ALTAMONT — The screams echoed across the track at Altamont Junior High School.
For the first time since 2021, the Indians won the National Trail Conference Boys Track and Field Meet. Altamont finished with 179 points, defeating St. Anthony, who had 137 points.
"It's hard to describe it," head coach Trenton Deadmond said. "We're just blessed with such good athletes. These guys have really started to gel as a team and we have a really good culture going. These guys are rooting for each other and cheering each other (on) and trying to just do everything they can to win. Most of the time, we try to do our best meet to meet, but this is one of those meets where you want to try and win it. You try to put everyone in a place to try and do that and I feel like we did that."
Senior sprinter Logan Duncan added, "It means a lot. This is the first time we've won NTC since 2021. That year, I was a freshman and we put together a really good team. Ever since then, this program has been on an incline. This team has become such a family over the years. I remember, my freshman year, we had 12 guys and now we're almost up to 30. I'm speechless."
Duncan won two individual races and was a part of the 4x100-meter relay team that captured a victory.
He won the 100 in 11.67 seconds and set a season record in the 200 at 23.54 seconds. The 4x100 team won in 45.86 seconds.
"Since seventh grade, I've been helping him with his blocks and it's come to fruition now as a senior," said Deadmond of Duncan. "For him to go and get first in the 100 and the 200 and in the 4x100 and to be here and be a part of this, it's just huge for him as a senior; he's worked hard for it."
Junior Ben Roedl won the 110-meter hurdles with a 16.52-second personal record. Junior Hayden Summers won the 300-meter hurdles at 44.55 seconds.
Altamont also won the 4x200-meter relay at 1:36.59 and the 4x400, the closing event of the meet, at 3:42.98.
"At the end of the day, it comes down to having trust in your teammates to believe in their ability to be able to run fast," said Summers, who ran the last leg in the 4x400. "Whenever you see you're ahead in that race, or they have a little bit of a lead, you just got to want it more than the next person."
In field events, sophom*ore Brock Wendling won the shot put with a personal best throw of 44 feet, 2.75 inches. Roedl won the high jump at six feet, the long jump at 20 feet, 5.75 inches and the triple jump at 42 feet, 6.25 inches. Sophom*ore Jacob Veteto won the pole vault at 13 feet, 2 inches.
As for girls events, Altamont finished third with 77 points.
"We showed up huge today, with limited numbers, too," Deadmond said. "We had a couple of softball girls, so they came and competed before the meet even started and got some big points for us."
"These girls come out every single day and they work," head girls track and field coach Johanna Hooks added. "They know what they need to do to get faster and get better. They're never satisfied with mediocre. They want outstanding every single time."
North Clay finished second with 88 points and St. Anthony won with 170 points.
Freshman Aubrey Denning won the 800 with a 2:16.41 personal record. Freshman Isabella Keller was first in the 1600 with a 4:51.77 personal record. Keller's 1600 team is the fastest among 1A competitors in the state, second in the state overall and 55th in the country.
Sophom*ore Liv Hoene won the 100-meter- and 300-meter hurdles. She finished in 17.42 seconds in the 100 and 48.24 seconds in the 300.
St. Anthony's 4x400 team of Audrey LaSarge, Hoene, Keller and Denning won in 4:17.60. The 4x800 team of Emma Helmink, Nora Trupiano, Gracie Slifer and Stacie Vonderheide won in 11:36.50.
Junior Mary Scheidemantel won the high jump at five feet and senior Allison Geen won the pole vault at 11 feet, 3 inches.
Below are all the times and placements from every event and team.
TEAM RESULTS (BOYS)
1. Altamont 179; 2. Effingham (St. Anthony) 137; 3. Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City 87; 4. Neoga 61; 5. Dieterich 34; 6. Louisville (North Clay) 18; 7. Brownstown/St. Elmo 14; Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.) 8.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (BOYS)
100m — 1. Logan Duncan, Altamont, 11.67; 2. Mason Byers, Louisville (North Clay), 11.87; 3. Clive Schlanser, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 12.19; 4. Ian Caudill, Neoga, 12.34; 5. Elliott Frisbie, Effingham (St. Anthony), 12.40; 6. Carter Dilley, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 12.55; 7. Rylan Eaton, Neoga, 12.57; 8. Hunter Webb-Ord, Louisville (North Clay), 12.61; 9. Connor Croy, Effingham (St. Anthony), 12.77; 10. Alex Walker, Altamont, 12.99; 11. Kyle Seabaugh, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 13.36; 12. Keegan Ward, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 15.80.
