Linn-Mar Girls Track

Major, Perry win MVC titles

The race of the meet came down to the wire between the old guard and the new among elite Eastern Iowa female hurdlers.

And on this night, anyway, freshman phenom Sarah Plock of Iowa City High edged senior Brooke Foreman of Cedar Rapids Washington by an eyelash Friday in the 400 meter hurdles in the Mississippi Valley Conference division meet at Linn-Mar.

Foreman hates to lose, and it’s not often that she does.

“But,” she said after the showdown with Plock, “I really don’t mind getting beat by somebody that good. She’s way ahead of what I was as a freshman.”

It’s the third time the pair has squared off this season. The Little Hawk rookie won the first time out. Foreman, the defending Class 4A state champion, avenged the loss to Plock in a still disappointing second-place finish to Pleasant Valley’s Ann Leners last week at the Drake Relays.

Foreman led comfortably through the last hurdle in their grudge match, but a last-gasp surge gave Plock the victory in 1:04.49, just .04 ahead of Foreman and far removed from the rest of the pack.

The Washington senior, who will run next year at Drake University, ran in five events last weekend in Des Moines and three more events Tuesday at Prairie.

“My legs felt a little tired tonight,” she said. “I told Sarah before the race, 'Let’s not kill ourselves.'” Plock responded by running her fastest time of the year.

“Her kick was great,” said Foreman. “She definitely got me with that burst at the end. I get my speed from attacking the hurdles. My weakness has been that last 50 meters when I don’t have a hurdle in front of me.”

She and her new nemesis will compete in different regionals next week but are bound to meet again at state. “It’s nice to have someone pushing me,” Foreman said.

The hurdles victory was one of six for the City High girls Friday that propelled them to the team title with 156 points in a seven-team MVC Mississippi Division field. Dubuque Wahlert was runnerup with 120.

Despite no first-place finishes, a deep Kennedy squad came in third with 113, followed by Linn-Mar (67), Washington (61), Dubuque Senior (51) and Waterloo West (21).

Though she lost the long-distance hurdles, Foreman did take some consolation by setting a meet record Friday in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.41. “That was a very good race,” she said. “But the City High girl (Caitlin Ward) almost caught me at the finish.”

Ward was a close second at 15.72.

Washington sophomore Shannon Gorman picked up a pair of firsts, easily winning both the 1500 and 3000 meter runs. She won the longer of the two races by 15 seconds over Alyssa Averhoff of Kennedy.

“It was really hot the first race, and I wasn’t used to it with the cool spring we’ve had,” Gorman said. “I knew the 3000 would start out fast. So I just tried to hold back and stay close to the leaders. When I started passing people I got a surge of energy. I didn’t feel tired at all.”

Linn-Mar owned the mid-distance sprints, with Courtney Major claiming the 200 meter dash and Rachel Perry the 400. Major said she was pleased with her race. “But I still have some improving to do before state,” she said.

Perry wasn’t happy with her 58.27, despite a convincing win. “I wanted to go into the low 57's,” she said.

She was even more displeased that the Lions' crackerjack 4x400 relay team had to settle for third place behind Wahlert and in a photo-finish with Kennedy. “The conditions were perfect tonight,” she said. “We should have run better.”

GIRLS MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION MEET
At Linn-Mar

Teams -- 1. Iowa City High 156, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 120, 3. Kennedy 113, 4. Linn-Mar 67, 5. CR Washington 61, 6. Dubuque Senior 51, 7. Waterloo West 21

100 Meters
1. Nicole Kuddes (ICH) 13.48, 2. Jasmine Raue (CRK) 13.54, 3. Jasmyne Jones (CRW) 13.60, 4. Blaire Thomas (WW) 13.71, 4. Shelby Ham (LM) 13.71. 6. Ieashia Moore (WW) 13.81

200 Meters
1. Courtney Major (LM) 26.65, 2. Aarionna Craig-Dothard (CRK) 27.27, 3. Jordan Sullivan (ICH) 27.36, 4. Haley Puk (WW) 27.44, 5. Claire Crew (ICH) 27.54, 6. Halley Morgan (LM) 27.65

