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Marley Guthmiller powers Ipswich girls to Bon Homme Invitational title
Ipswich's Marley Guthmiller clears a hurdle at Tuesday's Bon Homme Invitational in Tyndall.
(Trey Kaul / 605 Sports)
Apr 19, 2023
 

By 605 Sports Staff

TYNDALL — The Ipswich track and field teams shine at Tuesday’s Bon Homme Invitational. 

The Tiger girls won the girls team title with 108 points, finishing ahead of Cedar Catholic, Nebraska (101) and Ethan/Parkston (97). The Ipswich boys placed second in the boys team standings with 103 points. Cedar Catholic won the boys team title with 131 points. 

Ipswich’s Marley Guthmiller was a triple winner in the 100-meter hurdles (times unavailable), 300-meter hurdles (:52.96) and pole vault (8-0). 

Braelyn Qualm (400-meter dash) and Madiysn Gellhau (3,200-meter run) also claimed first-place finishes for the Tigers. 

Wagner’s Emma Yost was a double winner in the discus (127-2) and shot put (38-10). 

Platte-Geddes’ Briana DeGroot captured first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (:12.81) and 200-meter dash (:26.81). 

On the boys side, Ipswich’s Tyler Hettich (high jump), Trevor Heinz (long jump) and Carter Geditz (110-meter hurdles) claimed first-place finishes. 


Boys Results

Team scores: 1. Cedar Catholic, Neb., 131; 2. Ipswich, 103; 3. Platte-Geddes, 88; 4. Ethan/Parkston, 83.5; 5. Bon Homme, 71; 6. Wagner, 49; 7. Creighton, Neb., 27; 8. Avon, 23; 9. Scotland, 6.5.

100-Meter Dash: 1. Cael Ryther, Ethan/Parkston, :11.35; 2. Isaac Crownover, Bon Homme, :11.40; 3. Trevor Heinz, Ipswich, :11.42; 4. Riley Rothschadl, Bon Homme, :11.44; 5. Matt Linkn, Wagner, :11.48; 6. Aiden Bultje, Platte-Geddes, :11.50.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Riley Rothschadl, Bon Homme, :23.28; 2. Isaac Crownover, Bon Homme, :23.35; 3. Braxton Breukelman, Platte-Geddes, :23.92; 4. Landon Bares, Bon Homme, :24.25; 5. Maddox Brissette, Ethan/Parkston, :24.56; 5. Gabe Fite, Platte-Geddes, :24.56.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Quincy Stephens, Platte-Geddes, :56.97; 2. Carson Vanden Berge, Platte-Geddes, :57.12; 3. Logan Sayler, Scotland, :57.61; 4. Ian Beyers, Ipswich, :57.63; 5. Casey Geditz, Ipswich, :59.71; 6. Logan Winckler, Bon Homme, 1:00.11.

800-Meter Run: 1. Carson Arens, Cedar Catholic, 2:02.80; 2. David Brock, Ethan/Parkston, 2:12.77; 3. Lukas Wortmann, Cedar Catholic, 2:22.20; 4. Tyler Tjeerdsma, Avon, 2:23.90; 5. Quincy Stephens, Platte-Geddes, 2:24.48; 6. Caleb Zephier, Wagner, 2:25.13.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Carson Noecker, Cedar Catholic, 4:31.79; 2. Adam Elks, Cedar Catholic, 5:30.00; 3. Aaron Wortmann, Cedar Catholic, 5:30.10; 4. Jayden Digmann, Ethan/Parkston, 5:31.00; 5. Benjamin Gerlach, Ethan/Parkston, 5:40.37; 6. Cale Cooper, Bon Homme, 5:52.17.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Carson Noecker, Cedar Catholic, 9:18.43; 2. Glen Cournoyer, Wagner, 11:20.90; 3. Adam Elks, Cedar Catholic, 12:04.13; 4. Alex Elks, Cedar Catholic, 12:14.21; 5. Brock Kotalik, Bon Homme, 13:19.20; 6. Zach McCully, Ethan/Parkston, 14:06.66.

