The West Central Trojan track team traveled to Tea for the Titan Invitational on Tuesday, April 27th.  This was their third meet in less than a week.

Averi Schmeichel had an outstanding day for the Trojans.  She had four first place finishes:  200m dash with a time of :26.78, 100m hurdles with a time of :14.92, long jump with a distances of 17’5″, and part of the first-place 4x200m relay team.  The 4x100m relay team also had a first place finish.

Ben Strunk had a first place finish for the boys team in the 3200m run.  Strunk finished with a time of 11:31.38.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
4.	12	Jada VanOverbeke		13.65aSR	West Central
15.	10	Stormee Klein		14.19aSR	West Central
22.	9	Lily Bornitz		14.61aPR	West Central
29.	10	Taya Brown		14.92aPR	West Central
200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1.	12	Averi Schmeichel		26.78aPR	West Central
7.	10	Stormee Klein		28.78aPR	West Central
400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
8.	11	Melissa (Missy) Anderson		1:08.69aPR	West Central
11.	9	Addison Meadors		1:11.37aPR	West Central
14.	12	Shelby Sherard		1:15.22aSR	West Central
800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
5.	8	Ellie McDonald		2:41.78aPR	West Central
6.	9	Jazelle Jarding		2:41.89aPR	West Central
7.	10	Kaylyn Kunz		2:43.41aPR	West Central
13.	12	Abbie Cain		2:59.37a	West Central
1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
7.	9	Drew Caffrey		6:26.33aPR	West Central
9.	12	Sayda Rolfson		6:37.91a	West Central
10.	9	Ryenn Caffrey		6:38.30a	West Central
	8	Reagan Stallman		DNS	West Central
100m Hurdles – 33″  Varsity – Finals
1.	12	Averi Schmeichel		14.92aSR	West Central
4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Jada VanOverbeke Lily Sidel Emma Goehring Molly Anderson		52.61a	West Central
4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Emma Goehring Lily Sidel Averi Schmeichel Sadie Berg		1:49.40a	West Central
4×400 Relay  Varsity – Finals
4.		Tessa VanOverbeke Keighlor Nolz Melissa (Missy) Anderson Molly Anderson		4:51.12a	West Central
4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
3.		Ellie McDonald Hadley Larson Peyton Meadors Jazelle Jarding		11:18.01a	West Central
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8]  Varsity – Finals
2.		Jada VanOverbeke Molly Anderson Keighlor Nolz Tessa VanOverbeke		4:48.71a	West Central
Shot Put – 4kg  Varsity – Finals
5.	10	Cambell Fischer		33-01.00	West Central
6.	12	Aysia Hall		32-09.00PR	West Central
Discus – 1kg  Varsity – Finals
15.	12	Josie Koch		66-09	West Central
High Jump  Varsity – Finals
7.	9	Molly Anderson		4-03.00PR	West Central
7.	12	Jada VanOverbeke		4-03.00	West Central
Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
1.	12	Averi Schmeichel		17-05.00SR	West Central
2.	11	Lily Sidel		15-11.50SR	West Central
17.	9	Clara Nelson		13-09.00	West Central
Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
6.	9	Sadie Berg		30-02.50	West Central

