The Little Hawks take first place in their 4x100m relay, and second place in the 100m dash.
April 29, 2014
After two days of statewide competition, the Little Hawk Boys have finished with the Drake Relays and are well on their way towards the state meet.
The Little Hawks finished first in the 4×100 meter relay over Waukee, a relay run by Kole Butler ’14, Bryson Runge ’15, Cory Lindsey ’14, and Chuck Riley ’15, and placed second in the 100 meter open run by Bryson Runge.
“We deserved to win more than any other team did, we had more determination, Waukee were the only other ones in contention,” Runge said.
The team finished with a time of 42.36, a narrow 0.02 second lead ahead of Waukee. According to relay coach Michael Moore, this was the first time the team had officially run together.
“It was a pretty amazing experience, all of the people who showed up cheering City, the motivation of the crowd pushed us,” Riley said.
The boys placed 6th in the 4×200 meter relay run by Kole Butler, Cory Lindsey, Alec James ’14, and Bryson Runge. Butler took 7th in the 110 meter hurdles, and competed in the 4×110 team that took eighth place with Cory Lindsey, Kevin Buell ’14, and Sy Butler ’16.
Head Coach Tom Carey was very pleased with the team’s efforts in all of its events.
“Each time a City High athlete got out on the track, we saw that aggressive and smart approach to competition – they got the rewards they deserved from the work they did,” Carey said.
City High’s sprint medley team took 21st place, and was run by Cory Lindsey, Alec James, Tom McDowell ’16, and Ali Omar ’16.
“I’m proud of them for trying their best,” Lindsey said of his teammates.
“It’s not set in stone,” Runge agreed, “Drake is an unscored meet, it’s mostly for fun.”
City will enter the state track meet on May 22nd, a meet that will last through the 24th. City’s runners and relay teams will continue to improve for the date.
“It [Drake] was a good motivator, it shows you where you’re at, you know Waukee is going to be coming back to try and beat us in state,” Butler finished, a sentiment shared by his fellow runners.
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