Worth the wait: Jimmies host Al Cassell Relays

• Hurdles

Jamestown College’s Jolynn Warnes (left) and Ashley Cooper compete in the 100 meter hurdles at the 58th Annual Al Cassell Relays on Sunday. (Deborah Gideon / For The Sun)
• Pole Vault

Jamestown College’s Kaia Bickford goes airborne during the pole vault on Sunday at Taylor Stadium on the campus of Jamestown College. (Deborah Gideon / The Sun)

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The 1-day wait proved to be worth it for both Jamestown College track and field teams.

The Jimmie men collected four first-place finishes and the women had three more at the 58th Annual Al Cassell Relays on Sunday.

Pushed back 1 day in hopes of better weather, they got that and good competition from several area NCAA Division II, III and NAIA teams.

“We got a lot better weather than I thought we were going to get,” JC women’s coach Jim Clark said. “Overall, it was a pretty good day weather-wise and results-wise.”

The JC men had a pair of 1-2 finishes on the day.

The hurdling contingent was again strong led by sophomore Trent Roemmich, who swept both the 110 and 400.

In the high hurdles, he led a 1-2-3-4 JC finish in 15.52 seconds. His older brother Scott was second (15.79), J.T. Petsch was third (16.22) and the youngest Roemmich (Derek) was fourth in 16.42.

In the 800, former Blue Jay Spencer Kamoni won a showdown with teammate Nathan Christensen as the two crossed in 1:58.97 and 1:59.74, respectively.

The Jimmies had a handful of other top 3 performances sprinkled in.

They won the 1600 relay as Scott Roemmich, William Swanson, Jarann Johnson and Brent Jansen teamed for a 3:28.57.

Swanson beat Johnson in the 400, no small feat, 51.80 to 52.11 in a solid field.

Rob Nelson and Jay Bachmann had the top throwing marks. Nelson was third in the discus (155-8), while Bachman went 162-6 for third in the javelin.

Kayla Roemmich had another good day in the field for the women.

The eldest of the Roemmichs on campus, Kayla had season-best throws in both the discus (137-11) — which she won — and the shot where she was over 40 feet for the first time.

Clark also singled out his seniors, led by Mallory Johannes, who won the high jump by clearing 5-1, a PR.

Mallory Souder ran three good races, led by a third in the 1500.

Courtney Oliver had her best pole vault (8-9.75), while Ashley Cooper had a solid 100 hurdles (16.54).

Taylor Brown (high jump) and Taylor Miller (200) each recorded runner-up marks.

Jolynn Warnes and Casey Geffre each had solid all-around days in their events as they continue preparation for future multi-event competitions.

Kayla Byle led the way in the 400 hurdles.

“It was a pretty solid day all around,” Clark said.

The Jimmies will compete in the Ron Masanz Invite in Moorhead on Friday, but with a limited team due to graduation ceremonies the same day.

58th Annual Al Cassell Relays

At Taylor Stadium and Rollie Greeno Field

Winners and JC results

Women

100: 1, Kristyn Nelson, Mary, 12.49.

200: 1, Nicketa Coombs, Mary, 26.0; 2, Taylor Miller, JC, 26.27; 5, Keiley Sampson, JC, 30.37.

400: 1, Brienna Lynch, Mary, 58.43; 4, Alyssa Sanders, JC, 1:01.74; 5, Stephanie Erlandson, JC, 1:07.88.

800: 1, Madey Hornung, Unattached, 2:23.21; 4, Mallory Souder, JC, 2:29.15; 5, Bernie Bachel, JC, 2:29.85; 6, Ashley Mueller, JC, 2:36.06.

1500: 1, Breyette Schall, Minot State, 4:47.51; 3, Souder, JC, 5:13.20; 8, Andrea Markwart, JC, 5:35.73; 10, Moriah Juhl, JC, 5:42.90.

500: 1, Aleona Reyes, Unattached, 19:14.

10000: 1, Hannah Knickerbocker, Concordia, 40:38.17.

100 hurdles: 1, Nelson, 14.27; 5, Jolynn Warnes, JC, 16.16; 7, Ashley Cooper, JC 16.54; 9, Jill Gustafson, JC, 18.52.

400 hurdles: 1, Megan Jenkins, Mary, 1:04.37; 3, Kayla Byle, JC, 1:07.09; 5, Kadie Savage, JC, 1:08.38.

400 relay: 1, JC (Casey Geffre, Sanders, Savage, Miller), 51.52.

