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Hurdlers shine for Linn-Mar
May. 7, 2015 10:59 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS — Nick House couldn't fully describe his quantum leap in the 400-meter hurdles.
'It kind of came out of nowhere,' he said. 'I saw my time, and I couldn't believe it.'
House and Daniel Gorsich led a tremendous effort by the Linn-Mar hurdlers Thursday night at the MVC Valley Division boys' track and field meet Thursday evening at Kingston Stadium.
The big prize, though, went to Cedar Falls.
The Tigers scored in the top three in 14 events and won the final three in pulling away for the crown with 146 points. Linn-Mar was second with 126; Cedar Rapids Kennedy third with 100.
Cedar Falls' Sam Schilling and Kennedy's Dalles Jacobus shared divisional athlete-of-the-year honors. Schilling captured the 3,200- and 1,600-meter titles, and Jacobus swept the throws, including a career-best 163 feet, 10 inches in the discus.
Behind House and Gorsich, Linn-Mar owned the hurdles. They ran the first two legs of the shuttle hurdle relay, which topped the field in 57.41 seconds.
Gorsich went on to win the 110-meter highs in 15.12 seconds, then House shaved nearly 2 1/2 seconds off his best in the 400 lows, winning from Lane 1 in 54.88 seconds.
'Of course, I like Lane 4, but from the inside, you can see the competition,' House said. 'It's fun chasing people down.'
House, a sophomore, moved from 22nd in Class 4A in the 400 hurdles all the way up to No. 3.
'It's a great feeling. Maybe I can go to state and get some points for my team,' he said.
Gorsich, a junior, began hurdling in eighth grade, but stopped for a time as a freshman. Linn-Mar hurdling coach Tim Stamp convinced him to return.
'He saw that I have long legs and tried me out,' Gorsich said. 'I'm not scared to go over them.'
Linn-Mar also got wins from Perrion Scott in the 100, Dalton Gosch in the 400 and its medley relay.
Kennedy did its customary damage in the field events. In addition to Jacobus' exploits, the Cougars got a win from Willie Rhoads in the high jump.
Iowa City West's Wali Parks was the 200-meter champion, and Cedar Rapids Jefferson captured the 800 relay.
The meet was delayed 75 minutes at the beginning due to lightning.
BOYS TRACK & FIELD: MVC VALLEY DIVISION
At Kingston Stadium
Teams — 1. Cedar Falls 146, 2. Linn-Mar 126, 3. C.R. Kennedy 100, 4. Iowa City West 62, 5. Dubuque Senior 51, 6. C.R. Jefferson 47, 7. Dubuque Wahlert 18.
Shot put — 1. Dalles Jacobus (CRK), 53-11; 2. Cameron McInerney (CRJ), 48-9 3/4; 3. Jameel Kelley (DS), 48-3; Discus — 1. Dalles Jacobus (CRK), 163-10; 2. Jackson Coker (CRK), 163-3; 3. Lotu Ahomana (LM), 135-6; High jump — 1. Willie Rhoads (CRK), 6-4; 2. Shaun Beyer (CRK), 5-10; 3. Luke Willenborg (LM), 5-8; Long jump — 1. DeAngelo Jackson (DS), 22-1 1/2; 2. Willie Rhoads (CRK), 21-8 1/2; 3. Seth Caston (CF), 20-11 1/2.
3,200 — 1. Sam Schillinger (CF), 9:36.28; 2. Ryan Murphy (LM), 9:42.70; 3. Isaac Smith (CF), 9:44.67; 3,200 relay — 1. Dubuque Wahlert (Kemp, Schaefer, Pape, Meyer), 8:01.80; 2. Iowa City West, 8:03.81; 3. Linn-Mar, 8:06.55; Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Linn-Mar (Gorsich, House, Dochterman, Baker), 57.41; 2. Dubuque Senior, 58.99; 3. Cedar Falls, 1:00.03; 100 — 1. Perrion Scott (LM), 11.37; 2. Denison Harrington (CF), 11.39; 3. Matt Turcotte (CF), 11.69; 400 — 1. Dalton Gosch (LM), 50.39; 2. Josh Jamison (CF), 50.53; 3. TreyShawn LaBeaux (CF), 51.03; 800 relay — 1. C.R. Jefferson (Beaton, Olutunde, Itangishaka, Larson), 1:29.28; 2. Linn-Mar, 1:29.82; 3. Cedar Falls, 1:30.00; 110 hurdles — 1. Daniel Gorsich (LM), 15.12; 2. Isaiah Barney (CF), 15.50; 3. Shaun Beyer (CRK), 15.52; 1,600 — 1. Sam Schillinger (CF), 4:30.17; 2. Ryan Murphy (LM), 4:33.44; 3. Ali Ali (ICW), 4:34.14; 200 — 1. Wali Parks (ICW), 22.80; 2. Denison Harrington (CF), 22.83; 3. Dan Larson (CRJ), 23.05; 400 hurdles — 1. Nick House (LM), 54.88; 2. Collin Seymour (DS), 55.46; 3. Nathan Hoy (CF), 55.93; 1,600 medley relay — 1. Linn-Mar (Zimmerman, Freese, A'Hearn, Mather), 3:36.34; 2. Cedar Falls, 3:37.64; 3. Dubuque Wahlert, 3:42.81; 800 — 1. Hunter Lavallee (CF), 1:57.38; 2. Derek Nugent (ICW), 1:58.34; 3. Greyson Dolezal (LM), 1:58.34; 400 relay — 1. Cedar Falls (Eagen, Abbas, Turcotte, Harrington), 43.25; 2. Linn-Mar, 43.38; 3. C.R. Jefferson, 43.79; 1,600 relay — 1. Cedar Falls (Jamison, O'Hair, Timmer, LaBeaux), 3:25.10; 2. C.R. Kennedy, 3:27.83; 3. Iowa City West, 3:30.20.
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Linn-Mar's Daniel Gorsich (center) leads Cedar Falls' Isaiah Barney (right) and Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Shaun Beyer (left) during the 110-meter hurdles at the MVC Valley Division meet at Kingston Stadium on Thursday. Gorsich won the event with a time of 15.12, while Barney came in second with a time of 15.50 and Beyer came in third at 15.52. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Nick House clears the final hurdle during the 400-meter hurdles at the MVC Valley Division meet at Kingston Stadium on Thursday. House won the event with a time of 54.88 seconds. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar's Michael Mather runs the final section of the 1,600-meter medley relay at the MVC Valley Division meet at Kingston Stadium on Thursday. The Lionswon the event with a time of 3:36.34. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids Jefferson's Dan Larson is pumped after running the final leg of the 800-meter relay at the MVC Valley Division meet at Kingston Stadium on Thursday. The J-Hawks won the event with a time of 1:29.28. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Iowa City West's Wali Parks crosses the finish line during the 200-meter dash at the MVC Valley Division meet at Kingston Stadium on Thursday. Parks won the event with a time of 22.80. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
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