Hounds set 4x100 meet record at Demon Relays

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Foursome, and Johnson qualify for Drake Relays starting Wednesday

BY CHUCK VANDENBERG
PCC EDITOR

WASHINGTON - Tate Johnson said it was probably a pretty ugly picture when he crossed the finish line on the final leg of the boys' 4x100 meter relay, but that ugly win set a meet record at the Washington Demon Relays Thursday night and qualified the group for the Drake Relays next week.

Johnson blew past the field in the final leg taking a handoff from Hayden Segoviano and blazing to a 43.90 to take first place in the event and solidify a qualification at Drake. The time also set the Demon Relays record besting the previous mark of 44.26 by Mediapolis in 2011.

Johnson's 11.09 in the open 100 was just .01 seconds off the projected Drake cut of 11.08, but he was informed Friday afternoon that he qualified and is seeded 29th of 32. The 4x100 team will be seeded 25th of 32.

Junior Tate Settles ran the first leg giving the Hounds a look at first before handing to freshman Julian Dear, who posted an 11.88 in the open 100, good enough for sixth overall. Dear then handed to Segoviano on the third leg before Johnson took off.

Head Coach Mike Schneider said the time was the best of the year for the foursome, but said the handoffs are still rough.

"They're so dialed in. They've been working on their handoffs, working on their steps. They're working hard. I think our handoffs still could be a little better. I'm happy for them, and they're happy and that's contagious," Schneider said.

Schneider said the 4x100 field was stacked as teams had one last night to qualify for Drake and he wasn't sure his squad would finish first, but thought they could qualify. But he was surprised by several other performances including Macayden Rhoer's 400 hurdles.

Fort Madison's Macayden Rhoer loses a half step on Iowa Valley's Brody Ward in the 400-hurdles Thursday night in Washington. Rhoer set a career high with a 58.15 good enough for second place in the event. Photo by Chuck Vandenberg/PCC

Rhoer posted a career-best 58.15, .69 seconds off the pace of Iowa Valley's Brody Ward who overtook Rhoer on the second-to-last hurdle set to pull away.

The senior said the race felt fast from the start.

"That was the best time of my career. This was a better night, a beautiful night to run with no wind. It was perfect," Rhoer said.

"I was coming down the straight away and clipped a hurdle and that slowed me down a bit, but it was just like 'Wow', I felt really fast."

Schneider said it's a great reward for great work.

"He's so excited. He works so hard and I'm so happy for him to see that," Schneider said. "He has a really good shot at making state in that event. His hurdle form is impeccable. His head comes down the way it should, it doesn't pop. He does it just the way you're supposed to."

The Bloodhounds' Mikey DiPrima takes a handoff from Nik Fullenkamp in the 4x200. Fort Madison placed third in the event and third in team scoring on the night. Photo by Chuck Vandenberg/PCC

Rhoer also set personal bests in the 110 hurdles 16.70 (4th), and helped the Hounds shuttle hurdle team of Rhoer, Teague Smith, Caleb Bolander, and Adam Sobczak to a season-best 1:10.11, good enough for fourth place overall.

Sobczak surprised many with a second-place finish in the 200-meters with a personal best 24.31 edging teammate Mikey DiPrima by .23 seconds and finishing .71 off the pace of Liberty's Evan Chandler. DiPrima was second in the high jump at 5-10.

In the girls' race, senior Racquel Schneider helped the Lady Hounds to a sixth-place finish overall with a second place finish in the 400 hurdles at 1:12.99. Aija Jenkins jumped 4-10 in the high jump, good enough for second, and eight points.

The distance medley team of Jenkins, Lillian Gelsthorpe, Katie Dennis, and Paetyn Wiegand took 3rd with a time of 4:44.86.

The Lady Hounds' Paetyn Wiegand takes turn four during the 3000 meter run Thursday in Washington. Wiegand would finish 3rd at 12:21.62. Photo by Chuck Vandenberg/PCC

Head Coach Brian Mendez said Schneider took a full second off her 400 hurdles.

"There's no doubt in mind that she will be in Des Moines for the state meet. She's got some tough races coming up and our district will be tough, but that's what we want," Mendez said.

"I think we run well when the competition is good."

He said this is the first year in a long time where he's been able to put girls in every event.

"Some of the relays we were running two teams in and that hasn't happened in years. I'm just thrilled to give kids a chance to run."

