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Weisskopf leads Raiders in 2nd-place finish
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
May. 6, 2024 7:21 am
The Williamsburg boys’ track team finished second at the Wamac Invitational May 2, in Marion. The Raiders girls finished fifth.
Solon won the boys side with 123.5 points. Williamsburg had 93 points, topping Clear Creek Amana (88).
Dereek Weisskopf continued to lead the way with a first place finish in the high jump and discus, and a third-place finish in the shot put.
The only other gold medal event for the Raiders was the 4x400, which included the foursome of Braylon Wetjen, Clayten Steckly, Grant Hocker, and Rayce Heitman.
The Raider girls only had one winner, Ava Hocker claimed the title in the 400, finishing in 58.10 seconds.
Mount Vernon won the girls title with 165 points, followed by Solon (152). Williamsburg had 65 points.
Results
Boys team scores — 1. Solon 123.5; 2. Williamsburg 93; 3. Clear Creek Amana 88; 4. Center Point-Urbana 83.5; 5. Grinnell 77.5; 6. Benton Community 59; 7. Mount Vernon 54; 8. South Tama 39; 9. Marion 37.5; 10. Vinton-Shellsburg 34; 11. Independence 29; 12. West Delaware 23.
Winner, Williamsburg place winners
Long jump — 1. Aren Schlemme (CCA) 21-3.25; 8. Grady Wetjen (W) 18-7.25.
High jump — 1. Derek Weisskopf (W) 6-6; 8. (tie) Grant Hocker (W) 5-8.
Shot put — 1. Tory Wash (VS) 56-5.75; 3. Derek Weisskopf (W) 52-3.
Discus — 1. Derek Weisskopf (W) 176-9.
Sprint medley — 1. Grinnell 1:33.94; 2. Williamsburg (Alex Reese, Grady Wetjen, Rayce Heitman, Grant Hocker) 1:34.17.
3,200 — 1. Brick Kabela (S) 9:31.95; 4. West Hulseberg (W) 9:59.54.
4x800 — 1. South Tama 8:02.92; 8. Williamsburg (Devin Busch, Finn Brummel, Calvin Seeman, Tyler McMullin) 8:46.72.
Shuttle hurdle — 1. Clear Creek Amana 1:00.37; 8. Williamsburg (Rogan Ackerman, Caleb Welsh, Colin Reed, Hayes Arwine) 1:19.65.
100 — 1. Evan Mahoney (G) 11.11; 2. Clayten Steckly (W) 11.19; 6. Braylon Wetjen (W) 11.46.
Distance medley — 1. Clear Creek Amana 3:38.77.
400 — 1. Nathan Miller (CPU) 49.72; 2. Rayce Heitman (W) 50.16; 6. Grant Hocker (W) 52.13.
4x200 — 1. Grinnell 1:30.59; 3. Williamsburg (Alex Reese, Kellen Cockrell, Clayten Steckly, Braylon Wetjen) 1:31.75.
110 hurdles — 1. Aren Schlemme (CCA) 14.93.
800 — 1. Tommy Tyynismaa (STC) 1:58.73.
200 — 1. Kellan Harter (G) 22.09; 2. Rayce Heitman (W) 22.50.
400 hurdles — 1. Nathan Miller (CPU) 55.26.
1,600 — 1. Tommy Tyynismaa (STC) 4:29.11.
4x100 — 1. Grinnell 43.13; 3. Williamsburg (Braylon Wetjen, Grady Wetjen, Alex Reese, Clayten Steckly) 44.20.
4x400 — 1. Williamsburg (Braylon Wetjen, Clayten Steckly, Grant Hocker, Rayce Heitman) 3:24.98.
Girls
Girls team scores — 1. Mount Vernon 165; 2. Solon 152; 3. Marion 79; 4. West Delaware 70; 5. Williamsburg 65; 6. Clear Creek Amana 64; 7. Grinnell 50; 8. Benton Community 31; 9. Independence 20; 10. Vinton-Shellsburg 18; 11. Center Point-Urbana 14; 12. South Tama 9.
Winner, Williamsburg place winners
Long jump — 1. Aiden Gosselink (G) 17-3.
High jump — 1. Sydney Maue (MV) 5-6; 7. (tie) Liberty Maxwell 4-8.
Shot put — 1. Libby Dix (MV) 37-11.
Discus — 1. Libby Dix (MV) 124-3.
Sprint medley — 1. Solon 1:48.85; 2. Williamsburg (Makenna Hughes, Taylor Sanchez, Ailea Wetjen, Ava Hocker) 1:51.22.
3,000 — 1. Claire Jensen (MV) 11:06.79; 6. Lillyona Abernathy (W) 11:57.90.
4x800 — 1. West Delaware 9:47.22; 6. Williamsburg (Reagan McMenomy, Keston Spratt, Ashlyn Hoffman, Edie Axmear) 10:34.95.
Shuttle hurdle — 1. Mount Vernon 1:07.99; 6. Williamsburg (Kalon Spratt, Kadie Reed, Lanie Long, Phoenix Gryp) 1:13.25.
100 — 1. Mia Duckett (S) 12.52; 6. Ailea Wetjen (W) 13.14.
Distance medley — 1. West Delaware 4:21.04; 8. Williamsburg (Lily Wilson, Kennedy Skaggs, Graceyn Uhlmann, Analise DeWitt) 4:47.11.
400 — 1. Ava Hocker (W) 58.10.
4x200 — 1. Solon 1:48.69; 4. Williamsburg (Ailea Wetjen, Makenna Hughes, Taylor Sanchez, Shannon Finn) 1:50.01.
100 hurdles — 1. Aly Stahle (S) 15.69.
800 — 1. Kyra Cordes (M) 2:22.90; 7. Reagan McMenomy (W) 2:37.57; 8. Analise DeWitt (W) 2:40.36.
200 — 1. Caliana Whitaker (MV) 26.26; 6. Ava Hocker (W) 26.66.
400 hurdles — 1. Eastin Whisner (MV) 1:08.17; 6. Keston Spratt (W) 1:12.67.
1,500 — 1. Sydney Dee (S) 5:08.14; 2. Edie Axmear (W) 5:12.98.
4x100 — 1. Solon 50.57; 3. Williamsburg (Ailea Wetjen, Taylor Sanchez, Makenna Hughes, Shannon Finn) 51.38.
4x400 — 1. Marion 4:08.46; 4. Williamsburg (Shannon Finn, Keston Spratt, Phoenix Gryp, Ava Hocker) 4:13.54.