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Williamsburg wins in Van Horne
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Apr. 15, 2024 8:45 am
VAN HORNE — Williamsburg won both the boys’ and girls’ titles at the Benton Community Invitational April 11 in Van Horne.
On the boys side, the Raiders topped Center Point-Urbana by three points, 110 to 107. Derek Weisskopf led the way by winning three field events — the shot put, discus and high jump.
The Raiders also won the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.
Iowa Valley was sixth and Belle Plaine eighth at the 15-team meet.
The Williamsburg girls were 25 points better than second-place Vinton-Shellsburg. HLV finished sixth, Iowa Valley was ninth and Belle Plaine 11th.
The Raider girls were strong in sprints, winning the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays. Ailea Wetjen won the 100-meter dash in 13.40 seconds and Keston Spratt won the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 3 inches.
Benton Invitational
Boys team scores — 1. Williamsburg 110; 2. Center Point-Urbana 107; 3. Benton Community 99; 4. Mount Vernon 85; 5. Oelwein 76; 6. Iowa Valley 58.5; 7. Independence 41.5; 8. Belle Plaine 40; 9. Vinton-Shellsburg 35; 10. Waterloo Columbus 24 and Cedar Rapids Xavier 24; 12. English Valleys 23; 13. Iowa City Regina 6; 14. HLV 5; 15. Valley Lutheran 0.
Winner, area place winners
Shot put — 1. Derek Weisskopf (W) 53-3; 7. Braden Plotz (W) 45-2.5.
Discus — 1. Derek Weisskopf (W) 180-4; 3. Riley Simmons (BP) 163-7; 6. Braden Plotz (W) 144-8.
Long jump — 1. Carter Andrews (CPU) 20-8; 4. Nolan Kriegel (IV) 19-6; 5. Grady Wetjen (W) 19-4.25.
High jump — 1. Derek Weisskopf (W) 6-2; 3. Josh Read (IV) 5-10; 6. Grant Hocker (W) 5-6; 7. Sean McCulloch (HLV) 5-4.
Sprint medley — 1. Benton Community 1:42.99; 2. Iowa Valley (Karter Thiessen, Owen Bral, Layne Peska, Jeffrey Crawford) 1:44.28; 7. Williamsburg (Jacoby Cox, Rogan Ackerman, Caleb Welsh, Colin Reed) 1:48.96.
3,200 — 1. Jace Matern (WC) 11:14.31; 2. Nile Busch (W) 11:16.70.
4x800 — 1. Center Point-Urbana 8:43.82; 5. Williamsburg (Calvin Seeman, Wes Hulseberg, Finn Brummel, Tyler McMullin) 9:11.60; 7. English Valleys (Jonathyn Downing, Hunter Offerman, Myles Grove, Jack Osborn) 10:09.51.
Shuttle hurdle — 1. Oelwein 1:04.71; 4. Iowa Valley (Chance Hoyt, Dawson Smith, Nolan Kriegel, Josh Read) 1:08.54.
100 — 1. AJ Maloney (CPU) 11.58; 2. Clayten Steckly (W) 11.64; 4. Rayce Heitman (W) 11.77; 5. Caleb Haack (IV) 11.87.
Distance medley — 1. Belle Plaine (Mason Walter, Peyton Dostal, Lane Vokoun, Sam DeMeulenaere) 3:48.28; 2. English Valleys (Ben Coffman, Deshon Anderson, Jonathyn Downing, Myles Grove) 3:48.55; 5. Iowa Valley (Owen Bral, Carter Hassebroek, Lane Chvala, Taite Peach) 4:02.12.
400 — 1. Nathan Miller (CPU) 51.96; 2. Grant Hocker (W) 52.47; 3. Jeffrey Crawford (IV) 54.91; 4. Jack Osborn (EV) 57.28.
4x200 — 1. Williamsburg (Clayten Steckly, Alex Reese, Braylon Wetjen, Rayce Heitman) 1:32.31; 5. Iowa Valley (Karter Thiessen, Layne Peska, Nolan Kriegel, Josh Read) 1:39.27.
110 hurdles — 1. Garet Kiel (O) 14.76; 3. Lane Vokoun (BP) 16.23; 6. Max Henstorf (HLV) 17.28.
800 — 1. Conall Sauser (O) 2:05.00; 2. Sam DeMeulenaere (BP) 2:05.38; 8. Finn Brummel (W) 2:13.73.
200 — 1. Caleb DeTemmerman (O) 23.50; 3. Caleb Haack (IV) 23.69; 4. Braylon Wetjen (W) 24.16; 6. Grant Hocker (W) 24.36.
400 hurdles — 1. Sam DeMeulenaere (BP) 59.39.
1,600 — 1. Grady Olberding (MV) 4:37.33; 2. Gage Heyne (EV) 4:40.26; 5. Wes Hulseberg (W) 4:51.86.
