Marion Girls Track

Marion takes 2nd in Wamac relays

MOUNT VERNON - The Marion Indians finished second in two relay races at the Wamac Conference girls indoor track meet Tuesday at Cornell College.

The Indians placed second in the 4x200 relay behind Clear Creek Amana and finished second in the distance medley behind Solon.

Abby Kolarik placed fourth in the 400 (1:05.38) and took fifth in the 200 (27.68). Morgan Kolarik placed fifth in the 55 hurdles (9.10) and took seventh in the long jump (14-8 3/4).

Mahlia Brown finished seventh in the shot put for Marion (32-8).

Allison Scott will run at Mount Mercy

Allison Scott has participated in volleyball, basketball, softball and track at Marion High School, but she's picked a sport for college.

It's track.

She's also picked a college and will attend Mount Mercy University. She plans to sign her letter-of-intent with the Mustangs on Tuesday.

Scott placed fourth in the 800 meter run at the Class 3A state meet last year as a junior and has qualified in the 800 again this year. She's also been a part of three relay teams that have placed at the state meet during her career.

Marion girls capture distance medley

VINTON - The Marion Indians won the distance medley at the Class 3A girls state qualifying track meet at Vinton-Shellsburg on Thursday.

Ellen Cannon, Abby Kolarik, Morgan Kolarik and Allison Scott won the race in 4:19.45 to automatically qualify for the state meet in Des Moines next week.

The Indians qualified for state in three other events with second-place showings by Scott (800), Sam Livingston (400) and the 4x800 relay.

Clear Creek Amana won the team title with 150 points. Marion finished fifth in the eight-team field with 81 points.

CLASS 3A STATE QUALIFIER
At Vinton

Team Standings
1. Clear Creek Amana 150, 2. Benton Community 110, 3. Center Point-Urbana 102, 4. Union 90, 5. Marion 81, 6. Grinnell 78, 7. Vinton-Shellsburg 64, 8. South Tama 54.

Winners

3000 - Maddie Hinsley, Clear Creek, 10:57.30.
4x800 relay - Benton Community 9:52.49.
Shuttle hurdle relay - Clear Creek Amana 1:07.82.
100 - Megan Hall, Clear Creek, 12.81.
Distance medley - Marion 4:19.45.
400 - Peyton Bockholt, Union, 1:00.98.
4x200 relay - Clear Creek Amana 1:48.04.
100 hurdles - Kourtney Daubs, Center Point, 15.97.
800 - Madison Weekly, Benton, 2:24.87.
200 - Megan Hall, Clear Creek, 26.22.
400 hurdles - Natalie Parizek, Benton, 1:07.60.
Sprint medley - Union 1:54.01.
1500 - Maddie Hinsley, Clear Creek, 5:05.07.
4x100 relay - Vinton-Shellsburg 51.90.
4x400 relay - Clear Creek Amana 4:10.40.
High jump - Allie Twedt, Center Point, 5-1.
Long jump - Allie Twedt, Center Point, 16-1.
Discus - Samantha Holtz, South Tama, 126-9.
Shot put - Brooke Willson, Center Point, 39-0.

Marion Placewinners
(Top 6)

1st - Distance medley (Ellen Cannon, Abby Kolarik, Morgan Kolarik, Allison Scott) 4:19.45.
2nd - 4x800 relay (Ellen Cannon, Sam Livingston, Natalie Ertz, Allison Scott) 10:28.17.
2nd - Sam Livingston, 400, 1:01.73.
2nd - Allison Scott, 800, 2:25.47.
3rd - 4x200 relay (Jamie Draeger, Abby Kolarik, Johanna Steggall, Ellen Cannon) 1:50.03.
3rd - Sprint medley (Jamie Draeger, Micaela Combs, Abby Kolarik, Sam Livingston) 1:54.81.
3rd - 4x100 relay (Jamie Draeger, Abby Kolarik, Micaela Combs, Johanna Steggall) 52.51.
3rd - 4x400 relay (Ellen Cannon, Sam Livingston, Morgan Kolarik, Allison Scott) 4:13.09.
4th - Morgan Kolarik, 100 hurdles, 16.78.
6th - Kaitlin Church, 3000, 12:10.78.
6th - Kaitlin Church, 1500, 5:33.19.
6th - Micaela Combs, discus, 114-5.

Marion girls 10th at Wamac track meet

VINTON - Morgan Kolarik placed second in the 100 meter hurdles Thursday to pace the Marion Indians at the Wamac Conference track meet in Vinton.

Sam Livingston finished third in the 400 meter dash for Marion.

The Indians placed 10th out of 16 teams in the conference meet. Solon ran away with the team title with 143 points.

WAMAC CONFERENCE MEET
At Vinton-Shellsburg

Team Standings

1. Solon 143, 2. West Delaware 77, 3. Williamsburg 76, 4. Western Dubuque 72, 5. Benton Community 58, 6. Clear Creek Amana 52, 7. Center Point-Urbana 40, 8. Mount Vernon/Lisbon 39, 9. Anamosa 34, 10. Marion 32, 11. Dyersville Beckman 31, 12. Maquoketa 29, 13. Independence 25, 14. (tie) DeWitt Central 15; Vinton-Shellsburg 15; 16. Waterloo Columbus 3.

Winners

Shot put - Dakotah Goodell, Williamsburg, 39-3 3/4.
Discus - Dakotah Goodell, Williamsburg, 144-9.
High jump - Leslie Hoffmann, West Delaware, 5-2.
Long jump - Emily Bransky, Solon, 16-4 1/2.
3000 - Lauren Benzing, Solon, 10:44.79.
4x800 relay - Benton 9:47.40.
Shuttle hurdle relay - West Delaware 1:07.66.
100 - Emily Bransky, Solon, 12.54.
Distance medley - Solon 4:18.93.
400 - Brooke Beasley, Williamsburg, 59.90.
4x200 relay - Solon 1:47.01.
100 hurdles - Rylee Smith, Solon, 15.96.
800 - Lauren Benzing, Solon, 2:20.09.
200 - Emily Bransky, Solon, 25.36.
400 hurdles - Aubree Taylor, Maquoketa, 1:06.70.
Sprint medley - Anamosa 1:52.15.
1500 - Lauren Benzing, Solon, 4:59.54.
4x100 relay - Beckman 51.59.
4x400 relay - West Delaware 4:07.32.

Marion Placewinners
(Top 3)

2nd - Morgan Kolarik, 100 hurdles, 16.32.
3rd - Sam Livingston, 400, 1:02.55.