Hudson boys track builds momentum with strong week of competition

By Blaire Puls  

A rare stretch of 70-plus-degree April weather set the stage for a breakout week for the  Hudson boys track and field team, which delivered two impressive performances highlighted  by personal bests, medals and a record-breaking jump.  

At the East Marshall meet on April 13, Hudson turned in its best team finish of the  season, placing third with 82 points—just two points shy of runner-up honors. The night  featured 15 personal records, along with two gold medals, three silvers, four bronzes and a  historic performance in the field events.  

Drake Griffin led the way with a standout showing in the long jump, soaring 22 feet, 1½ inches. The jump secured gold, set a new meet record and broke the Hudson school record  that had stood since 2008. The previous mark was held by Channing Puls, making the moment  a memorable one for the program.  

Owen Bell also captured gold, winning the 200-meter dash, and added a runner-up  finish in the 400 meters—his fourth personal best in the event this season.  Hudson’s relay teams played a major role in the team’s success. The 4x800 relay team  of Colten Jensen, Casey Greiman, Alik Dodge and Payton Bishop claimed silver, fueled by a  strong anchor leg from Bishop. The 4x200 team of Hunter Coulson, Griffin, Cooper Hamer and  Liam Rhymer also took silver with a significant team PR.  

In the field events, Jackson Nesteby added a bronze medal in the long jump with a  lifetime best of 20-3½. Rylan Dunbar contributed a bronze in the 110-meter high hurdles, while  the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams each added bronze finishes to cap the night.  

Additional top-eight finishes came from the sprint medley relay (fourth), Hamer in the  high jump (sixth) and 200 meters (seventh), Dodge in the 1,600 meters (sixth), and Grady  Moseley in the discus (eighth).  

Just three days later, Hudson hosted its home meet on April 16 and continued to build  on that momentum, placing fifth out of 17 teams with 65 points—an improvement from last  year’s seventh-place finish and 39 points at the same meet.  

With a focus on quality over quantity during the fast-paced meet, Hudson tallied one  gold, two silvers and three bronzes.  

Once again, Griffin and Nesteby dominated the long jump, finishing first and second,  respectively, to account for 18 team points. Bell added a runner-up finish in the 200 meters  with a near sub-23-second performance.  

Hudson’s sprint medley relay team (Coulson, Nesteby, Griffin, Bell) secured bronze with  a personal-best time, while the 4x200 and 4x100 relays also earned bronze medals—both with  significant time drops.  

Several near-podium performances highlighted the depth of the team. The 4x800 relay  placed fourth, Bell matched his PR in the 400 meters for fourth, and Dunbar dropped 0.35  seconds in the 110-meter hurdles to also finish fourth.  

Payton Bishop delivered one of the night’s most notable improvements, cutting seven  seconds off his previous best in the 800 meters to run 2:09 and place sixth. Moseley added a  seventh-place finish in the shot put, and the 4x400 relay team shaved an impressive 12  seconds off its time to crack the top eight.  

Perhaps most promising for Hudson is the future: none of the athletes contributing to  these results are seniors, and a strong incoming class is already generating excitement within  the program. 

With favorable weather, growing confidence and rapidly improving times, Hudson track  appears to be hitting its stride at just the right point in the season. 

East Marshall Invite Team: 3rd place, 82 points 

Long jump  

1. Drake Griffin — 22-1½ 

2. Jackson Nesteby — 20-3½ 

3. Brady Greiman — 14-6  

High jump  

6. Cooper Hamer — 5-6  

Shot put  

10. Grady Moseley — 39-2½ 

11. Jack Holbach — 37-9  

14. Devin Lang — 35-7  

18. Hazen Kilpatrick — 34-4½ 

Discus  

8. Grady Moseley — 113-2  

12. Devin Lang — 100-11  

15. Jack Holbach — 91-1  

21. Max Schroeder — 80-5  

Sprint medley relay (V)  

4. Hunter Coulson, Jackson Nesteby, Drake Griffin, Owen Bell — 1:39.52  

Sprint medley relay (JV)  