Boys Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
13.	10	Wyatt Nielsen		12.09aPR	West Central
25.	9	Ben Vuong		12.96aPR	West Central
29.	9	Levi Anderson		14.10aPR	West Central
32.	9	Caleb Mellema		20.59aPR	West Central
200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
9.	10	Wyatt Nielsen		24.61aPR	West Central
16.	10	Owen Heath		26.20aPR	West Central
18.	9	Ashton Engen		26.74aPR	West Central
21.	9	Paden Schulte		27.92aPR	West Central
400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
3.	9	Layton Johnson		54.05aPR	West Central
6.	12	Justin Schumacher		56.02aPR	West Central
9.	9	Jude Jarding		59.63aPR	West Central
15.	10	Sam Freudig		1:23.45aPR	West Central
800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6.	10	Dylan Stromer		2:21.27a	West Central
11.	9	Jude Jarding		2:24.66aPR	West Central
15.	10	Erik Setten		2:34.91aPR	West Central
1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6.	9	Ben Strunk		5:03.74a	West Central
9.	10	Cade VanderWoude		5:24.90aPR	West Central
16.	10	Griffin Stallman		5:43.83a	West Central
3200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1.	9	Ben Strunk		11:31.38a	West Central
4.	10	Griffin Stallman		12:35.02a	West Central
110m Hurdles – 39″  Varsity – Finals
5.	11	Tommy Berg		17.80a	West Central
300m Hurdles – 36″  Varsity – Finals
13.	10	Carson Berens		51.58aPR	West Central
14.	9	Kennith Rolfson		51.66aPR	West Central
4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
4.		Owen Heath Gunnar Cuka Paden Schulte Jesse Jost		49.26a	West Central
4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
4.		Owen Heath Caleb Schulte Carson Berens Jesse Jost		1:44.55a	West Central
4×400 Relay  Varsity – Finals
5.		Gunnar Cuka Ashton Engen Dylan Sherard Erik Setten		4:10.42a	West Central
4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
2.		Dylan Sherard Jude Jarding Ben Strunk Justin Schumacher		9:21.09a	West Central
Shot Put – 12lb  Varsity – Finals
7.	12	Josh Livermore		44-11.00SR	West Central
12.	12	Braden Traub-Jensen		37-11.00	West Central
24.	9	AJ Ingalls		31-02.00PR	West Central
28.	10	Abram Maras		26-07.00	West Central
Discus – 1.6kg  Varsity – Finals
24.	12	Jacob Nelson		77-08.50	West Central
25.	10	Alex Lillefloren		75-11PR	West Central
28.	9	AJ Ingalls		63-00.50	West Central
30.	10	Abram Maras		61-04PR	West Central
Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
9.	12	Isaiah Colon		19-03.00PR	West Central
10.	11	Gunnar Cuka		18-09.00PR	West Central
10.	11	Braden Diericks		18-09.00	West Central
18.	12	Caleb Schulte		17-01.00PR	West Central
Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
7.	11	Gunnar Cuka		38-00.25PR	West Central
8.	12	Isaiah Colon		38-00.00PR	West Central
14.	9	Ashton Engen		33-04.00PR	West Central

The West Central Trojan track team had a great showing at the Greenway Relays in Mt Vernon on Friday, April 23rd.   Seventeen teams participated in this track meet.

The West Central boys team finished first with a total of 112.5 points.  The girls team placed second with 89 points.  The Canton girls placed first as a team with 99 points.

Averi Schmeichel had a first-place finish in the 300m hurdles and long jump.  Derek Eidsness placed first in the 400m dash and the high jump.  The girls 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams placed first.  The boys 4x200m relay also placed first.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
4.	10	Emma Goehring		13.55a	West Central
6.	12	Jada VanOverbeke		13.74aSR	West Central
8.	11	Rylee Haldeman		13.89aPR	West Central
200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
9.	10	Stormee Klein		30.10a	West Central
13.	11	Rylee Haldeman		31.39a	West Central
400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
3.	11	Keighlor Nolz		1:06.43aPR	West Central
800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
4.	9	Jazelle Jarding		2:47.68a	West Central
10.	9	Hadley Larson		2:55.85a	West Central
14.	9	Addison Meadors		3:03.85a	West Central
1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
14.	8	Reagan Stallman		6:25.52aPR	West Central
17.	12	Abbie Cain		6:32.60a	West Central
18.	10	Kaylyn Kunz		6:40.75aPR	West Central
3200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
8.	9	Drew Caffrey		13:42.66a	West Central
9.	10	Elizabeth Johnson		14:08.85a	West Central
10.	12	Sayda Rolfson		14:22.26a	West Central
300m Hurdles – 30″  Varsity – Finals
1.	12	Averi Schmeichel		47.19aSR	West Central
2.	9	Sadie Berg		50.78a	West Central
22.	9	Harper Evans		1:04.03a	West Central
4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Jada VanOverbeke Lily Sidel Emma Goehring Rylee Haldeman		52.59a	West Central
4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Emma Goehring Molli Thornton Lily Sidel Sadie Berg		1:50.32a	West Central
4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
8.		Ryenn Caffrey Jazelle Jarding Hadley Larson Addison Meadors		11:39.53a	West Central
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8]  Varsity – Finals
6.		Jada VanOverbeke Emma Goehring Molli Thornton Ellie McDonald		4:53.98a	West Central
Shot Put – 4kg  Varsity – Finals
13.	12	Aysia Hall		29-08.50	West Central
36.	10	Olivia Hofer		23-04.00PR	West Central
Discus – 1kg  Varsity – Finals
21.	12	Josie Koch		69-10	West Central
High Jump  Varsity – Finals
12.	9	Molly Anderson		4-02.00PR	West Central
12.	12	Jada VanOverbeke		4-02.00	West Central
Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
1.	12	Averi Schmeichel		16-05.75SR	West Central
2.	10	Molli Thornton		16-04.50PR	West Central
Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
2.	9	Sadie Berg		32-01.00	West Central