200m — 1. Logan Duncan, Altamont, 23.54; 2. Dexter Sloan, Altamont, 23.78; 3. Drake Richards, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 24.84; 4. Elliott Frisbie, Effingham (St. Anthony), 24.86; 5. Clive Schlanser, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 24.91; 6. Gavin Ray, Neoga, 25.34; 7. Connor Croy, Effingham (St. Anthony), 25.63; 8. Aren Yakut, Louisville (North Clay), 26.37; 9. Hunter Webb-Ord, Louisville (North Clay), 26.72; 10. Asher Cardinal, Neoga, 27.54; 11. Kyle Seabaugh, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 27.77.
400m — 1. Mason Byers, Louisville (North Clay), 53.13; 2. Drake Richards, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 53.81; 3. Elliott Frisbie, Effingham (St. Anthony), 54.77; 4. Isaac Fallert, Effingham (St. Anthony), 54.84; 5. Jacob Johnson, Altamont, 56.03; 6. Hayden Bridges, Altamont, 58.40; 7. Brayden Ray, Neoga, 58.45; 8. Hayden Sarver, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 59.82; 9. Asher Cardinal, Neoga, 1:00.12; 10. Ryan Powell, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 1:05.45; 11. Kyle Seabaugh, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 1:05.73; 12. Michael Teague, Louisville (North Clay), 1:11.85.
800m — 1. Noah Flaig, Effingham (St. Anthony), 2:10.87; 2. Julius Ramos, Effingham (St. Anthony), 2:11.82; 3. Trevor Crutcher, Dieterich, 2:12.04; 4. Ryan Powell, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 2:12.35; 5. Griffin Vaughn, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 2:13.97; 6. Lucas Keller, Neoga, 2:14.34; 7. Brett Matusus, Neoga, 2:14.53; 8. August Cosart, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 2:14.55; 9. Aiden Rosales, Altamont, 2:17.91; 10. Cooper Givens, Louisville (North Clay), 2:26.73; 11. Wyatt Pritchard, Louisville (North Clay), 2:29.90; 12. Evan Petzing, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 2:37.10; 13. Lane Spring, Altamont, 2:42.85.
1600m — 1. Trevor Crutcher, Dieterich, 4:51.73; 2. Kaden Einhorn, Dieterich, 4:51.78; 3. Julius Ramos, Effingham (St. Anthony), 4:52.97; 4. Griffin Vaughn, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 4:55.82; 5. August Cosart, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 4:56.47; 6. Daniel Ramos, Effingham (St. Anthony), 5:18.06; 7. Christian Williams, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 6:02.34; 8. Andrew Ellersick, Altamont, 6:21.36; 9. Nathan Biadacz, Louisville (North Clay), 7:09.73.
3200m — 1. Kaden Einhorn, Dieterich, 10:20.68; 2. Julius Ramos, Effingham (St. Anthony), 10:22.91; 3. Griffin Vaughn, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 10:22.97; 4. August Cosart, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 10:24.36; 5. Daniel Ramos, Effingham (St. Anthony), 12:13.61; 6. Juan Fulk, Altamont, 12:35.88; 7. Christian Williams, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 12:47.13; 8. Tate Christner, Neoga, 12:59.73; 9. Lane Spring, Altamont, 13:18.50; 10. Henry Vonderheide, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 15:51.12.
110m hurdles — 1. Ben Roedl, Altamont, 16.52; 2. Kamryn Wolfert, Altamont, 17.98; 3. Remington Howell, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 18.03; 4. Will Vonderheide, Effingham (St. Anthony), 19.98; 5. Evan Meyer, Effingham (St. Anthony), 20.10.
