The ACGC track and field teams concluded their season with six entries on Saturday at the Iowa State Track and Field Championships in Des Moines. Sophomore Kate Crawford and juniors Noah Nelsen and Clay Billheimer each ran in two events for the Chargers.

Crawford had the best finish of the day, crossing the line at the blue oval in 4th for the girls 1500 meter run. She added five points for the Charger girls and clocked a new school record with a time of 4:49.79. Earlier in the day she finished 10th in the 800 with a time of 2:23.68.

As for the boys, Clay Billheimer became the first Charger to run the 800 under two minutes, finishing in 10th at 1:59.81. Noah Nelsen finished in 24th at 2:05.14. The script was flipped in the 1600. Despite a near slip out of the gate, Nelsen charged back to the top half, rounding out his junior season with a 12th place finish and a time of 4:38.41. Billheimer was close behind in 17th at 4:42.33

As for the team standings, the girls accumulated 16 points (Crawford-13, Mady McDermott-2, Emma Swanson-1) and placed in a tie for 17th. The boys grabbed six points (Nelsen-5, Caden Wardyn-1) and finished in a tie for 37th. In the first two years of the program, Kate Crawford has accounted for 19 of the teams 22 points. In their second year the Charger boys also scored their first points. Tune in to tomorrow night’s Guthrie County PM Sports Page to hear interviews from Crawford and Nelsen.