Garretson Track & Field was able to enjoy competing in its second meet on Monday, April 17, a slow start to a season that has been plagued by rain and snow. However, Garretson fielded a very large team at the Beresford/Alcester-Hudson meet that day, and showed well against the thirteen other teams participating.
Nine Garretson athletes/relay teams placed in the top five, with senior Preston Bohl snagging first place in both 1600 meters and 3200 meters with times of 4:47.70 and 10:41.06. Logan Bly took second place in the high jump with her 4'10" leap, and the 4x800 relay team consisting of Preston Bohl, Sam Schleuter, Carter Siemonsma, and Collin Olson took home second place with a time of 8:59.46. Raegen Altman, Bly, Jordyn Williams, and Jordan DeWitte took third in the 4x100 relay with a time of 55:32.
In fourth place were Bly in javelin and Williams in the 100-meter dash, and in fifth place, Nathanial Roberts in 3200 meters and Williams in the 200-meter dash.
In the top ten in their events: Collin Olson, 10th, 400-meter dash; Josh Gilbert, 8th in 800 meters and 9th in 1600 meters; Alyssa Olson, 9th, 300-meter hurdles; Tyler Edmundson, 9th, javelin. The 4x100 relay team with Tyler Erickson, Cody Facile, Riley Lafferty-Mack, and Edmundson placed 10th, while the 4x200 relay team of Altman, A. Olson, Bly, and DeWitte were 9th. Both 1600-meter spirit medley teams placed sixth. The men's team consisted of Erickson, Facile, Schleuter, and Siemonsma, while the women's team consisted of Altman, Williams, DeWitte, and Ava Ockenga.
The meets for April 20 and 22 were canceled due to weather, which left the team next competing in the Gene Danielsen Relays in Salem on Tuesday (results not available at press time). They will be heading to Canton today (Thursday) to compete in the Terry Bong Invitational.
