The Webster City Lynx and Roland-Story Norsemen boys track teams returned to action on Tuesday night, as they made the drive into Polk County to compete in the annual Comet Relays at North Polk High School in Alleman. The Lynx and Norsemen were joined by the host Comets, as well as Ankeny, Ballard, Dowling Catholic and Johnston.
Webster City would place 4th with 88 points on the evening, coming away with a handful of winners. The first was the sprint medley, winning in a new-school record time of 1:36.96 with the team of Hansen-Hrnicek-Weinzetl-Callahan, before Jayden Weinzetl won the 100m dash in a time of 10.83 seconds, tying the school record set by Keagan Parks back in 2012. Justin Callahan would win the 400m dash in a time of 51.69 seconds, before winning the 400m hurdles in a time of 57.04 seconds. Jayden Weinzetl would place 2nd in the 200m dash in a time of 22.52, while Cole Nohrenberg placed 3rd in the discus with a throw of 126′ 9″.
Roland-Story placed 5th with 73 points, coming away with one event winner in senior Evan Voga, who won the 1600m run in a time of 4:45.96. Cody Long placed 2nd in the long jump with a mark of 20′ 5.25″, as the Norsemen placed 2nd in the 4×800 in a time of 8:44.10 with the team of Voga-Lucchesi-Willis-Dahlsten. The Norsemen also placed 2nd in the 4×200 in a time of 1:33.35 with the team of Mazyck-Fosse-Thoreson-Strum, while Corbin Lucchessi placed 3rd in the 800m run in a time of 2:07.48. Brady Long placed 3rd in the 400m hurdles in a time of 1:02.40, while the shuttle hurdle team placed 3rd in a time of 1:02.44 with the team of Long-Brabrer-Crank-Strum.
Webster City boys track returns to action on Thursday when they compete in the Don Howard Invitational at Goeppinger Field in Boone at 4:30 PM, Roland-Story boys track returns to action on Thursday when they host the Norsemen Relays at Dallas Kray Track beginning at 4:30 PM.