LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — David Montgomery used to draw inspiration watching highlights of Walter Payton on his grandfather’s VCR, so consider this a moment of sweetness.

The Chicago Bears addressed one of their biggest needs with their first pick in the draft, trading up with the New England Patriots to take the star running back from Iowa State on Friday night.

Montgomery said he felt “grateful, blessed.” And being drafted by Chicago was particularly special.

“I watched Walter Payton when I was younger,” he said. “Seeing how he ran, trying to correlate a lot of the ways he ran into my game.”

Chicago moved up 14 spots to grab Montgomery at No. 73 overall, making him the first Cyclones player drafted since 2014. The 5-foot-10, 222-pound Montgomery ran for 2,925 yards and 26 touchdowns in three seasons. He had 1,216 yards rushing and 13 TDs as a junior.

Chicago also acquired a sixth-round pick (205), while New England got the No. 87 pick and a fifth-rounder (162) this year as well as a fourth-round selection in 2020.

“He’s just a well-rounded back,” general manager Ryan Pace said. “It’s everything you look for in a running back, starting with his instincts, his vision, his ability to make people miss. He’s just a well-rounded player. Good hands. He fits the offense very well.”

The Bears had a long wait with no picks in the first two rounds for the first time since 2010. They came into the draft in a far different spot after winning the NFC North at 12-4 in coach Matt Nagy’s first season. The Monsters of the Midway ended a string of four straight last-place finishes and made the playoffs for just the second time since the 2006 team’s Super Bowl run.

They sent their first-round pick this year to Oakland in the blockbuster deal for All-Pro edge rusher Khalil Mack just before the start of last season. And they dealt their second-rounder to New England a year ago when they traded up to get receiver Anthony Miller in the second round.

Montgomery is known as a calm, patient runner with size and toughness and a knack for breaking tackles. He ranked third in the Big 12 in yards rushing per game at 101.3 last season.

Montgomery also had 71 receptions over three years despite playing in a run-based offense. And Pace sees someone with “natural hands” who can be a good route runner.

His ability to catch passes out of the backfield is a big plus, considering Nagy’s system favors running backs who can do just that.

The Southeast Valley boys and South Central Calhoun girls track teams were winners on Friday at the South Central Calhoun Meet.

Girls Team Scores

1. South Central Calhoun 158
2. Sioux Central 146
3. Kuemper Catholic 144
4. Ar-We-Va 43
5. East Sac County 22
6. SCC JV 3

Full results here.

Boys Team Scores

1. Southeast Valley 176
2. Sioux Central 123
3. South Central Calhoun 102
4. Ar-We-Va 71
5. Kuemper Catholic 55
6. East Sac County 43
7. SE Valley JV 15
8. SCC JV 2

Full results here.

The Sidney girls and Bedford boys track teams took titles home from the Bedford Invitational on Friday.

Girls Team Scores

1. Sidney 187
2. Lenox 165
3. Bedford 109
4. Orient-Macksburg 31
5. Essex 26
6. Clarinda Academy 9

Boys Team Scores

1. Bedford 183
2. Sidney 135
3. Lenox 105
4. East Union 84
5. Essex 32
6. South Page 11
7. Orient-Macksburg 9

Full results here.

The Glenwood boys track team came out on top of the Red Oak Tiger Relays on Friday night.

Team Scores

1. Glenwood 90
2. Lewis Central 76
3. Woodbine 75
4. CB Thomas Jefferson 69
5. Shenandoah 68
6. Red Oak 58
7. Clarinda 47
8. Atlantic 36
9. Clarinda Academy 25
10. Creston 14
11. Tri-Center 11
12. Harlan 10
13. St. Albert 10

Full results here.

Girls Soccer

• Atlantic 4, Harlan 0 (Alyssa Ginther scored two goals and became the school record holder for goals in a career with 21. Kayla Mauk and Tatum Grubbs each had a goal for the Trojans as well. Emma Templeton and Kenzie Waters had an assist each in the win.)
• Denison-Schleswig 3, Creston 2. (Alex Mohr with a hat trick for the Lady Monarchs)
• Lewis Central 1, Scotus Catholic 0
• Millard South 1, CB Thomas Jefferson 0 OT
• Sioux City West 7, Missouri Valley 0
• Treynor 12, Logan-Magnolia 0

Boys Soccer

• Harlan 4, Atlantic 0
• Riverside 3, Tri-Center 1
• Storm Lake 2, Denison-Schleswig 1
• Treynor 10, Logan-Magnolia 0

Girls Tennis

Lewis Central 7, Atlantic 2 (Atlantic winners: Tessa Grooms in Singles, Hana Holtz/Gene Martinez in Doubles)
Clarke 5, Creston 4
Shenandoah 8, CB Abraham Lincoln 1

Boys Tennis

Atlantic 6, Lewis Central 3 (Atlantic winners: Nile Petersen, Ethan Williams, Grant Sturm in Singles. Brody O’Brien/Jesse Reid, Petersen/Grant Sturm in Doubles)
Ballard 8, Kuemper Catholic 3

Girls Golf

• AHSTW 249, Underwood 271 (Medalist: Emma Jorgensen, AHSTW 51)
• Boyer Valley 205, Logan-Magnolia 281, West Monona 302. (Medalist: Maci Miller, Boyer Valley 49)
• CAM 205, West Central Valley 220, Woodward-Granger 240, Exira-EHK 246. (Medalist: Sammi Jahde, CAM 46. Runner-Up: Jacey Anthofer, Exira-EHK 49.)
• Missouri Valley 209, Treynor 256. (Medalist: Madison Lease, Missouri Valley 48)

Boys Golf

• Bedford 181, Lamoni 200. (Medalist: Monte Wehrkamp, Bedford 43.
• Boyer Valley 183, Woodbine 197, West Monona 224. (Medalist: Grant Kenkel, Boyer Valley 40.
• Exira-EHK 169, CAM 172, Woodward-Granger 183, West Central Valley 196 (Medalist: Will Carroll, Exira-EHK 38. Runner-Up: Ethan Arp, CAM 39.
• Kuemper Catholic 156, Harlan 158. (Medalist: Cole Collison, Kuemper Catholic 35.
• Treynor 175, Missouri Valley 204. (Medalist: Joey Konz, Treynor 39)
• Underwood 189, AHSTW 208. (Medalist: Coby Fink, Underwood 38)

The Drake Relays continue on Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines with a busy day of action. Keep checking back here for the latest updates.