110-Meter Hurdles: 1. Carter Geditz, Ipswich, :15.57; 2. Jackson Rolston, Wagner, :17.59; 3. Cooper Chapin, Bon Homme, :18.07; 4. Braedon Reinfenrath, Cedar Catholic, :19.52; 5. Kaden Weig, Ipswich, :19.72; 6. Javin Kniffen, Ethan/Parkston, :20.08.

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Jhett Breen, Wagner, :43.18; 2. Taylor Nilson, Creighton, :44.59; 3. Carter Geditz, Ipswich, :44.65; 4. Gabe Fite, Platte-Geddes, :47.46; 5. Jackson Rolston, Wagner, :48.50; 6. Grant Weiser, Ipswich, :49.60.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Bon Homme (Landon Bares, Easton Mudder, Riley Rothschadl, Isaac Crownover), :45.58; 2. Ipswich, :45.61; 3. Platte-Geddes, :46.62; 4. Cedar Catholic, :47.08; 5. Wagner, :47.40; 6. Avon, :49.75.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Platte-Geddes (Skyler Hanten, Trevor Rolland, Hayden Sprik, Aiden Bultje), 1:37.26; 2. Ethan/Parkston, 1:37.75; 3. Bon Homme, 1:38.41; 4. Ipswich, 1:39.02; 5. Cedar Catholic, 1:39.82; 6. Wagner, 1:42.47.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Breiton Whitmire, Tyan Baller, Nolan Becker, Carson Arens), 3:40.86; 2. Bon Homme, 3:45.24; 3. Ipswich, 3:46.98; 4. Platte-Geddes, 4:06.78; 5. Ethan/Parkston, 4:12.78; 6. Avon, 4:12.96.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Lukas Wortmann, Carson Noecker, Nolan Becker, Carson Arens), 8:53.41; 2. Ipswich, 9:09.76; 3. Ethan/Parkston, 9:16.78.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Ethan/Parkston (Cael Ryther, Connor Prunty, Kolter Kramer, Evan Bartelt), 3:50.97; 2. Ipswich, 4:02.98; 3. Cedar Catholic, 4:06.69; 4. Avon, 4:25.66; 5. Bon Homme 4:35.06; 6. Platte-Geddes, 4:36.52.

High Jump: 1. Tyler Hettich, Ipswich, 6-0; 2. Gage Hohn, Ethan/Parkston, 6-0; 3. Camden Dufrain, Platte-Geddes, 5-8; 4. Taylor Nilson, Creighton, 5-6; 4. Carson Arens, Cedar Catholic, 5-6; 6. Davin Hohn, Ethan/Parkston, 5-6.

Long Jump: 1. Trevor Heinz, Ipswich, 22-1; 2. James Deckert, Ethan/Parkston, 21-10; 3. Javian Pesicka, Wagner, 19-9; 4. Braxton Breukelman, Platte-Geddes, 19-7.75; 5. Aziah Meyer, Avon, 18-10.5; 6. Evan Ulmer, Bon Homme, 18-7.5.

Triple Jump: 1. Taylor Nilson, Creighton, 40-11; 2. James Deckert, Ethan/Parkston, 39-0; 3. Davian Hohn, Ethan/Parkston, 38-2; 3. Trace Pelton, Avon, 38-2; 5. Jesse Zephier, Wagner, 37-11; 6. Caleb Zephier, Wagner, 36-4.

Discus: 1. Jaxson Bernecker, Cedar Catholic, 161-0; 2. Jack Ringling, Platte-Geddes, 145-7; 3. James Fischer, Cedar Catholic, 143-9; 4. Owen Doerr, Creighton, 138-0; 5. Al Gunter, Avon, 124-2; 6. Braxton Knudsen, Wagner, 124-2.

Shot Put: 1. Jaxson Bernecker, Cedar Catholic, 47-1; 2. Lucas Rowland, Ipswich, 45-6.50; 3. James Fischer, Cedar Catholic, 42-11.5; 4. Al Gunter, Avon, 41-1.5; 5. Owen Doerr, Creighton, 40-1.5; 6. Braxton Knudsen, Wagner, 38-10.5.

