Ram relay team breaks record at Drake

DES MOINES - The Glenwood boys 4x100-meter relay team twice broke school records and Jacy Embray became the first Glenwood thrower to medal in a decade at the Drake Relays in Des Moines last weekend.

The Rams’ 4x100-meter relay team of Dane Kruse, Jon Van Scoy, Mavrick Decker and James Fuller broke the school record time set 50 years ago and then snapped that mark again Saturday with a time of 43.23 to place third overall in a competitive field. West Burlington had the top time of 43.16 at Drake.

Glenwood coach Mark Starner wasn’t shocked his team broke the school record, but he was surprised.

“Going into the meet, we knew we had to be 43 something to have a chance to make the finals,” Starner said.  “When I saw our prelim time, I was dumbfounded and couldn’t believe it.  I knew we could go 43.8, but I never fathomed that we would run 43.23.  The boys just flat out competed and didn’t buckle under any pressure of running in a high pressured event.”

Kruse placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.98 on Friday.

Decker placed 22nd in the 100-meter with a time of 11.60. Fuller was one spot behind in 23rd place.

The boys shuttle hurdle relay team featuring Blaine Clark, Carter Von Essen, Caleb Petersen and Kruse clocked in at 59.81 for eighth place.

“I was very pleased on the weekend,” Starner said. “It’s always an honor and privilege to compete at Drake against some of the best teams in the state.  And when you can bring home some hardware, it’s definitely a very good meet.”

Both of the Glenwood girls’ throwers acquitted themselves well against the state’s top competition on Friday. Embray placed fifth in the shot with a top throw of 41 feet, 11 1/4 inches. Her throw was the school’s second best all time at the Drake Relays to become the first medal in a throwing event for Glenwood since Katie Wilson placed third back in 2004.

The Rams’ Linnaea Konfrst placed 21st in the discus with a top heave of 115 feet, 8 inches. Her throw was Glenwood’s third best all time at the Drake Relays.

On Saturday, the Glenwood girls shuttle hurdle relay team of Miranda Ruth, Ashley Konfrst, Molly Dean and Olivia Scarborough finished eighth with a time of 1:08.39.

“The ladies competed well and ran on a cold, windy, and rainy morning,” said Glenwood coach Brad Rasmussen. “This is the first time in history for a shuttle hurdle relay team to qualify for the Drake Relays.”

The relay teams’ time was the school’s third fastest all-time.

“The challenge of qualifying for Drake and then reaching the goal is an outstanding achievement,” Rasmussen said. The ladies represented the school and their teammates well. This is the most events to qualify for the Drake Relays in school history. The coaching staff is proud of the team and we are looking for better performances the rest of this season.”

Rams sweep L.C. Invite

In its finals tune up before the Drake Relays, the Glenwood girls and boys track teams dominated the field to sweep the team titles at the Council Bluffs Lewis Central Co-Ed Track Meet last Tuesday.

The Glenwood girls racked up seven gold medals and seven other top three finishes in besting the field with 189 team points. Harlan was the runner up with a distance 157.5 points.

Jacy Embray (shot put), Linnaea Konfrst (discus) and Molly Dean (high jump) each won gold in the field events dominated by the Rams. Embray also took second in the discus and Konfrst second in the shot. Courtney Magnussen added a fourth place showing in the long jump.

The Rams also got gold medal performances from Miranda Ruth (100-meter hurdles), Dean (400-meter hurdles) and the 4x100-meter and shuttle hurdle relays.

The boys were no less dominant, winning six gold medals and double-placing in eight events in all for 152.5 team points to out-pace second place Harlan’s 127 points.

Winning individual golds for the Rams were Mavrick Decker (100-meter dash), Dane Kruse (110-meter hurdles) and James Fuller (200-meter dash).

The Rams had a strong day among its relays, winning gold in the shuttle hurdle, 4x100, 4x200 and taking second in the 4x400 and sprint medley relays.
    
Council Bluffs Lewis Central Co-Ed Track Meet
Girls Team Results
1. Glenwood, 189. 2. Harlan, 157.5. 3. Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 99. 4. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, 97. 5. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 96. 6. Atlantic, 46. 7. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 41.5.

Glenwood Girls
Top Medal Winners
Shot put – first place, Jacy Embray, 41’ 6”.
Discus – first place, Linnaea Konfrst, 112’ 6”.
Long jump – fourth place, Courtney Magnussen, 15’ 10”.
High jump – first place, Molly Dean, 4’ 8”.
4x800m relay – fourth place, Glenwood (Arianna Springer, Myranda Starner, Grace Presley and Jillian Finnegan), 11:03.36.
Shuttle hurdle relay – first place, Glenwood (Miranda Ruth, McKenzie Becker, Ashley Konfrst and Olivia Scarborough), 1:12.08.
100m dash – third place, Courtney Magnussen, 14.14.
Distance medley relay – sixth place, Glenwood (Rebecca Konfrst, Becker, Presley and Caroline Bittle), 5:08.64.
400m dash  - third place, Devon Bomer, 1:04.38.
4x200m relay – third place, Glenwood (Ashley Konfrst, Gabby Mixan, Clark and Dean), 1:53.80.
100m hurdles – first place, Ruth, 16.77
800m run – fifth place, Springer, 2:41.67.
200m dash – third place, Magnussen, 28.57.
400m hurdles – first place, Dean, 1:10.92.
Sprint medley relay – fifth place, Glenwood (Fornoff, McKEnzie, Gabby Mixan and Savanna Mixan), 2:09.58.
1500m run – fifth place, Jillian Finnegan, 5:51.22.
4x100m relay – first place, Glenwood (Ashley Konfrst, Clark, Ruth and Magnussen), 52.14.
4x400m relay – second place, Glenwood (Bomer, Scarborough, Starner and Dean), 4:24.06.

Boys Team Results
1. Glenwood, 152.5. 2. Harlan, 127. 3. Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 107. 4. Atlantic, 101. 5. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, 79. 6. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 68.5. 7. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 59.

Glenwood Boys Top Medal Winners
Shot put – fifth place, Dru Little, 40’ 7.25”.
Discus – fourth place, Dru Little, 126’.
Long jump – second place, Jon Van Scoy, 20’ 10.5”.
High jump – seventh place, Andrew Blum, 5’ 4”.
4x800m relay – third place, Glenwood (Jaron Springer, Jackson Hein, Andrew Blum and Seth Little), 8:55.53.
3200m run – fifth place, Cuentin Gray, 10:59.94.
Shuttle hurdle relay – first place, Glenwood (Auston Clark, Carter Von Essen, Caleb Petersen and Dane Kruse), 1:00.53.
100m dash – first place, Mavrick Decker, 11.95.
400m dash – fifth place, Petersen, 53.43.
4x200m relay – first place, Glenwood (Brogan Weddum, Von Essen, Decker and James Fuller), 1:30.78.
110m hurdles – first place, Kruse, 15.44.
1600m run – seventh place, Hein, 5:10.60.
200m dash – first place, James Fuller, 22.76.
400m hurdles – second place, Petersen, 58.31.
Sprint medley relay – second place, Glenwood (Blaine Clark, Van Scoy, Weddum and Seth Little), 3:49.79.
800m run – third place, Blum, 2:09.10.
4x100m relay – first place, Glenwood (Kruse, Josh Lee, Van Scoy and Decker), 44.67.
4x400m relay – second place, Glenwood (Weddum, Von Essen, Petersen, Fuller), 3:28.17.