Relays, throwing events guide Sandy Creek boys in Geneva May 7

Sandy Creek’s relay teams and throwers paced the Cougars during the final regular season track and field meet of the 2026 season.

The 4x100-meter relay team, made up of Kaeden Schmidt, Ian Zikmund, Asher Eitzmann, and Ben Burger, claimed the event title over Sutton by nearly a full second, as the Cougars finished in a time of 44.99 seconds, while the Mustangs finished with a time of 45.91 seconds.

Both the 4x800 and 4x400-meter relay teams finished sixth for Sandy Creek. Making up the 4x800-meter relay were Brockett Reed, Thaxton Sintek, Embry Frazier, and Owen Spray. They finished with a time of 10 minutes, 5.59 seconds. Fillmore Central claimed the win with a time of 8:55.10.

In the 4x400-meter relay, Sandy Creek’s team of Sintek, Connor Calderon, Dakota Samson, and Dawson Black finished sixth with a time of 4:48.23. Thayer Central claimed gold with a winning time of 3:33.25.

Sandy Creek’s throwing squad claimed five total medals in the shot put and discus.

In the shot put, an event won by Thayer Central’s Cole Vorderstrasse with a throw of 58 feet, Sandy Creek had a trio of medalists, led by Cedric Oeltjen with a third place throw of 46’ 6”, Sam Watts finished fourth with a 45’ 4” effort, while Christian Shaw placed fifth with a 44’ 8” throw.

In the discus, Christian Lorena- Parks was second with a 150’ 3” throw, while Shaw finished fourth with a 144’ 6” toss. Vorderstrasse claimed gold with a 161’ 6” throw.

Scoring in the meet for the Cougars was rounded out by a third-place finish in the high jump for Logan Tomky, clearing 5’ 5” in the event. Centennial’s Bentley Juranek won with a 5’ 11” leap.

Tomky and Schmidt both medaled in the long jump to round out Sandy Creek’s scoring, with Tomky finishing third with an 18’ 7” jump, while Schmidt was fifth with a 17’ 9” leap. Superior’s Lincoln Sander claimed gold with a 20’ 2” jump.