Kankakee Valley’s boys track and field team produced several competitive performances across sprint, distance, relay, and field events at the Indian Open indoor meet against a large regional field.
The event brought together teams from throughout Northwest Indiana on March 7 at Portage Indoor in Portage, Indiana. The meet was held on a 200-meter flat track and featured athletes from multiple schools. Kankakee Valley’s participation included strong showings in both individual and relay events according to the school.
In the 60-meter dash, Nolen Kooistra led the Kougars with a 24th-place finish in 7.27 seconds. Freshman Bryce Moore finished 38th with a time of 7.52 seconds, while Tyson Whittington placed 47th at 7.64 seconds. The Kougars’ 4×200 relay team—composed of Whittington, Kooistra, Zachary Gutierrez, and Moore—placed 15th with a time of 1:41.32. The team found its strongest success in distance events by finishing sixth in both the 4×800 relay (9:11.50) and the distance medley relay (12:17.63) according to the school.
Field event highlights included Braiden Huff placing seventh in pole vault by clearing 10 feet, 6 inches. Brevin Whaley finished tenth in high jump at 5 feet, 4 inches and also achieved a seventeenth-place mark of 18 feet, 7¼ inches in long jump. Dylan Adams led the shot put group with a throw of 36 feet, 7 inches according to the school.
Kankakee Valley will look to build on these results as the indoor season continues and athletes prepare for upcoming spring meets.