Pole Vault: 1. Camden Dufrain, Platte-Geddes, 12-0; 2. Brody Davis, Ipswich, 10-6; 3. Parker Bailey, Platte-Geddes, 10-6; 4. Karstyn Lhotak, Wagner, 10-6; 5. Darrel Yost, Ipswich, 10-0; 6. Bane VanZee, Platte-Geddes, 9-6; 6. Dawson Hlavac, Scotland, 9-6.


Girls Results

Team scores: 1. Ipswich, 108; 2. Cedar Catholic, Neb., 101; 3. Ethan/Parkston, 97; 4. Bon Homme, 74; 5. Wagner, 58; 6. Platte-Geddes, 55; 7. Avon, 47; 8. Creighton, Neb., 20; 9. Scotland, 18.

100-Meter Dash: 1. Briana DeGroot, Platte-Geddes, :12.81; 2. Erin Heusinkveld, Bon Homme, :13.29; 3. Jasmine Ruelas, Bon Homme, :13.67; 4. Courtney Sees, Avon, :13.68; 5. Bailey Vitek, Scotland, :13.88; 6. Rylen Kramp, Platte-Geddes, :14.08.

200-Meter Dash: 1. Briana DeGroot, Platte-Geddes, :26.81; 2. Shalayne Nagel, Avon, :27.02; 3. Grace Reifenrath, Cedar Catholic, :27.22; 4. Claire Janish, Scotland, :28.15; 5. Stacy Ruelas-Gilbert, Bon Homme, :28.55; 6. Brianna Geditz, Ipswich, :28.91.

400-Meter Dash: 1. Braelyn Qualm, Platte-Geddes, 1:09.16; 2. Mariah Maxwell, Ethan/Parkston, 1:09.90; 3. Roper Lhotak, Bon Homme, 1:10.50; 4. Matia Picotte Golus, Wagner, 1:10.79; 5. Rilyn Thury, Avon, 1:11.16; 6. Mya Wickersham, Ethan/Parkston, 1:11.60.

800-Meter Run: 1. Leah Klock, Ethan/Parkston, 2:46.69; 2. Nora Robb, Scotland, 2:51.52; 3. Ashlinn Hartwell, Ipswich, 2:52.33; 4. Kayleigh Royston, Ethan/Parkston, 2:55.46; 5. Roper Lhotak, Bon Homme, 2:55.72; 6. Gracyn Kadlec, Ipswich, 2:57.32.

1,600-Meter Run: 1. Claire Rolfes, Cedar Catholic, 6:10.55; 2. Claire Guthmiller, Bon Homme, 6:17.79; 3. Isabel Rolfes, Cedar Catholic, 6:21.07; 4. Gracyn Kadlec, Ipswich, 6:21.68; 5. Charlie Rawden, Ipswich, 6:32.35; 6. Kayleigh Royston, Ethan/Parkston, 6:35.70.

3,200-Meter Run: 1. Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich, 13:03.27; 2. Claire Rolfes, Cedar Catholic, 13:54.10; 3. Addison Hovorka, Bon Homme, 14:22.20; 4. Claire Guthmiller, Bon Homme, 14:25.50; 5. Grace Vitek, Scotland, 15:32.54; 6. Elyssa Bartelt, Ethan/Parkston, 15:56.56.

100-Meter Hurdles (times unavailable): 1. Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich; 2. Stacy Ruelas-Gilbert, Bon Homme; 3. Chantal Wuertzer, Ethan/Parkston; 4. Lydia Yost, Wagner; 5. Jalyssa Hutson, Ipswich; 6. Macee Haase, Scotland. 

300-Meter Hurdles: 1. Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich, :52.96; 2. Chantal Wuertzer, Ethan/Parkston, :57.31; 3. Lydia Yost, Wagner, 1:00.32; 4. Jalyssa Hutson, Ipswich, 1:01.02.

