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The Mount Ayr boy’s track and field team had a great night on the track in front of the home crowd on April 23.
The Raiders hosted their co-ed relays with 13 scoring teams coming to town.
The Raiders would collect 78 team points to place third behind meet champion Creston with 83 points and meet runner-up Lenox, with 80 points. Interstate-35 placed fourth with 70 points.
Mount Ayr won six events at the meet.
The Raiders won four relay events and set season best times in three of those. The Raiders 4×200-meter relay team of Ryce Reynolds, Garrett Walter, Jackson Ruggles, and Preston Fleharty won the event and set a new season best time in 1:31.96.
The Raiders 4×800-meter relay team of Aidan Murphy, Michael Adkisson, Brock Shaha, and Tegan Hill won the event and set a new season best time in 9:17.98. The Raiders sprint medley relay team of Garrett Walter, Preston Fleharty, Jackson Ruggles, and Ryce Reynolds won the event and set a new season best time in 1:34.29.
The Raiders also won the 4×400-meter relay in a time of 3:29.69 with the team of Adan Trujillo, Jackson Ruggles, Preston Fleharty, and Ryce Reynolds.
The Raiders won two individual events at the meet. Senior Ryce Reynolds won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 52.23. He battled Lenox’s Gabe Funk all the way and pulled ahead at the end. Funk finished second in 53.47. Adam Trujillo won the 800-meter run in a season best time of 2:04.76.

Brayden Hale competes in the shuttle hurdle relay at the Raiders home meet last week. PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA.
The Raiders got sixth place finishes by Aidan Murphy in the 800-meter run in 2:17.71 and Braylon Greenwell in the 3,200-meter run in 12:26.75. Jeremiah Gilliland was seventh in the 3,200-meter run and Braydon Hale had a pair of top-10 finishes in the 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles.
In field events, Mount Ayr was led by Trevin Victor with an eighth place finish in the long jump with a best jump of 17-feet, 9 inches. Dalton also scored a top-10 finish in the shot put with a best throw of 42-feet, 9 inches.
Mount Ayr Co-Ed Relays
At Mount Ayr
Team Scores: 1. Creston 83, 2. Lenox 80, 3. Mount Ayr 78, 4. Interstate-35 70, 5. Wayne 63, 6. SW Valley 50, 7. East Union 31, 8. Bedford 30, 8. SE Warren 30, 10. Clarke 26, 11. Lamoni 24, 12. Central Decatur 23, 13. Seymour 1.
Field Event Results:
Long Jump: 8. Trevin Victor 17-09.
Shot Put: 9. Dalton Barnes 42-09, 11. Kash Wasteney 40-08, 12. Tucker Knox 40-02, 14. Rowan Sackett 38-07, 17. Rylan Larsen 35-11, 22. Colton Dredge 33-07.5, 27. Derek Jones 32-05, 49. Willia Baker 19-09.
Discus: 11. Tucker Knox 123-04, 33. Kash Wasteney 77-08, 35. Rylan Larsen 76-01, 44. Derek Jones 61-05, 46. Willie Baker 51-04.
Individual Event Results:
100-meter dash: 30. Rowan Sackett 13.60, 32. Trace Knapp 13.75, 35. Kash Wasteney 14.21, 37. Derek Jones 14.35, 39. Rylan Larsen 14.81, 42. Colton Dredge 15.25, 47. Tucker Knox 15.86.
200-meter dash: 27. Rowan Sackett 28.34, 28. Trace Knapp 28.39.
400-meter dash: 12. Michael Adkisson 1:00.41.
800-meter run: 1. Adam Trujillo 2:04.76, 6. Aidan Murphy 2:17.71, 17. Braylon Greenwell 2:35.30.
1,600-meter run: 8. Tegan Hill 5:19.71.
3,200-meter run: 6. Braylon Greenwell 12:26.75, 7. Jeremiah Gilliland 12:40.21.
110-meter high hurdles: 9. Brayden Hale 17.82, 12. Dalton Barnes 18.18.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Ryce Reynolds 52.23, 10. Brayden Hale 1:06.52, 12. Evan Weehler 1:07.80.
Relay Event Results:
4×100-meter relay: 2. Mount Ayr (Garrett Walter, Jackson Ruggles, Trevin Victor, Preston Fleharty) 46.25.
4×200-meter relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Ryce Reynolds, Garrett Walter, Jackson Ruggles, Preston Fleharty) 1:31.96.
4×400-meter relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Adan Trujillo, Jackson Ruggles, Preston Fleharty, Ryce Reynolds) 3:29.69.
4×800-meter relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Aidan Murphy, Michael Adkisson, Brock Shaha, Tegan Hill) 9:17.98.
Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Garrett Walter, Preston Fleharty, Jackson Ruggles, Ryce Reynolds) 1:34.29.
Distance Medley Relay: 3. Mount Ayr (Dalton Barnes, Trevin Victor, Evan Weehler, Tegan Hill) 4:06.67.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 5. Mount Ayr (Dalton Barnes, Evan Weehler, Adan Trujillo, Brayden Hale) 1:10.16.
