MONROE - With two of the area's top 800-meter runners locked in a neck-and-neck race, Sugar River junior Ryan McCoy believed that Monroe sophomore Ethan Moehn had the edge.
McCoy was well aware of Moehn's strong suit running the final 400.
"I knew I had to go that last 200 meters," McCoy said. "He's faster in the 400 than I am. My goal was to wear him down. I think he wore me down. I'm just happy I had a little bit more left than he did."
McCoy pulled away in the final 200 to win the race with a time of 1 minute, 58.74 seconds at Thursday's Richard Glendenning Green/Lafayette County Invitational. McCoy's time in the 800 is the fifth fastest in the state in the Wisconsin Track and Field Honor Roll.
McCoy, who was named the invite's track MVP, is ranked eighth in the 1,600 and finished first in the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 33.52 seconds.
Sugar River outdistanced the Monroe Red team to win the title 175.5-105.
"There are so many high caliber athletes in our area," Monroe coach Curt Miller said. "It's just fun to get them all together. Kids from Shullsburg usually don't get to see a kid from Monroe."
Monroe senior Matt Bush finished first in the 400 with a time of 51.7 seconds.
"It's definitely a good workout to improve your speed," Bush said. "It's a fun meet running against some smaller schools we don't usually see. In a meet like this, you want to win and improve."
Monroe junior Alex Barenklau won the 200 (23.37) over freshman Seth Calaway (24.0). The Cheesemakers' 400 relay team of Calaway, Cody Wolf, Forrest Klug-Hanson and Riley Buol finished first with a time of 46.59 seconds, which was just ahead of Black Hawk (46.69).
Sugar River senior Jon Beckman took first in the 110 high hurdles (15.54) and 300 hurdles (42.43). Beckman edged Brodhead-Juda's Levi Frost by less than 1 second to win the high hurdles. Sugar River teammate Kelvin Johnson took second in the 300 hurdles (42.47).
"I felt pretty confident in this race," Beckman said of the high hurdles. "I feel like my times should be coming down."
Beckman said the key to the 110 high hurdles is maintaining the speed between the hurdles as well as getting over the hurdles clean and powering through.
Sugar River sophomore Garrison Woods took first in the high jump (6-0) and second in the triple jump (41-8 1/2), long jump (20-8 1/4) and 100 (11.61). Brodhead-Juda senior Trent Jordan won the triple jump with a leap of 44-0 1/2.
Darlington senior Michael Sinclair won the 3,200 with a time of 10:02.12, which was less than three seconds ahead of Monroe senior Joel Henry (10:05.63).
The Redbirds' 3,200 relay team of Kent Miehe, Tyson Miehe, Quinn Cullen and Destin Komprood finished first with a time of 8:28.3, which was about seven seconds ahead of Sugar River.
"This is the best weather we have run in this season for an outdoor meet," Miehe said. "We wanted to come out here and crank out a good time. I think we have a good shot of doing well at the state meet."
Brodhead-Juda freshman Gavin Baade won the discus (127-10) and the Cardinals won the 800 (1:35.71) and 1,600 relays (3:34.16). The Cardinals' 800 relay team of Frost, Trent Jordan, Joey Jordan and Coty Stuchey finished less than three seconds ahead of Black Hawk (1:38.16).
Both Joey Jordan and Trent Jordan teamed with David Earleywine and Frost to win the 1,600 relay by about two seconds over Sugar River (3:36.19).
Monroe senior Cody Oudinot took second in the 1,600 with a time of 4:35.93. Cullen added a second place in the 400 (54.6) for the Redbirds.
The Cheesemakers' top four runners in the 3,200 relay didn't run in that event. The quartet of Barenklau, Bush, Moehn and Skyler Stingley will find out this weekend if they get an invitation to the Penn Relays.
"We have a heck of a 1,600 relay team," Miller said. "As good of 800-meter runners as they are, they are just as good quarter-mile runners."
McCoy was well aware of Moehn's strong suit running the final 400.
"I knew I had to go that last 200 meters," McCoy said. "He's faster in the 400 than I am. My goal was to wear him down. I think he wore me down. I'm just happy I had a little bit more left than he did."
McCoy pulled away in the final 200 to win the race with a time of 1 minute, 58.74 seconds at Thursday's Richard Glendenning Green/Lafayette County Invitational. McCoy's time in the 800 is the fifth fastest in the state in the Wisconsin Track and Field Honor Roll.
McCoy, who was named the invite's track MVP, is ranked eighth in the 1,600 and finished first in the mile with a time of 4 minutes, 33.52 seconds.
Sugar River outdistanced the Monroe Red team to win the title 175.5-105.
"There are so many high caliber athletes in our area," Monroe coach Curt Miller said. "It's just fun to get them all together. Kids from Shullsburg usually don't get to see a kid from Monroe."
Monroe senior Matt Bush finished first in the 400 with a time of 51.7 seconds.
"It's definitely a good workout to improve your speed," Bush said. "It's a fun meet running against some smaller schools we don't usually see. In a meet like this, you want to win and improve."
Monroe junior Alex Barenklau won the 200 (23.37) over freshman Seth Calaway (24.0). The Cheesemakers' 400 relay team of Calaway, Cody Wolf, Forrest Klug-Hanson and Riley Buol finished first with a time of 46.59 seconds, which was just ahead of Black Hawk (46.69).
Sugar River senior Jon Beckman took first in the 110 high hurdles (15.54) and 300 hurdles (42.43). Beckman edged Brodhead-Juda's Levi Frost by less than 1 second to win the high hurdles. Sugar River teammate Kelvin Johnson took second in the 300 hurdles (42.47).
"I felt pretty confident in this race," Beckman said of the high hurdles. "I feel like my times should be coming down."
Beckman said the key to the 110 high hurdles is maintaining the speed between the hurdles as well as getting over the hurdles clean and powering through.
Sugar River sophomore Garrison Woods took first in the high jump (6-0) and second in the triple jump (41-8 1/2), long jump (20-8 1/4) and 100 (11.61). Brodhead-Juda senior Trent Jordan won the triple jump with a leap of 44-0 1/2.
Darlington senior Michael Sinclair won the 3,200 with a time of 10:02.12, which was less than three seconds ahead of Monroe senior Joel Henry (10:05.63).
The Redbirds' 3,200 relay team of Kent Miehe, Tyson Miehe, Quinn Cullen and Destin Komprood finished first with a time of 8:28.3, which was about seven seconds ahead of Sugar River.
"This is the best weather we have run in this season for an outdoor meet," Miehe said. "We wanted to come out here and crank out a good time. I think we have a good shot of doing well at the state meet."
Brodhead-Juda freshman Gavin Baade won the discus (127-10) and the Cardinals won the 800 (1:35.71) and 1,600 relays (3:34.16). The Cardinals' 800 relay team of Frost, Trent Jordan, Joey Jordan and Coty Stuchey finished less than three seconds ahead of Black Hawk (1:38.16).
Both Joey Jordan and Trent Jordan teamed with David Earleywine and Frost to win the 1,600 relay by about two seconds over Sugar River (3:36.19).
Monroe senior Cody Oudinot took second in the 1,600 with a time of 4:35.93. Cullen added a second place in the 400 (54.6) for the Redbirds.
The Cheesemakers' top four runners in the 3,200 relay didn't run in that event. The quartet of Barenklau, Bush, Moehn and Skyler Stingley will find out this weekend if they get an invitation to the Penn Relays.
"We have a heck of a 1,600 relay team," Miller said. "As good of 800-meter runners as they are, they are just as good quarter-mile runners."
