GRIMES — As has been the case throughout the season, the Perry boys track team struggled to amass team points Thursday.
The Bluejays had just 36 points at the Mustang Relays, but has also been increasingly common, the Perry team had several individuals excel by posting a wide series of new personal bests.
Kato Dougan (100), Kaleb Olejniczak (200) and Alex Morales (discus) all set new personal standards. Eduardo Sanchez and Hayden McFarland both had PB’s in the 1600, with both also running new best-ever splits in the 4×800. Also establishing new personal bests were Bryan Funez and Joseph Clark for their splits in the 4×400.
DC-G, North Polk and Carlisle were closed cluttered at the top of the team standings with points totals of 108, 106.5 and 106, respectively. Urbandale posted 88 points, Gilbert 72.5 and Winterset 71, with Perry recording the aforementioned 36.
Olejniczak was second in both the 200 and 400, in times of 23.9 and 52.14 seconds, respectively. Dougan was third in the 100 (11.72), with Funez finishing the 800 in 2 minutes, 17.51 seconds while Sanchez and McFarland recorded clockings of 5:04.79 and of 5:07.71 in the 1600.
Jeb Stewart ran both the 110 high hurdles (20.12) and 400 low hurdles (1:10.08), continuing to gain experience in both in his first varsity season.
Morales spun the discus 111 feet, 2 inches, with Luke Holtorf throwing the shot put 37’5-1/2 while Dougan flew 18’3-3/4 in the long jump.
The sprint medley foursome of Dougan, Olejniczak, Clark and Justin Stammer were victorious in 1:38.11, more than a second quicker than their previous best clocking this season.
Funez, Clark, Dougan and Stammer were fifth in the 4×400 in 3:45.59, with Collin Malmberg, Jordan Long, Caden Steva and Carlos Calderon placing sixth in the 4×200 in 1:45.73 while Malmberg, Clark, Long and Ben Stika ran to sixth in the distance medley in 4:41.14.
Malmberg, Long, Steva and Clark posted a 50.84 in the 4×100 with the foursome of Funez, Stewart, Sanchez and McFarland running the 4×800 in 9:16.53.
Both Perry teams will resume action Thursday when they participate in the Raccoon River Conference meet in Carroll.