400 Meters
1. Rachel Perry (LM) 58.27, 2. Laura Stenzel (DW) 59.03, 3. Betsy Duehr (DW) 59.69, 4. Claire Crew (ICH) 1:01.38, 5. Jordan Sullivan (ICH) 1:01.53, 6. Taylor Vogel (CRW) 1:01.57

800 Meters
1. Tessa Leytem (DW) 2:24.46, 2. Kathia Wampole (CRK) 2:25.42, 3. Morgan Sammons (ICH) 2:28.48, 4. Lauren Meyer (CRK) 2:29.85, 5. Katie Langenfeld (ICH) 2:30.41, 6. Hannah Timmerman (DS) 2:30.42

1500 Meters
1. Shannon Gorman (CRW) 4:53.69, 2. Lauren Rusch (DW) 4:58.73, 3. Meg Richardson (ICH) 5:02.61, 4. Allison Culver (CRK) 5:03.44, 5. Alyssa Averhoff (CRK) 5:03.95, 6. Anna Herber (DW) 5:13.10

3000 Meters
1. Shannon Gorman (CRW) 10:40.86, 2. Alyssa Averhoff (CRK) 10:55.87, 3. Allison Culver (CRK) 11:01.93, 4. Harper Beasley (ICH) 11:07.57, 5. Brooklyn Kascel (LM) 11:14.82, 6. Molly Shepherd (ICH) 11:21.00

100 Hurdles
1. Brooke Foreman (CRW) 15.41 (meet record), 2. Caitlin Ward (ICH) 15.72, 3. Marisa Estelle (CRK) 16.06, 4. Allie Osterberger (DS) 16.28, 5. Ashley Jones (LM) 16.86, 6. Terra Perez (ICH) 16.87

400 Hurdles
1. Sarah Plock (ICH) 1:04.49, 2. Brooke Foreman (CRW) 1:04.53, 3. Sammie Osterberger (DS) 1:06.90, 4. Maddie Heiar (DW) 1:08.30, 5. Kelsie Coates (CRK) 1:08.65, 6. Taylor Vogel (CRW) 1:08.91

4x100 Relay
1. Iowa City High 49.83, 2. CR Washington (Foreman, Jones, Muller, Vogel) 50.48, 3. Dubuque Wahlert 50.79, 4. Kennedy (Raue, Terukina, Drahn, Estelle) 52.12, 5. Waterloo West 52.34, 6. Linn-Mar (Ham, Rizor, Jones, Einck) 52.70

4x200 Relay
1. Dubuque Senior 1:45.69, 2. Kennedy (Davis, Terukina, Raue, Craig-Dothard) 1:46.72, 3. Dubuque Wahlert 1:46.91, 4. Iowa City High 1:47.29, 5. Linn-Mar (Ham, Rizor, Renner, Robertson) 1:50.84, 6. CR Washington (Muller, Jones, Tackaberry, Marner) 1:53.69

4x400 Relay
1. Dubuque Wahlert 4:02.32, 2. Kennedy (Davis, Wampole, Raue, Craig-Dothard) 4:04.80, 3. Linn-Mar (Saville, Schminke, Major, Perry) 4:04.84, 4. Iowa City High 4:08.03, 5. Dubuque Senior 4:10.26, 6. Waterloo West 4:19.07

4x800 Relay
1. Dubuque Wahlert 9:42.33, 2. Iowa City High 9:43.66, 3. Kennedy (Terukina, Meyer, Rodman, Wampole) 9:50.28, 4. Linn-Mar (Uridil, Johnston, Miller, Sublett) 10:04.86, 5. Dubuque Senior 10:06.43, 6. CR Washington (Witt, Stuer, Stuckenschneider, Kline) 10:24.95

Sprint Medley
1. Dubuque Wahlert 1:52.05, 2. Dubuque Senior 1:53.78, 3. Linn-Mar (Morgan, Dalecky, Major, Japenga) 1:55.22, 4. Iowa City High 1:56.11, 5. Kennedy (Davis, Estelle, Drahn, Terukina) 1:56.40, 6. CR Washington (Marner, Stone, Muller, Jones) 1:57.58

