BURNSIDE - Only nine guys suited up, and yet the Northeast Hamilton boys' track team still managed to pile up 70 points to join Newell-Fonda in third-place at last night's Southeast Webster-Grand Eagle Relays.
Gold medal showings from Clay Harreld and Tyler Smith set the tone, as the Trojans placed in the top three on eight occasions.
"It was nice to see how we would run against Class 1A schools to see where we stand. It gave us a little glimpse of what districts may look like, and I thought we did well," NEH head coach Josh Vanderloop said.
South Central Calhoun stood atop the eight-team field with 130 points. Woodward-Granger was second with 88.
Harreld cleared 6 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump, and he went on to place second in 200-meter dash (24.21 seconds) and third in the 100 (11.76).
Smith started the open 800 (2:12.57) at the front of the field and that's where he ended as well. He was also second in the 400 (55.53).
Fact Box
Boys Results
Eagle Relays
Monday at Burnside
Team Standings
1. South Central Calhoun 130; 2. Woodward-Granger 88; 3. (tie) Northeast Hamilton and Newell-Fonda 70; 5. Southeast Webster-Grand 61; 6. Coon Rapids-Bayard 57; 7. Glidden-Ralston 55; 8. East Greene 25.
Northeast Hamilton Results
High Jump - 1. Clay Harreld 6-2.
Discus - 2. Nick Jeffers 111-9.
4x800 Relay - 5. Northeast Hamilton 10:18.92 (Kyler Rapp 2:28.64, Truman Chamness 2:39.11, Kyle Pruismann 2:36.01, Steven Smith 2:35.50).
Shuttle Hurdle Relay - 3. Northeast Hamilton 1:09.42 (Bryce Kauffman 15.63, Jeffers 19.37, Tyler Smith 17.58, Stephen Chamness 16.79).
100 Meters - 3. Harreld 11.76.
400 Meters - 2. T. Smith 55.53.
110 High Hurdles - 2. Kauffman 16.00.
200 Meters - 2. Harreld 24.21.
800 Meters - 1. T. Smith 2:12.57; 5. Marcus Mechaelsen 2:28.72.
4x100 Relay - 5. Northeast Hamilton 49.47 (Kauffman 12.86, S. Chamness 12.06, Jeffers 12.08, T. Smith 12.39).
Girls Results
Eagle Relays
Monday at Burnside
Team Standings
1. Woodward-Granger 160; 2. South Central Calhoun 144; 3. Southeast Webster-Grand 81; 4. Newell-Fonda 67; 5. East Greene 47; 6. Coon Rapids-Bayard 44; 7. Northeast Hamilton 23 1/2; 8. Glidden-Ralston 9 1/2.
Northeast Hamilton Results
Discus - 6. Jennifer Jeffers 78-10.
Long Jump - 5. Molly Greenfield 13-0; T-6. Taylor Olson 12-6 1/2.
4x800 Relay - 3. Northeast Hamilton 11:48.59 (Jeffers, Lillian Chamness, Sierra Thomas, Greenfield).
400 Meters - 2. Jeffers 1:07.51.
Sprint Medley Relay - 4. Northeast Hamilton 2:11.04 (Taylor Olson, Lydia Winkler, Thomas, Jeffers).
4x400 Relay - 5. Northeast Hamilton 5:08.39 (Chamness, Winkler, Thomas, Greenfield).
"I thought Tyler Smith came out and ran really well," Vanderloop said.
Other silver medalists for the Trojans included Nick Jeffers in the discus (111-9) and Bryce Kauffman in the 110 high hurdles (16.00).
Kauffman, Jeffers, Smith and Stephen Chamness banded together to take bronze in the shuttle hurdle relay (1:09.42).
Trojets win 2 medals, place seventh
A silver medal from Jennifer Jeffers and a bronze from Jeffers and her teammates on the 4x800 propelled the Northeast Hamilton girls' track team to 23 points and a seventh-place finish at the Eagle Relays.
Jeffers claimed the runner-up prize on the 400 (1:07.51). She was joined by Lillian Chamness, Sierra Thomas and Molly Greenfield on the 4x800 (11:48.59).
"This was one of our better meets and it was against a lot of teams that will be in our district," NEH girls' coach Brandon Frohwein said.