05/18/2026
Saturday was an outstanding showing for the entirety of the Columbia Central track & field teams. A multitude of Golden Eagles punched their ticket to the state finals two weeks from now. An even larger number of athletes were able to place at the meet and/or put in personal best marks in their respective events!
State qualifiers from today on the women’s team include Molly Sierer, taking 4th in discus (108’02”) and Avery Haynes, who was 3rd in the 800m run (2:23.60). Joining the two ladies at the state finals will be ten student athletes from the men’s team. Joey Tracy took 1st in both shot put (46’0.5”) and discus (145’8”). He was the lone Golden Eagle on the day to win multiple events. Clint Couchman also won an event, taking 1st in the 3200m run with a time of 9:46.22. Couchman also anchored the 4x800m relay to a 2nd place finish with a time of 8:22.16, with the help of Wyatt Vowell, David Munro, and Nathan Ostrosky, who all punched their ticket. With two 2nd place finishes in the 110m and 300m hurdles, Zack Johnson also secured multiple events at the state finals, with respective times of 15.26 and 40.72. Trent Troyer took 3rd in the 400m dash with a new personal best time of 50.19 seconds, moving on to the finals and ranking him 10th in Division 3 in the event. He also anchored the 4x200m relay to a 3rd place, 1:31.73 finish with Nick Neuman, Bauston Pilaczynski, and Luke Ellison. Their time currently sits at 10th in Division 3. Ellison was able to qualify in the 100m and 200m dashes as well, with respective times of 11.29 (4th) and 22.87 (3rd). Ellison, Vowell, Johnson, and Troyer will also compete in the 4x400m at the state meet after running an early qualifying time Monday at the Napoleon pre-regional. They currently are ranked 3rd in Division 3 with that time of 3:26.60. Clint Couchman also ran an early qualifier in the 1600m run earlier this year, with a time of 4:21.93, currently placing him 3rd in the Division 3 rankings.
Qualifiers/Events
Molly Sierer - Discus
Avery Haynes - 800m
Nick Neuman - 4x200m
Bauston Pilaczynski- 4x200m
David Munro - 4x800m
Nathan Ostrosky - 4x800m
Joey Tracy - Shot Put, Discus
Wyatt Vowell - 4x800m, 4x400m
Zack Johnson - 110mH, 300mH, 4x400m
Clint Couchman - 1600m, 3200m, 4x800m
Trent Troyer - 400m, 4x400m, 4x200m
Luke Ellison - 100m, 200m, 4x200m, 4x400m