The Tom Main Track Invitational was held on Saturday, April 23 in Chester.
"We had a skeleton crew with the band and chorus gone for their trip but were able to get a meet in," said Head Coach Jason Bohl.
Athletes had to battle the wind during this meet, as wind speeds on Saturday were between 30-45 mph and the regular wind gusts were recorded above 50 mph.
Garretson did well, placing 5th and 7th overall despite many of the athletes missing. Lily Ranschau, Oliviyah Thornton, and Preston Bohl each won events, with Thornton and Bohl winning two out of two events they participated in. Ranchau and Treyton Chester both placed second in one of their events.
Final results:
Kylie Christensen, 4th place, 400m dash with a time of 1:11.88, scoring 4 points. She also placed 4th in the girls' high jump, hitting 4'6" and earning 4.5 points, as she tied for fourth place.
Tayler Benson, 4th place, 800m run with a time of 2:56.43, scoring 5 points for the Blue Dragons. She also placed 4th in the 1600m run with a time of 6:13.91, earning another 5 points.
Lily Ranschau, 2nd place, 100m hurdles with a time of 15.9 seconds and earning 8 points. She won the 300m hurdles with a time of 49.15 seconds, scoring 10 points.
Oliviyah Thornton won the girls' shotput with a throw of 34'9". She also won the discus throw with 99'. In all, she gathered 20 points for the Blue Dragons.
Treyton Chester, 8th place, 100m dash with a time of 11.81 seconds, earning 1 point. He placed 9th in the 200m dash with 24.77 seconds, though no points were earned. However, he placed 2nd in the 400m dash with a time of 1:01.56, earning 8 points.
Collin Olson placed 7th in the 400m dash with a time of 1:04.21 and gathered two points for the Blue Dragons. He also placed 6th in the 800m run at 2:35 on the clock, earning three more points.
Carter Siemonsma, 4th place, 800m run, 2:27.8 seconds and earned 5 points. He also placed 7th in the 1600m run with a time of 5:40, earning 2 points.
Preston Bohl won the 1600m run with a time of 4:59.04, gathering 10 points. He also won the 3200m run with a time of 11:03.08. In all, he earned 20 points for the Blue Dragons.
UPDATE 5/5/2022: Tyler Erickson was accidentally mis-labeled. This has been corrected.
