Track roundup

Brody Sternhagen took second in the open 400 for HLV at the East Marshall Invitational Monday, April 8.

Kenny Criswell won silver in the 100 for Montezuma (11.41 seconds)

Stats

Montezuma 7th of 12 teams with 58 points and HLV 11th with 20 team points

Area place winners

Shuttle hurdle — 2. Montezuma 1:07.81.

100 — 2. Kenny Criswell (M) 11.41; 5, David Rose (MN) 11.87.

Distance medley — 5. HLV 4:11.09; 6. Montezuma 4:11.39.

400 — 2. Brody Sternhagen (HLV) 52.65.

4x200 — 2. Montezuma 1:36.38.

110 hurdles — 2. Damien Knox (M) 16.05.

200 — 4. David Rose (M) 23.93.

1,600 — 6. Nolan Pirkl (HLV) 5:23.14.

4x100 — 2. Montezuma 45.44.

EV at Waco Relays

WAYLAND — The English Valleys boys competed at the Waco Relays April 8, in Wayland.

The meet was a makeup, and only four teams participated. The Bears won the distance medley and 4x400 relays.

Stats

Team scores — 1. Van Buren County 97; 2. Waco 80; 3. English Valleys 64; 4. New London 62.

EV place winners

Shot put — 4. Gage Bender 34-5.25; 5. Kane Axmear 33-5.25; 6. Forrest Schott 32-11.25.

Discus — 4. AJ Bruns 104-7.

Long jump — 2. Deshon Anderson 19-7.

High jump — 5. Everett Bender 5-2.

Sprint medley — 2. English Valleys 1:51.16.

4x800 — 2. English Valleys 9:57.15.

Shuttle hurdle — 2. English Valleys 1:25.09.

100 — 2. Deshon Anderson 12.20.

Distance medley — 1. English Valleys 4:06.99.

400 — 2. Jack Osborne 56.78.

4x200 — 4. English Valleys 1:47.52; 5. English Valleys 1:56.38.

800 — 4. Hunter Offerman 2:31.94; 6. Ethan Garrett 2:36.76.

200 — 2. Deshon Anderson 24.70.

400 hurdles — 4. Cael Grove 1:12.27; 5. AJ Bruns 1:12.70.

4x100 — 3. English Valleys 50.40.

4x400 — 1. English Valleys 3:50.09.

EV 5th in Pekin

PEKIN — The English Valleys girls placed fifth at the eight-team Pekin Invitational April 11.

Kennedy Axmear led the way, winning gold in the shot put and discus. Ava Gehrking was runner-up in the 100.

Stats

Team scores — 1. Pekin 134; 2. Cardinal 128; 3. Davis County 109; 4. Albia 92; 5. English Valleys 69; 6. Keota 23; 7. Moulton-Udell 12; 8. Twin Cedars 5.

EV place winners

Shot put — 1. Kennedy Axmear 38-3; 5. Taylor Mikesell 32-10.

Discus — 1. Kennedy Axmear 120-1; 3. Taylor Mikesell 100-6.

4x800 — 2. English Valleys 11:46.18.

100 — 2. Ava Gehrking 13.12; 5. Delaney Hall 13.95.

4x200 — 2. English Valleys 1:58.94.

4x100 — 3. English Valleys 56.77.

4x400 — 2. English Valleys 4:50.48.

Eastern Iowa Festival

IOWA CITY — A area few runners competed in the Eastern Iowa Track & Field Festival Saturday at Iowa City West High School.

Fifty-one schools participated.

The Williamsburg girls won the 4x100 relay in 49.97 seconds. Ava Hocker was runner-up in the 400 in 57.85.

Iowa Valley’s Lydia Kriegel was fifth in the discus (111 feet, 1 inch).

Area place winners

Discus — 5. Lydia Kriegel (Iowa Valley) 111-1.

400 — 2. Ava Hocker (Williamsburg) 57.85.

4x100 — 1. Williamsburg 49.97.