300m hurdles — 1. Hayden Summers, Altamont, 44.55; 2. Remington Howell, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 46.45; 3. Evan Meyer, Effingham (St. Anthony), 47.54; 4. Kamryn Wolfert, Altamont, 48.10; 5. Fisher Porter, Neoga, 49.50; 6. Will Vonderheide, Effingham (St. Anthony), 49.93.
4x100m relay — 1. Altamont, 45.86; 2. Neoga, 48.38; 3. Effingham (St. Anthony), 49.75; 4. Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 52.05.
4x200m relay — 1. Altamont, 1:36.59; 2. Neoga, 1:41.20; 3. Effingham (St. Anthony), 1:45.46; 4. Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 1:53.86.
4x400m relay — 1. Altamont, 3:42.98; 2. Effingham (St. Anthony), 3:45.75; 3. Neoga, 3:49.98; 4. Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 4:35.67.
4x800m relay — 1. Effingham (St. Anthony), 9:08.42; 2. Neoga, 9:20.13; 3. Altamont, 10:02.05.
Shot Put — 1. Brock Wendling, Altamont, 13.48m; 2. Gage Hart, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 11.51m; 3. Justin Kollmann, Altamont, 11.40m; 4. Brayden Neece, Neoga, 11.34m; 5. Liam Collins, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 11.16m; 6. Elliott Frisbie, Effingham (St. Anthony), 11.04m; 7. Nick Poston, Effingham (St. Anthony), 10.27m; 8. Junior Forbes, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 10.25m; 9. Tanner Koester, Neoga, 9.53m; 10. Kolton Stone, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 8.86m; 11. Aren Yakut, Louisville (North Clay), 8.61m; 12. Trenten Monnet, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 8.60m; 13. Wyatt Pritchard, Louisville (North Clay), 7.47m; 14. Andrew Will, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 7.12m.
Discus — 1. Trenten Monnet, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 41.38m; 2. Justin Kollmann, Altamont, 38.97m; 3. Derrick Bauer, Altamont, 37.87m; 4. Gage Hart, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 29.11m; 5. Harrison Miller, Effingham (St. Anthony), 28.71m; 6. Marcus Geen, Effingham (St. Anthony), 27.93m; 7. Michael Teague, Louisville (North Clay), 26.06m; 8. Junior Forbes, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 24.71m; 9. Tanner Koester, Neoga, 24.69m; 10. Kolton Stone, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 24.55m; 11. Brayden Neece, Neoga, 24.26m; 12. Andrew Petzing, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 23.84m; 13. Ayden Smith, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 23.25m.
High Jump — 1. Ben Roedl, Altamont, 1.83m; 2. Calvin Sudkamp, Effingham (St. Anthony), 1.78m; 3. Porter Lilly, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 1.73m; 4. Hayden Bridges, Altamont, 1.73m; 5. Brayden Ray, Neoga, 1.68m; 6. Will Vonderheide, Effingham (St. Anthony), 1.63m.
Pole Vault — 1. Jacob Veteto, Altamont, 4.01m; 2. Riley Miller, Effingham (St. Anthony), 3.05m; 3. Isaac Fallert, Effingham (St. Anthony), 2.74m; 4. Trent Tedrick, Altamont, 2.44m.
Long Jump — 1. Ben Roedl, Altamont, 6.24m; 2. Gavin Ray, Neoga, 5.65m; 3. Connor Croy, Effingham (St. Anthony), 5.24m; 4. Carter Dilley, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 5.18m; 5. Hayden Sarver, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 4.80m; 6. Kyle Will, Neoga, 4.78m; 7. Trevor Crutcher, Dieterich, 4.60m; 8. Brody DeGennaro, Altamont, 4.41m; 9. James Emmerich, Effingham (St. Anthony), 4.39m; 10. Kyle Seabaugh, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4.20m.
Triple Jump — 1. Ben Roedl, Altamont, 12.96m; 2. Gavin Ray, Neoga, 11.66m; 3. Calvin Sudkamp, Effingham (St. Anthony), 10.98m; 4. Noah Flaig, Effingham (St. Anthony), 10.98m; 5. Porter Lilly, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 10.33m; 6. Robert Shonk, Altamont, 8.88m.
