Linn-Mar Girls Track

Linn-Mar girls roll to division crown

DUBUQUE – Junior Stephanie Jenks won three individual events and Linn-Mar won seven as a team as the Lions capture the MVC Valley Division girls track championship Thursday night at Dalzell Field.

Jenks won all three of the distance races, taking the 800, 1500 and 3000-meter runs. She also finished second in the 400 hurdles.

Linn-Mar finished with 153 teams points, easily outdistancing Iowa City West (110). Jefferson was fourth with 83.5 points.

Freshman Payton Wensel was Linn-Mar’s other individual champion, taking the 400. The Lions also won the distance medley, 4x800 and 4x400 relays.

Jefferson won five individual events. Jasmine Blue won the 100 and Lucy Schneekloth took the 200. The J-Hawks potent relays had another good day, taking the sprint medley, 4x100 and 4x200.

Schneekloth was named the divisional athlete of the year. Linn-Mar's Nathan Hopp was named coach of the year.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Linn-Mar 153, 2. Iowa City West 110, 3. Dubuque Wahlert 103, 4. Jefferson 83.5, 5. Cedar Falls 72.5, 6. Dubuque Senior 52, 7. Kennedy 15.

EVENT RESULTS

100 – 1. Jasmine Blue (J) 12.68; 2. Alicia Harrington (CF) 12.74, 3. Kira Ramsey (LM) 13.24
200 – 1. Lucy Schneekloth (J) 26.16, 2. Alicia Harrington (CF) 26.26, 3. Arianna Rolle (LM) 27.30
400 – 1. Payton Wensel (LM) 57.74, 2. Katy Fricano (DW) 59.65, 3. Maddie Savile (LM) 1:00.89
800 – 1. Stephanie Jenks (LM) 2:12.75; 2. Bailey Nock (ICW) 2:16.00, 3. Amber Decker (LM) 2:19.69
100 hurdles – 1. Valerie Welch (ICW) 15.33, 2. Abby Ranschau (J) 16.06, 3. Grace Young (ICW) 16.58.
1500 – 1. Stephanie Jenks (LM) 4:50.19, 2. Bailey Knock (ICW) 4:58.98, 3. Jade Romanga (DW) 5:03.80.
3000 – 1. Stephanie Jenks (LM) 11:00.23, 2. Bailey Nock (ICW) 11:09.95, 3. Madison Larsen (CF), 11:15.74.
400 hurdles – 1. Valerie Welch (ICW) 1:04.91, 2. Stephanie Jenks (LM) 1:06.48, 3. Grace Herber (DW) 1:09.52
Discus – 1. Maddie Niles (DW) 151-3, 2. Leah Dusterhoft (ICW) 130-1, 3. Allison Griffin (CF) 118-2.
High jump – 1. Grace Gudenkauf (DS) 5-2, 2. Brooke Lorenz (LM) 4-10, 3. Sabrina Smith (DW) 4-10
Long jump – 1. – 1. Grace Gudenkauf (DS), 17-5 ½, 2. Brooke Lorenz (LM) 17-2 ½, 3. Ariana Rolle (LM) 17-2 1/4
Shot put – 1. Maddie Niles (DW) 41-9, 2. Allison Griffin (CF) 40-3 ½, 3. Lannie Nietert (LM) 39-3 1/2
4x100 relay – 1. Jefferson 49.36, 2. Cedar Falls 51.15, 3. Dubuque Wahlert 51.74
4x200 relay – 1. Jefferson 1:42.58, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 1:48.75, 3. Dubuque Senior 1:49.02.
4x400 relay – 1. Linn-Mar 3:59.43, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 4:04.51, 3. Iowa City West 4:07.00.
4x800 relay – 1. Linn-Mar 9:37.41, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 9:39.63, 3. Iowa City West 9:47.81.
Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Iowa City West 1:07.38, 2. Dubuque Senior 1:09.51, 3. Linn-Mar 1:11.18.
Sprint medley – 1. Jefferson 1:47.78, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 1:52.30, 3. Linn-Mar 1:52.57.
Distance medley – Linn-Mar 4:19.50, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 4:23.57, 3. Cedar Falls 4:23.80.

Wensel sizzles in 400 for Linn-Mar

IOWA CITY - Linn-Mar freshman Payton Wensel ran the fastest time in the state this year in the 400 meter dash Thursday when she won the event in 56.25 seconds at the Iowa City West Invitational.

Wensel broke the Linn-Mar school record in the 400. She also ran the anchor leg on the triumphant 800 sprint medley with another swift 400.

The Jefferson J-Hawks won six events and Linn-Mar captured five events.

Jefferson's winners were Jasmine Blue in the 100 (12.44), Lucy Schneekloth in the 200 (25.73) and Abbie Ranschau in the 100 hurdles (15.10). Blue, Schneekloth and Ranschau joined Morgan Meese on the victorious 4x100 relay (48.66).

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Jenks joins Drake elite with 8 titles

DES MOINES - Stephanie Jenks likes to stay near the finish line after she finishes a race to congratulate all the other runners for their hard work and effort.

She's done that quite a lot at the Drake Relays the past three years.

Jenks cruised to another victory in the 1500 meter run at the Drake Relays Saturday in 4:31.09 to join elite company at America's Track Classic with the eighth title of her career.

Jenks joined distance runners Katie Flood of Dowling Catholic (2007-10) and Shelby Houlihan of Sioux City East (2008-11) as the Iowa only high school girls in meet history with eight crowns.

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Jenks claims 7th title at Drake

DES MOINES - As it turns out, Stephanie Jenks can run in traffic. And she's developed a strong kick for the rare occasion when she's actually challenged in a race.

The Linn-Mar junior needed both skills Friday to capture the 800 meter run at the 106th Drake Relays for her seventh career victory in America's Classic.

Jenks maneuvered her way through a tight pack of runners and sprinted down the home stretch to win the 800 in 2 minutes, 9.64 seconds in a talented field.

Jasmine Staebler of Clayton Ridge (2:11.40), Erika Lewis of Waukee (2:12.38) and Joy Ripslinger of Davenport Assumption (2:12.42) gave Jenks a good race, but the Linn-Mar junior had too much speed and too much moxie for them all.

"I really don't have to kick too often, but this is one of the things we've been working on, being able to shift gears during the race," said Jenks. "I had to have it at Kansas last weekend (when she won the 1600 at the Kansas Relays).

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