Davenport meet treats MHS well

   Getting outdoors has started to work to the benefit of the Monticello boys track and field team.

   That proved most evident, to this point, at the Ira Dunsworth Invitational April 3 in Davenport.

   There, the Panthers had top-four finishes in nine events, including all seven of its relays, while recording a fifth place team finish against mostly larger schools.

   Monticello also double-scored in three individual events.

   “We have been competing well in our first outdoor meets, even with the cold weather,” Monticello coach Greg Williams said.

   The Panthers were runner-up in three events: Lincoln Schneiter in the discus, and the shuttle hurdle and 4x400 relay teams.

   Taking third place were Aedan Althoff in the 3,200, and the 4x100 relay. In fourth were the 4x200, sprint medley, distance medley and 4x800 relay teams.

   In all, the Panthers scored 42 of their 72 points in relays.

   Some more notes from coach Williams:

   • “Lincoln Schneiter opened his outdoor discus season with a big PR (personal record).”

   • “Bryce McDonald made the freshman all-time list with his first try in the 400 hurdles.”

   • “Grant Gassman had a good start in the long jump.”

   Earlier in the week, Monticello traveled to Van Horne to compete in the Benton Community Early Bird Meet. The Panthers scored 27 points to finish 10^th.

   The highest finish for Monticello was fourth, by the shuttle hurdle relay team. The Panthers were also fifth in the sprint medley and distance medley relays.

March 31

Benton Early Bird

TEAM SCORES

     1, Denver 134; 2, Center Point-Urbana 107.5; 3, Grinnell 95; 4, Benton Community 86; 5, Union 79.5; 6, Belle Plaine 46; 7, Springville 42; 8, Alburnett 34; 9, Cedar Rapids Xavier 32; 10, Monticello 27; 11, Anamosa 23; 12, South Tama 22; 13, Valley Lutheran 6; 14, North Linn 2.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     110 hurdles: 6, Urijah Etzel, 16.61.

     3,200: 8, Trenton Seemann, 12:00.93.

     Shot put: 7, Carter Holub, 41-8.25.

     Shuttle hurdle: 4, Monticello (Tyler Eastin, Isaac Cray, Dominic Culpepper, Urijah Etzel), 1:07.74.

     Sprint medley: 5, Monticello (Tate Jesenovec, Urijah Etzel, Isaac Kray, Tait Luensman), 1:40.90.

     Distance medley: 5, Monticello A (Tait Luensman, Dominic Culpepper, Tate Jesenovec, Alan Arriaga-Rangel), 4:03.03; 8, Monticello B (Brody Spahr, Emmit Rickels, Ethan Tran, Aedan Althoff), 4:14.82.

     4x800: 6, Monticello (Nicholas Schrader, Mace Schnoor, MacKendrick Burkle, Alex Jamison), 9:15.79.

April 3

Ira Dunsworth Inv.

(at Davenport)

TEAM SCORES

     1, Central DeWitt 162; 2, Davenport Central 125.5; 3, Muscatine 115.5; 4, Davenport West 80; 5, Monticello 72; 6, Cedar Rapids Washington 62; 7(tie), Bettendorf 59 and Davenport North 59.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     800: 5, Alan Arriaga-Rangel, 2:17.54.

     1,600: 6, Aedan Althoff, 4:58.91; 8, Mace Schnoor, 2:26.65.

     3,200: 3, Aedan Althoff, 10:27.06; 7, Trenton Seemann, 11:41.07.

     400 hurdles: 7, Bryce McDonald, 1:04.99; 8, Emmit Rickles, 1:06.40.

     4x100: 3, Monticello (Tate Jesenovec, Urijah Etzel, Isaac Kray, Tait Luensman), 45.96.

     Shuttle hurdle: 2, Monticello (Urijah Etzel, Emmit Rickels, Isaac Kray, Dominic Culpepper), 1:08.36.

     4x200: 4, Monticello (Tate Jesenovec, Jasper Tobiason, Isaac Kray, Tait Luensman), 1:36.95.

     Sprint medley: 4, Monticello (Jasper Tobiason, Isaac Kray, Tait Luensman, Tate Jesenovec), 1:38.72.

     Distance medley: 4, Monticello (Grant Gassman, Lincoln Schneiter, Elijah Moestchen, Alan Arriaga-Rangel), 4:10.54.

     4x400: 2, Monticello (Grant Gassman, Tait Luensman, Tate Jesenovec, Alex Jamison), 3:40.57.

     4x800: 4, Monticello (Nicholas Schrader, Payton Kramer, Mace Schnoor, Alex Jamison), 9:05.00.

     Long jump: 6, Grant Gassman, 17-9.

     Discus: 2, Lincoln Schneiter, 143-3.