CALEDONIA — There may be one phrase to explain what head coach Pete Beuler has constructed together with his Oakfield-Alabama/Elba boys observe and area program — dynasty.
After edging runner-up East Rochester 144-131 finally night time/this morning’s Class B3 Championships, the O-A/E boys took dwelling their fourth straight Part V Observe and Subject championship. Sophomore Connor Domoy’s good night time powered the Hornets’ win, which comes off of a Hornets’ championship victory through the indoor observe season, O-A/E’s first as an entire group since 2010. The Hornets additionally received observe and area titles through the ‘18, ‘19, and ‘21 spring campaigns, with the ‘20 championships canceled attributable to COVID-19.
“Being with our student-athletes nearly day-after-day for months and years, I get a front-row seat of all of the ups and downs,” started O-A/E head coach Pete Beuler. “The great days and days we wish to neglect. So, to see our program come collectively, working for a standard trigger, and for all their time, effort, and sacrifice to repay, it provides me goosebumps.”
Domoy received all 4 occasions he entered on Friday, exhibiting nice endurance as he completed atop the rostrum within the 800-meter run (2:07.92), the 1600-meter run (4:51.71), the 3200-meter run (10:27.56) and the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:25.25). Teammate Eli Williams completed third within the steeplechase (11:26.21) and fifth within the 3200 meters (11:21.69), whereas the Hornets’ Jose Venegas recorded a second-place end within the 800 meters (2:12.44) and Warsaw’s Mitchel Felix was runner-up within the 1600 meters (4:56.59). Felix additionally completed third within the 3200 meters, the place Pembroke’s Sebastian Kitt was runner-up (10:43.22).
“Connor’s night time was merely historic,” mentioned Beuler. “He wished to compete within the 4 longest races of the meet for the second straight yr. He didn’t care about getting (private information), however cared extra about serving to his group. His years of sacrifice and coaching allowed Connor to shine final night time.“
All three Hornets’ relay groups fared effectively, with the 4×100-meter relay group composed of Parker Dobson, Kameron Cusmano, Ron Szpylamn and Noah Currier taking first with a profitable time of :44.94, lower than a second forward of runner-up East Rochester (:45.66). Oakfield-Alabama/Elba’s 4×400-meter relay group composed of Kyle Porter, Jordan Schlagenhauf, Venegas and Nate Schildwaster additionally crossed the end line first (3:39.46), whereas its 4×800-meter relay group (Porter, Chad Ohlson, Logan Clark, Venegas) completed simply behind champion Clyde-Savannah, crossing simply :0.08 after the Golden Eagles in a photograph end.
“This continued success takes a village,” added Beuler. “We’ve got superb coaches who put in a ton of time to make observe and area a rewarding expertise for all our student-athletes. O-A/E can be blessed with very supportive mother and father, an important neighborhood, nice athletic administrators and nice administrations.“
Cusmano, who’s a dual-sport senior athlete additionally helped the Elba/O-A golf group to a sectional championship this spring, received the 110-meter hurdles (:15.68), simply forward of Alexander’s Brayden Woods (:16.22), who additionally received the pole vault (11-00) and recorded a fifth-place end within the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.11). Cusmano additionally completed second within the excessive leap (06-00) and third within the triple leap (39-01).
“Not solely does Kam dominate the occasions he’s in, however he’s all in regards to the group,” mentioned Beuler. “He’ll do no matter it takes for the group, and his teammates feed off of him. You don’t substitute an individual like Kam. He shall be most actually missed.”
Different notable contributors for O-A/E to its championship victory included Schildwaster, who completed third within the 400 meters (:52.53), sixth within the 110 hurdles (:17.44) and fourth within the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.01), and Currier who completed fourth within the 100 meters (:11.66), fourth within the 200 meters (:23.95) and sixth within the lengthy leap (19-00), the place Pembroke’s Adam Curtis completed third (20-07 1/4). Colton Yasses completed third within the pentathlon (2163), whereas Malakai Martin recorded a fourth-place end (1995), and Ron Muntz got here in fifth (1825). Dobson added a fifth-place end within the 200 meters and got here in sixth within the 100 meters (11.71).
“It’s not one particular person carrying the group — we’ve a group of selfless younger males who’re prepared to place within the time, effort and sacrifice to raised themselves and the group,” mentioned Beuler. “That team-first angle has been handed from veterans to the underclassmen. This victory wasn’t simply due to the efforts of the younger males on the observe. But in addition due to the previous teammates who graduated years in the past however have handed the torch.”
Warsaw’s Matthew Auble swept the throwing titles, taking first within the shot put with a prime toss of 50-08 3/4 and a throw of 171-02 within the discus. Letchworth’s Lucas Hansen completed as runner-up in each occasions, throwing 47-00 1/2 within the shot put and 129-07 within the discus.