8. Liam Rhymer, Brady Greiman, Rylan Dunbar, Cooper Steele — 1:48.13  4x800 relay  

2. Colten Jensen, Casey Greiman, Alik Dodge, Payton Bishop — 9:14.98  

100m dash  

9. Liam Rhymer — 12.74  

10. Hunter Coulson — 12.74  

12. Jackson Nesteby — 12.86  

29. Carter Swanson — 15.85  

Distance medley relay  

10. Rylan Dunbar, Cooper Steele, Payton Bishop, Colten Jensen — 4:19.6  

400m dash  

2. Owen Bell — 51.85  

20. Carter Swanson — 1:13.94  

4x200 relay  

2. Hunter Coulson, Drake Griffin, Cooper Hamer, Liam Rhymer — 1:35.75  

110m high hurdles  

3. Rylan Dunbar — 17.19 

800m run  

11. Casey Greiman — 2:24.88  

19. Colten Jensen — 2:37.05  

200m dash  

1. Owen Bell — 23.64  

2. Cooper Hamer — 24.94  

3. Cooper Steele — 26.66  

4. Carter Swanson — 34.81  

1,600m run  

6. Alik Dodge — 5:34.54  

4x100 relay  

3. Hunter Coulson, Drake Griffin, Jackson Nesteby, Owen Bell — 44.69  

4x100 weight-man relay  

6. Hazen Kilpatrick, Karson Loeb, Max Schroeder, Devin Lang — 1:00.1  

4x400 relay (V)  

3. Liam Rhymer, Payton Bishop, Rylan Dunbar, Cooper Hamer — 3:54.69  

4x400 relay (JV)  

14. Colten Jensen, Casey Greiman, Brady Greiman, Alik Dodge — 4:22.57  

Hudson Home Invite  

Team: 5th place, 65 points  

Long jump  

1. Drake Griffin — 21-1½ 

2. Jackson Nesteby — 20-0  

3. Brady Greiman — 16-6½ 

High jump  

11. Cooper Hamer — 5-4  

Shot put  

7. Grady Moseley — 42-1½ 

9. Devin Lang — 40-9½ 

20. Jack Holbach — 37-6½ 

33. Hazen Kilpatrick — 31-4  

35. Max Schroeder — 30-4¼ 

40. Karson Loeb — 28-9½ 

45. Eduardo Colindres — 20-2  

47. Carter Swanson — 15-5  

Discus 

27. Grady Moseley — 101-11  

29. Devin Lang — 96-0  

31. Hazen Kilpatrick — 94-8  

36. Jack Holbach — 89-3  

39. Max Schroeder — 82-9  

42. Karson Loeb — 77-6  

49. Eduardo Colindres — 43-5  

Sprint medley relay (V)  

3. Hunter Coulson, Jackson Nesteby, Drake Griffin, Owen Bell — 1:37.72  

Sprint medley relay (JV)  

12. Liam Rhymer, Cooper Hamer, Rylan Dunbar, Cooper Steele — 1:46.11  

4x800 relay  

4. Colten Jensen, Casey Greiman, Alik Dodge, Payton Bishop — 9:23.6  

100m dash  

9. Jackson Nesteby — 12.02  

13. Liam Rhymer — 12.43  

31. Carter Swanson — 15.88  

400m dash  

4. Owen Bell — 51.85  

16. Brady Greiman — 1:00.74  

22. Carter Swanson — 1:12.64  

4x200 relay  

3. Hunter Coulson, Drake Griffin, Cooper Hamer, Liam Rhymer — 1:36.18  

110m high hurdles  

4. Rylan Dunbar — 16.25  

800m run  

6. Payton Bishop — 2:09.63  

9. Colten Jensen — 2:13.86  

28. Carter Swanson — 3:04.13  

200m dash  

2. Owen Bell — 23.06  

13. Casey Greiman — 25.29  

4x100 relay  

3. Hunter Coulson, Drake Griffin, Jackson Nesteby, Owen Bell — 43.97  

4x100 weight-man relay  

9. Devin Lang, Karson Loeb, Grady Moseley, Jack Holbach — 59.22  4x400 relay (V) 

8. Liam Rhymer, Payton Bishop, Rylan Dunbar, Cooper Hamer — 3:42.27  

4x400 relay (JV)  

15. Colten Jensen, Cooper Steele, Brady Greiman, Casey Greiman — 4:01.23