ACGC is qualifying meet champ for third year in a row, sends 5 automatic qualifiers to state

The ACGC boys track and field team won the 1A state qualifying meet on Thursday, May 15. The Chargers sent five automatic qualifiers to the state meet. Photo courtesy of Cody Matthewson

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys track and field team won the 1A state qualifying meet in Madrid on Thursday, May 15. ACGC scored 125 points. The next closest team was South Hamilton with 107 points. With a conference state qualifying championship under their belts, the Charger boys look to do damage at the state meet. In 1A, first place qualifies for the state meet. Brexton Schneider in the 110-meter hurdles, Tate Fever in the 400-meter hurdles, the 4×100-meter, 4×110-meter shuttle hurdle and 4×400-meter relay teams all won gold, guaranteeing their spot on the blue track in Des Moines. The rest of the state qualifiers are at-large bids to be announced later. Other ACGC athletes to place in the top three were Fever in the 110-meter hurdles, Eli Madsen in the 400-meter, and Mike Fuller in discus and the sprint medley relay team, who won silver. Gavin Sloss in the 800-meter run and the 4×200-meter relay team won bronze. The state meet is May 22-24 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• 100-meter dash: Joe Crawford, eighth in 11.75
  Dean Vela, 11^th in 11.94
• 110-meter hurdles: Brexton Schneider, first in 15.03
  Tate Fever, second in 15.20
• 200-meter dash: Dean Vela, seventh in 24.25
• 400-meter dash: Eli Madsen, second in 50.45
  Ashton Zekucia, seventh in 55.71
• 400-meter hurdles: Tate Fever, first in 55.52
  Morgun Nolte, 11^th in 1:04.55
• 800-meter run: Gavin Sloss, third in 2:07.31
  Cole Van Meter, 12^th in 2:21.58
• 1,600-meter run: Preston Kent, sixth in 5:04.85
  Gavin Sloss, eighth in 5:05.02
• 3,200-meter run: Preston Kent, fifth in 10:54.14
  Stetson Ellis, 15^th in 13:06
• Discus: Mike Fuller, second throwing 148-00
  Mason Wahl, 11^th throwing 114-04
• Long jump: Ryan Martens, seventh jumping 18-10.25
  Nathan Van Effen, 12^th jumping 16-06.75
• Shot put: Mike Fuller, third throwing 51-01.50
  Jack Sheeder, seventh throwing 45-05.50
• 800-meter sprint medley: Joe Crawford, Brexton Schneider, Luke Brincks and Eli Madsen, second in 1:36.45
• 4×100-meter relay: Joe Crawford, Brexton Schneider, Luke Brincks and Eli Madsen, first in 43.75
• 4×200-meter relay: Joe Crawford, Thomas Skram, Luke Brincks and Dean Vela, third in 1:33.34
• 4×110-meter shuttle hurdle: Morgun Nolte, Tate Fever, Thomas Skram and Brexton Schneider, first in 1:01.09
• 4×400-meter relay: Luke Brincks, Dean Vela, Tate Fever and Eli Madsen, first in 3:29.83
• 4×800-meter relay: Cole Van Meter, Jameson Pfrang, Cameron Mozingo and Lane Stringer, fifth in 9:42.99
• Distance medley: Ryan Martens, Kinnick Froehlich, Max Trujillo-Garcia and Lane Stringer, fifth in 4:08.68