The Ballard men's track team competed in the Cub Relays in Nevada on Tuesday evening.  The Bombers would finish 6th overall scoring 273 team points.

The sprint medley team of Jayden Swain, Jaden Peasley, Eli Rouse, and Chance Lande won the race with a time of 1:37.39.  The 4x800 relay team of Trent Payne, Jakson Fleischmann, Jameson Witt, and Lande finished 2nd running in a time of 8:42.41. 

Long distance runner, Seth Pencook, finished 3rd in the 3200 meter run finishing with a time of 10:50.76.  The distance medley team of Rouse, Swain, Witt, and Payne finished first with a time of 3:58.05. 

Rouse would zip through the 200 meter dash winning with a time of 23.7 and the 4x400 relay team of Witt, Rouse, Fleischmann, and Lande would finish second with a time of 3:38.19.

The Bombers are back in action on Thursday - March 30 when they compete in the Ballard Invitational.  The meet will start at 4:30 PM.

Comments From Men's Head Coach Darren Herrold:

"Our team is very happy with the results from our first meet.  The effort put forth by our team was amazing.  Their times and placing show that their hard work is paying off.  The sprint medley of Jayden Swain, Jaden Peasley, Eli Rouse, and Chance Lande won in a very tough field.  Distance medley of Rouse, Swain, Jameson Witt, and Trent Payne took first by over four seconds over a very talented Gilbert relay team.  Our final champion was Eli Rouse in the open 200 in a very tight race to the finish.  These are just three of the highlights from an excellent effort.  While the men are happy with their results, they also know what needs to be done to improve their times.  It's going to be a very fun and rewarding season for Ballard men's track."

TEAM SCORES

1. Mason City, 394

2. Iowa Falls-Alden, 328

3. Nevada, 322

4. Gilbert, 315

5. Carroll, 291

6. Ballard, 273

7. Boone, 231

8. Fort Dodge, 187