The end of the season comes quickly and the last few weeks go by in a blur. Last night’s meet at St. Thomas went well with some standout events. I will highlight those below. Before I get to the highlights, the MIAC Championships kick off today with the first day of the decathlon. The Johnnies have three entrants: Maguire Petersen (FR, Hutchinson), Mason DeGross (SO, New Prague), and Logan Hennen (FR, Prior Lake).
Rather than pay attention to your Zoom meetings today, I encourage all of you to watch the Livestream of the decathlon instead. Maguire enters the meet seeded second and it should be a good competition. The top three seeds faced each other at the SJU Decathlon three weeks ago. The winner at that meet was decided in the 1500 as Lukas Walton from Bethel had a big 1500 to take the lead from Maguire. Not far behind was the Tommie’s top decathlete Drew Probst in third. The scores were tight with Bethel at 6053, Maguire at 5965, and St. Thomas at 5888. Tune in to see how the rematch plays out. Here is the schedule and links so you can plan your work day.
Approximate Schedule:
Thursday
12:00 100 meters
12:45 Long Jump
2:30 Shot Put
3:45 High Jump
6:30 400 meter
Friday
10:30 110 Hurdles
11:20 Discus
1:00 Pole Vault
4:15 Javelin
5:45 1500
Last Night's Highlights
Despite the cool, rainy evening, the Johnnies had some outstanding performances. The 800 meter runners tried to take the spotlight away from the vaulters. St. Thomas provided a good rabbit and pulled our guys along to a hot first lap. Alexei Hensel (SO, Buffalo) was the top Johnnie at 1:56.01. Nate Clausing (FR, BIg Lake) dropped two seconds and ran an identical 1:56.01. Coming in close behind was Tommy Allen (FR, St. Paul Academy) at 1:56.85, Mitchell Grand (SO, Hutchinson) at 1:57.48, and Will Mattock (SO, Maryville, MO) at 1:57.60.
Not to be outdone, the vaulters took the top-4 places led by a big Shawn Schindler (JR, Maple Grove) PR of 4.76 meters (15-7.25). Drew Dockendor (JR, Holdingford) vaulted 15-1, Joe Stauffer (SO, Cambridge) went 14-7.5, and freshman Joe Charbonneau (New Richmond, WI) cleared 14-1.75.
I will provide a quick outlook for the rest of the MIAC Championships early next week. Enjoy the decathlon!
Jeremy