Rams dominate at Carroll Early Bird co-ed

The Glenwood boys and girls combined to win 18 events and sweep the team titles at the Carroll Early Bird Track and Field Co-ed Relays Thursday in Carroll.

The Ram boys won nine events while tallying 175 points to easily outpace runner up Boone’s 86 points.

“Our first outdoor meet couldn’t have gone better, with excellent March weather and outstanding performances across the board,” said Glenwood boys coach Mark Starner. “The team has stepped up admirably to fill gaps left by last year’s graduates. While we still have areas for growth and some inexperience to work through, this promising start suggests an exciting 2025 season ahead if we maintain this level of effort.”

The boys snagged four individual gold medals and then won five of the seven relays on their way to the team title.

The Rams swept the sprint events with Tristan Ludwig (100-meters), Victory Cruz (200), Dylan Pitzen (400) and Haze Stephens (800) all winning gold. Pitzen added a second gold in the 400-meter hurdles.

Glenwood’s sprint medley, distance medley, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays all captured gold. Ludwig anchored both the 4x200 and 4x100 to gold.

Glenwood’s girls were no less impressive in the outdoor debut, winning nine golds of their own. They easily out-paced Harlan with 137 points to 105.

The Rams grabbed six relay golds, winning the sprint medley, shuttle hurdle, 4x100, 4x200, meter, 4x400 and 4x800-meter relays.

The Rams’ Breckyn Petersen (400-meter hurdles), Haylee Hughes (800) and Grace Berglund (3,000) added individual gold medals.

“It was a really good night,” said Glenwood girls coach Jordan Bueltel. “It was great to have the weather cooperate in what was a gorgeous night in Carroll.  I think once they got rid of the jitters of it being the first outdoor meet they really competed well.”

Bueltel was most impressed with his team’s relay work.

“We have some new faces and some old faces in different spots this year and it really was a nice starting point for us,” he said.  “A lot of the same girls that have been big for us in the past really had nice nights but what stood out the most to me last night was some of the next pieces that had really good nights for us.”

The coach pointed to Haylee Hughes, who had struggled with injuries her first two years in the program, but won the 800-meters and a ran strong leg on the gold medal winning 4x800-meter relay.  

“She is now healthy and really looking like she’s going to be a big piece in our 400s and 800s,” Bueltel said.  

Caitlin Hebel was also another athlete Bueltel thought made a good impression in several relays.

“She hasn’t been out for track in high school before, but she has really jumped in and also been a big addition to our 400 and 800 crew.”    

Carroll Early Bird
Co-ed Relays
Boys Team Results
1. Glenwood, 175. 2. Boone, 86. 3. Carroll, 82. 4. Harlan, 72. 5. Denison, 67. 6. Creston, 46. 7. Kuemper Catholic, 30. 8. Saydel, 27.

Glenwood Boys
Place Winners
High jump: second place, Chase Razor, 6’ 2”.
Discus: fifth place, Grady Bachman, 120’ 2”.
Shot: sixth place, Lincoln Skarnulis, 44’ 5.25.
Long jump: second place, Tristan Ludwig, 20’ 2.5”.
Sprint medley relay: first place, Glenwood (Jackson Mulkins, Keaton German, Cooper DeLashmutt and Victor Cruz), 1:37.37.
3200m: fourth place, Carsen Blakley, 11:44.75.
4x800m relay: third place, Glenwood (Haze Stephens, Barton Mower, Landen Lechtenberg and Evan Stanislav), 9:08.19.
Shuttle hurdle relay: second place, Glenwood (Pauley Simonetti, Shain Pratt, Dylan Pitzen, Aaden Lopez), 1:07.17.
100m dash: first place, Ludwig, 11.30.
Distance medley relay: first place, Glenwood (Razor, Simonetti, DeLashmutt and Bryce Keller), 3:47.10.
400m: third place, Pitzen, 53.15.
4x200m relay: first place, Glenwood (Mulkins, German, Drew Schroeder and Ludwig), 1:33.07.
110m hurdles: second place, Aaden Lopez, 16.50.
800m: first place, Stephens, 2:06.62.
200m: first place, Cruz, 23.79.
400m hurdles: first place, Pitzen, 59.89.
4x100m relay: first place, Glenwood (Mulkins, German, Schroeder and Ludwig), 43.84.
4x400m relay: first place, Glenwood (Cruz, DeLashmutt, Stephens and Dylan Powles).