Distance Medley
1. Dubuque Wahlert 4:17.85, 2. Dubuque Senior 4:22.74, 3. Linn-Mar (Morgan, Dalecky, Schminke, Japenga) 4:22.97, 4. Iowa City High 4:23.74, 5. Kennedy (Coates, Drahn, Erbes, Meyer) 4:40.28, 6. CR Washington (Marner, Tackaberry, Coutentos, Stuckenschneider) 4:53.18

Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1. Dubuque Senior 1:06.69 (meet record), 2. Kennedy (Coates, Moss, Rogers, Estelle) 1:08.50, 3. Linn-Mar (Holdgrafer, Montague, Jones, Strauel) 1:09.34, 4. Dubuque Wahlert 1:09.46, 5. Iowa City High 1:09.92, 6. CR Washington (Vogel, Stone, Burke, Foreman) 1:11.78

High Jump
1. Abby Saehler (ICH) 5-2, 2. Courtney Strait (CRK) 5-0, 3. Sara Strauel (LM) 4-10, 4. Marissa Moore (CRK) 4-8, 5. Annie Hartley (ICH) 4-8, 6. Meghan Payne (WW) 4-6

Long Jump
1. Kiera Washpun (CRW) 17-5.5, 2. Caitlin Ward (ICH) 16-2.25, 3. Meghan Payne (WW) 16-0.25, 3. McKenzie Drahn (CRK) 16-0.25, 5. Callie Stone (CRW) 15-11.5, 6. Elizabeth Welu (DW) 15-9.25

Shot Put
1. Aliyah Gustafson (ICH) 40-3.5, 2. Katelyn Weimerskirch (DW) 37-7, 3. Amara Lehman (ICH) 37-2, 4. Blaire Thomas (WW) 35-11, 5. Maddie Nilles (DW) 34-9.5, 6. Lannie Neitert (LM) 33-8

Discus
1. Katelyn Weimerskirch (DW) 141-8, 2. Aliyah Gustafson (ICH) 118-4, 3. Maddie Nilles (DW) 107-0, 4. Amaa Lehman (ICH) 105-8, 5. Ashlyn Milbath (CRK) 99-4.5, 6. Lannie Neitert (LM) 97-6

Athlete of the Year -- Katelyn Weimerskirch (DW)

Coach of the Year -- Tim Berning (DW)

Academic All-Conference
Kennedy -- Emily O'Brien, Courtney Strait
Washington -- Anna Kline, Channing Tackaberry
Dubuque Wahlert -- Tessa Leytem, Rachel Olk
Dubuque Senior -- Katie Evans, Jacqueline Piper
Iowa City High -- Harper Beasley, Katie Langenfeld, Elizabeth Larsen
Linn-Mar -- Madison Esker, Meghan Holdgrafer
Waterloo West -- Alix Risse, Haley Waschkat

Foreman smiling again; Lions are, too

Brooke Foreman was in good spirits again Tuesday after helping Cedar Rapids Washington break a 33-year-old school record.

The Linn-Mar Lions were feeling pretty good about themselves as well after nipping Iowa City West, 135-133, for the team championship at the Prairie Relays.

Foreman bounced back from her bitter disappointment Saturday at the Drake Relays, where she finished second in the 400 meter hurdles and broke down in tears. She helped the Warriors set a school record in the distance medley Tuesday, snapping a mark that had stood since 1979 and giving her five school records at Washington.

The distance medley was the oldest school record on the books, but Taylor Vogel, Jasmyne Jones, Foreman and Shannon Gorman wiped it away in 4 minutes, 15.26 seconds.

"That kind of got me all hyped and back in my regular spirit of being all chipper," said Foreman, smiling. "It was a nice way to get myself back on my feet."

The 400 hurdles is Foreman's favorite race and falling short at the Drake Relays as a senior left her emotionally distraught. She's the defending state champion in the event and had trouble dealing with the setback, especially since she's dedicated that race to her late grandfather, Ed Foreman, who died last year.

Foreman felt much better Tuesday, thanking her family, friends and school for helping her get through a tough time. She wanted a victory flag from Drake, but realizes there are more important things.

"I realize it wasn't the flag that mattered, it was all the people that helped me along," she said. "So I really can't complain. It was hard on me at first because that race means everything, but I'm real proud of myself."

