East Mills boys, F-M girls repeat at Corner meet

Kelsey Hurley won four gold medals and Travis Tupper three as the Fremont-Mills girls and the East Mills boys track teams repeated as Corner Conference champions in Tabor last Tuesday.

For the second straight season, Hurley won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and the high jump to pace the Knight girls with 40 of their meet-best 151 team points. Sidney was a distant runner-up with 116 points. Hurley personally out-scored all five teams at the conference meet.

The East Mills boys repeated as conference champions with 165 team points to the Fremont-Mills boys’ 127 points.

Fremont-Mills’ girls earned six gold medals in all with Taryn Williams snagging gold in the long jump at the Knights’ sprint medley relay team finishing with a top time of 2:01.71.

The Knights got second place finishes from Macy Williams (800-meter run), Taryn Williams (100-meter hurdles), Kalyn Madison (400-meter hurdles) and from their shuttle hurdle, distance medley and 4x400-meter relay teams.

The Knight girls shuttle hurdle relay team came close to getting the final say in a season-long rivalry with Stanton but Carmen Subbert edged the Knights’ Andrea McClary in the final leg for a narrow 1:09.46 to 1:09.62 victory. The Viqueens’ 1:09.46 time was a conference record.

The East Mills girls placed sixth at the conference meet with 39 team points.

The Wolverine boys got off to a hot start with Sam Rew winning the high jump and Michael Story winning the long jump. After the four field events, East Mills had already racked up 35 points.

“We ran a really solid meet Friday (May 2) and I thought if we could run that well again on Tuesday (at the conference meet) that it was our title to lose,” said East Mills coach Claude Lang.  

The Wolverines 4x200-meter relay team was second with a time of 1:59.56. East Mills’ 4x100, shuttle hurdle and sprint medley relays all placed third. Jess Doyle won the top individual medal for the Wolverines with a fourth place showing in the high jump.

Tupper won the 200 and the 400-meters and anchored the Wolverine boys to a top finish in the 4x100-meter relay. Tupper came close to winning a fourth gold medal in the 100-meters but came up .03 short to Sidney’s Chris Osborne.

East Mills added individual gold medals from Sam Rew in the high jump and Michael Story in the long jump. The Wolverines’ 4x100 and shuttle hurdle relay teams also took home top finishes.

“Our depth is why we are able to win track meets,” Lang said. “We work hard on our hand-offs to make sure whoever we put into any sprint relay is comfortable. So the depth of being able to take four guys from about 9-10 guys and still be successful pays dividends.”

The Knights placed second at the conference meet, getting gold medals from Spencer Phillips in the shot put, Parker Powers in the 110-meter hurdles, Mackenzy Lang in the 3,200-meters and from its distance medley relay team.

The Knights had a one-two finish in the 3,200-meters with Lang snagging the top time thanks to a strong 100-meter kick to overtake teammate Jason Rusten at the finish line.

Powers added a second place finish in the high jump and a third in the long jump.

Corner Conference Track Meet
Girls Team Results
1. Fremont-Mills, 151. 2. Sidney, 116. 3. Essex, 108. 4. Stanton, 91. 5. Heartland Christian, 42. 6. East Mills, 39. 7. Nishnabotna, 32. 8. Clarinda Academy, 4. 9. South Page.

Fremont-Mills Girls
Top Place Winners
100m dash – first place, Kelsey Hurley, 13.02.
200m dash – first place, Hurley, 27.01.
400m dash – first place, Hurley, 1:01.46.
800m run – second place, Macy Williams, 2:29.26.
100m hurdles – second place, Taryn Williams, 16.94.
400m hurdles – second place, Kalyn Madison, 1:12.87.
Discus – fifth place, Ashley McClary, 88’ 6”.
High jump – first place, Kelsey Hurley, 5’ 2”.
Long jump – first place, T. Williams, 14’ 10.5”.
Shot put – fifth place, A. McClary, 31’ 7.75”.
4x100m relay – fourth place, Fremont-Mills, 56.49.
4x200m relay – fourth place, Fremont-Mills, 2:01.58.
4x400m relay – second place, Fremont-Mills, 4:35.40.
4x800m relay – fourth place, Fremont-Mills, 11:59.73.
Shuttle hurdle relay – second place, Fremont-Mills, 1:09.62.
Sprint medley relay – first place, Fremont-Mills, 2:01.71.
    Distance medley relay – second place, Fremont-Mills, 5:01.27.

