Wolverine boys claim runner-up spot at Warrior Coed Invitational
The South O’Brien boys track and field team out-dueled host Alta-Aurelia for second place at the Warrior Coed Invitational held April 22 at Alta. The Wolverines finished with 144 points – three clear of Alta-Aurelia’s total of 141. Winning the Invite was MMCRU which totaled 175 points.
South O’Brien went 1-2 in the 100 meters with Cole Tjossem winning the event just ahead of Damian Villarreal. Once again, the hurdle events were kind to the Wolverines with Brennan Billick winning the 110 meter hurdles and Willie Conley taking the 400 meter variety. The duo teamed with Brody Van Beek and Cole Cox to capture the shuttle hurdle relay.
The other first place relay was the 4×100 with Villarreal, Caden Wittrock, Cox and Tjossem. Second place individually went to Josh Gnade in the shot put and Conley in the high jump. Finishing third were Jaden Kreber in the high jump, Brett Evans in the 200 meter dash and the distance medley relay made up of Tjossem, Wittrock, Van Beek and Conley.
Team Scores
MMCRU 175, South O’Brien 144, Alta-Aurelia 141, Sioux Central 112, GTRA 52, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 37, Trinity Christian 27, Whiting 10, Alta-Aurelia JV 6, Remsen St. Mary’s 2.
South O’Brien Results
High Jump: Willie Conley, 2nd, 6’ 0”; Jaden Kreber, 3rd, 5’ 8”; Brett Evans, 5th, 5’ 4”.
Long Jump: Damian Villarreal, 4th, 19’ 1”; Brennan Billick, 6th, 18’ 1-3/4”; Asa Flinders, 9th, 14’ 2”.
Shot Put: Josh Gnade, 2nd, 44’ 7-1/2; Jayven Miller, 7th, 41’ 9-3/4”; Nick Sage, 17th, 29’ 5-1/4”.
Discus: Miller, 9th, 106’ 3”; Gnade, 16th, 79’ 5”.
100 Meter Dash: Cole Tjossem, 1st, 11.75; Villarreal, 2nd, 12.10; Kaden Tjossem, 13th, 12.89.
200 Meter Dash: Brett Evans, 3rd, 24.61; Caden Wittrock, 5th, 25.05; Luke Swanson, 16th, 27.60.
400 Meter Dash: Corbin Warnke, 7th, 58.14; John Puhrmann, 12th, 1:03.76; Dominic Rounds, 15th, 1:06.40.
800 Meter Run: Gabe Moermond, 6th, 2:16.23; Kreber, 7th, 2:19.76.
1600 Meter Run: Trayton Cobb, 8th, 5:41.01; Ethan Schwarz, 9th, 5:52.08; Ian Oliver, 10th, 6:26.73.
3200 Meter Run: Cobb, 9th, 12:56.07; Schwarz, 10th, 14:00.74.
110 Meter Hurdles: Billick, 1st, 16.28; Brody Van Beek, 4th, 16.93; Tyler Hintz, 10th, 19.48.
400 Meter Hurdles: Conley, 1st, 57.44; Billick, 6th, 1:05.28.
4×100 Meter Relay: A (Villarreal, Wittrock, Cole Cox, C. Tjossem) 1st, 46.60; B (K. Tjossem, Hintz, Marshal Warnke, Puhrmann) 7th, 50.38.
4×200 Meter Relay: A (Evans, Flinders, Cox, Jordan Jenness) 4th, 1:41.55; B (K. Tjossem, Hintz, M. Warnke, Swanson) 8th, 1:49.06.
4×400 Meter Relay: (Evans, C. Warnke, Moermond, Flinders) 5th, 3:59.91.
4×800 Meter Relay: (Kreber, Moermond, C. Warnke, Austin Negus) 5th, 9:51.81.
Sprint Medley Relay: (Villarreal, C. Tjossem, Wittrock, Van Beek) 4th, 1:44.63.
Distance Medley Relay: (C. Tjossem, Wittrock, Van Beek, Conley) 3rd, 3:56.34.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: (Billick, Van Beek, Cox, Conley) 1st, 1:05.87.