Humboldt boys reign supreme at their indoor track opener
Humboldt's Quinton Orr crosses the finish line to help his team win the 4x400 relay in the Nielsen Family Indoor Invitational track meet on Friday, March 12 at the recreation center in Humboldt. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
The Humboldt boys' track team won six events and claimed the team title in their own Nielsen Family Invitational held Friday, March 12 at the Nielsen Family Recreation Center in Humboldt.
Humboldt finished with 138 first-place points to outdistance runner-up Carlisle which had 110. Webster City was third at 66.
The Wildcats' Quinton Orr had winning two events. Orr won the 1,600-meters in 4:34.94 and ran the final leg of the first-place 4x400 relay which clocked 3:39.56. Cale Hundertmark, Eric Wittrock and Aiden Christensen also carried the baton in that event.
Humboldt's 4x800 relay of Nolan Jergens, Trevor Jacobson, Carter Theesfeld and Wittrock clocked 8:52.87 to take first.
Caden Matson won the 400-meters in 55.75 seconds and claimed the 60-meter high hurdles in 8.97 seconds. Wittrock won the 800-meters in 2:11.74.
Humboldt returns to action when they host a girl-boy meet on Friday, March 19, starting at 4:30 p.m.
Humboldt's outdoor opener is April 6 at Eagle Grove.
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