Bengtson 2nd in 800 at Charger Relays

The Chariton boys track team did very well placing high in a number of events at the Charger Relays April 9.  Chariton placed 8th overall as a team in Class AA with 36 points.

Christian Bengtson placed second with a time of 2:07:60 in the 800 meter run.  This was Chariton's highest finish of the night.

Bengtson also placed fifth in the 400 meter dash in 55.83.  In the 110 meter hurdles, Tyler Nance and Ethan Schreck each ran personal best times.  Nance placed eighth in 18.09 and Schreck was ninth in 18.23.

In the 3,200 meter run, Luis Ortiz placed eighth overall with a personal best time of 11:57.30.  In the 400 meter hurdles, Tyler Nance placed ninth in 1:06.24 and Aaron Cain placed seventh in 1:05.24.
In the 1,600 meter run, Caleb Allen placed 14th in 5:47.80 and Aaron McDonough placed 15th in 5:47.90.
In the discuss, Travis Morr placed fifth with a throw of 115'1".  Alec Reynolds placed 13th with a throw of 82'3".  In the shot put, Reynolds placed seventh with a throw of 36'1".
In the long jump, Daric Laing placed eighth with a jump of 17'8".  CJ Dixson placed 11th with a jump of 17'4¼".
In the 100 meter dash, Jon Lazear placed 13th in 12.08.
In the 4x100 relay, the team of Stephen McCurdy, Lazear, Laing and Chasen Blue placed eighth in 50.61.
In the 4x100 weight person relay, the team of Alec Reynolds, William Kline, Tim Good and Ben Kinonen placed second in 54.69.
In the 4x200 relay, the team of McCurdy, Lazear, Laing and Blue placed seventh in 1:43.03.
In the 4x800 relay, the team of Cody Evans, Lucas Heaverlo, Evan Havick and Austin Cline placed sixth in 9:44.77.
In the shuttle hurdle relay the team of Schreck, T.J. Hockenson, Aaron Cain and Nance placed sixth in 1:13.46.
In the medley relay, the team of McCurdy, Laing, Chase Altenhofen and Cody Evans placed fifth in 4:02.63.