The final day of competition for Greene County at the Coed State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines has been very good for the Rams. Senior Jackson Morton placed second in the Class 2A 110 meter high hurdles in 14:64 seconds, and he anchored the third place finish for the Rams in the shuttle hurdle relay team in a season best time. The all-senior quartet of Landyn Venteicher, Bryce Stalder, Nate Black, and Morton ran 1:00.73. The foursome was second to Central Decatur (Leon) in section one, who ran 1:00.64, and was second overall. The four fastest qualifying teams from Thursday’s preliminary ran in the final section and only Spirit Lake, who placed first overall in 1:00.50, was faster than CD and the Rams. The placing was among the best ever for a Jefferson-based shuttle hurdle relay since the event began for boys more than a decade ago. The third place finish is worth six points, the first points for the Rams.

Morton’s second place finish meant eight more points for the Rams as they finish with 14 points. Like the shuttle hurdle finish, his individual hurdles race finish is the highest in many years for the Jefferson-based program. Only Spirit Lake’s Jack Latham in 2A was faster and Latham set an All-Time Iowa best in :13.81.

Olivia Shannon ran a personal best in the girls’ 2A 200 meter dash in :26.15 and finished in seventh place after qualifying eighth. She scored the only two points of the meet for the Rams.