Sports : Vikings win Hudson Relays

Last week, the Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team won two meets it had never won before, says their coach. They followed their first place finish at Williamsburg with another one at Hudson.

First place finishers for the Vikings at Hudson included Nolan Edwards in the 110 M high hurdles, Kelyn Rickels in the high jump; and Wyatt Lyons, 1600M.

"We just seem to keep getting big contributions from all over the place," says Coach Aric Chvala. "Nolan Edwards has gone from a low hurdle specialist and evolved into an outstanding high hurdler and sprinter as well. He won his first 110HH. My favorite thing about this team is that we are seeing people show some great potential and that is exciting, the key for us will be to continue the improvement but become more consistent. As we get towards the end of the season you can't afford to have off nights."

Last week was a "great week," said the coach, who praised his teams continued efforts to improve.

"These are two meets that Vinton-Shellsburg has never won; it is nice to see all their hard work paying some dividends." he said.

The Vikings had 108 team points; Hudson was second with 94. See complete results HERE.