1600 relay: 1, Mary (Hovland, Jenkins, Lynch, Wurnig), 4:01.03; 2, JC (Byle, Miller, Savage, Sanders), 4:14.94; 3, JC B (Erlandson, Cooper, Bernie Bachel, Souder), 4:24.99.

High jump: 1, Mallory Johannes, JC, 5-3; 2, Taylor Brown, JC, 5-1; 5, Jolynn Warnes, JC, 4-11; 6, Geffre, JC, 4-9.

Pole vault: 1, Sienna Dailey, MSU, 10-3.50; 6, Courtney Oliver, JC, 8-9.75; 7, Kaia Bickford, JC, 7-10; 8, Sampson, JC, 7-10; 9, Josie Bopp, JC, 7-4.25.

Long jump: 1, Katrina Gerzema, Concordia, 17-7; 9, Geffre, 16-1; 10, Bopp, JC, 16-0.50.

Triple jump: 1, Hilary Thompson, Concordia, 37-7.75; 7, Warnes, 33-8.75; 9, Bopp, JC, 32-11.75; 10, Jill Gustafson, JC, 32-8.50.

Shot put: 1, Heather Schultz, MSU-Moorhead, 43-4.50; 4, Kayla Roemmich, JC, 40-7.50; 5, Geffre, JC, 36-4.

Discus: 1, Roemmich, JC, 137-11.

Hammer: 1, Mallory Stier, MSUM, 167-6.

Javelin: 1, Kara Nygaard, MSUM, 125-9; 4, Beth Segerholm, JC, 118-7; 10, Warnes, 90-1.

Men

100: 1, Tracy Lide, Mary, 10.95; 4, Evan Schreiner, JC, 11.65; 6, Ben Eastwell, JC, 11.86; 7, Adrian Bullaoit-Paet, JC, 12.56.

200: 1, Lide, Mary, 21.97; 6, Schreiner, JC, 23.16; 9, Eastwell, JC, 23.84.

400: 1, Kyle Kastello, MSUM, 50.90; 4, William Swanson, JC, 51.80; 5, Jarann Johnson, JC, 52.11; 7, Brent Jansen, JC, 52.57.

800: 1, Spencer Kamoni, JC, 1:58.97; 2, Nathan Christensen, JC, 1:59.74; 4, Kendall Wiltzen, 2:03.61; 5, Kyle Heim, JC, 2:06.68.

1500: 1, Carlos Hernandez, MSU, 4:12.50.

5000: 1, Richard Wright, VCSU, 16:36.00.

10000: 1, David Ohmann, Concordia, 35:36.

110 hurdles: 1, Trent Roemmich, JC, 15.52; 2, Scott Roemmich, JC, 15.79; 3, J.T. Petsch, JC, 16.22; 4, Derek Roemmich, JC, 16.42.

400 hurdles: 1, Trent Roemmich, JC, 55.63; 3, Scott Roemmich, JC, 56.69; 7, Derek Roemmich, JC, 1:03.47.

400 relay: 1, Mary (Dixon, Ploof, Washington, Lide), 42.07; 3, JC (Schreiner, Petsch, Jansen, T.Roemmich), 43.96.

1600 relay: 1, JC (S.Roemmich, Swanson, Johnson, Jansen), 3:28.57.

High jump: 1, Dustin Rueb, Mary, 6-2.75; 3, Brian Sinner, JC, 6-0.75.

Pole vault: 1, Eric Kuntz, MSU, 15-0.75; 9, Bullaoit-Paet, JC, 7-10.

Long jump: 1, Thomas Hartwell, Mary, 22-10.50.

Triple jump: 1, Hartwell, Mary, 46-4.25.

Shot put: 1, Darien Moore, VCSU, 55-5; 2, Tad Harman, Mary, 50-0.75; 4, Mike Findlay, JC, 46-10.25; 7, Robert Nelson, JC, 45-7; 10, Brandon Bodien, JC, 41-0.5.

Discus: 1, Jackson Henrich, MSUM, 163-6; 3, Nelson, JC, 155-8; 6, Garrett Tenney, JC, 145-8; 9, Findlay, JC, 129-9; 12, Michael Brousseau, JC, 116.

Hammer: 1, Moore, VCSU, 197-6; 6, Brousseau, JC, 140-7; 7, Tenney, JC, 140-2; 9, Bodien, JC, 128-1.

Javelin: 1, Josh Ming, MSU, 192; 3, Jay Bachman, JC, 162-6; 8, Kevin Moore, JC, 150-11.

Sun sports editor Dave Selvig can be reached at (701) 952-8460 or by e-mail at daves@jamestownsun.com

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