Foreman normally runs the 400 hurdles and 100 hurdles, but the Washington coaches did not enter her in those events Tuesday at Prairie. Instead, she ran 400-meter legs on the victorious sprint medley and distance medley and ran the anchor on the 4x100 relay that finished second, working on her speed and finish.

"I'm really glad they gave me a break from hurdles so I can focus on getting my strength back and my mind set," she said. "I needed the break. Emotionally, I needed the break."

Foreman now holds school records in the 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, shuttle hurdle relay, 4x400 relay and distance medley. "I'm pretty happy," she said.

The Linn-Mar Lions were happy, too. They won the 4x400 relay - the final event of the day - to climb past Iowa City West for the overall team championship.

Kennedy Japenga, Audra Schminke, Maddie Saville and Rachel Perry won the 4x400 relay in 4 minutes, 10.4 seconds, beating North Scott by more than 11 seconds. Perry also captured the 400-meter dash for the Lions in 57.89 seconds, which is the third-fastest time in Class 4A this year according to the IGHSAU website.

Linn-Mar also got victories from Olivia Miller in the 800 and Sydney Johnston in the 3000, along with triumphs in the shuttle hurdle relay and 4x800 relay.

The Xavier Saints claimed the 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay with Audrey Richards, Hannah Rochford, Allison Schwach and Molly Breitbach running both races.

The Prairie Hawks won two field events with Leslie Harder taking the high jump and Rachel Griffin winning the shot put.

Vogel won the 400 hurdles for Washington.

PRAIRIE RELAYS
John Wall Field

Team Standings

1. Linn-Mar 135, 2. Iowa City West 133, 3. Prairie 96, 4. Washington 75, 5. Xavier 63, 6. North Scott 61, 7. Davenport West 45, 8. Waterloo West 37.

Discus

1. Mollie Bender (NS) 115-0, 2. Katelynn Rheingans (NS) 111-8, 3. Abby Brayton (ICW) 109-3, 4. Rachel Griffin (CRP) 108-10, 5. Alex Malloy (CRP) 106-0, 6. Jenny Hanson (ICW) 99-6.

Shot Put

1. Rachel Griffin (CRP) 36-0, 2. Natalie Rumer (CRP) 34-7 1/2, 3. Blaire Thomas (WW) 34-5, 4. Abby Brayton (ICW) 34-3, 5. Gwen Gardner (LM) 31-7 1/2, 6. Jamie Wichhart (ICW) 31-7.

High Jump

1. Leslie Harder (CRP) 5-1, 2. Alex Bartz (CRX) 5-0, 3. Sara Strauel (LM) 5-0, 4. Lauren Bobst (ICW) 4-10, 5. Meghan Payne (WW) 4-10, 6. Caroline Van Voorhis (ICW) 4-8.

Long Jump

1. McKennan Cronbaugh (ICW) 17-2 3/4, 2. Callie Stone (CRW) 16-11 3/4, 3. Tanner Werthmann (DW) 16-6 1/2, 4. Meghan Payne (WW) 15-10 1/4, 5. Alexis Angel (LM) 15-3, 6. Hailey Saladino (NS) 15-2 3/4.

3000 Meter Run

1. Sydney Johnston (LM) 11:38.96, 2. Emily Starman (ICW) 11:53.01, 3. Beth Heims (CRP) 11:55.10, 4. Anastasia Jordan (CRP) 12:10.82, 5. Jackie Hughes (CRW) 12:41.50, 6. Kristin Mackenburg (CRW) 13:37.33.

4x800 Relay

1. Linn-Mar (Morgan Uridil, Audra Schminke, Olivia Miller, Caitlin Novak) 10:18.55, 2. North Scott 10:26.38, 3. Washington (Sarah Witt, Madison Stuckenschneider, Morgan Stuckenschneider, Anna Kline) 10:31.17, 4. Xavier (CJ Lampe, Rachel Brady, Shelby Christensen, Kim Leskovec) 10:32.69, 5. Iowa City West 10:37.59, 6. Prairie (Bree Gaster, Hope Steimel, Emily Wallace, Ashli O'Shea) 10:44.86.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

1. Linn-Mar (Meghan Holdgrafer, Ashley Jones, Maleta Montague, Mallory Young) 1:08.41, 2. Prairie (Tayler Marion, Hailee Montgomery, Jessica Harris, Chelsey Montgomery) 1:09.56, 3. Iowa City West 1:09.75, 4. North Scott 1:13.27, 5. Davenport West 1:18.95, 6. Waterloo West 1:21.94.