Boys Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
2.	10	Mason Berens		11.87aPR	West Central
6.	12	Isaiah Colon		12.17aSR	West Central
11.	10	Justin Zirpel		12.33aPR	West Central
200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
3.	10	Mason Berens		25.12a	West Central
4.	9	Layton Johnson		25.30a	West Central
400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1.	12	Derek Eidsness		53.40aPR	West Central
3.	9	Layton Johnson		55.20aPR	West Central
14.	10	Dylan Sherard		59.79aPR	West Central
800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
2.	12	Justin Schumacher		2:12.95a	West Central
5.	10	Dylan Stromer		2:20.01a	West Central
9.	9	Gabe Gebhard		2:23.91aPR	West Central
1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
3.	9	Ben Strunk		5:03.62aPR	West Central
15.	10	Cade VanderWoude		5:28.38aPR	West Central
18.	11	Blake Stark		5:35.52a	West Central
3200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
2.	9	Ben Strunk		11:29.25aPR	West Central
11.	10	Griffin Stallman		12:31.55aPR	West Central
15.	11	Austin Brookfield		13:51.09aPR	West Central
110m Hurdles – 39″  Varsity – Finals
7.	11	Tommy Berg		17.56aPR	West Central
300m Hurdles – 36″  Varsity – Finals
10.	11	Tommy Berg		47.91a	West Central
22.	10	Carson Berens		53.29aPR	West Central
26.	9	Kennith Rolfson		56.50aPR	West Central
4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
3.		Isaiah Colon Braden Diericks Justin Zirpel Mason Berens		46.72a	West Central
4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Braden Diericks Justin Zirpel Mason Berens Derek Eidsness		1:36.26a	West Central
4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
2.		Dylan Sherard Jude Jarding Ben Strunk Justin Schumacher		8:55.21a	West Central
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8]  Varsity – Finals
11.		Gunnar Cuka Isaiah Colon Dylan Sherard Jude Jarding		4:25.26a	West Central
Shot Put – 12lb  Varsity – Finals
2.	12	Josh Livermore		44-04.00SR	West Central
12.	12	Braden Traub-Jensen		38-00.00	West Central
18.	12	Jacob Nelson		35-06.50	West Central
Discus – 1.6kg  Varsity – Finals
16.	12	Josh Livermore		92-08	West Central
29.	12	Jacob Nelson		75-02	West Central
High Jump  Varsity – Finals
1.	12	Derek Eidsness		6-00.00	West Central
17.	10	Owen Heath		5-00.00	West Central
Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
5.	11	Braden Diericks		19-05.50	West Central
8.	12	Isaiah Colon		18-06.50	West Central
30.	12	Caleb Schulte		15-00.50	West Central
Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
13.	11	Gunnar Cuka		34-01.00PR	West Central
15.	9	Trevin Price		33-00.00PR	West Central
20.	9	Ashton Engen		30-09.50PR	West Central

The West Central Trojan track team had eight first place finishes at the Lennox Invite on Thursday, April 15th in Lennox.

Emma Goehring won the 100m Dash, Averi Schmeichel won the 200m Dash, Peyton Meadors won the 400m Dash, the girls 4x100m Relay team placed first, the girls 4x200m relay also placed first, Sadie Berg won the triple jump, the boys 4x4oom relay team placed first, and Derek Eidsness won the high jump.

The Trojans are scheduled to be in Colton on Monday, April 19th, Tea on Tuesday, April 20th, and Mt Vernon on Friday, April 23rd.

