The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys enjoyed enough high finishes at the Wolverine Relays to wind up third in the team standings at the event held May 4 at Paullina. HMS totaled 79 points and trailed only winner Sioux Central and their 112 points and runner-up Alta-Aurelia which finished with 84. Due to uncooperative weather, the meet was ended following completion of the 200 meter dash.
Ethan Diehm was a double winner, capturing both the long jump and the 200 meters. In the discus, Jacob Cates took first place and Evan Eilers finished second. The 100 meter dash saw the second and third fastest times go to James Gellerman and Ryan Borden respectively. George Vargas was third in the 3200 meters and Ryan Grotluschen placed fifth in the 800. The highest placing relay for the Hawks was the 4×200 with the team of Borden, Gellerman, Bradley Zamudio and Ethan Wiersma coming in third.
Team Results
Sioux Central 112, Alta-Aurelia 84, HMS 79, South O’Brien 70, Unity Christian 48, West Bend-Mallard 43, Trinity Christian 25.
HMS Results
Long Jump: Ethan Diehm, 1st, 20’ 8-1/2.”
Shot Put: Jacob Cates, 4th, 39’ 2-3/4”; Damien Hansen, 8th, 35’ 8-1/4”; JV: Kevin Arambula, 9th, 28’ 8”.
Discus: Cates, 1st, 114’ 6”; Evan Eilers, 2nd, 114’ 6”.
100 Meter Dash: James Gellerman, 2nd, 11.91; Ryan Borden, 3rd, 11:96; JV: Ethan Wiersma, 6th, 13.05; David Wetrich, 9th, 13.80.
200 Meter Dash: Diehm, 1st, 24.52.
400 Meter Dash: Carter Dolphin, 10th, 1:00.40; Wetrich, 13th, 1:09.70.
800 Meter Run: Ryan Grotluschen, 5th, 2:11.72; Damian Dodge, 11th, 2:38.45.
3200 Meter Run: George Vargas, 3rd, 11:37.12.
4×200 Meter Relay: (Borden, Gellerman, Bradley Zamudio, Wiersma) 3rd, 1:36.81.
4×800 Meter Relay: (Jose Perez, Grotluschen, Blaine Finster, Bryce Dodge) 4th, 9:51.22.
Sprint Medley Relay: (Borden, Diehm, Gellerman, Zamudio) 4th, 1:41.63.
Distance Medley Relay: (Wiersma, Wetrich, B. Dodge, D. Dodge) 6th, 4:29.35.