On April 29th, the girls' track team traveled to West Harrison to compete. As a team, the Cougars placed 4th out of nine teams. The team received a total of 86 points, just one point behind West Harrison. Jade Jackson had an outstanding performance, placing first in both High Jump (4’10”) and the 100 Meter Hurdles. Jackson acquired 20 points to put towards the team score. Cadence Stephenson ran the 1500 Meter Run in 6:16.49 and placed 4th. Allison Spieker placed 3rd in Shot Put and Molly Venteicher, 5th. Abby Follmann jumped 14’1” in Long Jump, placing 3rd. The 4x100 Meter Relay team and 4x200 Relay team both placed second, giving the team 16 points altogether.

On Tuesday, April 23rd, the CAM Boys Track team traveled to Audubon for a co-ed meet. Jacob Holste started the Cougars off on the right note, placing 1st in the high jump with a leap of 5’10”. Another gold medal went to Connor Mckee in the 400 Lows with a time of 59.23s. Connor also placed 4th in the 110 Highs with a time of 16.21s. Darien Burnison placed 5th in the long jump with a jump of 17’10 ¼”. The highlight relay of the night was the Shuttle Hurdle team (Kolby Nelsen, Colby Rich, Jacob Holste, Connor McKee), who placed 5th with a time of 1:05.71.

On Tuesday, April 16th, the CAM Track teams hosted their home track meet that was held at the Atlantic High School. The girls track team came home with multiple individual/relay placings and as a team, they placed 3rd with 67 points. Molly Venteicher brought home a gold medal in Shot Put with a throw of 35’5”. She also placed 3rd in Discus, throwing 92’2”. Allison Spieker threw 91’ in Discus, putting herself in 4th. Isabel Kinzie got 4th place in Shot Put and Abby Follmann jumped into 4th in Long Jump (13’1”). Jade Jackson finished in 2nd place in the 100M Hurdles and Madison Holtz placed 2nd in the 800M Run, both contributing eight points. Jade Jackson also participated in High Jump (4’9”, 3rd) and the 400M Hurdles (4th). The 4x100M Relay team consisting of Zoey Baylor, Abby Follmann, Marissa Spieker, and Mallarie Peach ended in 4th place with a time of 59.91. Those runners also ran the 4x200M Relay and placed 1st with a time of 2:00, giving the team 10 points. The 4x800M Relay team finished 3rd with a time of 13:19 (Cadence Stephenson, RoAnn Perry, Taylor Bower, and Natalie Blaine).

On Thursday, April 18th, the team traveled to West Central Valley and went up against eight different teams. As a team, they finished in 3rd place with a total of 63 points. In Discus, Allison Spieker placed 2nd with a throw of 95’7” and Molly Venteicher placed 3rd, throwing 82’7”. In Shot Put, Molly Venteicher finished in 2nd (33’8”) and Isabel Kinzie in 4th (30’9”). Jade Jackson ended in 3rd in High Jump, with a jump of 4’10”. Madison Holtz completed the 800M Run in 2:55, placing 5th. The 4x200M Relay placed 3rd with a time of 2:04. The Shuttle Hurdle team, Allison Spieker, Jade Jackson, Abby Follmann, and Madison Holtz, ended in 3rd.

On April 8th, the CAM Boys Track team competed in Lenox on a beautiful Monday afternoon. The Cougars left the competition in the dust, as they raced to 1st with a total of 207 points. In a dominant fashion, they were 106 points ahead of 2nd place, Bedford. The following people received first in their events; DeShawn Carr (100, 200, Long Jump), Connor McKee (110 Highs, 400 Lows), Ethan Follmann (1600, 3200), Mitchell Williamson (Shot Put, Discus) and Jacob Holste in the High Jump. The relays, who also received first, were the 4x200 (Mitchell Williamson, Lane Spieker, Darien Burnison, Colby Rich) and the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Colby Rich, Jacob Holste, Kolby Nelson, Connor McKee).

On April 4th, the girls track team traveled to Van Meter to participate in an eight team track meet. The Cougars came home in 7th place. Two highlights of the night were Jade Jackson took first place in High Jump, clearing a height of 4’8”, and Molly Venteicher throwing 35’10” in Shot Put. Mallory Behnken took 3rd place in Shot Put with a throw of 33’11”. The Shuttle Hurdle team, which consisted of Allison Spieker, Jade Jackson, Abby Follmann, and Madison Holtz also took 3rd place. Finishing in 4th place was Allison Spieker (Discus), Abby Follmann (Long Jump), and the Distance Medley team including Allison Spieker, Cadence Stephenson, Madison Holtz, and Marissa Spieker.

On Tuesday, March 26th, the Cougar track team had their very first meet of the season. The team placed fourth, only three points behind conference foe Woodbine, along with Treynor and Underwood. It was a very promising meet as the field events were the star of the show. DeShawn Carr won the long jump with a jump of 20’2 ½”. Mitchell Williamson won the shot put with a throw of 48’ 3” and placed 4th in the discus with a throw of 131’ 10”. Jacob Holste also received second in the high jump as he jumped 5’10”. Connor McKee also received a gold medal in the 110m High Hurdles as he ran a 16.15s. Star relays were the Shuttle Hurdle team and the 4x100m team. The shuttle hurdle team received 1st with a time of 1:06.02s and consisted of Colby RIch, Jacob Holste, Joe Kauffman, and Connor McKee. The 4x100m relay team received a silver with a time of 46.67s and consisted of Darien Burnison, Preston Murphy, Lane Spieker, and DeShawn Carr. This was also the school record for the 4x100m! Senior DeShawn Carr stated, “I was really excited to see the times we put up. It really shows what we can accomplish with hard work.”