Kunert 4th in state 1,600 meters
Humboldt's Joe Kunert, shown here running in the 4x800 relay, also placed fourth in the 1,600-meter run on May 18 in the state track meet in Des Moines. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Humboldt High senior distance runner Joe Kunert went out in style competing in his final race in the state track meet in Des Moines on Saturday, May 18.
Kunert finished fourth overall in the 1,600-meters with a time of 4:28.83. Teammate Quinton Orr was eighth in 4:32.64. Algona's Trey Engen was the winner in 4:24.83.
Humboldt's Jamison Heinz assured himself of his third state medal by placing eighth in the 200-meter dash in 23.02 seconds. It is the third state medal this week for Heinz, who was second in the long jump and also ran the third leg of the eighth-place sprint medley relay, which ran earlier on Saturday. The relay also consisted of Tyler Vitzthum, Cale Hundertmark and Matt Miller. Their time was 1:35.28, a new school record.
The Wildcats placed 8th overall in the 3A team scoring.
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