When Greene County’s track & field teams left their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet in Manson late Thursday night they knew they had State qualifying events; now they know how many. Five boys’ events and three for girls will be competing at Drake Stadium in Des Moines May 16-17-18 Raccoon Valley Radio will have a series of reports all three days updating listeners on the action.

Coach Chad Morton’s boys had two events automatically qualify by finishing first or second at Manson, plus three other events that made it based on their Thursday performances. Junior Isaac Carman won the discus throw at 141′ 11″ and the distance medley relay was first in 3:37.25 with senior Trey Schilling running the first leg, followed by sophomores Broc Stream (200), Nick Madsen (400) and Drew Wolterman (800) on the next three. Madsen was fourth in the 200 meter dash at Manson, but his time of :23.09 was fastest enough to get him into the field of 24. The 4 x 100 meter relay also was fourth on Thursday, and it too, qualified with Schilling, Behne, sophomore Broc Stream, and Madsen in :44.53. The 4 x 800 meter relay ran 8:22.53, which was third in Manson, but qualified for State with juniors Noah Hinote, Gavyn Winters, Nick Stream, and Wolterman.

Coach Derek Merk’s girls’ team will have three events at State, and all were automatic qualifiers by finishing in second place at Manson. Sophomore Kaycee Pittman qualified in the 800 meter run in 2:25.32. The distance  medley relay made it with sophomore Addison Gannon, senior Kaylee Stalder, sophomore Savanah Lansman, and Pittman, and junior discus thrower Emma Ewalt qualified with a toss of 114′ 8″.