DUBUQUE — The Central College men's track and field team took steps forward Saturday with a third-place effort at the Spartan Invitational in Dubuque.
The Dutch tallied 140 points to finish third out of 10 teams. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater won the team title with 209.5 points.
"The times and marks weren't necessarily where we want them but for most of the team they were improvements from last week," coach
Brandon Sturman said. "Given the tough weather conditions, we were pretty happy with that.
Carter Tryon (junior, Winterset) bagged the 400-meter hurdle title with a time of 57.07 seconds.
Brayden Harris (freshman, Eldora, South Hardin HS) was fourth in 1:06.29.
"He's learning a new step pattern and it takes a little time to build some confidence," Sturman said. "He's ready to run fast."
High jumpers
Sam Beatty (sophomore, Mount Pleasant) and
Drake Lewis (junior, Lathrop, Mo.) placed second and third with clearances of 6-8.75 and 6-4.75, respectively.
"Sam is like a freshman since he didn't have an outdoor season last year after basketball," Sturman said. "This was only his third collegiate meet. It's been good to have some time to practice with him and see him develop."
Joe Stein (freshman, Milford, Spirit Lake HS) took first in the 100-meter dash finals, crossing the line in 10.92 seconds. He was third in the 200-meter dash (22.88 seconds).
In the 1,500-meter run
Adam Sylvia (sophomore, Boston, Mass., Old Rochester HS) was second (4:12.88) and
Nate Sanders (senior, Waukee) was eighth (4:17.92)
Tanner Johnson (senior, Gallatin, Mo.) had a pair of top-four finishes, getting second in the javelin throw (151-11) and fourth in the pole vault (14-11).
Luke Pavlat (junior, Pella) was third in the javelin throw (134-6).
Central's 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams both placed third.
Jonathan Bossou (sophomore, Ottumwa),
Brock Lewis (junior, Lathrop, Mo.),
Jacob Dick (junior, Winterset) and
Nolan Reynolds (sophomore, Montezuma) finished the 4x100 in 43.95 seconds.
Danny Devenuto (junior, Plainfield, Ill., North HS), Reynolds, Harris and Tryon completed the 4x400 in 3:37.99. Reynolds added a fourth-place effort in the 400-meter dash (51.92 seconds).
Brock Lewis was second in the triple jump (46-3.25) and Devenuto was seventh (40-2.25). Devenuto was second in the 100-meter hurdles (16.16 seconds) and
Connor Miklos (freshman, Lockport, Ill., Providence Catholic HS) was third in 16.59 seconds.
Theo Baldus (junior, St. Ansgar) took sixth in the hammer throw (144-1) and shot put (41-0.25) while
Thomas Spoehr (junior, Bennington, Neb.) was seventh in the shot put (39-8).
MID-DISTANCE RUNS AT WARTBURG – A handful of Central's mid-distance runners competed at the Wartburg Outdoor Select Saturday. Will DeHaan (junior, DeWitt, Central DeWitt HS) and Jack Sagan (junior, Riverside, Ill., Riverside-Brookfield HS) were the only placewinners for the men, placing third (1:58:02) and sixth (2:00.56) in the 800-meter run, respectively.
Next weekend, Central will have athletes entered in the William Penn Invitational next Friday and the Jim Dutcher Memorial Classic in Crete, Nebraska Thursday-Saturday.