East Mills Girls Top Place Winners
100m dash – fifth place, Kendra Croghan, 13.34.
200m dash – fifth place, Croghan, 28.55.
100m hurdles – sixth place, Jessamine Mauer, 18.67.
High jump – fourth place, Jess Doyle, 4’ 2”.
4x100m relay – third place, East Mills, 56.46.
4x200m relay – second place, East Mills, 1:59.56.
4x400m relay – sixth place, East Mills, 5:07.16.
4X800m relay – fifth place, East Mills, 12:00.0.
Shuttle hurdle relay – third place, East Mills, 1:21.39.
Sprint medley relay – third place, East Mills, 2:10.80.
Distance medley relay – sixth place, East Mills, 6”05.19.

Boys Team Results
1. East Mills, 165. 2. Fremont-Mills, 127. 3. Nishnabotna, 73. 4. Sidney, 72. 5. Stanton, 37. 6. South page, 34.5. 7. Clarinda Academy, 30.5. 8. Essex, 14. 9. Heartland Christian, 4.

East Mills Top Place Winners
100m dash – second place, Travis Tupper, 11.28.
200m dash – first place, Tupper, 22.82.
400m dash – first place, Tupper, 52.49.
800m run – second place, Joey Kammering, 2:14.68.
110m hurdles – second place, Sam Rew, 16.26.
400m hurdles – second place, Michael Story, 59.67.
Discus – sixth place, Colton Story, 115’ 9”.
High jump – first place, Rew, 6’.
Long jump – first place, Michael Story, 18’ 3”.
Shot put – third place, C. Story, 46’ 5.75”.
4x100m relay – first place, East Mills, 45.09.
4x200m relay – second place, East Mills, 1:36.56.
4x400m relay – second place, East Mills, 3:44.50.
4x800m relay – second place, East Mills, 9:24.37.
Shuttle hurdle relay – first place, East Mills, 1:06.21.
Distance medley relay – second place, East Mills, 4:04.60.

Fremont-Mills Top Place Winners
400m dash – fifth place, Sam Phillips, 56.26.
110m hurdles – first place, Parker Powers, 16.22.
1600m run  - third place, Dakota Moss-Erikson, 5:00.94.
3200m run – first place, Mackenzy Lang, 11;23.71.
400m hurdles – third place, Lang, 1:01.34.
Discus – third place, Spencer Phillips, 129’ 5”.
High jump – second place, Powers, 5’ 10”.
Long jump – third place, Powers, 17’ 11.5”.
Shot put – first place, Spencer Phillips, 48’ 8.5”.
4x100m relay – third place, Fremont-Mills, 47.57.
4x200m relay – fifth place, Fremont-Mills, 1:42.99.
4x400m relay – third place, Fremont-Mills, 3:47.00.
4x800m relay – fourth place, Fremont-Mills, 10:18.94.
Shuttle hurdle relay – second place, Fremont-Mills, 1:07.37.
Distance medley relay – first place, Fremont-Mills, 4:04.11.

Wolverines edge Treynor at Underwood Coed meet

The East Mills boys track team won the final event of the night to edged Treynor 140 to 138 in the team standings at the Underwood Coed Track Meet Friday.

East Mills won the 4x100-meter relay to tie the score with Treynor with one race remaining: the 4x400-meter relay.

“Overall we didn’t have a great day, but we competed well enough to find ourselves with a chance to win,” said East Mills coach Claude Lang. “So all we had to do was beat Treynor in the final race, and the meet was ours. “

Lang’s anchor in the 4x100, Travis Tupper,  looked exhausted following his gold medal anchor leg and the coach was concerned his star sprinter could be a late scratch from the 4x400.

