| The track
season has begun for the Decorah High School boys and girls
track teams. The squads took part in the Luther
College High School Invitational at Luther on Saturday.
Once again, the girls team was led by its
medley teams. The Viking girls won the 4 x 200 meter
relay, the 4 x 800 meter relay and the 1600 Sprint Medley
and finished second and third in the 4 x 400 meter relay.
In the 400 meter dash, Decorah's Sierra Klimesh was first,
followed by Decorah's Megan Mc Donough and Devon Hovey.
The Viking girls also had four of the top six finishes in
the 55 meter hurdles, with Sarah Nelson 2nd, Megan Mc
Donough 3rd, Maria Wetli 5th and Allison Mitchell 6th.
Other top girls finishes included
Sarah Nelson third in the 55 meter dash; Allie Canoy 3rd in
the 200 meter dash; Karli Ramstad third in the long jump;
Amanda Twait third in the shot put; Megan Mc Donough third
in the high jump and a second place finish by the 4 x 55
meter shuttle hurdle.
The Viking boys were led by a first
place finish by Brett Van Sloten in the shot put.
Christopher Harrell had a second place finish in the long
jump, Robert Jewell had a second place finish in the high
jump and Marty Mitchell finished second in the 800 meter
run. Other top boys finishes included a second place
finish by the 4 x 400 meter relay team, a second place
finish by the Distance Medley team, a third place finish by
the 4 x 200 meter relay team and a third place finish by
Casey Smith in the 200 meter dash.
Both the boys and girls track teams
will return to Luther College for another meet on Tuesday. |
