for first place at the Sioux Central Boys Invitational April 4 at Sioux Rapids. In their first track and field meet of the season the Wolverines scored 141 points to finish just behind the host Rebels’ winning total of 144. Manson Northwest Webster was third with 136.5 points and Newell-Fonda finished fourth with 132.
South O’Brien earned 22 points in the long jump alone where Hudson Oolman finished first, Boston Riedemann second, Tsion Davis fourth and Arturo Reyes eighth. Willie Conley won the 400 meters and Davis was fifth. In the high jump Conley placed second and Jacob Van Lith fourth. Keaton Sampson finished second in the shot put and fourth in the discus.
Van Lith took second in the 200 meters. Another runner-up finish was turned in by the shuttle hurdle relay team of Pete Bottjen, Riedemann, Sawyer Honkomp and Justin Paulsen.
The 110 meter hurdle event saw Riedemann finish third and Bottjen fourth. Reyes was third in the 400 meter hurdles. A third-place relay was the distance medley unit of Paulsen, Honkomp, Oolman and Van Lith. Placing fourth were Conley, Oolman, Parker Struve and Davis in the 4×400 relay and Honkomp, Cole Tjossem, Paulsen and Reyes in the sprint medley relay. Tjossem was also fourth in the 100 meters.
Team Results
Sioux Central 144, South O’Brien 141, Manson Northwest Webster 136.5, Newell-Fonda 132, Alta-Aurelia 65.5, Harris-Lake Park 42, Okoboji 35, Sioux Central JV 15, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 8.
South O’Brien Results
High Jump: Willie Conley, 2nd, 5’ 10”; Jacob VanLith, 4th, 5’ 6”.
Long Jump: Hudson Oolman, 1st, 19’ 11-1/4”; Boston Riedemann, 3rd, 19’ 3-1/2”; Tsion Davis, 4th, 18’ 8-1/4”; Arturo Reyes, 8th, 18’ 1-1/4”.
Shot Put: Keaton Sampson, 2nd, 40’ 3”; Mitchell Enger, 10th, 34’ 2”; Josh Gnade, 15th, 31’ 1/2”; Brady Struve, 23rd, 22’ 2”.
Discus: Sampson, 4th, 104’ 6-1/2”; Dain Moermond, 9th, 91’ 4-1/4”; Jayven Miller, 10th, 90’ 6”; Luis Salazar, 17th, 75’ 8”.
100 Meter Dash: Cole Tjossem, 4th, 12.17; Parker Struve, 7th, 12:58.
200 Meter Dash: Van Lith, 2nd, 25.37; Jordan Jenness, 7th, 26.54.
400 Meter Dash: Conley, 1st, 53.54; Davis, 5th, 57.84.
800 Meter Run: Ben Woodall, 5th, 2:23.92; Brenden Wilson, 12th, 2:42.55.
1600 Meter Run: Sam Daniels, 12th, 6:33.28; Blake Wilson, 16th, 7:16.46.
3200 Meter Run: Blake Wilson, 8th, 13:38.50; Ethan Schwarz, 11th, 15:05.80.
110 Meter Hurdles: Riedemann, 3rd, 17.50; Pete Bottjen, 4th, 17.70.
400 Meter Hurdles: Reyes, 3rd, 1:03.40; Cole Cox, 9th, 1:10.32.
4×100 Meter Relay: (P. Struve, Bottjen, Riedemann, Tjossem) 2nd, 47.11.
4×200 Meter Relay: (Jenness, Caden Wittrock, Reese Lundquist, Cox) 5th, 1:48.82.
4×400 Meter Relay: (Conley, Oolman, P. Struve, Davis) 4th, 3:53.03.
4×800 Meter Relay: (Woodall, Brenden Wilson, Daniels, Wittrock) 5th, 10:15.30.
Sprint Medley Relay: (Sawyer Honkomp, Tjossem, Justin Paulsen, Reyes) 4th, 1:45.10.
Distance Medley Relay: (Paulsen, Honkomp, Oolman, Van Lith) 3rd, 4:14.71.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: (Bottjen, Riedemann, Honkomp, Paulsen) 2nd, 1:11.05.