4x100 — 1. Williamsburg (Alex Reese, Clayten Steckly, Braylon Wetjen, Rayce Heitman) 44.45; 5. Iowa Valley (Karter Thiessen, Layne Peska, Caleb Haack, Josh Read) 46.27.
4x400 — 1. Center Point-Urbana 3:32.93; 2. Iowa Valley 3:41.20; 7. Williamsburg 4:00.40.
Girls team scores — 1. Williamsburg 136; 2. Vinton-Shellsburg 111; 3. Benton Community 94.5; 4. Center Point-Urbana 59; 5. Cedar Rapids Xavier 57; 6. HLV 54 and Oelwein 54; 8. Independence 37.5; 9. Iowa Valley 34; 10. Iowa City Regina 31; 11. Belle Plaine 24; 12. Benton JV 14; 13. Waterloo Columbus 4; 14. Valley Lutheran 1.
Winners, area place winners
Shot put — 1. Ana Glawe (BC) 36-8; 3. Lydia Kriegel (IV) 34-2; 7. Denisyn Adams (BP) 31-8; 8. Lilly Ness (W) 31-1.5.
Discus — 1. Lydia Kriegel (IV) 119-11; 7. Izzy Sankot (BP) 85-5; 8. Clarissa Suhr (W) 82-0.
Long jump — 1. Keston Spratt (W) 15-3; 5. Lily Randall (HLV) 14-6.
High jump — 1. Reese Naeve (ICR) 5-2; 3. Liberty Maxwell (W) 4-8.
Sprint medley — 1. Benton Community 2:05.43; 2. HLV (Lily Randall, Emery Hall, Ayla Hall, Aaliyah Cooper) 2:06.44; 3. Williamsburg (Elizabeth Stohlmann, Lily Wilson, Taylor Sanchez, Graceyn Uhlmann) 2:07.73; 4. Belle Plaine (Ella Grieder, Ava Grieder, Kennedy Coover, Alyssa Steinback) 2:09.08.
3,000 — 1. Olivia Primrose (VS) 12:21.89; 3. Lillyona Abernathy (W) 13:15.50; 4. Zada Buchholtz (W) 13:29.89.
4x800 — 1. Benton Community 10:56.92; 2. Williamsburg (Reagan McMenomy, Edie Axmear, Ashlyn Hoffman, Analise DeWitt) 11:01.10; 7. Iowa Valley (Kathryn Kilgard, Grace Ryan, Emma Von Lienen, Hannah Ryan) 12:10.94.
Shuttle hurdle — 1. Benton Community 1:13.17; 3. Belle Plaine (Ella Grieder, Ava Grieder, Kennedy Coover, Alyssa Steinback) 1:22.34.
100 — 1. Ailea Wetjen (W) 13.40.
Distance medley — 1. Xavier 4:51.31; 2. Williamsburg (Elizabeth Stohlmann, Taylor Sanchez, Graceyn Uhlmann, Maelyn Parsons) 4:55.06; 3. Belle Plaine (Ella Grieder, Ava Grieder, Alyssa Steinback, Kennedy Coover) 5:02.72; 4. Iowa Valley (Maeci Marshall, Kylie Loffer, Ella Read, Emma Von Lienen) 5:14.93.
400 — 1. Ema Roberts (HLV) 1:04.05; 3. Keston Spratt (W) 1:05.97; 7. Hannah Ryan (IV) 1:11.77.
4x200 — 1. Williamsburg (Ailea Wetjen, Makenna Hughes, Shannon Finn, Ava Hocker) 1:49.62; 3. HLV (Lily Randall, Ayla Hall, Emery Hall, Aaliyah Cooper) 2:00.40.
100 hurdles — 1. Macy Westendorf (O) 17.37; 6. Alyssa Steinback (BP) 18.65; 8. Phoenix Gryp (W) 19.27.
800 — 1. Ashlyn Sauser (O) 2:33.40; 2. Reagan McMenomy (W) 2:36.97; 3. Emery Hall (HLV) 2:38.92; 6. Ashlyn Hoffman (W) 2:43.54.
200 — 1. Tess Erickson (VS) 28.46; 2. Ema Roberts (HLV) 28.62; 4. Kennedy Skaggs (W) 30.22; 5. Mya Simmons (W) 30.72; 6. Ayla Hall (HLV) 30.73.
400 hurdles — 1. Aaliyah Cooper (HLV) 1:15.08; 3. Kennedy Thiessen (IV) 1:19.02; 4. Lanie Long (W) 1:21.27.
1,500 — 1. Mia Deegan (CRX) 5:28.59; 2. Edie Axmear (W) 5:34.77; 4. Makenna Capper (W) 5:46.38.
4x100 — 1. Williamsburg (Ailea Wetjen, Shannon Finn, Makenna Hughes, Ava Hocker) 51.07.
4x400 — 1. Williamsburg (Makenna Hughes, Keston Spratt, Phoenix Gryp, Ava Hocker) 4:24.81; 7. Iowa Valley (Ella Read, Grace Ryan, Emma Von Lienen, Kennedy Thiessen) 5:12.12.