March 19, 2024

Clarke places high in field events at Husky Invite

WINTERSET — The Clarke boys track team finished ninth out of 13 scoring teams here Friday, while Central Decatur finished 12th.

The middle of the pack in the team standings was jumbled up, as ninth-place Clarke finished just 16 points back of fourth-place Greene County.

Carlisle ran away with the team title, scoring 160 points. Greene County finished fourth with 46 points, while Clarke was ninth with 30 points, two back of Creston for eighth place and 11 back of Mount Ayr for sixth. Central Decatur scored three points for 12th place.

The Indians performed well in the field events, placing in all four events.

Senior Gordon Witt won the high jump with his clearance at 6-0. he also took second place in the long jump with his best leap of 19 feet, 10 inches. Zach Harmsen also placed in the high jump, finishing third by clearing 5-8.

Sophomore Kooper Brimm placed in both of the throwing events. Brimm finished fourth in the discus with a toss of 117-9 and took fifth place in the shot put with a heave of 43-10.

Witt finished sixth in the 110 high hurdles with his time of 16.78 seconds. Central Decatur’s Kyle Potter finished fifth in the event, running 16.51.

Mathew Cooper was the only other placewinner for Central Decatur, finishing sixth in the 100 meter dash with his time of 12.09.

Winterset Husky Invitational

Team standings — 1. Carlisle 160, 2. Earlham 67, 3. Winterset 61, 4. Greene County 46, 5. Norwalk 44, 6. Mount Ayr 41, 7. Nodaway Valley 40, 8. Creston 32, 9. Clarke 30, 10. Nevada 19, 11. ADM 13, 12. Central Decatur 3, 13. Martensdale-St. Marys 2.

Discus — 1. Brandon Herr, Wint, 133-1; 4. Kooper Brimm, Clarke, 117-9; 23. Nathan Bair, Clarke, 85-4; 26. Hunter Simpson, Clarke, 78-10; 35. Terrance Fox, CD, 35-11.

Shot put — 1. Luke Oja, Carl, 45-9.50; 5. Kooper Brimm, Clarke, 43-10; 16. Isaac Lewis, Clarke, 37-0.50; 20. Peyton Gilbert, CD, 34-10; 25. Jake Leeps, Clarke, 32-3.

High jump — 1. Gordon Witt, Clarke, 6-0; 3. Zach Harmsen, Clarke, 5-8.

Long jump — 1. Joey Harkins, Earl, 20-10.50; 2. Gordon Witt, Clarke, 19-10; 7. Kyle Potter, CD, 17-7.50; 9. Gunner Sergeant-Elben, Clarke, 17-7; 18. Josh Carroll, Clarke, 16-2.

3,200 meters — 1. Shane Breheny, NV, 10:38.03; 11. Jake Manternach, Clarke, 12:04.94; 14. Brock Brokaw, Clarke, 12:37.93; 15. Nick Bishop, CD, 12:41.57.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Creston (Bryce Briley, Dalten Bierle, Nick Walsh, Jay Wolfe), 8:58.90.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Carlisle, 1:00.76.

100 meters — 1. Cory Harding, Nor, 11.29; 6. Mathew Cooper, CD, 12.09; 7. Gunner Sergeant-Elben, Clarke, 12.15; 23. Josh Carroll, Clarke, 13.25; 24. Chase Minor, CD, 13.29.

400 meters — 1. Tyrell Erb, Carl, 52.36; 16. Timber Kent, Clarke, 1:01.91.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Carlisle, 1:38.74; 11. Central Decatur (Mathew Cooper, Mickey Morgan, Tyler Davis, Kyle Potter), 1:51.51; 13. Clarke (Josh Carroll, Gable Reece, Byron Rivera, Isaac Lewis), 1:53.60.

110 high hurdles — 1. Henry Sanders, Carl, 15.59; 5. Kyle Palmer, CD, 16.51; 6. Gordon Witt, Clarke, 16.78; 17. John Echeveste, Clarke, 20.76.

1,600 meters — 1. JJ Orput, Carl, 4:55.18; 9. Rich Wilkins, Clarke, 5:26.97; 18. Jake Manternach, Clarke, 5:51.73.

200 meters — 1. Andrew Smith, Carl, 23.00; 7. Mathew Cooper, CD, 24.40; 7. Kyle Palmer, CD, 24.40; 7. Gunner Sergeant-Elben, Clarke, 24.40; 14. Zach Harmsen, Clarke, 25.50.

400 low hurdles — 1. Daric Whipple, GC, 59.96; 14. Nathan Bair, Clarke, 1:09.84.

1,600 medley relay — 1. Earlham, 4:02.57; 11. Clarke (Nick McVey, Timber Kent, Remington Cook, Andrew Barnard), 4:33.14; 13. Central Decatur (Kyle Potter, Tyler Davis, Mickey Morgan, Brennon Short), 4:45.69.

800 meters — 1. Jay Wolfe, Creston, 1:58.74 (meet record); 20. Brock Brokaw, Clarke, 2:49.37.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Carlisle, 46.09; 8. Central Decatur (Mathew Cooper, Kyle Palmer, Kyle Potter, Tyler Davis), 49.79; 11. Clarke (John Echeveste, Jake Leeps, Gable Reece, Byron Rivera), 56.21.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Carlisle, 3:37.26; 11. Clarke (Remington Cook, Andrew Barnard, Nick McVey, Sam Zaragoza Rosales), 4:27.44.