2020 Greene County High School graduate Carter Morton of Jefferson placed third on Friday in the men’s high jump at the U. of South Dakota Twilight track and field meet in Vermillion. The U. of Northern Iowa second year multi-athlete cleared 6′ 6″ in a field of 15 jumpers. Morton was coming off a fourth place finish in the decathlon at the April 27-28 Drake Relays in Des Moines. He intentionally had a light schedule at USD with The Valley Championships this coming weekend in Des Moines.

Danielle Hoyle, a 2021 Paton-Churdan graduate, is a first year thrower for the Iowa State U. women. Hoyle and her teammates are preparing for the May 13-15 Big 12 Conference meet hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock.