(Maryville, Missouri) Atlantic placed third out of 21 teams at the NW Missouri High School Indoor Kick-off on Saturday, held on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. The Trojans totaled 48 points, finishing behind Blue Springs, Missouri, with 84 and Blue Springs South, Missouri, which scored 59.
The meet kicked off with the 4000 Meter Distance Medley a 1200, 400, 800, and mile. Nodaway Valley turned in a strong performance finishing second behind Blue Springs, Missouri. The quartet of Kading, Foster, Kading, and Winkelmann posted a time of 11:24.75. Creston placed fifth, Clarinda seventh, and St. Albert finished eighth with a time of 11:33.65.
Dawson Evans of Lenox captured the 60-meter hurdles title with a winning time of 8.48. Atlantic’s Shelton Mualia took third in 8.61, while Lenox’s Kaufman finished sixth. Atlantic’s Zander Killion placed seventh in 8.98.
Cale Hall of Red Oak claimed first place in the 60-meter dash, clocking in at 7.09. Creston’s Seth Gordon finished second in 7.15, while Nodaway Valley’s Cassius Burnside took fifth in 7.27. Bedford’s Kase Coleman placed sixth in 7.33, and Clarinda’s Kayden Hawley and Kaiden Roop finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
In the 3,200 meters, Exira/EHK’s Austin Rasmussen earned a third-place finish with a time of 10:52.56. Atlantic’s Thomas Engler came in seventh at 11:18.82, followed by Clarinda’s Malcomb Taylor in eighth with a time of 11:25.55.
Caden Kaufman of Lenox won the 400 meters in 51.42. AHSTW’s Collin Harder placed third in 51.88, while Atlantic’s Ethan McNeal finished fourth in 52.76. Creston’s Seth Gordon took sixth in 53.91, and Atlantic’s Zander Killion finished eighth in 54.09.
Reese Montgomery of Red Oak placed second in the 800 meters, clocking in at 2:03.98. Mason Betts of Atlantic finished eighth with a time of 2:08.02.
Creston took second in the sprint medley relay with a time of 3:51.43, as Gordon, McDonald, Hanson, and Goodenberger handled the baton. Atlantic followed closely in 3:54.15 with Gavin McLaren, Mualia, Wiederstein, and Colin Rudy. Fremont-Mills finished seventh, while Red Oak placed eighth.
In the 200 meters, Cale Hall of Red Oak won the event in 22.53. Atlantic’s Ethan McNeal was second in 23.21, Lenox’s Caden Kaufman took third in 23.48, and Creston’s Seth Gordon finished sixth in 23.57.
Collin Harder of AHSTW earned runner-up honors in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:51.08. Red Oak’s Bryce Williams was fourth in 4:53.26, followed by Atlantic’s Mason Betts in sixth (4:55.95), St. Albert’s Aiden Gaul in seventh (4:56.90), and Exira-EHK’s Austin Rasmussen in eighth (4:57.21).
Clarinda placed third in the 4×400-meter relay, finishing in 3:35.02 with Hawley, Roop, Stogdill, and Baumgart. Atlantic took fourth in 3:37.64 with Rudy, Petty, Mualia, and Ritter.
In the field events, Atlantic’s Gavin McLaren delivered a strong early-season performance, finishing second with a throw of 53-04.50. Clarinda’s Jordan Butt was fifth at 45-11.25, while Creston’s Tom Mikkelsen placed sixth with the same mark. Atlantic’s Donovan Hedrington finished eighth with a throw of 45-03.00.
Kase Coleman of Bedford won the long jump with a leap of 21-10.75. Clarinda’s Kaiden Roop placed third at 20-10.00, just ahead of teammate Nolan Wagoner in fourth (20-09.00). Adrian Jessen finished fifth at 20-02.50, and Clarinda’s Caleb Shane took eighth with a jump of 19-05.25.
In the high jump, Clarinda’s Luke Wellhausen claimed first place with a clearance of 5-08.75, while Baumgart finished fifth at 5-05.00.
Blue Springs, Missouri, and Blue Springs South won the meet with 84, and 59 points respectively. Atlantic finished third with 48 points in the 21-team field.
Atlantic Head Coach Abby Becker met with the media following the meet.
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