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ALGONA BULLDOGS<br />
The Algona Bulldog boys’ track squad numbers<br />
68 strong this season, including 17 lettermen.<br />
The returning letter winners include nine<br />
state qualifiers in 10 different events with three<br />
of those events bringing home state titles.<br />
The Bulldogs were the state runner-ups last<br />
year in Class 3A with 51 points and were<br />
fourth in 2008. The red-and-black also has won<br />
both the North Central Conference and district<br />
meets the past two seasons.<br />
Head Coach Gregg Wellman enters his ninth<br />
year as the head mentor of the Bulldogs. The<br />
reigning district coach of the year will again<br />
capably be assisted by Jim McMahon, Jason<br />
Bradley and Chad Ahlers.<br />
“We are very excited about the possibilities<br />
this track season,” said Coach Wellman. “With<br />
a strong returning group, large numbers in our<br />
upper classes and a strong freshmen class, we<br />
have our sights set on some high goals this<br />
year. This will provide us with some great<br />
depth.<br />
“We also have a lot of key members returning<br />
from last year’s successful team. If we can<br />
blend the young talent with these guys, we<br />
could have some pretty positive results this<br />
May. Our main goal this spring is just get a little<br />
better each day. If we can do that as a team,<br />
I think we will be very happy with our season.”<br />
Leading the returning state qualifiers is senior<br />
Chad Rutledge. The UNI-bound senior won<br />
the 800-meter run in a time of 1:54.31 along<br />
with anchoring the state champion medley<br />
relay in 3:31.15 and the 4 x 800 relay in<br />
8:01.05. Rutledge was also the 400-meter dash<br />
runner-up in a school-record clocking of 49.28<br />
after winning the state title in that race as a<br />
sophomore.<br />
Junior Ryan McMahon placed third in the<br />
3,200-meter run in 9:24.88 and was a member<br />
of the winning 4 x 800 relay quartet. Ryan also<br />
placed fifth in the 1,600-meter run in 4:27.74<br />
and finished eighth in the 800-meter run in<br />
2:00.01 at state.<br />
Twin brother Michael was also a member of<br />
the winning 4 x 800 relay squad along with<br />
placing seventh in 1,600-meter run in 4:28.82.<br />
Seniors Collin Fett and Austin Zadow were<br />
members of the wining medley relay team and<br />
Zadow ended up 12th at state in the long jump<br />
with a leap of 20’ 4”.<br />
Junior Joey Schattschneider ran on the state<br />
champion 4 x 800 team and also ran on the 4 x<br />
400-meter relay that placed 16th in 3:31.79.<br />
Other members of that relay returning are sen-<br />
The 2010 Algona Bulldog boys’ golf team<br />
returns a strong cast of varsity starters. The<br />
Bulldogs went 41-17 overall last year and were<br />
8-1 in North Central Conference duels, good<br />
for second place in the league behind Clear<br />
Lake.<br />
The red-and-black finished fourth in the conference<br />
tournament. The squad finished second<br />
in sectional play at Spencer, advancing to the<br />
district tournament at Carroll where they took<br />
third, just missing a state tournament berth.<br />
Veteran head coach Mike Ford again returns<br />
to guide the red-and-black to another hopefully<br />
successful campaign.<br />
“We are really excited to start the season,”<br />
said Ford. “We hope the weather will cooperate<br />
better than it did this winter. We have some<br />
holes to fill but we do return some experience<br />
and I believe we will compete in every match.<br />
“We gained a lot of confidence from the<br />
great tournament run last year, just missing<br />
state by one place. We just want to have fun, be<br />
competitive and handle whatever the weather<br />
does to us.”<br />
Five lettermen will lead the red-and-black<br />
this spring. Seniors Brad Hoskins, Alex Hagg<br />
and Zach Plathe, junior Blair Bradley and<br />
sophomore Chris Grether are the Bulldogs that<br />
have varsity experience last year.<br />
Coach Ford is hoping that seniors Alex<br />
Kading, Nolyn Elliott or some other younger<br />
players that saw junior varsity action will step<br />
up their game in 2010 to help round out the<br />
ior Travis Lenz and Fett along with junior<br />
Connor McGuire.<br />
Three members of the 4 x 200 relay quartet<br />
that placed 14th in a time of 1:32.76 return.<br />
Those members are seniors Fett and Zadow<br />
along with sophomore Michael Erpelding.<br />
Other returning lettermen are seniors Derek<br />