Individual Girls Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1.		Emma Goehring		13.55
6.		Lily Sidel		13.92
9.		Rylee Haldeman		14.00
10.		Jada VanOverbeke		14.10
26.		Taya Brown		15.39
200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1.		Averi Schmeichel		27.26
4.		Emma Goehring		28.99
6.		Rylee Haldeman		29.35
8.		Stormee Klein		29.41
15.		Lily Bornitz		30.99
400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
1.		Peyton Meadors		1:05.25
6.		Melissa (Missy) Anderson		1:08.74
9.		Molly Anderson		1:10.02
19.		Lola Galpin		1:16.11
21.		Shelby Sherard		1:18.11
800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6.		Jazelle Jarding		2:44.70
7.		Clara Nelson		2:44.74
12.		Hadley Larson		2:52.08
18.		Addison Meadors		2:57.93
21.		Kaylyn Kunz		3:00.37
1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
8.		Abbie Cain		6:17.85
14.		Ryenn Caffrey		6:28.75
		Reagan Stallman		DNS
3200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6.		Elizabeth Johnson		13:22.06
8.		Drew Caffrey		13:31.17
11.		Sayda Rolfson		13:57.13
100m Hurdles – 33″  Varsity – Finals
		Harper Evans		DNS
300m Hurdles – 30″  Varsity – Finals
3.		Sadie Berg		50.67
11.		Harper Evans		59.75
4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Jada VanOverbeke Lily Sidel Emma Goehring Averi Schmeichel		52.62
4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Emma Goehring Stormee Klein Lily Sidel Sadie Berg		1:51.68
4×400 Relay  Varsity – Finals
3.		Keighlor Nolz Rylee Haldeman Tessa VanOverbeke Molli Thornton		4:36.51
4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
3.		Molli Thornton Tessa VanOverbeke Jazelle Jarding Ellie McDonald		10:50.72
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8]  Varsity – Finals
2.		Jada VanOverbeke Molli Thornton Keighlor Nolz Ellie McDonald		4:46.33
Shot Put – 4kg  Varsity – Finals
8.		Cambell Fischer		31-08.00
11.		Aysia Hall		30-10.00
21.		Josie Koch		23-11.50
24.		Olivia Hofer		23-00.50
Discus – 1kg  Varsity – Finals
13.		Josie Koch		76-00
		Olivia Hofer		ND
High Jump  Varsity – Finals
7.		Jada VanOverbeke		4-04.00
		Paige Pilker		NH
		Molly Anderson		NH
Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
4.		Sadie Berg		14-08.00
5.		Lily Sidel		14-07.75
6.		Clara Nelson		14-04.50
7.		Rylee Haldeman		14-03.50
		Stormee Klein		ND
Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
1.		Sadie Berg		32-10.75

Individual Boys Results

100 Meters  Varsity – Finals
5.		Mason Berens		12.15
12.		Justin Zirpel		12.51
13.		Isaiah Colon		12.58
19.		Jesse Jost		12.93
20.		Owen Heath		12.94
200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
6.		Mason Berens		24.33
7.		Layton Johnson		24.42
10.		Braden Diericks		25.25
12.		Gunnar Cuka		25.36
		Justin Zirpel		DNS
400 Meters  Varsity – Finals
15.		Trevin Price		1:00.54
17.		Owen Heath		1:02.29
19.		Caleb Schulte		1:02.79
20.		Carson Berens		1:02.86
24.		Gabe Gebhard		1:04.48
800 Meters  Varsity – Finals
4.		Justin Schumacher		2:09.70
11.		Dylan Stromer		2:19.06
13.		Dylan Sherard		2:21.40
15.		Cade VanderWoude		2:27.31
		Erik Setten		DNS
1600 Meters  Varsity – Finals
4.		Ben Strunk		5:05.52
14.		Blake Stark		5:30.38
20.		Griffin Stallman		5:43.19
3200 Meters  Varsity – Finals
9.		Austin Brookfield		14:02.01
		Blake Stark		DNS
110m Hurdles – 39″  Varsity – Finals
		Tommy Berg		DNS
300m Hurdles – 36″  Varsity – Finals
3.		Tommy Berg		46.34
14.		Kennith Rolfson		57.50
15.		Carson Garry		58.90
4×100 Relay  Varsity – Finals
4.		Isaiah Colon Braden Diericks Justin Zirpel Mason Berens		46.79
4×200 Relay  Varsity – Finals
2.		Braden Diericks Justin Zirpel Mason Berens Derek Eidsness		1:36.49
4×400 Relay  Varsity – Finals
1.		Layton Johnson Justin Schumacher Jude Jarding Derek Eidsness		3:41.37
4×800 Relay  Varsity – Finals
4.		Dylan Sherard Ben Strunk Cade VanderWoude Justin Schumacher		9:09.41
SMR 200-200-400-800m – [2-2-4-8]  Varsity – Finals
4.		Gunnar Cuka Layton Johnson Ashton Engen Jude Jarding		4:16.31
Shot Put – 12lb  Varsity – Finals
2.		Josh Livermore		44-03.00
7.		Braden Traub-Jensen		39-03.00
10.		Jacob Nelson		35-08.00
17.		Gavin Koch		32-06.00
18.		Brayden Eisenbeise		32-04.00
Discus – 1.6kg  Varsity – Finals
11.		Jacob Nelson		90-03
16.		Josh Livermore		86-06
17.		Curtis Froke		84-00
18.		Braden Traub-Jensen		83-04
29.		AJ Ingalls		67-06
High Jump  Varsity – Finals
1.		Derek Eidsness		6-02.00
6.		Owen Heath		5-02.00
		Wyatt Nielsen		NH
		Caleb Schulte		NH
		Layton Johnson		NH
Long Jump  Varsity – Finals
5.		Isaiah Colon		18-07.75
7.		Braden Diericks		18-04.75
12.		Derek Eidsness		17-09.00
13.		Gunnar Cuka		17-07.00
23.		Caleb Schulte		15-05.00
Triple Jump  Varsity – Finals
6.		Isaiah Colon		35-05.25