TEAM RESULTS (GIRLS)
1. Effingham (St. Anthony), 170; 2. Louisville (North Clay), 88; 3. Altamont, 77; 4. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 64; 5. Neoga, 60; 6. Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 53; 7. Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 10.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (GIRLS)
100m — 1. Presley Williams, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 13.41; 2. Rayna Persinger, Louisville (North Clay), 13.48; 3. Avery Aldrich, Altamont, 14.09; 4. Emileonna Hamilton, Neoga, 14.19; 5. Trinity Mcnu*tt, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 14.28; 6. Annabelle Weishaar, Effingham (St. Anthony), 14.34; 7. Audrey LaSarge, Effingham (St. Anthony), 14.50; 8. Avrie Persinger, Louisville (North Clay), 14.52; 9. Leslie Felmlee, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 14.60; 10. Lexi Parks, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 14.78; 11. Addilyn Neece, Neoga, 15.60; 12. Isabella Yagow, Altamont, 15.96.
200m — 1. Gabriella Weishaar, Altamont, 28.08; 2. Emileonna Hamilton, Neoga, 29.18; 3. Avery Aldrich, Altamont, 29.95; 4. Sophia Emmerich, Effingham (St. Anthony), 30.04; 5. Leslie Felmlee, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 30.59; 6. Lexi Parks, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 30.98; 7. Kyra Loy, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 31.99; 8. Sophi Greuel, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 32.10; 9. Annie Clark, Neoga, 32.34; 10. Kaylie Cummins, Louisville (North Clay), 32.36.
400m — 1. Rayna Persinger, Louisville (North Clay), 1:02.01; 2. Abigail Weishaar, Altamont, 1:02.66; 3. Stacie Vonderheide, Effingham (St. Anthony), 1:08.87; 4. Addison Mast, Neoga, 1:11.22; 5. Sophi Greuel, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 1:18.38; 6. Trinity Mcnu*tt, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 1:23.25; 7. Gabby Wakefield, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 1:31.60.
800m — 1. Aubrey Denning, Effingham (St. Anthony), 2:16.41; 2. Emma Helmink, Effingham (St. Anthony), 2:39.32; 3. Ella Short, Altamont, 2:40.90; 4. Kendal Lindsay, Neoga, 2:55.05; 5. Sophi Greuel, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 2:59.89; 6. Olivia Durbin, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 3:01.85; 7. Laney Doty, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 3:01.93; 8. Makayla Sidwell, Altamont, 3:21.90; 9. Audria Logue, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 3:23.19; 10. Nieke Juettner, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 3:40.05; 11. Megan Baker, Neoga, 3:58.72.
1600m — 1. Isabella Keller, Effingham (St. Anthony), 4:51.77; 2. Aubrey Denning, Effingham (St. Anthony), 5:17.42; 3. Brooke Koelm, Louisville (North Clay), 6:29.53; 4. Lexie Fletcher, Neoga, 6:53.88; 5. Olivia Durbin, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 7:34.12; 6. Makayla Sidwell, Altamont, 7:48.08; 7. Audria Logue, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 8:02.31; 8. Shania Smith, Neoga, 8:45.89.
3200m — 1. Brooke Koelm, Louisville (North Clay), 14:06.58; 2. Megan Baker, Neoga, 19:23.98.
100m hurdles — 1. Liv Hoene, Effingham (St. Anthony), 17.42; 2. Katie Berner, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 17.56; 3. Sylvia Robey, Louisville (North Clay), 17.93; 4. Ellie Miller, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 18.11; 5. Katelyn Strohl, Neoga, 19.80; 6. Alisyn Kollman, Effingham (St. Anthony), 20.34; 7. Addilyn Neece, Neoga, 20.70; 8. Katie Tedrick, Altamont, 21.02; 8. Ada Prosser, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 21.09.
300m hurdles — 1. Liv Hoene, Effingham (St. Anthony), 48.24; 2. Katie Berner, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 48.65; 3. Sylvia Robey, Louisville (North Clay), 54.04; 4. Mady Hodge, Effingham (St. Anthony), 55.22; 5. Atalie Osborn, Neoga, 59.60.
