Cyclone track program takes off at Wartburg
By Micah Knebel
This year’s Denver Cyclone girls’ track team made its debut at the Wartburg High School Invitational.
On Mar. 21, sophomores Hailey Homan, Reeve Ristau, and Amelia Powers hit career-best times in relay events. Overall, the 4x200-meter relay team finished first, the 4x400 third, and the 4x800 fourth.
Senior Natalie Demai was the runner-up in the 55-meter dash. Senior Anna Curtis followed her with a fourth place finish.
The boys joined the meet, marking their fourth indoor meet of the season.
Senior Kasey Wirtjes and junior Evan Dorn advanced past the 55-meter preliminaries to take new personal records in the final event. Wirtjes won the race with a time of 7.90 and Dorn finished sixth with a time of 8.11. Wirtjes went on to also take second in the boys’ high jump with a personal record height of 6-02.00.
Several other Cyclones earned new personal records by the conclusion of the meet.
Senior Ethan Schoville finished third and junior Teagen Palmer sixth in the 200-meter dash.
The 4x400-meter relay team claimed fourth with their time of 3:41.80.
Girls’ Full Results:
55-Meter Dash: Natalie Demai – 2nd – 7.44; Anna Curtis – 4th – 7.71
200-Meter Dash: Natalie Demai – 3rd – 26.39; Kate Wilson – 32nd – 31.70
400-Meter Dash: Elaina Hildebrandt – 7th – 1:07.27; Lily Cooper – 15th – 1:10.80
800-Meter Dash: Reeve Ristau – 11th – 2:37.78; Avery McIntosh – 25th – 3:02.14
1500-Meter Run: Avery Trunkhill – 10th – 5:58.45
4x200-Meter Relay: Natalie Demai, Jillian Clayton, Amelia Powers (Career Best), and Anna Curtis – 1st – 1:51.63
4x400-Meter Relay: Aubrey Decker, Maryn Laures, Hailey Homan (Career Best), and Elaina Hildebrandt – 3rd – 4:26.04
4x800-Meter Relay: Hailey Homan (Career Best), Laci Even, Reeve Ristau (Career Best), and Aubrey Decker – 4th – 10:37.80
Boys’ Full Results:
200-Meter Dash: Ethan Schoville – 3rd – 23.62; Teagen Palmer – 6th – 24.10
400-Meter Dash: Micah Grier – 13th – 58.38; Ethan Doty – 17th – 58.86
800-Meter Dash: Neal Pinter – 15th – 2:24.77; Jackson Olmstead – 16th – 2:25.23 (Personal Record)
1600-Meter Run: Neal Pinter – 11th – 5:14.10 (Personal Record)
3200-Meter Run: Gabe Swales – 17th – 12:14.58 (Personal Record); Mitchell Doepke – 21st – 12:48.44 (Personal Record)
55-Meter Hurdles: Kasey Wirtjes – 1st – 7.90 (Personal Record); Evan Dorn – 6th – 8.11 (Personal Record)
High Jump: Kasey Wirtjes – 2nd – 6-02.00 (Personal Record); Isaac Larson – 11th – 5-08.00
Long Jump: Chase Baumgartner – 22nd – 16-11.00; Micah Grier – 33rd – 15-05.50
Shot Put: Corbin Hill – 17th – 39-00.00 (Personal Record); Will Lockhart – 25th – 34-05.75
4x200-Meter Relay: Evan Dorn, Chase Baumgartner, Christian Brown, Jackson Schoville – 13th – 1:43.71
4x400-Meter Relay: Teagan Palmer, Ethan Reiter, Kasey Wirtjes, Ethan Schoville – 4th – 3:41.80
4x800-Meter Relay: Ethan Reiter, Christian Brown, Max Schwandt, Jackson Schoville – 9th – 9:09.61
55-Meter Dash Preliminaries: Ethan Schoville – 9th – 6.96; Teagen Palmer – 13th – 7.03 (Personal Record)
This year’s Denver Cyclone girls’ track team made its debut at the Wartburg High School Invitational.