The West Central Trojan track team hosted the West Central Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 6th.  The boys team finished second while the girls team finished third for the Trojans.  Madison won both the boys and girls team titles.  Parker finished second on the girls side.

The Trojans will be back on the track on Thursday, April 8th in Colton for the Mark Acheson Invitational.

Individual Results

Girls

100m Dash

• Emma Goehring (2nd) – :13.63
• Jada VanOverbeke (4th) – :13.76
• Rylee Haldeman (7th) – :14.10
• Stormee Klein (8th) – :14.31
• Molly Anderson – :14.33
• Melissa Anderson – :14.53
• Taya Brown – :15.19
• Lily Bornitz – :15.20
• Olivia Hofer – :15.52
• Cecilia Nelson – :16.91

200m Dash

• Sadie Berg (2nd) – :27.58
• Molli Thornton (3rd) – :28.24
• Emma Goehring (4th) – :29.36
• Jada VanOverbeke (5th) – :29.49
• Stormee Klein (6th) – :30.04
• Rylee Haldeman (7th) – :30.10
• Peyton Meadors – :30.84
• Addison Meadors – :31.90
• Lily Bornitz – :32.12
• Harper Evans – :32.54
• Taya Brown – :32.80
• Paige Pilker – :33.15
• Lola Galpin – :33.51
• Cecilia Nelson – :33.87

400m Dash

• Peyton Meadors (1st) – 1:07.62
• Keighlor Nolz (4th) – 1:08.02
• Tessa VanOverbeke – 1:12.27
• Clara Nelson – 1:12.55
• Jazelle Jarding – 1:14.10

800m Run

• Abbie Cain (3rd) – 2:53.57
• Ryenn Caffrey (6th) – 2:55.88

1600m Run

• Reagan Stallman (8th) – 6:33.52
• Sayda Rolfson – 6:37.21
• Hadley Larson – 6:38.20

4x100m Relay

• 1st – Emma Goehring, Jada VanOverebeke, Rylee Haldeman, Lily Sidel – :53.18

4x200m Relay

• 1st – Sadie Berg, Molli Thornton, Emma Goehring, Lily Sidel – 1:50.97

4x800m Relay

• 3rd – Jazelle Jarding, Tessa VanOverbeke, Ellie McDonald, Clara Nelson – 11:19.81

Sprint Medley Relay

• 2nd – Melissa Anderson, Stormee Klein, Shelby Sherard, Ellie McDonald – 5:01.38

Shot Put

• Cambell Fischer (3rd) – 33’9″
• Aysia Hall (8th) – 29’6.5″
• Josie Koch – 22’11”
• Oliva Hofer – 19’1″

Discus

• Josie Koch – 70’0″
• Oliva Hofer – 51’5″

High Jump

• Jada VanOverbeke (3rd) – 4’8″

Long Jump

• Sadie Berg (3rd) – 14’9.5″
• Rylee Haldeman (4th) – 13’11”
• Clara Nelson (6th) – 13’0.5″
• Stormee Klein – 12’8″
• Taya Brown – 11’10”
• Lola Galpin – 9’11”

