Hosting the Monticello Co-Ed meet on April 23, the Monticello boys track and field team earned five first-place finishes in a meet that ended early due to weather.
“I wish we could have finished this meet, the guys like to run on the home track,” Panther coach Greg Williams said. “Our shuttle hurdle improved their season-best time by over two seconds and Lane (Weber) set a personal record in the discus with his second-place finish.”
It was a weather-shortened home meet for the Monticello girls track and field team, but the Panthers racked up 138 team points to top the 10-team event April 23 at Dean Nelson Field.
The Panthers earned eight first-place finishes, including four relay wins.
Hosting Highway 151 rival Anamosa on April 20 at the Monticello Golf Club, the Monticello boys golf team fired a 157 to top the Blue Raiders.
Parker Johnson was the medalist with a two-over round of 38, with Anamosa’s Garrett LaDue earning runner-up medalist with a 39.
The Panthers added a 39 from Talan Long and a pair of 40s from Jayce Hall and Luke Welter to round out the counting scores. Reid Hinrichs shot 42 and Tate Long 44 to round out the Monti lineup.
At the Bellevue Felderman Park on April 21, the Monticello girls soccer team fell to Marquette Catholic 8-0.
The Defenders posted three first-half goals before scoring five in the second half to extend the lead. Paige Kueter, Jessica Deaver and Kambree Schwager led the Defenders with two goals each.
Leah Schemmel posted the Panthers lone shot on goal. Sam Ruchti and Jacqueline Manternach split time in goal, with Ruchti tallying 14 saves and Manternach 12.
Traveling to Bellevue April 21 to take on Marquette Catholic, the Monticello boys soccer team fell to the Defenders, 8-1, in a non-conference battle.
Marquette Catholic put up five first-half goals to take control early. Elijah Roling got the Panthers on the board in the second half, but three goals for the Defenders gave them the 8-1 win.
Despite posting its low team score for the season, the Monticello girls golf team fell to Beckman, 193-232, April 13 at the Monticello Golf Club.
“The girls had one of their best rounds of the season, posting their lowest team score yet. It just wasn’t enough to get past Beckman, who’s strong all the way through their lineup,” Panther coach Allison Manternach said.
In the River Valley Conference battle, Beckman’s Maggie Domeyer was medalist with a round of 45. Her teammate, Maddie Simon, was runner-up with a 46.
In a competitive field at the 2026 Norm Anderson Invitational April 16 at Dalzell Field in Dubuque, the Monticello boys track and field team raced to a fifth-place team finish.
The Panthers were led by first-place finishes from Lincoln Schneiter in discus (163-0) and the sprint medley team of Dominic Culpepper, Jasper Tobiason, Jack Jesenovec and Isaac Kray (1:38.26) and a second-place finish from Aedan Althoff in the 3,200-meter run (10:28.78).
