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Solon won two events and had three automatic state qualifiers while claiming the team title at the Class 3A state qualifying meet at Benton Community High School in Van Horne on Thursday.

Adam Smith and Michael Yeomans each claimed individual titles for Solon as the Spartans won the team title with 131 points.

Host Benton Community was runner-up with 114.5 followed by Marion with 96, Mount Vernon with 94 and Cedar Rapids Xavier with 85.

Smith won the shot put with a toss of 47-1 and Yeomans won the 800 title in a time of 2:05.57 to secure spots at the Class 3A state track and field meet that opens next Thursday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Brady Mullen also secured a spot at state with a runner-up finish in the 110 hurdles in a time of 15.59.

Class 3A State Qualifier

At Benton Community

Team scores – 1. Solon 131; 2. Benton Community 114.5; 3. Marion 96; 4. Mount Vernon 94; 5. Cedar Rapids Xavier 85; 6. Central DeWitt 77.5; 7. Maquoketa 55; 8. Vinton-Shellsburg 38

Automatic state qualifiers; area placewinners

Long jump – 1. Keelan Hoover (MAQ) 20-8 ¼; 2. Coleton Beasler-Weber (CRX) 20-2 ½; 5. Brett White (SOL) 19-0; 7. Parker Pentico (SOL) 18-10 ¾

High jump – 1. Tye Hardin (MAQ) 6-2; 2. Brady Erickson (MV) 6-1; 4. Oaken Foster (SOL) 5-10

Shot put – 1. Adam Smith (SOL) 47-1; 2. Kyler Mahan (BC) 46-8 ½; 4. Ben Kampman (SOL) 44-1 ½

Discus – 1. Brennen Blegen (BC) 154-2; 2. Collin Grau (MAQ) 143-5; 3. Adam Smith (SOL) 138-5;

100 – 1. Aidan McDermott (CRX) 11.47; 2. Alex Mota (MAR) 11.48; 4. Michael Pipolo (SOL) 11.95; 6. Jake Quillin (SOL) 12.26

200 – 1. Sam Wallace (BC) 22.87; 2. Alex Mota (MAR) 22.97; 6. Blake Timmons 23.63

400 – 1. Jeremy Bachus (SOL) 50.89; 2. Trenton Pitlik (MV) 51.06

800 – 1. Michael Yeomans (SOL) 2:05.57; 2. Carson Sansenbach (MV) 2:06.07; 8. Ty Becicka (SOL) 2:13.76

1,600 – 1. Shane Erb (MAR) 4:34.94; 2. Jedidiah Osgood (MAR) 4:36.82; 3. Brick Kabela (SOL) 4:51.91; 6. Michael Yeomans (SOL) 5:10.88

3,200 – 1. Shane Erb (MAR) 10:38.98; 2. Jedidiah Osgood (MAR) 10:39.04; 4. Brick Kabela (SOL) 11:09.59; 5. Gabe Hinman (SOL) 11:14.56

110 hurdles – 1. Grayson Hartman (CRX) 15.05; 2. Brady Mullen (SOL) 15.59; 6. Nash Kotar (SOL) 16.44

400 hurdles – 1. Tristan Rheingans (CD) 55.73; 2. Colin Buch (BC) 57.82; 4. Oaken Foster (SOL) 1:00.15; 5. Keenan Kruse (SOL) 1:00.92

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier 1:01.96; 2. Central DeWitt 1:02.61; 4. Solon (Nash Kotar, Charlie Brandt, Cole Carney, Brady Mullen) 1:05.03

Sprint medley relay – 1. Benton Community 1:35.2; 2. Marion 1:35.87; 5. Solon (Trin Eidahl, Michael Pipolo, Blake Timmons, Rhett Mesch) 1:37.5

Distance medley relay – 1. Mount Vernon 3:41.88; 2. Marion 3:45.22; 3. Solon (Grant Gerdin, Jacob Timmons, Austin Knight, Ty Becicka) 3:48.18

4×100 – 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier 43.38; 2. Mount Vernon 43.72; 4. Solon (Blake Timmons, Trin Eidahl, Austin Knight, Michael Pipolo) 44.5

4×200 – 1. Benton Community 1:31.61; 2. Maquoketa 1:32.16; 5. Solon (Blake Timmons, Trin Eidahl, Michael Pipolo, Rhett Mesch) 1:32.77

4×400 – 1. Mount Vernon 3:25.25; 2. Benton Community 3:27.14; 4. Solon (Austin Knight, Rhett Mesch, Jacob Timmons, Jeremy Bachus) 3:32.55

4×800 – 1. Mount Vernon 8:30.32; 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 8:31.76; 4. Solon (Grant Bumsted, Ty Becicka, Quinn Felderman, Michael Yeomans) 8:40.42

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