FMMS 8th graders 3rd at MP Relays

BY PCC SPORTS

MT. PLEASANT - The Fort Madison 8th Grade boys took 3rd place at the Don Taft Junior High Relays Monday night in Mt. Pleasant.

The Little Hounds got first-place finishes from Caden Barnes in the shotput with a throw of 40-11". Barnes older brother Elijah throws shot for the University of Iowa. Fort Madison also got a first place in the distance medley with Kaden Durbin, Mason Koser, Marcus Guzman and Aiden Mitchell running a 4:28.02, 4.24 seconds ahead of the pack.

Fort Madison finished with 96 points to Mt. Pleasant's 104 and champion Ottumwa's 120.

Mitchell earned a second in the 800-meter run with a 2:33.08, just 2.37 off the pace. Julian Dear leaped to 5-02" for a runner-up finish in the high jump.

Third place finishes came from Dayton Lamar in the 100 hurdles at 17.68, and the 4x800 relay team of Koser, Zayne Speer, Richard Pennington and Waylan Plant at 12:25.42.

The 7th graders took fifth place with 46 points. Mt. Pleasant won the 7th grade meet with 152 points.

Nolan Guzman took first place for FMMS in the 1600 with a time of 5:55.68, while the 4x800 relay team of Mason Mcley, Jake Haessig, Jackson Haessig and Guzman captured first with a mark of 10:40.08.

The distance medley team of Case Fraise, Karson Dixon, Jake Haessig and McLey also crossed the line first at 4:51.77.
Guzman was third in the 200 meter hurdles at 32.46 and third in the high jump at 4-10".

The only other top five finish for the 7th graders was a 4th place finished by Fraise in the 800 at 3 minutes flat.

Complete results are below.
7th GRADE RESULTS
Eric Cornelis 17th in 100 dash; Case Fraise 18th in 200 meter: Cornelis 19th in 200 meter; Jackson Haessig 6th in 400 meter 1:10.16; Logan Pomberg 10th 1:17.59; Fraise 4th in 800 3:00.00; Nolan Guzman 1st in 1600 at 5;55.68 (10 pts); Jake Haessig 6th in 100 meter hurdles 19.82; Karson Dixon 16th, Pomberg 17th
Guzman 3rd in 200 meter hurdles 32.45; Mason McLey 10 36.92; 4x100 6th 1:06.09; 4x800 FIRST 10:40.08, McLey Jake Haessig, Jackson Haessig, Guzman; Distance Medley: FIRST 4:51.77 Fraise, Dixon, Jake Haessig, Mcley; High Jump Guzman 3rd 4-10"; Long Jujmp Jake Haessig 10-0" 15th; Discus - Dixon 56-07" 14th, Cornelis 39-10" 16th.

8TH GRADE RESULTS
400-meter Kendon Bowie - 17th; 800 meter Aiden Mithcell 2nd 2:33.08 (2.37 off); 1600 Mitchell 5:43.00 (4th)
100 hurdles Dayton Lamar 3rd 17.68, Julian Dear 18.28 (7th); 200 meter hurdles Thomas White 33.49 (9th), Zayne Speer (14th); 4x100 FM 4th 54.46 Caden Barnes, Tristan Marshall, Lamar, Brody Cashman; 4x200 FM 3rd Marcus Guzman, Dear, White, Cashman 1:54.08; 4x400 FM 5th Bowie, Chandler Fullenkamp, Kaden Durbin and Mason Koser 4.44.92; 4x800 FM 3rd Koser, Speer, Richard Pennington and Waylan Plant; 800 sprint medley FM 5th Marcus Guzman, Jesus Oronia, Fullenkamp and Gavin Callahan 2:08.45; Distance Medley FIRST FM Kaden Durbin, Mason Koser, Marcus Guzman and Aiden Mitchell 4:28.02; 4x100 shuttle hurdle 5th: Callahan, Fullenkamp, Durbin and Cashman 1:19.27; High Jump Dear 5-02" (2nd) Lamar 5-0" (3rd); Long jump Mitchell 15-03" (3rd) Cashman 13th, White 17th, Callahan 18th; Shot Caden Barnes 40-11" FIRST, Tristan Marshall 28-7.5" (10th), Aaron Warner 19th, Isaiah Jenkins 20th; discus Marcus Guzman 86-8" 5th, Barnes 79:09" (7th) Jenkins 19th, Warner 20th.