Delmore Decathlon a Huge Success

After two days of great efforts, hard work, and fantastic performances, the inaugural running of the Delmore Decathlon was a resounding success for the Red River Boys and Girls Track and Field teams. Athletes were split into one of ten different teams and everyone competed in ten individual events and two team relays. Held over two days, the Delmore Decathlon has been deemed the Ultimate Test of Guts, Glory, and Mental Fortitude. Teams competed for bragging rights and the only trophy fitting for this event:

In a close team battle, Pride (2,836 pts) used a dominating win in the the final event, the Med Ball Relay, to become the first-ever team winner in the Delmore Decathlon. Potato, #blessup, and Trains also surpassed 2,700 points, but it was not enough to match the depth of Pride. Full scoring below:

Team	PLACING
Pride	2836
Potato	2795
#blessup	2716
Trains	2701
#BabyGotTrack	2555
#RideOrDie	2532
InBerno	2459
#BetterThanYou	2381
Thrintumpers	2189
FeelTheBern	2129
Coach/Alumni	838

In the boys individual competition, senior Mo Kamara and junior Devon Pope, both state-runner ups in the 110M Hurdles and Triple Jump in 2015, put on a show for the ages. After the dust settled, Mo edged Devon by a mere three points (559-556 pts) to claim victory. Both athletes displayed phenomenal speed, jumping ability, strength, and agility throughout the competition. Mo bested all other athletes in the 30m Sprint, Standing Triple Jump, and Vertical Jump events, while Devon won the Standing Long Jump, Speed Bounce, and 2-Lap Reversaboard events. Sprint/Hurdle/Jump athletes dominated the Top-10 Places, with Daniel Pierce, Carlos Horcacitas, Alex Holmes, Peter Wysocki, and Tyler Enerson recording strong scores. An eye-opening 5th place finish from 7th grade newcomer George Nyanforh also turned heads.

Boys Top-10 Overall:

Comp #	Last, First Name	Grade	B/G	Team Name	Event Group	TOTAL
01-001	Kamara, Mo	12	B	Pride	S/J/H	559
06-081	Pope, Devon	11	B	Potato	S/J	556
11-141	Bakke, Jeff	13+	B	Coach/Alumni	Ibuprofen	506
04-052	Pierce, Daniel	11	B	Trains	S/J/H	506
05-069	Nyanforh, George	7	B	#RideOrDie	S/J	487
01-008	Horcacitas, Carlos	9	B	Pride	S/J/H	467
07-086	Holmes, Alex	11	B	#BabyGotTrack	S/J/H	458
10-137	Wysocki, Peter	11	B	InBerno	S/J/H	456
05-058	Enerson, Tyler	11	B	#RideOrDie	S/J/H	445
03-033	Eagleton, Josh	10	B	Thrintumpers	J	415

2016 Team Winner-Pride

2016 Individual Winners-Mo Kamara and Kennady Steffan

More important than team and individual winners, however, are the goals of this event. The Delmore Decathlon was created as a team bonding experience for the boys and the girls teams, a tool for identifying talent across event areas, a tool for providing baseline data to compare from year to year, as well as filling the need for an early-season competition. Finally, it’s a fun break from our daily practice routines and something athletes can look forward to early in the season.

Complete overall results, including team, individual, and grade-level winners, can be found here:

2016 Delmore Decathlon Results-OVERALL (Team, Individual, Grade)

Pictures and some video clips from the two days can be found here:

Google Photos Album-Delmore Decathlon

Against their better judgement,Coaches Dafoe and Bakke, the lone entrants from the Coach/Alumni team, pieced together 10 events on Thursday. It is still unclear whether or not Coach Bakke had actually moved three days after the grueling event. Plans are already being made and alumni being contacted for next year’s edition, where a Coach/Alumni team plans to reign supreme over all other teams.

Huge thanks to Cold Stone Creamery in Grand Forks for their ice cream donation. It was a perfect way to finish off the event! Also, many thanks to the volunteers and alums who stopped by and helped with timing, set-up, measuring, filming, and event coordination. It could not have happened without you!