Sutton’s boys track team ventured to Crete to open the 2026 season at the Doane University Indoor meet, held Thursday, March 19.
In all, the Mustangs brought home six medals on the track and two more in field events.
Senior Keith Kliewer paced Sutton’s track events, winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.36 seconds, edging out Shelton’s Mateo Rodriguez by just under six-tenths of a second for the win.
Kliewer then spurred on a two-medal performance for Sutton in the 200-meter dash with a second-place finish in a time of 25.03 seconds, while teammate, junior Creighton Jones placed sixth with a time of 25.58 seconds.
McCool Junction’s Colby Yates claimed gold in the race with a time of 24.45 seconds.
Kliewer also joined forces with Jones, freshman Dominic Ayala, and sophomore Rexx Meyer to claim the runner-up spot in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:56.6. Fullerton edged out the Mustang four for the win, finishing the four-lap relay with a time of 3:56.08.
The final track medal came from freshman Kyler Ely in the 3200-meter run with a fifth-place finish with his time of 12 minutes, 42.7 seconds.
Event winner, Cole Haahr of Kenesaw won with a time of 11:12.99.
In field event action, sophomore Max Huxoll claimed gold in the long jump with a leap of 19’ 11.5” to edge out Lewiston jumper, Cashton Steinacher, by just over six inches, as Steinacher placed second with a 19’ 5.25” leap.
Freshman Kellen Ebert placed sixth overall in the pole vault with a vault of 9-feet. Event winner, Casper Mertz of McCool Junction, claimed gold with an 11-foot vault.
Freshman Mason Ehly placed sixth overall in the discus, hitting the 108’ 2” mark to earn the medal. Nebraska City Lourdes’ Justus Kreifels earned top honors with a hefty throw of 153’ 7.”
