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Evan Weehler of Mount Ayr clears a hurdle during track action last week. PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA.
The Mount Ayr Raiders captured the 2024 Pride of Iowa Conference meet last week at home scoring a team-high 127 points to win the meet.
The Raiders had five event wins and two runner-up finishes at the meet. Lenox was the runner-up with 119 points and Bedford and Wayne tied for third place with 78 points.
The Raiders won five events at the meet.
Senior Ryce Reynolds won two individual events, and anchored two winning relay events. Reynolds won the 400-meter hurdles in 54.22 and won the 400-meter dash in a time of 49.88.
The Raiders would win three relay events at the meet.
The Raiders sprint medley relay team of Brayden Hale, Evan Weehler, Garrett Walter, and Ryce Reynolds won the event in a time of 1:37.36. The Raiders 4×400-meter relay team of Adan Trujillo, Michael Adkisson, Tegan Hill, and Ryce Reynolds won the event in a time of 3:35.92. The last relay win for Mount Ayr was the distance medley relay event. The team of Dalton Barnes, Trevin Victor, Tegan Hill, and Adan Trujillo won the event in a time of 3:54.47.
The Raiders placed third in the 4×200 and fourth in the 4×100-meter relay.
The Raiders turned in a season-best time in the shuttle hurdle relay event with the team of Dalton Barnes, Evan Weehler, Adan Trujillo, and Brayden Hale placing fifth in a time of 1:09.84.
In individual events, the Raiders had a runner-up finish from Adan Trujillo in the 800-meter run in 2:07.75 and a runner-up finish from Jackson Ruggles in the 400-meter dash in 52.12.
Dalton Barnes had a third-place finish in the 110-meter high hurdles with a season-best time of 16.93.
Preston Fleharty had two top-5 finishes. Fleharty was third in the 100-meter dash in 11.87 and placed fourth in the 200-meter dash in a season-best time of 23.62.
Raiders who got season best times in an individual event were Jackson Ruggles in the 100-meter dash, Teagan Hill and Braylon Greenwell in the 1,600-meter run, and Jeremiah Gilliland in the 3,200-meter run.
Pride of Iowa Conference Meet
Team Scores: 1. Mount Ayr 127, 2. Lenox 119, 3. Bedford 78, 3. Wayne 78, 5. Martensdale-St. Mary’s 65, 6. SW Valley 63, 7. Central Decatur 58, 8. East Union 54, 9. SE Warren 52, 10. Nodaway Valley 32.
Field Event Results:
Discus: 5. Colton Dredge 120-03, 11. Tucker Knox 111-01.
Long Jump: 9. Trevin Victor 16-11.5.
Shot Put: 3. Dalton Barnes 43-08, 7. Tucker Knox 40-03.
Individual Event Results:
100-meter dash: 3. Preston Fleharty 11.87, 9. Jackson Ruggles 12.22.
200-meter dash: 4. Preston Fleharty 23.62, 6. Jackson Ruggles 24.01.
400-meter dash: 1. Ryce Reynolds 49.88, 2. Jackson Ruggles 52.12.
800-meter run: 2. Adan Trujillo 2:07.75, 13. Aidan Murphy 2:24.45.
1,600-meter run: 6. Tegan Hill 5:09.74, 13. Braylon Greenwell 5:50.68.
3,200-meter run: 5. Braylon Greenwell 12:27.45, 6. Jeremiah Gilliland 12:32.04.
110-meter high hurdles: 3. Dalton Barnes 16.93, 8. Brayden Hale 18.15.
400-meter hurdles: 1. Ryce Reynolds 54.22.
Relay Event Results:
Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Brayden Hale, Evan Weehler, Garrett Walter, Ryce Reynolds) 1:37.36.
4×100-meter relay: 4. Mount Ayr (Garrett Walter, Trevin Victor, Jackson Ruggles, Preston Fleharty) 47.05.
4×200-meter relay: 3. Mount Ayr (Trevin Victor, Garrett Walter, Brayden Hale, Preston Fleharty) 1:36.87.
4×400-meter relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Adan Trujillo, Michael Adkisson, Tegan Hill, Ryce Reynolds) 3:35.92.
4×800-meter relay: 6. Mount Ayr (Aidan Murphy, Michael Adkisson, Brock Shaha, Tegan Hill) 9:52.37.
Distance Medley relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Dalton Barnes, Trevin Victor, Tegan Hill, Adan Trujillo) 3:54.47.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 5. Mount Ayr (Dalton Barnes, Evan Weehler, Adan Trujillo, Brayden Hale) 1:09.84.