Boys

100m Dash

• Mason Berens (2nd) – :12.12
• Justin Zirpel (5th) – :12.67
• Isaiah Colon (7th) – :12.77
• Owen Heath – :12.97
• Jesse Jost – :13.05
• Carson Berens – :13.57
• Treven Price – :13.81
• Ashton Engen – :13.96
• Kennith Rolfson – :14.37
• Paden Schulte – :14.61
• Levi Anderson – :14.79
• Chase Brown – :15.41
• Caleb Mellema – :21.13

200m Dash

• Jesse Jost (2nd) – :26.27
• Paden Schulte – :30.08
• Levi Anderson – :31.61
• Chase Brown – :34.36
• Caleb Mellema – :46.29

400m Dash

• Layton Johnson (3rd) – :57.08
• Jude Jarding (7th) – :59.98
• Dylan Sherard (8th) – :59.99
• Dylan Stromer – 1:00.92
• Wyatt Nielsen – 1:01.26
• Cade VanderWoude – 1:03.34
• Ashton Engen – 1:04.61
• Gabe Gebhard – 1:10.46
• Sam Freudig – 1:30.80

800m Run

• Dylan Stromer (5th) – 2:25.69
• Cade VanderWoude (7th) – 2:26.59
• Gabe Gebhard – 2:38.86
• Henry Wlater – 3:00.02
• Carson Garry – 3:00.35

1600m Run

• Blake Stark (6th) – 5:35.33
• Griffin Stallman – 5:54.85
• Austin Brookfield – 6:40.20

300m Hurdles

• Tommy Berg (1st) – :47.38
• Kennith Rolfson – 1:00.17
• Carson Garry – 1:04.59

4x100m Relay

• 2nd – Isaiah Colon, Braden Dierricks, Mason Berens, Wyatt Nielsen – :47.33

4x200m Relay

• 2nd – Braden Diericks, Mason Berens, Owen Heath, Justin Zirpel – 1:40.93

4x800m Relay

• 2nd – Justin Schumacher, Erik Setten, Dylan Sherard, Ben Strunk – 9:30.28

Sprint Medley Relay (100, 100, 200, 400)

• 1st – Jesse Jost, Matt Loger, Caleb Schulte, Gunnar Cuka – 1:56.56

Sprint Medley Relay (200, 200, 400, 800)

• 1st – Braden Diericks, Justin Zirpel, Derek Eidsness, Justin Schumacher – 4:00.07

Shot Put

• Josh Livermore (1st) – 43’3″
• Braden Traub-Jensen (3rd) – 37’1.5″
• Jacob Nelson (8th) – 33’7″
• AJ Ingalls – 29’8″
• Curtis Froke – 27’7″
• Abram Maras – 27’6.5″

Discus

• Josh Livermore (2nd) – 92’10”
• Curtis Froke (5th) – 89’5″
• Braden Traub-Jensen (7th) – 82’5″
• Jacob Nelson (8th) – 80’8″
• AJ Ingalls – 75’5″
• Abram Maras – 60’3″

High Jump

• Derek Eidsness (1st) – 6’0″
• Owen Heath (5th) – 5’4″
• Caleb Schulte (7th) – 4’10”

Long Jump

• Braden Diericks (2nd) – 19’8″
• Derek Eidsness (4th) – 19’2″
• Isaiah Colon (5th) – 18’6.5″
• Gunnar Cuka (6th) – 18’4.5″
• Caleb Schulte – 16’8.5″

Triple Jump

• Isaiah Colon (4th) – 32’3.5″

It had been 668 days between the last meet of the 2019 season and the first meet of the 2021 season for the West Central Trojan track team.  The Trojans were able to get back to competition on March 23rd.  If how they performed at the Lancer High School Opener is any indication, the Trojans will have a very strong team this year.

Girls Head Coach Janel Merkwan said, “Our girls team is very deep this year, and we have a lot of talent, both young and old. I am very excited to see what we put together as team this year. I expect our girls to battle with the best. West Central has so many strong female athletes, which is evident when you see how they have competed all year in their other sports, and I am happy to have them back on the track and see them working towards their goals. These young ladies are competitors and I would put our girls up against any team in the state is most any sport!”

