By: Donovan W. Mann – [email protected]
Nevada, IA – On Thursday, May 13, Humboldt High School track and field participated in the district co-ed meet at Nevada High School.
In the state qualifying meet Humboldt saw plenty success. The girls got 12 total automatic bids and the boys had five.
The Wildcat girls finished second in the team standings with 154 points. North Polk was first with 161.
North Polk also won the boys’ championship with 210 points, 100 more points than Webster City in second. Humboldt finished third in the boys’ standings with 100 points.
Here is how each Humboldt athlete did in their events:
Girls Sprint Medley Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Alexis Dorsett, Ashley Owen, Alana Doonan, Megan Elliot |
1:54.24* |
| 2 | Humboldt Morgan Olson, Jori Hajek, Alexis Hansen, Paige DeWinter |
1:57.51* |
Boys Sprint Medley Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Brady Miller, Kaden Halterman, Carson Brimner, Thomas Jones |
1:37.17* |
| 8 | Humboldt Carson Berte, Ryder Wicket, Lance Coon, Troy Gerjets, |
1:39.09 |
Girls’ 3000 Meter Run:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Moriah Knapp (Algona) | 11:04.68* |
| 8 | Joslyn Orr | 12:37.67 |
| 10 | Kali Beaman | 13:21.58 |
Boys’ 3200 Meter Run:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Quinton Orr | 9:58.03* |
| 6 | Jackson Chambers | 10:45.04 |
Girls’ 4 x 800 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Nevada Tori Meinecke, Isabelle Nelson, Allison Kruzich, Elanor Elliot-Rude |
10:24.05* |
| 5 | Humboldt Brett Harklau, Sophia Harris, Allison Hoag, Kinzie Peyton |
11:08.33 |
Boys’ 4 x 800 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Daniel Aikas, Will Lesher, Caleb Handerson, Thomas Jones |
8:19.81* |
| 3 | Humboldt Nolan Jergens, Carter Theesfeld, Trevor Jacobson, Eric Wittrock |
8:20.65+ |
Girls’ Shuttle Hurdle Relays:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Humboldt Jori Hajek, Rylie Satern, Jennika Beach, Lily Groat |
1:09.59* |
Boys’ Shuttle Hurdle Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Sal Capaldo, Luke Maring, Kole Krings, Hunter Monock |
1:00.10 |
| 3 | Humboldt Troy Gerjets, Luke Sievers, Jordan Jensen, Jordan Coon |
1:05.71 |
Girls’ 100 Meter Dash:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Morgan Olson | 13.37* |
Boys 100 Meter Dash:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Caeden DaSilva (Nevada) | 11.39* |
| 11 | Jacob Larrabee | 12.57 |
| 15 | Cade Witzke | 13.08 |
Girls’ Distance Medley Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Megan Elliot, Lola Austin, Lucy Schaffer, Liza Schaffer |
4:20.76* |
| 5 | Humboldt Rylie Satern, Addie Thompson, Sophia Harris, Kinzie Peyton |
4:42.42 |
Boys’ Distance Medley Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Humboldt Lance Coon, Cale Hundertmark, Eric Wittrock, Quinton Orr |
3:36.21* |
Girls’ 400 Meter Dash:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Megan Elliot (North Polk) | 1:01.53* |
| – | NO HUMBOLDT RUNNER | — |
Boys 400 Meter Dash:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | JD Elefson (North Polk) | 49.77* |
| 4 | Cale Hundertmark | 52.65+ |
| 16 | Jacob Larrabee | 1:02.28 |
Girls’ 4 x 200 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Alexis Dorsett, Alana Doonan, Ashley Owen, Kylie Rasmussen |
1:47.92* |
| 3 | Humboldt Lillian Morey, Alexis Hansen, Addie Thompson, Paige DeWinter |
1:49.56+ |
Boys’ 4 x 200 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Nevada Billy Gibbons, Caleb Kooiker, Jacob Joe, Caeden DaSilva |
1:31.22* |
| 8 | Humboldt Jordan Jensen, Ryder Wickett, Sam Fischer, Owen Hubbell |
1:41.14 |
Girls’ 100 Meter High Hurdles:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Jori Hajek | 16.35* |
