BOSCOBEL - Members of the Cassville boys’ and girls’ track and field teams participated in their first outdoor meet of the season last Thursday at Boscobel.
Both teams placed fifth among nine teams, the boys scoring 71.5 points, and the girls 64 points.
Leading the Cassville boys was senior Sebastian Apers and sophomore Dallas Esser.
Apers, a foreign-exchange student from Belgium, placed first in the 400 (:53.96) and second in the 200 (:24.40), while anchoring the 4x200 relay team to a first-place finish (1:41.65).
Esser was also a member of the winning 4x200 relay team, and also laced second in the 100 (:12.37) and the discus (108’11”).
For the Cassville ladies, senior Maddie Bode led the way with a second-place finish in the 100 (14:42) and a third-pace finish in the 200 (:28.89), while also anchoring the 4x200 relay team to a first-place finish (1:58.06).
Fellow senior Tiffany Junk placed third in the shot put (29’3.5”) and fourth in the discus (75’6”), while also running on the first-place 4x100 relay team (1:01.09), along with sophomores Hayley Williams and Kayla Mumm, along with freshman Brielle Baliff.
Following this past Tuesday’s meet at North Crawford, the Comets will next hit the track Friday night when they host a meet.
Boscobel Invite
(from Thursday, April 4)
Boys
Team scores - 1. Viroqua 144; 2. Westby 133; 3. Richland Center 101; 4. Boscobel 89.5; 5. Cassville 71.5; 6. North Crawford 44.5; 7. Wauzeka 41; 8. Riverdale 34.5; 9. De Soto 21.
Top finishers from Cassville
100 - 2. Dallas Esser :12.37. 200 - 2. Sebastian Apers :24.40. 400 - 1. Sebastian Apers :53.96; 8. Luke Kirschbaum :59.40. 1600 - 5. Andrew Ihm 5:20.74; 7. Jared Kartman 5:29.63. 3200 - 2. Andrew Ihm 11:41.56. 4x200 - 1. (Dallas Esser, Caleb Dahse, Dylan Johll, Sebastian Apers) 1:41.65. Pole vault - 8. (tie) Luke Kirschbaum 8’6”. Long jump - 4. Jake Haas 17’0”. Shot put - 7. Brad Klein 35’7”. Discus - 2. Dallas Esser 108’11”; 4. Brad Klein 104’5”.
Girls
Team scores - 1. Viroqua 148; 2. Westby 122.5; 3. Boscobel 114; 4. Riverdale 72.5; 5. Cassville 64; 6. Richland Center 62.5; 7. North Crawford 49; 8. Wauzeka 21; 9. De Soto 16.5.
Top finishers from Cassville
100 - 2. Maddie Bode :14.42; 5. Jenna Friese :14.59; 7. Kayla Mumm :14.76. 200 - 3. Maddie Bode :28.89; 7. Kayla Mumm :30.65. 1600 - 7. Payton Brinkman 6:55.88. 300 hurdles - 3. Destiny Cederquist :56.95. 4x100 - 5. (Kayla Mumm, Tiffany Junk, Brielle Baliff, Hayley Williams) 1:01.09. 4x200 - 1. (Jenna Friesen, Destiny Cederquist, Bailie Becwar, Maddie Bode) 1:58.06. 4x400 - 3. (Bailie Becwar, Payton Brinkman, Destiny Cederquist, Jenna Friesen) 4:51.63. Shot put - 3. Tiffany Junk 29’3.5”; 8. Haley Williams 24’11”. Discus - 4. Tiffany Junk 75’6”.