The Trojans are led by a group of senior girls that have been with the program for four-to-six years. Those ladies include: Abbie Cain and Sayda Rolfson who are looking at finishing off their successful six year distance careers at West Central, Aysia Hall and Josie Koch who are looking at being in the top 10 in the state in their respective throwing events, Shaw Nelson who is coming off an ACL injury from this fall and is ready to get back out in competition and finish her senior year with a bang, Paige Pilker who is hopping for chance at contending in the high jump, Averi Schmeichel who is already a multi-event state track champion looking to defend some titles before she heads off to run D1 track at USD, Shelby Sherard who is looking at trying some shorter distances this season for some more experience, and Jada VanOverbeke who is a all state soccer player that has been a strong leg on the state placing sprint relays for the last five years.

The boys team will be led by seven seniors this year.  Those seniors are Barden Traub-Jensen, Justin Schumacher, Caleb Schulte, Jacob Nelson, Josh Livermore, Derek Eidsness, and Isaiah Colon.  The Trojans will also look to underclassmen Wyatt Nielsen (Sophomore), Layton Johnson (Freshman), Dylan Stromer (Sophomore), Ben Strunk (Freshman), Tommy Berg (Junior), Jude Jarding (Freshman), Erik Setten (Sophomore), and Dylan Sherard (Sophomore) who all had top eight finishes at the opening track meet on March 23rd.

The Trojans will be hosting the West Central Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 6th.

The West Central Trojan track team had their first meet since the end of the 2019 season on Tuesday, March 23rd.  The Trojans traveled to Yankton for the Lancer High School Opener meet held indoors at Mount Marty University.

The Trojans had several top eight finishers in both the girls and boys events.

West Central will host their Early Bird meet on Tuesday, April 6th.

Individual Results

Girls

60m Dash

• Emma Goehring (5th) – :08.45
• Rylee Haldeman (8th) – :08.64
• Melissa Anderson – :09.06

200m Dash

• Sadie Berg (3rd) – :27.80
• Molli Thornton (4th) – :27.92
• Emma Goehring (7th) – :28.85

400m Dash

• Keighlor Nolz (4th) – 1:08.80
• Melissa Anderson – 1:11.84
• Molly Anderson – 1:16.01

800m Run

• Clara Nelson (8th) – 2:50.78
• Peyton Meadors – 2:51.39
• Shelby Sherard – 3:53.22

1600m Run

• Drew Caffrey (6th) – 6:19.41
• Elizabeth Johnson – 6:29.25
• Abbie Cain – 6:49.26

3200m Run

• Sayda Rolfson (4th) – 14:17.24

4x400m Relay

• 3rd (Molli Thornton, Rylee Haldeman, Stormee Klien, Sadie Berg) – 4:32.85

4x800m Relay

• 3rd (Ellie McDonald, Jazelle Jarding, Reagan Stallman, Tyenn Caffrey) – 11:44.28

Shot Put

• Aysia Hall (2nd) – 31’6.25″
• Josie Koch – 25’9.5″

Long Jump

• Sadie Berg (3rd) – 15’2.75″
• Stormee Klien (7th) – 13’10.75″
• Clara Nelson – 12’2.75″

Boys

60m Dash

• Gunnar Cuka – :07.84
• Isaiah Colon – :07.89
• Braden Diericks – :09.62

200m Dash

• Wyatt Nielsen (4th) – :24.76
• Braden Diericks – :25.60
• Carson Berens – :28.23

400m Dash

• Layton Johnson (4th) – :58.02
• Tommy Berg – 1:01.73
• Owen Heath – 1:01.81

800m Run

• Dylan Stromer (7th) – 2:21.98
• Cade VanderWoude – 2:23.71
• Xzavian Ferris – 2:34.81

1600m Run

• Blake Stark – 5:41.79

3200m Run

• Ben Strunk (5th) – 11:28.17
• Austin Brookfield – 14:44.98

4x400m Relay

• 4th (Derek Eidsness, Justin Schumacher, Tommy Berg, Jude Jarding) – 3:53.21

4x800m Relay

• 4th (Justin Schumacher, Erik Setten, Dylan Sherard, Ben Strunk) – 9:13.22

Shot Put

• Josh Livermore (2nd) – 44’11.5″
• Braden Traub-Jensen – 35’6.5″
• Jacob Nelson – 35’6.5″

High Jump

• Derek Eidsness (1st) – 6’4″

Long Jump

• Braden Diericks (5th) – 17’5″
• Isaiah Colon (7th) – 17’4″
• Caleb Schulte (8th) – 17’1.5″