COLFAX – North Mahaska boys took to the track at Colfax-Mingo for the South Iowa Cedar League championships. Axl Patterson scored two placements in the distance races and three relays scored to help the Warhawks to nine points and 11th place. Iowa Valley coasted to the win with 12 points. Lynnville-Sully was second with 113 and Belle Plaine had 106.

Patterson ran seventh in the 3,200 meters in 12 minutes 4.14 seconds then took eighth in the 1,600 in 5:15.49.

Charlie Goemaat and Tyson Ferguson were half of three relays teams placed seventh. William Cox, Goemaat, Jeb Goemaat and Ferguson finished the 800-meter relay in 1:38.98. The same quartet was seventh in the 1,600-meter relay in 3:50.64. Goemaat and Ferguson were the bookends with Jackson Doak and Max Reed in the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:12.69. 

North Mahaska will run at Newton Friday and Lynnville-Sully on Monday to close out the regular season. They will return to L-S on Thursday, May 15 to compete at districts for a chance at state.