4x100m relay — 1. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 54.09; 2. Effingham (St. Anthony), 55.81; 3. Louisville (North Clay), 55.92; 4. Neoga, 58.14; 5. Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 58.27.
4x200m relay — 1. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 1:52.91; 2. Altamont, 1:54.89; 3. Effingham (St. Anthony), 1:59.73; 4. Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 2:08.26; 5. Neoga, 2:12.93.
4x400m relay — 1. Effingham (St. Anthony), 4:17.60; 2. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:21.80; 3. Altamont, 4:30.45; 4. Neoga, 5:08.02.
4x800m relay — 1. Effingham (St. Anthony), 11:36.50; 2. Neoga, 12:00.99.
Shot Put — 1. Kyleigh Wallace, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 10.34m; 2. Madilyn Haarmann, Effingham (St. Anthony), 9.54m; 3. Leah Kasey, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 9.17m; 4. Callie Emmerich, Effingham (St. Anthony), 8.54m; 5. Karsyn Gaddy, Louisville (North Clay), 8.30m; 6. Taylor Campbell, Neoga, 7.62m; 7. Macy Moran, Neoga, 7.59m; 8. Jenna Kollmann, Altamont, 7.46m; 9. Annabelle Click, Altamont, 7.30m; 10. Kyleigh Ward, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 7.12m; 11. Rachel Weaver, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 6.54m; 12. Melissa Ara, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 6.36m; 13. Khloe Enloe, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 5.94m.
Discus — 1. Kyleigh Wallace, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 33.20m; 2. Karsyn Gaddy, Louisville (North Clay), 30.02m; 3. Justyce Higgs, Altamont, 29.06m; 4. Peyton Osteen, Altamont, 24.97m; 5. Madilyn Haarmann, Effingham (St. Anthony), 24.56m; 6. Callie Emmerich, Effingham (St. Anthony), 24.52m; 7. Macy Moran, Neoga, 21.02m; 8. Rachel Weaver, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 19.31m; 9. Kyleigh Ward, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 18.92m; 10. Audria Logue, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 18.75m; 11. Taylor Campbell, Neoga, 18.46m; 12. Gabby Wakefield, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 14.80m.
High Jump — 1. Mary Scheidemantel, Effingham (St. Anthony), 1.52m; 2. Avrie Persinger, Louisville (North Clay), 1.42m; 3. Sophia Emmerich, Effingham (St. Anthony), 1.37m; 4. Sylvia Robey, Louisville (North Clay), 1.37m; 5. Ellie Miller, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 1.32m; 6. Katelyn Strohl, Neoga, 1.32m; 7t. Kylie Osteen, Altamont, 1.27m; 7t. Lexi Parks, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 1.27m; 9. Addilyn Neece, Neoga, 1.27m.
Pole Vault — 1. Allison Geen, Effingham (St. Anthony), 3.43m; 2. Nora Trupiano, Effingham (St. Anthony), 2.44m; 3. RayLynn Myers, Altamont, 2.29m; 4. Ada Prosser, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 1.98m; 5. Isabella Yagow, Altamont, 1.98m.
Long Jump — 1. Rayna Persinger, Louisville (North Clay), 5.25m; 2. Gabriella Weishaar, Altamont, 5.07m; 3. Leslie Felmlee, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4.44m; 4. Avrie Persinger, Louisville (North Clay), 4.43m; 5. Addie Sasse, Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4.34m; 6. Maggie Moeller, Effingham (St. Anthony), 4.33m; 7. Avery Aldrich, Altamont, 4.25m; 8. Mady Hodge, Effingham (St. Anthony), 3.95m; 9. Sophi Greuel, Windsor/Strasburg (Stewardson-S.), 3.94m; 10. Emileonna Hamilton, Neoga, 3.84m; 11. Kyra Loy, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 3.30m; 12. Sofia Munso, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 3.23m.
Triple Jump — 1. Ellie Miller, Cowden (C.-Herrick)/Beecher City, 9.68m; 2. Grace Niebrugge, Effingham (St. Anthony), 9.59m; 3. Maggie Moeller, Effingham (St. Anthony), 9.42m; 4. Katelyn Strohl, Neoga, 8.13m.
