Greene County won the boys’ team title at the Class 2A Coed State Qualifying Track & Field Meet in Panora on Friday night. Coach Chad Morton’s squad qualified seven events automatically for the May 16-17-18 Coed State Meet in Des Moines and could have others get in on an at-large basis when that list is released this afternoon.

Coach Derek Merk’s Greene County girls have three events that automatically qualified for State and they could also add to that total once the full list of qualifiers is released.

First and second place finishers on Friday in Panora are automatic State qualifiers. First place finishes for the Greene County boys were junior Carter Morton in the high jump (6′ 4″), the 110 meter high hurdles (:15.59), and the 400 meter low hurdles (:57.66), junior Colby Kafer in the long jump (21′ 7-1/2″), and 200 meter dash (:23.05), and junior Tyler Miller in the discus throw (144′ 7″). Miller also qualified in the shot put with a second place throw of 47′ 1/4″.

The Rams had 115 points to take the team title with ACGC second at 98, and Mount Ayr third with 96. Van Meter had 75, followed by Southeast Valley (Gowrie) 74, West Central Valley 66, Shenandoah 42, Red Oak 40, I-35 (Truro) 40, Clarinda 38, Ogden 32, and 25 points for Panorama.

The Greene County girls did not have a first place event on Friday. Second place finishes included three relays that move on to State automatically. They are the 800 meter sprint medley relay in 1:55.23 with juniors Paige Heaning and Maddy Sigler, plus sophomores Makala Kafer and Brianna Osterson; the 4 x 100 meter relay in :52.70 with Sigler, senior Melanie Doran, Kafer, and Osterson, and the 4 x 200 meter relay of Doran, Kafer, Sigler, and Osterson, in 1:51.61.

The girls’ team title went to Panorama with 175 points, followed by VM 86, ACGC 82.50, SEV 73, Shenandoah 66.5, Greene County 53, I-35 with 48, MA 38.5, Clarinda 36, RO 33, Ogden 30, and 16.50 for West Central Valley.