CANTON/GALVA TRACK OPENS AT BENNINGTON

STRUBER, BECKER GAIN GOLD – EAGLE BOYS PLACE 4^TH

By William

BENNINGTON – The Canton/Galva track/field team made their 2021 season debut on Friday at the Bennington Invitational and while the Eagle boys placed 4^th overall, the Lady Eagles youth and low numbers hampered overall scoring but not their participation.

For the Eagle boys, Tyson Struber and Morgan Becker led the way as Struber scored a 1^st place win in the long jump and a 3^rd place finish in the 100 meters while Becker scored a 1^st place victory in the 3,200 meters.

Both Christian Darrah in the 1,600 meters and Lane McMannis in the 400 meters earned 2^nd place medals while all three of the boys relay teams (the 4×100, the 4×400, and the 4×800) each took third.

While the Lady Eagles are a noticeably young group of participants with three freshmen and one sophomore all running at high school level varsity for the first time, the team itself did not garner any points though sophomore Mimi Craig just missed out on points in the shot put and freshman Emily Lance did the same in the 300-meter hurdles.

“As a coach I am so excited to see these kids back out competing,” noted Eagle head coach Tina McMannis. “I am incredibly happy with their performances this early in the season. Now that we have set some opening marks, we can start working on improving at our next meets.”

Coach McMannis concluded her post-meet reflections by complementing the seniors, adding, “Our team’s senior leaders – Sarah Kendall, Conner Koehn, and Tyler Rummel, all really stepped up to help and encourage the younger athletes on our team today.”

Next up for the Canton/Galva track/field team will come on Tuesday, April 6 when they host Hillsboro.

(Pictured is the Eagle boys 4×400 relay team consisting of Jaiden Ediger, Caden Marley, Tyler Rummel, and Tyson Struber)

CANTON/GALVA at Bennington Invitational

Team Scores for Boys Events: 1. Ell-Saline 126; 2. Clifton/Clyde 82; 3. Minneapolis 75; 4. Canton/Galva 60; 5. Tescott 42; 6. Bennington 39.5; 7. Herington 32; T-8. Rock Hills 26; T-8. Lincoln 26; 10. Wakefield 25.5; 11. Rural Vista 24.

Team Scores for Girls Events: 1. Clifton/Clyde 120; 2. Bennington 117; 3. Rural Vista 79; 4. Ell-Saline 55; 5. Lincoln 50; 6. Minneapolis 48; 7. Rock Hills 31; 8. Wakefield 27; 9. Herington 19; 10. Tescott 11; 11. Canton/Galva 0.

CANTON/GALVA EAGLE BOYS TRACK RESULTS:

TEAM = Scored 60 points, finished 4^th out of 11 teams.

Shot Put = Tyler Rummel – 35’ 1”; Wyatt Collins – 29’ 11”; Preston Minson – 26’ 4.5”.

Discus = Wyatt Collins – 81’ 5”; Conner Koehn – 78’ 9”; Preston Minson – 57’ 3”.

Javelin = Conner Koehn – 92’ 1”; Tyler Rummel – 86’ 5”.

Long Jump = 1^st Tyson Struber – 19’ 9.75”; Jaden Ediger – 15’ 11.5”; Dominick Burch – 13’ 7.5”.

100 Meters = 3^rd Tyson Struber – 11.79; Caden Marley – 12.45; Jaden Ediger – 13.35.

200 Meters = Jaden Ediger – 27.51; Dominick Burch – 29.91.

400 Meters = 2^nd Lane McMannis – 57.53; TJ Koehn = 1:01.35.

1,600 Meters = 2^nd Christian Darrah – 5:19.53.

3,200 Meters = 1^st Morgan Becker – 11:06.70.

4×100 Relay = 3^rd 48.34 (Jaden Ediger, Caden Marley, Tyler Rummel, Tyson Struber).

4×400 Relay = 3^rd 3:57.95 (TJ Koehn (1:02); Christian Darrah (58.9); Conner Koehn (1:00); Lane McMannis (56.2)).

4×800 Relay = 3^rd 9:46.75 (Morgan Becker (2:17.60); TJ Koehn (2:24.60); Caden Marley (2:39.10); Christian Darrah (2:25.20)).

CANTON/GALVA LADY EAGLES TRACK RESULTS:

Shot Put = Mimi Craig – 29’ 2”; Sarah Kendall – 22’ 6”.

Discus = Sarah Kendall – 59’ 11”; Mimi Craig – 56’ 6”.

Long Jump = Emily Lance – 12’ 11.5”; Carley Schmidt – 11’ 5.75”; Natalie Street – 9’ 4.25”.

300 Hurdles = Emily Lance – 1:01.70.

100 Meters = Natalie Street – 15.88; Carley Schmidt – 16:37.

200 Meters = Natalie Street – 32.76; Carley Schmidt – 34.51.

1,600 Meters = Emily Lance – 7:40.80.

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