Letter winners return for defending district champion Jon Alder track and field teams
Sports
April 1, 2026
Jonathan Alder’s boys track and field team is pictured from left, front row, Brenden Martt, Neil Odell, Luke Nixon, Cooper Mounts, Greyson Clapham, Noah Kusek, Brandon Engle, Benjamin Gordon, Gideon Yoder and Kaden Rapp; second row, Evan Sweet, Noah Thompson, Ian Odell, Landon Dyar, William Kolb, Mark Goode, Ayden Creager, Lincoln Wilson, and Matthew Cooper; third row, Jaxson Schmall, Jack Greulich, Jason Landis, Christian Amann, Jacob Goode, John Paulson, Grayson Adams, Kelson Smith, David Holstein and Ian Yoder; fourth row, assistant coach Lexi Thorpe. Assistant coach Nathan Stewart, head coach Justin Creps. Thomas Miller, Mitchell McGrath, Calvin Beatty, Alex Yost, Vincent Ranly and assistant coaches Gastin Green and David Barnett. Not pictured, assistant coaches Alicia Tremayne, Amy Malone, Jamie Ehret, Bryan Murphy, David Holstein and Bryan Vickers. (Photo submitted)

Letter winners return for defending district champion Jon Alder track and field teams

By Tim Miller 

The Jonathan Alder boys and girls track and field teams have plenty of returning lettermen on their rosters for the 2025 season.

Both teams claimed disrict titles during the 2025 campaign.

Veterans in the  boys fold are as follows:

-Noah Thompson: distance;

-Ian Odell: middle distance;

-Landon Dyar: sho...

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