Wildcat boys 3rd in NCC track meet
Owen Hubbell carries the baton over the finish line in one of the relay events for the Wildcat boys' track team. Humboldt is preparing for the final stretch of the season with the North Central Conference meet set for May 6 and the state qualifying meet set for May 13 in Nevada. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
The Humboldt boys' track team placed third in the North Central Conference meet held at Hampton on May 6. Humboldt finished with 126 points, just shy of runner-up Webster City (126.5) and well below first-place Clear Lake (191).
Quinton Orr and Eric Wittrock went 1-2 in the 3,200-meters in 10:25.90 and 10:38.08, respectively. Orr and Wittrock also went 1-2 in the 800-meters in 1:57.59 and 1:58.42, respectively. Orr won the 1,600-meters in 4:36.57. Orr and Wittrock joined Cale Hundertmark and Carson Berte in the 4x400 relay, which took first in 3:32.49.
Wildcat boys win title at Algona
Humboldt's boys were the team champions in the Algona Hackbarth Relays held on Monday, May 3.
Humboldt's winning events include Lance Coon in the 100-meter dash, Eric Wittrock in the 800-meters, Troy Gerjets in the 110-meter hurdles, the distance medley relay, Lance Coon in the long jump, Ben Kuehnast in the shot put and Kaleb McCullough in the discus.
The Wildcats will compete in a Class 3A state qualifying meet at Nevada on Thursday, May 13, starting at 4 p.m. Teams on hand will include Nevada, Clear Lake, Algona, Webster City, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, North Polk and Gilbert. Tickets for state qualifying meets are $6. All sites will utilize HomeTown Ticketing, which creates a digital ticket for spectators. Tickets for all sites and classes went on sale at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 10 through IHSAA Tickets.
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