{"id":17279,"date":"2026-04-27T14:26:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/?p=17279"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:26:56","slug":"track-men-battle-at-poky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/2026\/04\/27\/track-men-battle-at-poky\/","title":{"rendered":"Track Men Battle at Poky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Taylor Smith, Sports Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, April 24, the Eagle Grove boys track and field team competed in the Poky Relays at Pocahontas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17280\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17280\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a-300x192.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a-300x192.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a-1024x654.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a-768x490.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a-1536x981.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a-1170x747.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a-600x383.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b6a.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leelan Spencer flies down the track in the 100-meter dash. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leelan Spencer was Eagle Grove\u2019s top placer.\u00a0\u00a0He flew to a personal best time of 11.33 for silver in the 100-meter dash.\u00a0\u00a0Storm Lake\u2019s Garbieno Weno was meet champ in a time of 11.06.<\/p>\n<p>Spencer also placed second in the 100 at Webster City\u2019s Lynx Invitational on April 21.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17281\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17281\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-1170x1170.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7a.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arturo Reyna-Salazar clears the second hurdle in the 110mH. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Junior Arturo Reyna-Salazar cruised to third in the 110-meter hurdles after clocking a personal best time of 18.15, and freshman Keegan Eisentrager brought home bronze in the long jump with a leap of 18\u20196 \u00be\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles placed fifth in Class A with 63 team points.\u00a0\u00a0Storm Lake (177), Humboldt (158.5), Webster City (112), and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows were also in the top-five.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17282\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17282\" src=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e-300x292.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e-300x292.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e-1024x998.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e-768x748.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e-1536x1497.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e-1170x1140.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e-600x585.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/04\/fullsizeoutput_2b7e.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hunter Waldo-Martinez maintains a brisk pace in the 1600. (Photo by Taylor Smith)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>RESULTS:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>100m \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 Leelan Spencer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011.33<\/p>\n<p>14 \u2013 Arturo Reyna-Salazar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a012.88<\/p>\n<p>16 \u2013 Christian Schild\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a013.26<\/p>\n<p>18 \u2013 Zach Marvets\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a015.21<\/p>\n<p><strong>200m \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 \u2013 Leelan Spencer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a023.41<\/p>\n<p>8 \u2013 Carter Nielsen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a025.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>400m \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 \u2013 Asarel Castro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a056.18<\/p>\n<p>8 \u2013 Tyler Alesch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a059.21<\/p>\n<p><strong>800m \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7 \u2013 Felix Reyes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02:24.93<\/p>\n<p><strong>1600m \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5 \u2013 Hunter Waldo-Martinez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05:07.58<\/p>\n<p><strong>110mH \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Arturo Reyna-Salazar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a018.15<\/p>\n<p><strong>400mH \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6 \u2013 Arturo Reyna-Salazar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01:04.72<\/p>\n<p>9 \u2013 Dylan Terwilliger\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01:05.59<\/p>\n<p><strong>4&#215;100 \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Eagle Grove\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a046.03<\/p>\n<p>10 \u2013 Eagle Grove\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a058.18<\/p>\n<p><strong>4&#215;200 \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Eagle Grove\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01:37.83<\/p>\n<p><strong>4&#215;400 \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 \u2013 Eagle Grove\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03:45.15<\/p>\n<p><strong>4&#215;800 \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 \u2013 Eagle Grove\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09:18.84<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sprint Medley \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 Eagle 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