On Mar. 21, sophomores Hailey Homan, Reeve Ristau, and Amelia Powers hit career-best times in relay events. Overall, the 4x200-meter relay team finished first, the 4x400 third, and the 4x800 fourth.
Senior Natalie Demai was the runner-up in the 55-meter dash. Senior Anna Curtis followed her with a fourth place finish.
The boys joined the meet, marking their fourth indoor meet of the season.
Senior Kasey Wirtjes and junior Evan Dorn advanced past the 55-meter preliminaries to take new personal records in the final event. Wirtjes won the race with a time of 7.90 and Dorn finished sixth with a time of 8.11. Wirtjes went on to also take second in the boys’ high jump with a personal record height of 6-02.00.
Several other Cyclones earned new personal records by the conclusion of the meet.
Senior Ethan Schoville finished third and junior Teagen Palmer sixth in the 200-meter dash.
The 4x400-meter relay team claimed fourth with their time of 3:41.80.
Girls’ Full Results:
55-Meter Dash: Natalie Demai – 2nd – 7.44; Anna Curtis – 4th – 7.71
200-Meter Dash: Natalie Demai – 3rd – 26.39; Kate Wilson – 32nd – 31.70
400-Meter Dash: Elaina Hildebrandt – 7th – 1:07.27; Lily Cooper – 15th – 1:10.80
800-Meter Dash: Reeve Ristau – 11th – 2:37.78; Avery McIntosh – 25th – 3:02.14
1500-Meter Run: Avery Trunkhill – 10th – 5:58.45
4x200-Meter Relay: Natalie Demai, Jillian Clayton, Amelia Powers (Career Best), and Anna Curtis – 1st – 1:51.63
4x400-Meter Relay: Aubrey Decker, Maryn Laures, Hailey Homan (Career Best), and Elaina Hildebrandt – 3rd – 4:26.04
4x800-Meter Relay: Hailey Homan (Career Best), Laci Even, Reeve Ristau (Career Best), and Aubrey Decker – 4th – 10:37.80
Boys’ Full Results:
200-Meter Dash: Ethan Schoville – 3rd – 23.62; Teagen Palmer – 6th – 24.10
400-Meter Dash: Micah Grier – 13th – 58.38; Ethan Doty – 17th – 58.86
800-Meter Dash: Neal Pinter – 15th – 2:24.77; Jackson Olmstead – 16th – 2:25.23 (Personal Record)
1600-Meter Run: Neal Pinter – 11th – 5:14.10 (Personal Record)
3200-Meter Run: Gabe Swales – 17th – 12:14.58 (Personal Record); Mitchell Doepke – 21st – 12:48.44 (Personal Record)
55-Meter Hurdles: Kasey Wirtjes – 1st – 7.90 (Personal Record); Evan Dorn – 6th – 8.11 (Personal Record)
High Jump: Kasey Wirtjes – 2nd – 6-02.00 (Personal Record); Isaac Larson – 11th – 5-08.00
Long Jump: Chase Baumgartner – 22nd – 16-11.00; Micah Grier – 33rd – 15-05.50
Shot Put: Corbin Hill – 17th – 39-00.00 (Personal Record); Will Lockhart – 25th – 34-05.75
4x200-Meter Relay: Evan Dorn, Chase Baumgartner, Christian Brown, Jackson Schoville – 13th – 1:43.71
4x400-Meter Relay: Teagan Palmer, Ethan Reiter, Kasey Wirtjes, Ethan Schoville – 4th – 3:41.80
4x800-Meter Relay: Ethan Reiter, Christian Brown, Max Schwandt, Jackson Schoville – 9th – 9:09.61
55-Meter Dash Preliminaries: Ethan Schoville – 9th – 6.96; Teagen Palmer – 13th – 7.03 (Personal Record)
