Wolverine boys produce conference champs in two events at WEC Meet




South O’Brien boys track and field achieved conference champion status in a pair events as the War Eagle Conference Meet was conducted April 29 at Marcus. Willie Conley won the high jump and anchored the shuttle hurdle relay to victory. The other members of that relay joining Conley as WEC champs are Brennan Billick, Brody Van Beek and Cole Cox.
The Wolverines scored 73.5 points to finish in fourth place. MMCRU won the team title with 151 points, followed by Hinton with 132 and Gehlen Catholic with 83.
Josh Gnade recorded the day’s second longest shot put toss. In the 110 meter hurdles Conley was second and Billick third. The distance medley relay also placed third thanks to the efforts of Cole Tjossem, Caden Wittrock, Brett Evans and Jaden Kreber. Finishing fourth were Damian Villarreal in the long jump, Gabe Moermond in the 800 meters and the sprint medley relay quartet of Villarreal, Tjossem, Wittrock and Van Beek.
Team Scores
MMCRU 151, Hinton 132, Gehlen Catholic 83, South O’Brien 73.5, George-Little Rock 58, HMS 30, West Sioux 22, Trinity Christian 16, Harris-Lake Park 12.5, Akron-Westfield 10.
South O’Brien Results
High Jump: Willie Conley, 1st, 6’ 2”; Jaden Kreber, 9th, 5’ 2”.
Long Jump: Damian Villarreal, 4th, 18’ 10”; Brennan Billick, 5th, 18’ 9-3/4”.
Shot Put: Josh Gnade, 2nd, 43’ 6”; Jayven Miller, 11th, 37’ 1”.
Discus: Gnade, 7th, 110’ 11”; Miller, 11th, 96’ 10”.
100 Meter Dash: Cole Tjossem, 5th, 12.13; Villarreal, 6th, 12.32.
200 Meter Dash: Brett Evans, 6th, 24.54; Caden Wittrock, 8th, 25.31.
400 Meter Dash: Brody Van Beek, 7th, 56.72; Corbin Warnke, 9th, 58.05.
800 Meter Run: Gabe Moermond, 4th, 2:11.14; Kreber, 8th, 2:28.07.
1600 Meter Run: Trayton Cobb, 7th, 5:29.55; Ian Oliver, 15th, 6:26.74.
3200 Meter Run: Cobb, 6th, 12:15.04.
110 Meter Hurdles: Conley, 2nd, 16.20; Billick, 3rd, 16.22.
400 Meter Hurdles: Billick, 5th, 1:03.59.
4×100 Meter Relay: (Villarreal, Wittrock, Cole Cox, Tjossem) 5th, 47.10.
4×200 Meter Relay: (Evans, Asa Flinders, Cox, Jordan Jenness) 6th, 1:41.35.
4×400 Meter Relay: (Evans, Moermond, Warnke, Van Beek) 6th, 3:55.37.
4×800 Meter Relay: (Kreber, Moermond, Austin Negus, Warnke) 6th, 9:37.32.
Sprint Medley Relay: (Villarreal, Tjossem, Wittrock, Van Beek) 4th, 1:43.22.
Distance Medley Relay: (Tjossem, Wittrock, Evans, Kreber) 3rd, 4:12.58.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: (Billick, Van Beek, Cox, Conley) 1st, 1:04.50.