Finishing first in three events helped South O’Brien tie for second place in the boys team standings at their own Wolverine Relays held May 5 at Paullina. Two of those events were relays as winning efforts were turned in by Parker Struve, Cole Tjossem, Hudson Oolman and Willie Conley in the sprint medley and by Cole Cox, Arturo Reyes, Boston Riedemann and Pete Bottjen in the shuttle hurdle. Riedemann provided the other top placing by capturing the 110 hurdles.
South O’Brien and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn each scored 99 team points to tie for the runner-up spot. Unity Christian was the runaway winner as the Knights accumulated 148 points.
Riedemann took second in the long jump with Hudson Oolman finishing fifth. Reyes was runner-up in the 400 hurdles. In the 100 meters Tjossem was third and Struve fourth. The high jump saw Conley place third and Jacob Van Lith fifth. Third place finishes were claimed by Tsion Davis in the 200 meters, Willie Conley in the 400 meters and Grant Wagner in the 110 hurdles. Sixth place in the shot put went to Mitchell Enger.
An additional trio of relays enjoyed success. Placing second was the 4×100 meter relay group of Struve, Oolman, Riedemann and Tjossem. In the 4×200 Struve, Oolman and Tjossem joined Davis to take fourth. An additional fourth-place finish went to the 4×400 group of Conley, Justin Paulsen, Sawyer Honkomp and Reyes.
Team Results
Unity Christian 148, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 99, South O’Brien 99, Sioux Central 94, West Bend-Mallard 70, Alta-Aurelia 64, Trinity Christian 36.
South O’Brien Results
High Jump: Willie Conley, 3rd, 5’ 10”; Jacob Van Lith, 5th, 5’ 4”.
Long Jump: Boston Riedemann, 2nd, 19’ 4-1/2”; Hudson Oolman, 5th, 18’ 9-1/4”.
Shot Put: Mitchell Enger, 6th, 34’ 1/2”.
Discus: Jayven Miller, 7th, 91’ 2”; Enger, 8th, 89’ 6”; Keaton Sampson, 9th, 88’ 3”; Josh Gnade, 12th, 81’ 11”; Brady Struve, 15th, 66’ 4”; Jaxon Weier, 16th, 62’ 1”.
100 Meter Dash: Cole Tjossem, 3rd, 12.19; Parker Struve, 4th, 12:40.
200 Meter Dash: Tsion Davis, 3rd, 25.15; Justin Paulsen, 9th, 26.60.
400 Meter Dash: Conley, 3rd, 54.50.
800 Meter Run: Brenden Wilson, 11th, 2:42.23; Blake Wilson, 12th, 2:50.70.
1600 Meter Run: Sam Daniels, 11th, 6:02.37; Brett Evans, 12th, 6:38.66.
3200 Meter Run: Brett Evans, 8th, 14:53.75; Ethan Schwarz, 9th, 14:58.00.
110 Meter Hurdles: Riedemann, 1st, 17.04; Grant Wagner, 3rd, 17.68.
400 Meter Hurdles: Arturo Reyes, 2nd, 59.23; Wagner, 9th, 1:09.04.
4×100 Meter Relay: (Struve, Oolman, Riedemann, Tjossem) 2nd, 47.25.
4×200 Meter Relay: (Struve, Oolman, Davis, Tjossem) 4th, 1:39.65.
4×400 Meter Relay: (Conley, Paulsen, Sawyer Honkomp, Reyes) 4th, 3:51.42.
4×800 Meter Relay: (Brenden Wilson, Wittrock, Blake Wilson, Daniels) 6th, 10:32.06.
Sprint Medley Relay: (Struve, Tjossem, Oolman, Conley) 1st, 1:39.80.
Distance Medley Relay: (Davis, Honkomp, Paulsen, Cole Cox) 6th, 4:14.28.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: (Cox, Reyes, Riedemann, Bottjen) 1st, 1:06.00.