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Christmas dominates over Halloween at intrasquad scrimmage

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Kenzie May, sophomore of Indianola, flies toward the sand pit Friday, Nov. 20 during the triple jump competition at the intrasquad scrimmage at the NPAC. —Photo by Shontell Roseberry
Kenzie May, sophomore of Indianola, flies toward the sand pit Friday, Nov. 20 during the triple jump competition at the intrasquad scrimmage at the NPAC. —Photo by Shontell Roseberry

Battle began deciding the best holiday—Halloween or Christmas.

Coaches divided up the Track and Field athletes into two teams—Halloween and Christmas—to compete in the Intrasquad Track Meet Friday, Nov. 20 in the NPAC. The entire event was competitive, but Christmas frosted the competition beating Halloween by 10.5 points.

“So far so good,” Head Coach Brad Gamble said. “They have competed well today and there has been much improvement since this time last year.”

The competition was close as Christmas finished with 149.75 points and Halloween with 139.25. Women’s Halloween was able to spook Christmas outshining them in points but it was the men’s Christmas that jingled all the way to first place.

Men’s and women’s Christmas finished first in the 250-meter dash. Martin Moriel, senior of Phoenix, ran 29.05 seconds and Tiffany Thomas, senior of Kingston, Jamaica, 33.61.

The weight throw was also dominated by men’s and women’s Christmas scoring 21. In the men’s weight throw Frantzlee LaCrete, junior of Lewellen, placed first with 16.19 meters and Jesse Bleidt, sophomore of Lewellen, placed second with 16. Mel Herl, senior of Eaton, Colorado, threw 17.27 for the women.

Christmas swept the men’s 40-yard dash all placing in the top four gaining points. Damarcus Simpson, sophomore of Lafayette, Georgia, in first in 4.93. Andre Woodson, sophomore of Elk Grove, California, 5.01; Moriel, 5.13; and Karlos Logan, freshman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 5.15, finishing out the finishers.

Halloween scored the most points in men’s shot put and the women’s 40-yard dash. David Aldridge, sophomore of Omaha, , placed first with16.37 in shot put and Stachia Reuwsaat, junior of Black Hawk, South Dakota, ran the 40-yard dash in 5.55

In the co-ed 4×360 meter relay Halloween won against Christmas. Shelby Bozner, senior of Rock Springs, Wyoming, gained a huge lead in the first 360 allowing her team to stay in the lead.

“If they don’t eat too much over Thanksgiving, they will be ready for season to start,” Gamble said.

CSC Track and Field will compete in its first meet Dec. 5 against Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota.