Waukon boys track team finishes runner-up at own Indian Relays, four team members score enough points to finish seventh at Tipton Invite


Blasting out of the blocks ... Waukon boys track senior James VanderVelden erupts out of the starting blocks on his way to leading off the Indians’ distance medley relay team that ran to victory in a time of 3:57.83. In the final home meet of his high school career, VanderVelden also anchored the track Tribe’s sprint medley relay squad to a win in a time of 1:42.62 and finished second in the 400 meter hurdles with a clocking of 1:01.66. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon boys track team ended up with just one full team competition this past week, as its Monday, April 17 Decorah Invitational was called off due to weather conditions. Several Indians were able to compete in a handful of events at the Tipton Invitational Tuesday, April 18, compiling enough team points to finish seventh in that nine-team field, and the track Tribe then hosted its own Indian Relays home invitational Friday, April 21, finishing in second place.

The Indians were next scheduled to compete in the Crestwood Invitational at Cresco Thursday, April 27. The track Tribe is then slated to compete at New Hampton Monday, May 1 before competing in the Northeast Iowa Conference Track Meet upon returning to New Hampton Thursday, May 4.

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