HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Dakota Carlson breaks a school record, Forest City finishes fourth at Indoor championship

Video by Luke Kearney

The Forest City boys track and field team competed at the inaugural North Iowa Indoor Championships on Friday in Clear Lake. The Indians finished fourth as a team, while junior Dakota Carlson started just how he left off in 2022 – jumping to new heights.

After passing 5-8, 5-10, 6-0, 6-2, and 6-4 without problems, Carlson ran into 6-6. He missed his first two attempts, but with the pressure of winning the event already off his shoulders, Carlson dug deep and passed 6-6 on his final jump. The momentum of that carried him past 6-7 without a miss. Carlson had a shot at the record and wouldn’t miss it.

Carlson did take three attempts at 6-9 but was unsuccessful. Nonetheless a successful day for the junior. His jump as of Friday was the second-highest in the state and the 16th-highest in the country in 2023. His mark also meets Drake’s Blue Standard.

Carlson wasn’t the only Indian to win an event. Vinton Feldman won the 200m with a time of 23.69.

FULL FOREST CITY RESULTS

Boys Distance Medley

‘A’ • +6pts • H1 • E. Johnson, S. Klaassen, J. Welch, P. Sharp

3rd  in 12:08.36

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TEAM SCORES

1 . Clear Lake                                           120

2. Algona                                                  88

3. Iowa Falls-Alden                                 79

4. Forest City                                           69

5. Nevada                                                 62

6. Saint Ansgar                                       49

7. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura                42

8. Osage                                                   41

9. Central Springs                                38

9. Hampton-Dumont-CAL                38

11. Webster City                                    33

12. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows              4