First-place finishers in two relays and the discus throw were among the top performances by the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys’ track and field team at the John Larson Relays. The meet hosted by North Union was held April 28 at Armstrong.

Ryan Borden, Ethan Diehm, Kooper Ebel and Connor Dodd ran a winning time of 1:35.65 in the 4x200 relay. Those same runners also ran to victory in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:46.48.

Two Hawks sat atop the standings in the discus throw. Adam Schierholz had the best throw, reaching 118’4-1/2” while Keevyn Jacobsma placed second at 113’1-1/2”.

Other strong individual performances were turned in by Dodd, who finished second in the 100-meter dash (:11.17) and fourth in the 200 (:23.33); and Diehm whose leap of 19’1-1/4” was good for third place.

Aiden Espeland finished fifth in the 800-meter run (2:22.56); Jesse Garcia placed fifth in the shot put (36’10-1/2”); Borden came in sixth in the 200 (:24.03), as did Bradley Zamudio in the 110 hurdles (:18.31) and the 400 hurdles (1:06.68).

The Hawks added two sixth-place finishes in the relays. Espeland, Bryce Dodge, Ryan Grotluschen and Justyn Vasquez Alcantara ran the 4x800 (10:33.25) and Ethan Wiersma, Zamudio, Travis Kamradt and Tyson Tessum ran the sprint medley relay (1:52.35).

Hawk coach Kyle Borchers said the meet was a chance to compete against different teams and have success in various events.

“It kind of shakes things up and gets us out of any ruts we might be in,” he said. “It’s nice to place high in events and relays that we don’t place as well due to the competition we see around here.”

Varsity team results were Bishop Garrigan 111, Northwood-Kensett 95.33, Estherville-Lincoln Central 90, H-M-S in fourth with 65, West Bend-Mallard 58.66, North Union 56, North Iowa 51, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 50 and Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 12.

• Okoboji Relays results

The Okoboji Relays were postponed one day so the boys’ squad was depleted due to the spring concert also being held that evening.

Dodd led the athletes who did compete, finishing third in the 200-meter dash (:23.0) and fourth in the 100 (:11.20).

Espeland finished fifth in the 800-meter run (2:21.90) and Wiersma finished in an unusual dead-heat for fifth place in the 110 meter hurdles (:18.60). Zamudio came in sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:04.20).

In the field events, Schierholz placed third in the discus throw (124’8”) and Jacobsma was sixth (108’4”). Schierholz also placed fifth in the shot put (37’3”) and Jacobsma finished sixth (36’1-1/2”).

H-M-S placed fifth in two relays. Espeland, Wiersma, George Vargas and Alan Abonce competed in the 4x400 relay (4:36.40) while Vasquez Alcantara, Aiden Jensen, Abonce and Gavin Faulkner ran the 4x800 (10:56.20). Placing sixth in the sprint medley relay were Wiersma, Zamudio, Tessum and Kamradt (1:06.16).

Spirit Lake won the boys’ team title with 175.5 points, Sioux Center was second with 139 and Okoboji was third with 116. The other participating teams were Sibley-Ocheyedan 63.5, Harris-Lake Park 39 and H-M-S 29.