400-Meter Relay: 1. Bon Homme (Jasmine Ruelas, Taycee Ranek, Jurni Vavruska, Erin Heusinkveld), :53.74; 2. Cedar Catholic, :54.35; 3. Platte-Geddes, :54.75; 4. Avon, :55.97; 5. Ipswich, :56.28; 6. Creighton, :57.03.

800-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Faith Christensen, Grace Reinfenrath, Lauren Bernecker, Sophia Reinfenrath), 1:53.05; 2. Ethan/Parkston, 1:53.46; 3. Platte-Geddes, 1:55.96; 4. Avon, 1:56.79; 5. Wagner, 1:58.87; 6. Scotland, 1:59.48.

1,600-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Faith Christensen, Lauren Bernecker, Sophia Reifenrath, Laney Kathol), 4:17.29; 2. Ethan/Parkston, 4:24.49; 3. Bon Homme, 4:43.42; 4. Ipswich, 4:44.79; 5. Platte-Geddes, 4:51.80; 6. Avon, 5:25.59.

3,200-Meter Relay: 1. Cedar Catholic (Lauren Bernecker, Ava Noecker, Isabel Rolfes, Laney Kathol), 10:43.0; 2. Ethan/Parkston, 11:21.00; 3. Ipswich, 11:31.97.

Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Ethan/Parkston (Cael Ryther, Connor Prunty, Kolter Kramer, Evan Bartelt), 3:50.97; 2. Ipswich, 4:02.98; 3. Cedar Catholic, 4:06.69; 4. Avon, 4:25.66; 5. Bon Homme, 4:35.06; 6. Platte-Geddes, 4:36.52.

High Jump: 1. Ashlyn Koupal, Wagner, 5-4; 2. Gracie Lange, Ipswich, 4-10; 3. Brooke Dance, Creighton, 4-6; 4. Kya Kjeldgaard, Wagner, 4-6; 5. Keeara Oakley, Ethan/Parkston, 4-6; 6. Erin Heusinkveld, Bon Homme, 4-4.

Long Jump: 1. Courtney Sees, Avon, 16-9.5; 2. Lauren Ziebart, Ethan/Parkston, 16-7; 3. Jurni Vavruska, Bon Homme, 16-4; 4. Regan Hoffman, Platte-Geddes, 15-11.5; 5. Makayla Mitchell, Creighton, 15-10; 6. Jasmine Ruelas, Bon Homme, 15-6.5.

Triple Jump: 1. Makyala Mitchell, Creighton, 33-2; 2. Berkley Ziebart, Ethan/Parkston, 33-1; 3. Ashley Ptacek, Ipswich, 31-8; 4. Rory Juhnke, Ethan/Parkston, 30-7; 5. Gracie Lange, Ipswich, 29-0; 6. Ella White, Creighton, 28-3.

Discus: 1. Emma Yost, Wagner, 127-2; 2. Lexi Eickhoff, Cedar Catholic, 116-2; 3. Lila Vanderlei, Avon, 115-2; 4. Kaeli Wallinga, Avon, 108-4; 5. Ashley Tolsma, Avon, 104-10; 6. Addison Walter, Cedar Catholic, 98-1.

Shot Put: 1. Emma Yost, Wagner, 38-10; 2. Lexi Eickhoff, Cedar Catholic, 37-8; 3. Lila Vanderlei, Avon, 34-0; 4. Addison Walter, Cedar Catholic, 31-7.5; 5. Faith Oakley, Ethan/Parkston, 30-10; 6. Melayna McGregor, Cedar Catholic, 30-9.5.

Pole Vault: 1. Marley Guthmiller, Ipswich, 8-0; 2. Kaitlyn Williams, Ipswich, 8-0; 3. Quincy Olivier, Ipswich, 8-0; 4. Rylen Kramp, Platte-Geddes, 7-0; 5. Allie Hobbick, Ethan/Parkston, 7-0; 6. Ava Noecker, Cedar Catholic, 7-0.