Glenwood Girls
Place Winners
Discus: sixth place, Abi Hiller, 95’ 8”.
Shot: seventh place, Maggie Smith, 30’ 3.75”.
Long jump: fourth place, Mya Donscheski, 14’ 9.25”.
Sprint medley relay: first place, Glenwood (Elaina Dougherty, Allison Koontz, Brooklyn Schultz and Caitlin Hebel), 1:56.18.
3000m: first place, Grace Berglund, 10:48.87.
4x800m relay: first place, Glenwood (Madelyn Berglund, Haylee Hughes, Katelyn Harms and Breckyn Petersen), 10:18.61.
Shuttle hurdle relay: first place, Glenwood (Megan Hughes, Dougherty, Courtney Crawford and Allison Koontz), 1:10.89.
100m: fourth place, Brooklyn Schultz, 13.88.
Distance medley relay: fourth place, Glenwood (Rossalyne Johansen, Lillian Sullivan, Micah Smith and Sophia Pratt), 5:04.14.
400m: third place, G. Berglund, 1:07.77.
4x200m relay: first place, Glenwood (Dougherty, Donscheski, Schultz and Koontz), 1:49.91.
100m hurdles: seventh place, Rossalyne Johansen, 19.61.
800m: first place, Haylee Hughes, 2:32.69.
200m: second place, Megan Hughes, 27.44.
400m hurdles: first place, Breckyn Petersen, 1:09.30.
1500m: second place, Grace Berglund, 5:04.74.
4x100m relay: first place, Glenwood (Dougherty, Ella Richards, Donscheski and Koontz), 51.72.
4x400m relay: first place, Glenwood (Schultz, Hebel, Megan Hughes and Petersen), 4:15.72.

Rams girls, boys fifth
at LC 9-10 relays
The Glenwood girls and boys placed finished fifth in the team standings at the freshmen and sophomores only Council Bluffs Lewis Central 9-10 Relays Thursday.
The Glenwood girls’ notched first place showings from its 4x400-meter, 4x800-meter and distance medley relays and individual gold medals from Kasey Hilsabeck in the 100-meters.
The boys got top finishes from Owen Peverill in the 3,200-meters and a second-place finish from Ian Hebel in the high jump and its 4x800-meter relay.

Council Bluffs Lewis Central
9-10 Titan Relays
Girls Team Results
1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 138. 2. Shenandoah, 129.5. 3. Atlantic, 119.5. 4. Glenwood, 115.5. 5. Red Oak, 33.5. 6. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 30.

Glenwood Girls
Place Winners
100m dash: third place, Ahna Grassau, 13.66.
200m dash: fourth place, Olivia Wright, 28.89.
4x100m relay: third place, Glenwood, 56.02.
400m dash: third place, Elizabeth Kephard, 1:21.9.
4x200m relay: fourth place, Glenwood, 2:01.13.
800m run: sixth place, McKynlee Griffin, 2:01.81.
4x400m relay: first place, Glenwood, 4:50.67.
1500m run: fourth place, Josie Kenkel, 6:26.23.
4x800m relay: first place, Glenwood, 11:46.44.
100m hurdles: first place, Kasey Hilsabeck, 19.03.
Distance medley relay: first place, Glenwood, 5:18.99.
Long jump: seventh place, Aryianna Legbrand, 13’ 1”.
High jump: second place, Grassau, 4’ 6”.
Shot put: fourth place, Bree Giaffoglione, 24’ 10.5”.
Discus: fourth place, Ella Rosauer, 69’ 4”.

Boys Team Results
1. Atlantic, 125. 2. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 108. 3. Shenandoah, 105. 4. Council Bluffs Lewis Central, 101. 5. Glenwood, 81. 6. Red Oak, 71.

Glenwood Boys
Place Winners
100m dash: 16th place, Wade Lewellen, 13.72.
200m dash: eighth place, Brayden Wilcox, 26.58.
4x100m relay: fourth place, Glenwood, 48.48.
4x200m relay: fourth place, Glenwood, 1:44.02.
800m run: seventh place, Tristan Turner, 2:40.13.
4x400m relay: sixth place, Glenwood, 4:22.03.
4x800m relay: second place, Glenwood, 10:36.02.
1600m run: fourth place, Ben Schoening, 5:58.49.
Sprint medley relay: fifth place, Glenwood, 1:52.64.
Distance medley relay: fifth place, Glenwood, 4:28.38.
3200m run: first place, Owen Peverill, 14:26.91.
High jump: second place, Ian Hebel, 5’ 6”.
Shot put: seventh place, Josh Taylor, 38’ 1”.
Discus: seventh place, Jordan Taylor, 102’ 8”.