Complete results from the 2022 Demon Relays.
Girls results (FM 65 points - 6th place)
800 sprint medley: FM-Emily Steffensmeier, Rylee Steffensmeier, Raquel Schneider, Hailey Kemper 2:04.85 (5th). Jojo Vincent, Jessiona Jaciunde, Kylie Fortune, Emma Berry - 2:15.40 (4th-B Division)
3000 meter: FM-Paetyn Wiegand 12:21.62 (3rd), Jordyn Burch 14:01.83 (9th).
4x800: FM - Allison Lamb, Mary Hellige, Emma Kern, Alexa Walz 12:48.92 (7th).
Shuttle hurdle: FM-Chloe Sokolik, Aija Jenkins, Kemper, Schneider 1:14.59 (4th)
100-meter: FM- R.Steffensmeier 15.09 (14th), Laci Gathers 17.34 (23rd).
Distance Medley: FM-Jenkins, Lillian Gelsthorpe, Katie Dennis, Wiegand 4:44.86 (3rd).
400-meter: FM-Kern 1:14.23 (14th), Fortune 1:16.88 (17th).
4x200: FM-Mazie Hotop, R. Steffensmeier, E. Steffensmeier, Olivia Buckner 2:03.68 (5th), Juciunde, Gathers, Hellige, Burch 2:15.44 (13th).
100-hurdles: Sokolik 18.88 (11th), Walz 20.58 (15th), Vincent 21.79 (18th).
800-meter: FM-Dennis 2:40.85 (5th), Berry 3:08.31 (13th).
200-meter: FM- Gelsthorpe 29.14 (7th), Fortune 31.76 (17th), Hotop 32.95 (23rd).
400 hurdles: FM-Schneider 1:12.99 (2nd), Kemper 1:18.22 (5th).
1500-meter: FM-Wiegand 5:43.25 (5th), Lamb 6:11.75 (12th).
4x100: FM-E.Steffensmeier, R.Steffensmeier, Jenkins, Gelsthorpe 55.62 (9th). Vincent, Kern, Burcy, Gathers 1:02.19 (15th).
4x400: FM-Dennis, Rainwater, Buckner Schneider 4:54.19 (6th).
Discus: FM-Whaley 87-05 (9th), Hellige 60-1 (18th).
High Jump: FM-Jenkins 4-10 (2nd).
Shot put: FM-Whaley 32-0.5 (4th), Brylie Lorence 29-2 (11th), Maylie Gordon 22-7.5 (18th)

Boys results (FM 109 points - 3rd place)
800-sprint medley: FM-Tate Settles, Tate Johnson, Hayden Segoviano, Nik Fullenkamp 1:42.65 (3rd)
4x800: FM-Calvin Johnson, Hayden Wolfe, Cameron Shutwell, Gavin Callahan, 10:33.84 (7th).
Shuttle hurdle: FM - Macayden Rhoer, Teague Smith, Caleb Bolander, Adam Sobczak 1:10.11 (5th).
100-meter: FM-Johnson 11:09 (1st), Julian Dear 11.88 (6th).
Distance Medley: FM-Smith, Dayton Lamar, Dane Butler, John Cottrell 4:10.30 (5th).
400-meter: FM-Brody Cashman 1:01.12 (14th), Kaden Durbin 1:02.16 (16th).
4x200: FM-Settles, Dear, Fullenkamp, Mikey DiPrima 1:37.11 (3rd).
110-hurdles: FM-Rhoer 16.70 (4th), Bolander 20.59 (14th)
800-meter: FM-Calvin Johnson 2:25.77 (13th), Callahan 2:40.50 (20th).
200-meter: FM-Sobczak 24.31 (2nd), DiPrima 24.54 (3rd), Cashman 25.86 (8th).
400-hurdles: FM-Rhoer 58.15 (2nd).
1600-meter: FM-Cottrell 5:04.15 (7th), Wolfe 5:21.41 (13th), Shutwell 5:38.81 (19th).
4x100-meter: Settles, Dear, Segoviano, Johnson 43.90 (1st).
4x400-meter: Butler, Wolfe, Durbin, Cottrell 4:03.93 (5th).
Discus: FM-Ike Thacher 95-0 (11th), Luke Hellige 94.10 (13th).
High Jump: FM-DiPrima 5-10 (2nd), Lamar 5-8 (4th).
Long Jump: FM-DiPrima 18-4.5 (7th), Chandler Fullenkamp 17-4.5 (8th).
Shot put: FM-Caden Barnes 41-7 (3rd), Thacher 40-7 (4th), Mateo Lozano 37-4.5 (9th).

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