Boys’ Track – AHSneedle

Petersen Commits to NIACC

December 14, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Cross Country, Features, Showcase, Sports

As the semester winds down, yet another senior has made the commitment to participate in college athletics. Jalen Petersen, a three-sport athlete for the Trojans, has signed to continue his running career at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) in Mason City, making the switch from an Atlantic Tro...

Meet a Five-Sport Athlete: Chase Mullenix

Kennedy Goergen, Lauren Nicholas, and Ashley Wendt

November 16, 2018

Filed under Boys' Basketball, Boys' Track, Features, Football, Showcase, Sports, Wrestling

Involved is an understatement when it comes to Chase Mullenix and athletics. For the past three years, Mullenix has participated in four sports year-round: football, basketball, track and baseball. However, this year he will not only be a four-sport athlete but a five-sport athlete. Mullenix has decided t...

Trojan Runners Make History at State Track

Ashley Wendt

May 21, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Girls' Track, School News, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

Five broken records, five State champions, eight medal earning times and a runner-up team finish. The Trojan boys' track team had a busy and successful weekend at the Iowa High School State track meet held over the course of three days: May 17, 18 and 19. They competed in 11 events, bringing along 12...

Trojan Track Hosts District Qualifier

Dillon Sonntag and John McConkey

May 11, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Girls' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

Runners to your marks. Get set. Go! Several events for the boys' and girls' track teams are on their way to the Blue Oval after a successful State qualifying meet held at home on Thursday, May 10. The boys qualified 11 different events with 14 entries and finished second with 143 points. Here are...

Trojan Boys Pick Up Three Conference Titles

Ashley Wendt and Erin Wendt

May 11, 2018

Filed under Boys' Golf, Boys' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase, Tennis

Over the past week, three Trojan boys' spring sports claimed Hawkeye 10 team titles: tennis, golf and track. Boys tennis competed on Monday, April 30 at St. Albert and on Monday, May 7 golf was at Carroll and track was at Harlan. Atlantic scored 25 points to earn the title for boys' tennis, with...

Trojan Boys’ Track Wins Conference, Girls’ Take Fifth

John McConkey, Editor

May 10, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Girls' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

Last night, the Atlantic boys track team captured its first Hawkeye 10 conference title since 2009, edging out Lewis Central in the final race of the night. They were aided by taking home gold in eight events and silver in four. The Trojans racked up a massive 152.5 points. Here are the winning events: ...

Trojan Track Runs Well at Trojan Relays

Dillon Sonntag and John McConkey

May 1, 2018

Filed under Activities, Boys' Track, Girls' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

On Monday, April 30, the girls' and boys' track teams competed at home for the Trojan Relays. The boys won with 144 points and the girls placed 2nd with 95 points. Trojan Track & Field seniors were honored last night. There was a total of 15 seniors being honored, seven boys and eight girls. The...

Trojan Track Competes at Drake Relays

Dillon Sonntag, Editor

April 30, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase, Uncategorized

Last week the Drake Relays were held in Des Moines on the 25th, 26th and 27th of April. The Trojans competed in nine events and placed top 8 in five of those. The first event to run was the Distance Medley on Friday morning. The quartet of Zade Niklasen, Dillon Sonntag, Tyler Moen and Chase Mullenix...

Trojan Boys’ Track Wins Tiger/Knight Co-Ed Meet

Dillon Sonntag, Editor

April 20, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

Last night, April 19, the boys and girls traveled to Denison for the Tiger/Knight Co-Ed meet. The Trojan boys won 11 events and put up 175 points to take home the team title for the fourth time this year. The girls finished in second place with 104 points. The best race of the night for the Trojans...

Trojan Girls’ Track Win Clarinda Relays

Dillon Sonntag, Editor

April 17, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

Last night, April 16, the girls' track team traveled to Clarinda and took home first place with 151 points. The Trojans scored its first 10 points of the meet in the 4x800. This was the only relay to get first place on the night but there were several other relays to come in second. Those were ...

Boys’ Track Competes at Abraham Lincoln

Dillon Sonntag, Editor

April 13, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

On Thursday, April 12, the Trojans traveled to Abraham Lincoln to run against 13 other teams. Atlantic placed fourth with 77 team points. The Trojans went to the meet attempting to qualify a couple of events for the Drake Relays, including the 4x200, open 200, and 4x100. The 4x200 qualified and...

Trojan Boys’ Track Wins Harlan Ken Carsten Relays

Dillon Sonntag, Editor

April 11, 2018

Filed under Boys' Track, Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase

On Tuesday, April 10, the Trojan Boys' track team traveled to Harlan for a 16 team meet. They won with 111 points with Harlan placing second with 96. Atlantic won six events, finished second in four others. Senior Gratt Reed won both his hurdle events. He ran 14.84 in the 110 meter hurdles and came...