HAMLER: April 19 – The Montpelier Locomotives and the North Central Eagles saw action at the Patrick Henry Joe Tussing Invitational on April 19.
Despite inexperience and team size, the Williams County contingent fared well at the event, with Montpelier placing seventh with 24 points, and the understaffed Eagles placing ninth with 6 points.
The following Montpelier and North Central finishes were posted by event…
7 – Montpelier – 24
9 – No. Central – 6
Boys 100 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
7 – Royer, Dallas – Montpelier – 12.76
11 – Salley, Donny – No. Central – 13.32
14 – Knepper, Adam – No. Central – 13.42
16 – Ruppert, Robert – Montpelier – 14.09
Boys 200 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
9 – Wang, Simon – Montpelier – 25.85
10 – Salley, Donny – No. Central – 26.42
14 – Knepper, Adam – No. Central – 27.00
15 – Ruppert, Robert – Montpelier – 28.03
Boys 400 Meter Dash
9 – Mason, Zac – Montpelier – 58.41

15 – Oxender, Brett – No. Central – 1:06.88
Boys 800 Meter Run
8 – Haines, Caleb – Montpelier – 2:19.67
12 – Hutchinson, Logan – Montpelier – 2:32.41
13 – Traxler, Nate – No. Central – 2:32.47
16 – Oxender, Brett – No. Central – 2:51.31
Boys 1600 Meter Run
7 – Sakos, Trenton – No. Central – 5:19.63

12 – Vassar, Jason – No. Central – 5:34.83
Boys 3200 Meter Run
5 – Sakos, Trenton – No. Central – 11:37.67
8 – Vassar, Jason – No. Central – 12:06.28
Boys 110 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
10 – Faler, Kaleb – No. Central – 20.91
11 – Grodi, Jakub – No. Central – 21.08

12 – Hutchinson, Logan – Montpelier – 22.38
Boys 300 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
10 – Faler, Kaleb – No. Central – 50.67
Boys 4×100 Meter Relay
4 – Montpelier ‘A’ – 47.85
7 – No. Central ‘A’ – 53.59
Boys 4×200 Meter Relay

4 – Montpelier ‘A’ – 1:40.12
8 – No. Central ‘A’ – 1:53.02
Boys 4×400 Meter Relay
4 – Montpelier ‘A’ – 3:52.25
9 – No. Central ‘A’ – 4:26.25
Boys 4×800 Meter Relay
4 – Montpelier ‘A’ – 9:30.49
7 – No. Central ‘A’ – 10:21.79
Boys High Jump
4 – McCord, Nate – Montpelier – 5-02.00
Boys Pole Vault
4 – Mason, Zac – Montpelier – 10-00.00
6 – Hutchinson, Logan – Montpelier – 9-06.00
8 – Traxler, Nate – No. Central – 8-00.00
Boys Long Jump
Preliminaries
9 – Wang, Simon – Montpelier – 15-05.00
12 – Henry, Nick – No. Central – 13-02.50
13 – Ruppert, Robert – Montpelier – 12-06.25
14 – Rhinard, Zachary – No. Central – 11-00.00
Boys Shot Put
Preliminaries
8 – Cogswell, Brady – No. Central – 35-02.00
12 – Musser, Justin – Montpelier – 32-02.00
15 – Munger, Alex – No. Central – 27-10.00
Boys Discus Throw
Preliminaries
3 – Cogswell, Brady – No. Central – 125-09q
13 – Munger, Alex – No. Central – 92-04
15 – Musser, Justin – Montpelier – 74-05
Finals
4 – Cogswell, Brady – No. Central – 125-09