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Solon won three events and finished runner-up in 11 others while running away with the team title at the Denny Gruber Relays on Saturday at Spartan Stadium in Solon.

Tyler Bilskie won the 800 in 2:08.69 and Solon won three relay titles while racking up 167 team points to finish 67 points clear of runner-up Marion.

The Spartans got 12 total runner up performances, finishing second in nine individual events while easily outdistancing the field at the 10-team meet.

Anamosa was third with 66 points followed by Mount Vernon with 59, North Cedar with 53 and Vinton-Shellsburg with 52. Regina was seventh with 26 points.

The Solon foursome of Jackson Ryan, Nash Kotar, Brady Mullen and Brady Jeworrek won the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:07.04 and the team of Trin Eidahl, Michael Pipolo, Brayden Rickertsen and Blake Timmons won the sprint medley in 1:38.43

Ryan, Danny Knezevich, Jeworrek and Colton Hoffman won the 4×100 in 45.32.

Hoffman was runner-up in the high jump and 100 and Zach Harp was second in both the shot and discus.

Timmons was second in the 100, Rickertsen was second in the 400, Michael Yeomans was second in the 800 while Ben DeValk was runner-up in the 1,600 and Jeworrek was second in the 110 hurdles.

Carson Jensen won the 400 in a time of 51.85 and third in the 200 to lead Regina while Josh Gaffey was fourth in the shot put.

Denny Gruber Relays

At Spartan Stadium in Solon

Team scores – 1. Solon 167; 2. Marion 100; 3. Anamosa 66; 4. Mount Vernon 59; 5. North Cedar 53; 6. Vinton-Shellsburg 52; 7. Regina 26; 7. Pekin 26; 9. Dyersville Beckman 20; 10. Solon JV 18

Individual Results (Event winners; area placers)

Long jump – 1. Kael Unruh (NC) 21-3 ½; 3. Parker Pentico (SOL) 19-10; 6. Nash Kotar (SOL) 18-3

High jump – 1. CJ Rickels (V-S) 6-1; 2. Colton Hoffman (SOL) 6-1; 3. Oaken Foster (SOL) 5-10

Discus – 1. Garrett Wagner (MAR) 154-11; 2. Zach Harp (SOL) 152-8;

Shot put – 1. Garrett Wagner (MAR) 54-4 ¾; 2. Zach Harp (SOL) 48-3 ¼; 4. Josh Gaffey (ICR) 42-5 ¼;

100 – 1. Kael Unruh (NC) 11.1; 2. Colton Hoffman (SOL) 11.15; 5. Danny Knezevich (SOL) 11.67

200 – 1. Kael Unruh (NC) 22.44; 2. Blake Timmons (SOL) 23.06; 3. Carson Jensen (ICR) 23.52; 4. Bo Janssen (SOL) 24.18

400 – 1. Carson Jensen (ICR) 51.85; 2. Brayden Rickertsen (SOL) 52.46; 4. Austin Knight (SOL) 56.27

800 – 1. Tyler Bilskie (SOL) 2:08.69; 2. Michael Yeomans (SOL) 2:15.37

1,600 – 1. Brady Millikin (PEK) 4:42.49; 2. Ben DeValk (SOL) 4:48.03;

3,200 – 1. Jedidiah Osgood (MAR) 10:06.39; 3. Brick Kabela (SOL) 11:13.37; 4. Aidan O’Neil (ICR) 11:23.28

110 hurdles – 1. DaeQuan Johnson (MAR) 15.85; 2. Brady Jeworrek (SOL) 16.12; 3. Brady Mullen (SOL) 16.38

400 hurdles – 1. Tristan Weers (ANA) 57.98

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Solon (Jackson Ryan, Nash Kotar, Brady Mullen, Brady Jeworrek) 1:07.04

Sprint medley relay – 1. Solon (Trin Eidahl, Michael Pipolo, Brayden Rickertsen, Blake Timmons) 1:38.43

Distance medley relay – 1. Anamosa 3:48.44; 6. Solon (Brady Mullen, Jacob Timmons, Bo Janssen, Noelan Garbes) 4:02.91

4×100 relay – 1. Solon (Jackson Ryan, Danny Knezevich, Brady Jeworrek, Colton Hoffman) 45.32; 6. Regina (Jackson Naeve, Levi Daniel, Kaeden Houster, Colin Olney) 50.66

4×200 relay – 1. Dyersville Beckman 1:35.84; 2. Solon (Trin Eidahl, Grant Gerdin, Danny Knezevich, Colton Hoffman) 1:36.59; 6. Regina (Kaeden Houser, Jack Keating, Colin Olney, Adam Boblenz) 1:45.91

4×400 relay – 1. Mount Vernon 3:36.37; 2. Solon (Blake Timmons, Bo Janssen, Brayden Ricketsen, Tyler Bilskie) 3:37.13

4×800 relay – 1. Mount Vernon 8:36.22; 2. Solon (Ben DeValk, Michael Yeomans, Ty Becicka, Tyler Bilskie) 8:43.13

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