Track and field competition for the South O’Brien boys began with a second-place finish at the Alta-Aurelia Early Bird Meet held March 25 at Alta. The Wolverines scored in every event and finished with 125 points. Lawton-Bronson earned the top spot with 170 points.
Jacob VanLith was the lone first-place winner for South O’Brien after capturing the high jump. Finishing second were Parker Struve in the long jump, Austin McKinney in the 3200 meters and Micah Davis in the 400 hurdles. Runners-up in the relays included Mason Warnke, Freddy Stevens, Pete Bottjen and Struve in the 4×100. That foursome, with Aiden Rehder replacing Bottjen, also placed second in the 4×200.
Team Results
Lawton-Bronson 170, South O’Brien 125, Alta-Aurelia 104, Manson NW Webster 75, Newell-Fonda 61, Whiting 8.
South O’Brien Results
High Jump: Jacob VanLith, 1st, 5’ 9”.
Long Jump: Parker Struve, 2nd, 18’ 1/2”; Boston Riedemann, 3rd, 17’ 9”.
Shot Put: Jake Wallin, 3rd, 39’ 8-1/4”; Jarome Jackson, 4th, 39’ 8”.
Discus: Jackson, 6th, 98’ 10”; Carter Wohlert , 9th, 77’ 3-1/2”.
100 Meter Dash: Hudson Oolman, 3rd, 12.62; Freddy Stevens, 6th, 13.02.
200 Meter Dash: Aiden Rehder, 5th, 25.74; Pete Bottjen, 7th, 26.58.
400 Meter Dash: Marcus Green, 5th, 1:03.63; Camden Stevens, 10th, 1:09.56.
800 Meter Run: Tyson Wulf, 6th, 2:43.39; Brenden Wilson, 7th, 2:47.37.
1600 Meter Run: Eric Mars, 4th, 6:05.26; Sam Daniels, 7th, 6:53.13.
3200 Meter Run: Austin McKinney, 2nd, 13:20.79; Ian Oliver, 4th, 14:23.01.
110 Meter Hurdles: Micah Davis, 3rd, 19.16; Grant Wagner, 5th, 20.81.
400 Meter Hurdles: Davis, 2nd, 1:06.79; Dain Moermond, 5th, 1:12.57.
4×100 Meter Relay: (Mason Warnke, F. Stevens, Bottjen, Struve) 2nd, 49.32.
4×200 Meter Relay: (Warnke, F. Stevens, Rehder, Struve) 2nd, 1:40.73; (Moermond, Sawyer Honkomp, Johnson, Oolman) 1:46.51.
4×400 Meter Relay: (VanLith, Riedemann, Honkomp, Oolman) 3rd, 4:00.90.
4×800 Meter Relay: (Mars, Wulf, Wilson, Daniels) 5th, 11:16.02.
Sprint Medley Relay: (VanLith, Rehder, Bottjen, Parker) 3rd, 1:47.86.
Distance Medley Relay: (Moermond, Dante Johnson, Riedemann, VanLith) 3rd, 4:21.83.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 2nd, 1:23.00.