Beaumier, Brandon Keller, Alex Kenne and<br />
Dustin Rasmus. Juniors returning are Johnny<br />
Aboud, Richard Baxter, John Etler and Alex<br />
Wiseman.<br />
The remaining seniors on the squad are<br />
David Baxter, Brady Collison, Joe Cook, Paul<br />
Elbert, Tommy Haverkamp, Josh Hollinger,<br />
Andrew Jones, Alex Larson, Nyle Larson,<br />
Blake Mills and Patrick Prentice.<br />
Juniors that are out include Cane Arrowood,<br />
Brandon Aument, Cody Combs, Royce<br />
Boleneus, Jeff Burtnett, Joey Candelerie,<br />
Tommy Christian, Seth Eischeid, Bryce<br />
Hickman, Noah Hollinger, John Krause and<br />
Tye Leslie. Sam Curtis, Bronson Jergensen,<br />
The Algona boys’ golf squad has five returning lettermen in 2010. They are front row<br />
(from left) Brad Hoskins and Blair Bradley. Back row, Alex Hagg, Chris Grether and Zach<br />
Plathe.<br />
varsity squad.<br />
Three seniors graduated off last year’s golf<br />
team. The red-and-black lost Michael Becker,<br />
Glen Schuller and Shaun Van Munster, who all<br />
played varsity at one point or another last year.<br />
“We are hoping for a good finish in the<br />
always tough North Central Conference race,”<br />
Christian Parker, Derek Person, Alex Smith,<br />
Logan Thill, Michael Van Denhammel, Austin<br />
Warmbeir and Zach Wiltze are the sophomores<br />
on the roster.<br />
Freshmen rounding out the squad are Luke<br />
Arrowood, Brandon Benschoter, Clay<br />
Collison, Mitchell Erpelding, Sawyer Frideres,<br />
Brandon Garrett, David Hanson, Curtis<br />
Hardeman, Kevin Illg, Jeremiah Johnson,<br />
Jacob Kofoot, Taylor Kuper, Cole Nielsen,<br />
Nathan Schmidt, Ben Stone, Nick Taffe,<br />
Nathan Trenary and Michael Van Oosbree.<br />
“We would like to develop our young athletes<br />
and stay healthy,” said Coach Wellman.<br />
“We would like to compete well in every meet<br />
and would like to place in the top third of our<br />
conference. We would also like to qualify multiple<br />
events for the Drake Relays and state<br />
meet along with competing for a top three finish<br />
at state.”<br />
Algona will open the outdoor season on<br />
April 1 at home for the Early Bird Relays and<br />
said Coach Ford. “I can see Clear Lake and<br />
Bishop Garrigan being the favorites of the<br />
league this year.”<br />
The Bulldogs will open their season on<br />
Tuesday, April 13 hosting Estherville-Lincoln<br />
Central at the Algona Country Club, beginning<br />
at 4:30 p.m. The red-and-black will than play<br />
The Algona Upper Des Moines Thursday, April 1, 2010<br />
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The Algona boys’ track team returns 17 lettermen this spring. They are front row (from left) Derek Beaumier, Ryan McMahon, Dustin<br />
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will host the annual Hackbarth Relays on May<br />
4 at the Algona track. The Bulldogs have<br />
already run at the ISU Indoor on March 16 and<br />
at the Mankato Indoor on March 20.<br />
2010 Algona Boys Track<br />
Schedule<br />
April 1 Early Bird Relays @ Algona<br />
April 6 Umstead Relays @ Eagle Grove<br />
April 9 Wildcat Relays @ Humboldt<br />
April 13 Lion Relays @ Clear Lake<br />
April 16 Midget Relays @ Estherville<br />
April 20 Great Lakes Invitational @ Spirit Lake<br />
April 22-24 Drake Relays @ Des Moines<br />
April 23 Indian Relays @ Pocahontas<br />
April 27 E-Hawk Relays @ Emmetsburg<br />
May 4 Hackbarth Relays @ Algona<br />
May 6 Dodger Relays @ Fort Dodge<br />
May 10 NCC Meet @ Humboldt<br />
May 14 District Meet @ Humboldt<br />
May 20-22 State Meet @ Des Moines<br />
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2010 Algona Boys’ Golf<br />
Schedule<br />
April 13 Estherville-LC @<br />
Algona Country Club<br />
April 16 Bishop Garrigan @<br />
Spring Valley<br />
April 17 Spencer Invite @<br />
Spencer Country Club<br />
April 20 Eagle Grove, Webster<br />
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April 23 Clarion-Goldfield @<br />
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April 24 Algona Invite @ Algona<br />
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April 30 Clear Lake @ Algona<br />
May 1 Storm Lake Invite @<br />
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May 4 Hampton-Dumont,<br />
Humboldt @ Humboldt<br />
May 10 NCC Tournament @<br />
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May 14 Sectionals @ Spencer<br />
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May 21 Districts @ Lake Creek<br />
May 28-29Class 3A State<br />
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