Tiger boys runner-up; girls third at Creighton invitational

CREIGHTON — On Tuesday, April 27, Osmond competed in the Creighton invitational and both teams did a great job of running, jumping and throwing. The boys were one point behind Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and the girls were seven points behind runner-up Bon Homme, SD.

The girls scored well in nearly all events. Grace Gansebom finished a close second place in the 100 meters at 13.5, then later third in the 200 meters in 28.2, both races super close finishes. Earlier she took second place in the long jump with a mark of 15-5.75.

Erica Heiman was second in the 300 hurdles in her fastest time of the season — 55.1. Earlier in the 100 hurdles, she placed third in 18.4. Kiera Moes finished fourth in the 100 hurdles in 19.0 and earlier took third in the triple jump with a nice leap of 30 ft., 10 in.

Cali Gutz finished her 1,600 meters in second place in a time of 6:15.0. Lexi Beacom was runner-up in the 3,200 meters in a time of 15:26.8, which is 15 seconds faster than her previous best. Elisa Herrera finished third in the 800 meters, out-kicking a Laurel runner. Her time was 2:58.0. Juliana Kumm tied for fifth place in the high jump with a jump 4 ft., 0 in.

The relays also did a fine job as both the 3,200-relay and the 1,600-relay finished in second place. The 3,200-relay team of Gutz, Riley Wagner, Herrera and Beacom ran a time of 11:54.1 for their silver medals. The 1,600-team of Wagner, Heiman, Grace Gansebom, and Gutz finished the race in 4:46.1.

“The girls really had a good day, competed hard and scored well,” praised Coach Joe Ortmeier.

The boys won four events and had multiple scorers in nine events. Starting in the field, senior Zach Huwaldt won the shot put with a toss of 41 ft., 9 in., nearly three feet farther than second place. Kaysen Maertins was sixth at 34 ft., 3 in. Kaysen earlier took fourth place in the discus with a mark of 104 ft., 3 in., which is his season’s best. Patrick Vinson added 10 feet to his previous best mark to place fifth at 100 ft., 2 in.

Spencer Hille had a personal best mark in the high jump with a 5-ft., 10-in. leap, good for second place. He had a good attempt at 6 feet, but missed. Owen Severson tied for fifth place with a jump of 5 ft., 2 in. Spencer also recorded his best mark in the long jump of 19 ft., 3.75 in. which placed him third. In the triple jump, Graysen Schultze placed third at 37 ft., 7.25 in. and Bradee Gubbels was fourth at 37 ft., 3.5 in.

On the track, the 800 meters was a big scoring event. Johnson Chishiba finished first with a time of 2:16.9, Ryan Schmit was second at 2:19.2, and Hudson Schultze held on to fourth place, out-kicking Anderson from Pope John.

The 1,600 meters also saw three Tigers score as Chishiba outleaned Graysen Schultze at the line for second and third place. Their times were 4:56.3 and 4:56.5, respectively. Karter Johnson finished in fifth place at 5:18.8.

In the 400 meters, Bodie True ran his best 400 meters ever to place second. His time was 55.2. Bodie was also sixth in the 200 meters in a time of 24.6. Connor Gutz finished in sixth place at 56.2. Connor was also third in the 100 meters in a nice time of 11.6.

The 300 hurdles also saw a pair of Tigers placing. Kaden Polt took third place in 45.1, his fastest time, and Hille was fifth in 45.8. Kaden also placed sixth in the 110 high hurdles in a time of 18.7.

Osmond also scored two runners in the 3,200 meters with Hunter Beacom finishing in fifth place in a time of 12:23.2, which is 11 seconds better than his best. Caleb Miller was right behind Hunter in sixth place in a time of 12:33.7.

Two relays finished with gold medals, but the 400-relay had a bad exchange but picked up the baton and still finished the race. The 3,200-relay team of Chishiba, Schmit, Johnson and Graysen Schultze easily won the event in 9:31.1.

The 1,600-relay team was pushed hard to the finish by Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, but anchorman Gutz held them off for the win. Their time was 3:47.9 and team members were Chishiba, Bryan Solorzano, Graysen Schultze and Gutz. “The boys had a super day in the

“The boys had a super day in the field and on the track, scoring better in a lot of events,” noted Coach Ortmeier. “We were a little disappointed to be outscored by one point by the end of the day, but that happens sometimes. Congratulations to LCC on a great effort.”

Girls’ Scores

Wausa..................................157

Bon Homme..........................92

Osmond.................................85

EPPJ......................................56

LCC.......................................55

Randolph...............................47

Creighton...............................27

Wausa JV.................................4

Boys’ Scores

LCC.....................................129

Osmond...............................128

Wausa....................................99

Creighton...............................63

Bon Homme..........................60

EPPJ......................................33

Randolph.................................3

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