Girls 100M Hurdle Prelims
3rd Darby Thomas, Abraham Lincoln, 14.57-Qualifies for finals with 3rd fastest time
24th Elle Scarborough, Glenwood 16.02
31st Morgan Johnk, Panorama, 16.78

Boys 110M High Hurdle Prelims
9th Matt Benshoof, Winterset, 14.89
12th Lucas Heitz, ADM, 14.94
22nd Ethan Bernard, St. Albert, 15.34

Girls Shot Put
6th Lauren Payne, Lewis Central, 39-01
8th Logan Hughes, Shenandoah, 38-09
11th Sydney Biermann, Glenwood, 37-02
14th Kelsey Fields, Creston, 36-09

Boys 100M Prelims
31st Amos Rasmussen, IKM-Manning, 12.16

Boys Discus
4th Logan Jones, Lewis Central, 170-07
14th Derec Weyer, Harlan, 150-07

Girls High Jump
5th Morgan Johnk, Panorama 5-4.00
10th Coryl Matheny, Glenwood 5-2.00

Girls Sprint Medley
22nd Glenwood (Coryl Matheny, Bailey Ostrander, Jaeda Wilson, Abby Hughes), 1:55.86

Boys Distance Medley
9th Atlantic (Zade Niklasen, Colin Mullenix, Tyler Moen, Craig Alan Becker) 3:35.15

Girls 100M Hurdle Prelims
1st Darby Thomas, Abraham Lincoln, 14.30

Boys Long Jump
13th Michael Erlmeier, Harlan, 20-06
16th Kyle Berg, Kuemper Catholic, 20-02.25

Girls 4X200M Relay
18th CB Abraham Lincoln (Brooke Wohlers, Hanna Schimmer, Jillian Shanks, Darby Thomas) 1:47.23
22nd Glenwood (Audrey Arnold, Bailey Ostrander, Jaeda Wilson, Coryl Matheny) 1:48.18

Girls 800M Run
5th Janette Schraft, Glenwood 2:11.55

Boys 800M Run
3rd Chase Mullenix, Atlantic 1:56.89
9th Craig Alan Becker, Atlantic 1:58.97

Girls 100M Finals
2nd Darby Thomas, Abraham Lincoln 12:16

Boys 400M (6:55PM)
6th Zade Niklasen, Atlantic 50.26
9th Chase Mullenix, Atlantic 50.44
15th Sam Rallis, St. Albert 51.24
16th Brayden Wollan, Underwood 51.60

Girls 4x400M Relay 1st Round (8:21PM)
15th DNQ Treynor (Maddie Shipley, Megan Carley, Rachel Kinsella, Noel James) 4:05.41
21st DNQ Atlantic (Pluma Pross, Alyssa Derby, Taylor McCreedy, Haley Rasmussen) 4:08.46

Boys 4x400M Relay 1st Round (8:39PM)
10th DNQ Atlantic (Zade Niklasen, Craig Alan Becker, Tyler Moen, Chase Mullenix) 3:23.45
15th DNQ Harlan (Eli Boldan, Jonathon Owens, Jonathon Monson, Michael Erlemeier) 3:25.65
DQ St. Albert (Ethan Bernard, Luke Blaha, Ryan Hughes, Sam Rallis)

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a statue of Iowa State University’s first black student-athlete will be moved back to the central campus in Ames, away from the stadium named after him.
A university news release said Friday that the statue of Jack Trice must be moved because of construction of what will be called the Sports Performance Center. When the construction relocation issue arose, a university committee concluded it was time to permanently return the statue to central campus.

The statue stood between Beardshear and Carver halls from 1988 to 1997. It’s been situated at the stadium since it was named for him in 1997. The new location will be between Beardshear Hall and the Hub, a high traffic area. Trice died from internal bleeding two days after being injured on Oct. 6, 1923, in the game against the University of Minnesota.

The IKM-Manning boys and AC/GC girls track teams took wins at the Gonzalez-Parrish Meet on Thursday in Guthrie Center.

Boys Team Scores

1. IKM-Manning 184
2. AC/GC 176
3. Audubon 105
4. Panorama 76
5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 50
6. Exira-EHK 43
7. Glidden-Ralston 31
8. Paton-Churdan 28

AC/GC had wins from Quyton Younker (Shot Put), Distance Medley, 4x800M Relay, Noah Nelsen (3200M), Clay Billheimer (800M, 1600M), and Dylan Soper (100M, 200M). Audubon had wins from Skyler Schultes (Long Jump, 100M High Hurdles), Shuttle Hurdle Relay, 4x200M Relay, 4x100M Relay, and Gavin Smith (400M Hurdles).

Girls Team Scores

Full scores not reported but AC/GC was the team champion. They picked up dual wins from Savana Fuller (100M, 200M), Madison McDermott (Discus, Shot Put), and Kate Crawford (1500M, 3000M). Hannah Thygesen of Audubon won the 400M.