On Saturday, March 18, South Tama County’s Track and Field Team took to the Grinnell College Fieldhouse to compete in the Wamac Indoor Track and Field Championships.

-Emma Harwick took 2nd place in high jump, clearing a height of 4’8″

-Kortney Babinat’s throw of 34′ 8.5″ earned her a 3rd place finish in the shot put

-In a dominant display, Tommy Tyynismaa won the boys 800 meters. Not only did Tommy win by over 7 seconds, he also broke the meet record in the event. The previous record was set in 2014 by Mitch Steger of Beckman Catholic. Tyynismaa’s time of 2:00.15 took 2.17 seconds off of Steger’s time

-Sophomore Tyrus Clegg, in his first year of track, is making an immediate impact. Clegg has found early success in the long jump with an impressive jump of 19′ 5″

-The quartet of James Brant, Holden Schermer, Braxten Rhors, and Tommy Tyynismaa achieved a 2nd place finish in the 4×800 meter relay. With a time of 8:35.01 first place barely eluded the Trojans as Mount Vernon narrowly won by a mere five hundredths of a second

-In the final event of the meet, the boys 4×4 secured a 3rd place finish. James Brant, Trey Etzen, Braxten Rhors, and -Tommy Tyynismaa brought the baton around the track in a time of 3:44.17

Both boys and girls teams now turn their focus to the outdoor season. The Trojans next meet will be Monday, March 27 at Benton.