| 2 | Lily Groat | 16.37* |
Boys’ 110 Meter High Hurdles:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Sal Capaldo (North Polk) | 15.32* |
| 5 | Jordan Coon | 16.69 |
| 10 | Troy Gerjets | 19.73 |
Girls’ 800 Meter Run:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Liza Schaffer (North Polk) | 2:23.22* |
| 7 | Lillian Holm | 2:51.28 |
| — | Brett Harklau | SCR |
Boys’ 800 Meter Run:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Eric Wittrock | 2:00.28* |
| 5 | Trevor Jacobson | 2:08.90 |
Girls’ 200 Meter Dash:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Paige DeWinter | 27.01* |
| 4 | Tayla Wempen | 28.12 |
Boys’ 200 Meter Dash:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Caeden DaSilva (Nevada) | 22.44* |
| 12 | Troy Gerjets | 25.32 |
| 14 | Sam Fischer | 25.61 |
Girls’ 400 Meter Hurdles:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Lily Groat | 1:09.79* |
| 10 | Erin Wittrock | 1:22.28 |
Boys’ 400 Meter Hurdles:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Jordan Severs (Hampton-Dumont-Cal) | 56.79* |
| 11 | Luke Sievers | 1:05.11 |
| — | Nolan Jergens | SCR |
Girls’ 1500 Meter Run:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Liza Schaffer (North Polk) | 5:05.30* |
| 7 | Joslyn Orr | 5:45.15 |
| 8 | Allison Hoag | 5:46.26 |
Boys’ 1600 Meter Run:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Quinton Orr | 4:37.19* |
| 11 | Jackson Chamber | 4:59.90 |
Girls’ 4 x 100 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Humboldt Morgan Olson, Alexis Hansen, Jori Hajek, Paige DeWinter |
51.26* |
Boys’ 4 x 100 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Nevada Billy Gibbons, Caleb Kooiker, Joe Jacob, Caeden DaSilva |
44.05* |
| 8 | Humboldt Jordan Jensen, Ryder Wickett, Cade Witzke, Owen Hubbell |
49.48 |
Girls’ 4 x 400 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Megan Elliot, Alana Doonan, Liza Schaffer, Kylie Rasmussen |
4:13.33* |
| 4 | Humboldt Sophia Harris, Addie Thompson, Kinzie Peyton, Lily Groat |
4:26.47 |
Boys’ 4 x 400 Meter Relay:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | North Polk Carson Brimner, Jake Blattel, Thomas Jones, JD Elefson |
3:26.55* |
| 2 | Humboldt Cale Hundertmark, Carson Berte, Quinton Orr, Eric Wittrock |
3:28.33* |
Girls’ High Jump:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Dionna VanGorkem (Algona) | 5-00* |
| 4 | Addie Thompson | 4-08 |
| 7 | Sophia Harris | 4-06 |
Boys’ High Jump:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Jack Noble (North Polk) | 6-01* |
| — | Jordan Coon | NH |
| — | Sam Fischer | NH |
Girls’ Long Jump:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Erin Bathie (Gilbert) | 16-00* |
| 4 | Alexis Hansen | 15-04.50 |
Boys’ Long Jump:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Jacob Joe (Nevada) | 21-05.75* |
| 4 | Lance Coon | 19-08 |
| 5 | Carson Berte | 18-11 |
Girls’ Shot Put:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Kendal Clark | 42-06.50* |
| 2 | Rylee Coyle | 33-11* |
Boys’ Shot Put:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | JJ Moore (Webster City) | 57-02* |
| 7 | Ben Kuehnast | 41-11 |
| 9 | Kaleb McCullough | 40-01 |
Girls’ Discus:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | Kendal Clark | 134-07* |
| 2 | Deni McDaniel | 111-03* |
Boys’ Discus:
| PLACE | ATHLETE | FINISH |
| 1 | JJ Moore (Webster City) | 149-07* |
| 3 | Kaleb McCullough | 134-01 |
| 5 | Ben Kuehnast | 128-00 |
*Top 2 finishers in each event automatically qualify for the State Meet.
+Received and at large bid to qualify for state.
The 2021 State Track Meet will be begin on Thursday, May 20 and continue through Saturday, May 22. Each day the Class 3A sessions will begin at 9 am.
The full schedule of events can be found at iahsaa.org.