That feeling didn’t last long, the coach said.

“I look at Travis and he waved at me like, ‘I got this coach,’” Lang said. “He started solid, and it was never close, and we won the meet.  It is just one of those moments, where you are thinking about changing and putting someone else in, and he just shows his character and willingness to do whatever it takes.”

The Wolverines went on to win the 4x400 and with it, the meet.

Joey Kammering broke the East Mills record running a 2:12.09 in the open 800-meters while Sam Rew upped his school record to 6-01 in the high jump.

In all, East Mills won five gold medals at Underwood.

Underwood Eagle Coed Track Meet
Girls Team Results
1. Treynor, 194. 2. Underwood, 128. 3. Fremont-Mills, 92. 4. East Mills, 42. 5. West Monona, 26. 6. Kingsley, 20.

East Mills Girls Top Place Winners
100m dash – second place, Kendra Croghan, 13.81.
Shot put – fifth place, Emmy Duysen, 26’ 11”.
4x100m relay – third place, East Mills, 58.41.
4x200m relay – third place, East Mills, 2:02.92.
4x800m relay – third place, East Mills, 12:07.42.
Sprint medley relay – fourth place, East Mills, 2:16.41.
Distance medley relay – fourth place, East Mills, 5:31.12.

Fremont-Mills Girls Top Place Winners
100m dash – fifth place, Taryn Hansen, 14.67.
200m dash – first place, Kelsey Hurley, 27.99.
100m hurdles – first place, Taryn Williams, 17.07.
High jump – first place, Hurley, 5’ 2”.
Long jump – second place, T. Williams, 14’ 11”.
4x100m relay – first place, Fremont-Mills, 57.11.
4x200m relay – second place, Fremont-Mills, 1:58.69.
Shuttle hurdle relay – first place, Fremont-Mills, 1:10.30.
Sprint medley relay – first place, Fremont-Mills, 1:59.
Distance medley relay – second place, Fremont-Mills, 4:28.16.

Boys Team Results
1. East Mills, 140. 2. Treynor, 138. 3. Underwood, 104. 4. Fremont-Mills, 102. 5. West Monona, 46.

East Mills Boys Top Place Winners
100m dash – first place, Colby Jennings, 11.8.
200m dash – first place, Travis Tupper, 23.50.
400m dash – first place, Tupper, 52.74.
800m run – third place, Joey Kammering, 2:12.09.
110m hurdles – third place, Sam Rew, 17.15.
3200m run – fifth place, Alec Moorman, 12:44.65.
400m hurdles – second place, Michael Story, 1:01.89.
Discus – fourth place, Colton Story, 99’ 4”.
High jump – first place, Rew, 6’ 1”.
Long jump – third place, M. Story, 18’ 11”.
Shot put – third place, C. Story, 40’.
4x100m relay – first place, East Mills, 45.33.
4x200m relay – third place, East Mills, 1:36.99.
4x400m relay – second place, East Mills, 3:45.48.
4x800m relay – fourth place, East Mills, 9:59.21.
Distance medley relay – fourth place, East Mills, 4:18.16.

Fremont-Mills Boys Top Place Winners
200m dash – fourth place, Haydn Meier, 26.10.
110m hurdles – fifth place, Parker Powers, 18.68.
3200m run – first place, Mackenzy Lang, 11:29.47.
400m hurdles – fifth place, David Dines, 1:08.60.
Discus – first place, Spencer Phillips, 130’ 1”.
High jump – second place, Powers, 5’ 8”.
Shot put – first place, Phillips, 47’ 10”.
4x100m relay – third place, Fremont-Mills, 47.33.
4x200m relay – fourth place, Fremont-Mills, 1:40.86.
4x400m relay – fourth place, Fremont-Mills, 3:50.10.
4x800m relay – fifth place, Fremont-Mills, 10:16.39.
Shuttle hurdle relay – third place, Fremont-Mills, 1:10.04.
Distance medley relay – second place, Fremont-Mills, 4:03.02.