By Tom Murphy
Special to The Argus

Caledonia/Spring Grove junior Zach Gran posted a field record in the 100 meter dash at La Crescentís "May Soiree" last Tuesday. Granís 11.16 beat PEMís Jonny Weinrich, who has been one of his top challengers this season. Derek Lager finished fourth and Andy Bauer was sixth in the event.

In the 200 meter dash, it was the same 1-2 finish with both runners recording times that ranked in the top 10 scores ever recorded on this field. Granís winning time was 22.81, just .07 seconds off the track record. Eddie Hodges finished fifth for the Warriors in this event at 23.91.

Andy Bauer won the 400 meter dash in a time of 54.13 while eighth grader Mitch Reiser finished third. Brad Hesse was fourth in the 800 meter run in a time of 2:14.09.

"I like his more aggressive approach style in this event," coach Carl Fruechte said.

In the 1600 meter run, Ryan Mehus was third in a time of 5:03.25. "That is not his usual distance," Fruechte said of Mehus. "He had to leave early to participate in another event and he just wanted to enter some race."

In the 110 meter hurdles, Jesse Christian was sixth and Nick Wagner was eighth. Fruechte complimented Christianís showing, "It was his best time of the year." And, in the 300 meter hurdles, Christian was seventh and Wagner was tenth.

The Warriors dominated the 100 meter and 200 meter 4-man relay events. In the 4x100 relay, the team of Cody Peterson, Isaac Fruechte, Derek Lager and Zach Gran won. Another Warrior relay team, the ëBí of Josh Gran, Reiser, Zach Lechner and Alex Diersen was fifth. A third relay (ëCí) squad finished seventh. Members of that team were Lonnie Hudson, Justin Hesse, Royal Sonsalla, and Elijah Heberlein.

In the 4x200 event, the squad of Andy Bauer, Fruechte, Lager, and Casey Bauer were the winners. The same group of runners from the 4x100 Warrior ëBí team also finished fifth while the ëCí squad finished tenth. There, Andrell Hudson replaced Sonsalla. The C/SG 4 x 400 meter relay team finished seventh.

Heberlein finished sixth in the high jump. "Elijah is just a ninth grader and he has done well for us," Fruechte said. The Warriorsí Jim Costigan was eighth in the pole vault. "Jim is only an eighth grader and he loves this event," Fruechte said.

Derek Beier was second in the long jump while Alex Diersen was ninth. "Derek is regaining his form," Fruechte said. Beier was fourth in the triple jump.

Andrell Hudson was second in the shot put and his brother, Lonnie, was seventh.

Fruechte expressed his happiness with his teamís performance. "We dominated the sprints against some of the best competition we will meet in the sub-section and section. We had windy and cool conditions, too."

Westby dual

completes home schedule for C/SG

Caledonia/Spring Grove hosted Westby in a dual meet last Thursday that completed the home schedule for the Warriors this year. "We let everyone pick the event they wanted and we had everyone compete," said coach Carl Fruechte.

Derek Lager and Andy Bauer were the top two placers in the 100 meter dash. Alex Diersen was fourth while Zach Lechner was seventh. Josh Gran was ninth. Justin Hesse, Connor McCormick, Jim Costigan, and Kyle Wermager were 11th through 14th, respectively. Lagerís time was 12.09 on the always windy C/SG track.

Eddie Hodges topped the 200 meter dash in a time of 24.45. Casey Bauer was third and Cody Grabhorn was eighth. Royal Sonsalla was tenth, and Nick Wagner was twelfth.

Andy Bauer won the 400 meter dash while Mitch Reiser was second. David Jergenson was third. Bauerís time was 53.90.

In the 800 meter run, Brad Hesse was the winner in a time of 2:13.89 seconds. Alex LeFebvre was third and Ryan Mehus was fourth. Mehus was second in the 1600 meter run.

In the 110 hurdles, Jesse Christian was second and Nick Wagner was third. In the 300 meter hurdles, Christian was second.

In the 4 x 100 meter relay, the Warriorsí ëAí relay team won. Three other relay teams finished third, fourth and fifth for the Warriors. It was the same order of finish in the 4x200 meter relay. The Warriorsí 4 x 400 meter relay team was second.

In the high jump, Lonnie Hudson had the top finish for C/SG, third place at 5:02 feet. Following behind him were, Heberlein, McCormick, Grabhorn, and Gran.

Costigan was second in the pole vault.

Hodges won the long jump, at 19:01.5. Beier was third. Placing fifth through seventh were Reiser, Diersen, and Jergenson. Willie Cordes, Wermager, and Lewis Miller finished ninth through eleventh.

Beier won the triple jump and Nick Wagner finished third.

Andrell Hudson was first in the shot put with a toss of 46-09. Lonnie was second. Schuette was fifth while Casey Klug was seventh. Nick Schaller finished ninth. Schaller was fifth in the discus.

"We are grateful for the volunteer help we received to make this event successful. Every year, things run smoother, thanks to our volunteers," coach Carl Fruechte said.

Sub-section

meet Thursday

The sub-section 1A track meet will be Thursday at La Crescent High School. The field events begin at 4:30 p.m. and the running events begin at 5:00 p.m.

Coach Carl Fruechte reported that the top three finishers in each event would advance to the section meet. Also, those athletes who exceed the criteria for events will also advance, regardless of their placement.

"We stress to our athletes that this is the time they need to be disciplined, get their rest, properly hydrate, and eat well," coach Fruechte said.