Shattered track, meet records at Sigourney Relays

SIGOURNEY — Columbus won the boys team race, and Pekin more than doubled second place in winning the girls meet.

The 1600 meter run was such a competitive race that fourth place broke the meet record and second place broke the track’s record. Isaac Acosta of Columbus won in 4 minutes, 44.5 seconds, edging Pekin’s Brady Millikin at 4:46.1 and Winfield-Mount Union’s Brody Barton at 4:51.5. The record was 4:55.35 by Pekin’s Colten Glosser and the track record was 4:49.34.

Pekin’s Mackenzie Dahlstrom, Sophie Wittrock, Audrey Fariss and Lauren Dershied set a meet and track distance medley record at 4:32.8, more than 4 seconds better than the former mark.

Two Pekin runners bettered Keota’s Justin Moeller’s meet record in the 800 of 2:08.44. Millikin won in 2:04.5, and Zack Wise ran 2:06.6. Lauren Dershied’s 2:34.6 800 time is a new meet record. The 3200 relay record was 9:18.18 and is now 9:11.4 with Deklan Hampton, Colten Bishop, Jaedon Wolver and Wise.

Wittrock broke Highland’s Aly Stokes 200 record of 27.84 by running a 27.6. Dahlstrom, Claire Roth, Wittrock and Sarah Eubanks ran the sprint medley in 1:57.7 to eclipse the 1:58.83 meet record.

Kerrigan Pope of Pekin set a meet record with a discus toss of 117 feet, 3½ inches, breaking the 2019 record set by herself of 116-2 and was a half inch off the track’s record. Sabrina Reneker, Lily Fariss, Audrey Fariss and Eubanks broke the meet record of 4:27.73 in the 4x400 set by Pekin with a time of 4:24.2. Lexi Swearingen was 2 seconds off the meet record in winning the 1500 in 5:20.6.

WMU’s Dane Sweezer broke the 110 hurdles record of WACO’s Colton Horak (16.32) but placed second in 16.30.

Mason Hodges contributed to the boys win with a winning discus toss of 137-8

Cardinal’s Griffin Greiner won four events with a 100 time of 11.20 (old record 11.23), the long jump by 2 feet at 20-7 and the 200 in 23 flat. His 400 win set a record of 51.2 and second place Wyatt Sieren of Keota also bettered the record of 52.88 with a 52.6.

Highland’s Kadin Jepson, Taylor Day, Tyler Thompson and Connor Grinstead broke their own school record in the 4x100 with a winning time of 45.50. Sarah Burton had a winning long jump of 14-9 and won the 100 in 13.5.

WACO won the shuttle hurdle with Zoey Dennler, Maggie Rinner, Morgan Graber and Molly McLaughlin in 1:14.8.

BOYS TEAM SCORES

1. Columbus 94.33, 2. Pekin 82, 3. Cardinal 65, 4. HLV & North Mahaska 61, 6. Highland 52, 7. Winfield-Mount Union 51, 8. Sigourney 39, 9. Keota 37.33, 10. BGM 29, 11. WACO 17.33

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

1. Pekin 169, 2. North Mahaska 69, 3. Cardinal 60, 4. Highland & Sigourney 56, 6. BGM 50.5, 7. WACO 45, 8. HLV 32, 9. Columbus 22, 10. Winfield-Mount Union 15