100 Meter Dash

1. Rebecca Tanner (ICW) 12.99, 2. McKennan Cronbaugh (ICW) 13.03, 3. Alison Speltz (CRP) 13.27, 4. Blaire Thomas (WW) 13.45, 5. Ieashia Moore (WW) 13.52, 6. Teriona Phillips (DW) 13.55.

Distance Medley

1. Washington (Taylor Vogel, Jasmyne Jones, Brooke Foreman, Shannon Gorman) 4:15.26, 2. Linn-Mar (Ellie Rizor, Halley Morgan, Courtney Major, Kennedy Japenga) 4:28.72, 3. Xavier (Morgan Delaney, Jenna Fenske, Carlie Jurgens, Rachel Sigmon) 4:33.84, 4. North Scott 4:41.93, 5. Davenport West 4:49.45, 6. Iowa City West 4:49.92.

400 Meter Dash

1. Rachel Perry (LM) 57.89, 2. Maddie Saville (LM) 1:01.96, 3. Kiana Wilson (ICW) 1:02.43, 4. Kaytlin Crouse (DW) 1:07.06, 5. Annie Schaeckenbach (ICW) 1:07.39, 6. Madeline Bailey (CRX) 1:07.44.

4x200 Relay

1. Xavier (Audrey Richards, Hannah Rochford, Allison Schwach, Molly Breitbach) 1:47.95, 2. Davenport West 1:48.37, 3. Prairie (Kiana Jackson, McKenna Mumaw, Hannah Kousheh, Ashli O'Shea) 1:50.64, 4. Iowa City West 1:52.03, 5. Linn-Mar (Danielle Cook, Lauren Dalecky, Sarah Renner, Taylor Robertson) 1:52.10, 6. North Scott 1:54.64.

100 Meter Hurdles

1. Rebecca Tanner (ICW) 16.16, 2. Mallory Young (LM) 16.79, 3. Chelsey Montgomery (CRP) 17.39, 4. Meghan Holdgrafer (LM) 17.53, 5. Callie Stone (CRW) 17.91, 6. Tayler Marion (CRP) 17.96.

800 Meter Run

1. Olivia Miller (LM) 2:33.56, 2. McKenzie Mellecker (ICW) 2:33.84, 3. Evan Hundley (NS) 2:34.71, 4. Anna Kline (CRW) 2:36.56, 5. Emily Wallace (CRP) 2:36.99, 6. Sydney Brotherten (NS) 2:38.64.

200 Meter Dash

1. Courtney Dauber (ICW) 26.38, 2. Molly Breitbach (CRX) 27.58, 3. Alicia Hardin (ICW) 27.59, 4. Courtney Major (LM) 27.61, 5. Ieashia Moore (WW) 27.67, 6. Hannah LaBrecque (DW) 27.76.

400 Meter Hurdles

1. Taylor Vogel (CRW) 1:09.68, 2. Dana Sublett (LM) 1:11.74, 3. Katie VanDooren (CRP) 1:12.02, 4. Madison Esker (LM) 1:12.49, 5. Natalie Fisher (WW) 1:14.84, 6. Jana Berens (NS) 1:15.95.

Sprint Medley

1. Washington (Callie Stone, Megan Muller, Jasmyne Jones, Brooke Foreman) 1:54.72, 2. Linn-Mar (Halley Morgan, Lauren Dalecky, Courtney Major, Rachel Perry) 1:55.13, 3. Davenport West 1:55.50, 4. Iowa City West 1:56.87, 5. Prairie (Hailee Montgomery, Alison Speltz, Kiana Jackson, Hannah Kousheh) 1:57.73, 6. North Scott 2:07.65.

1500 Meter Run

1. Pombie Sliverman (ICW) 4:55.73, 2. Shannon Gorman (CRW) 4:56.86, 3. Kayla Torson (CRX) 4:59.03, 4. Caitlin Novak (LM) 5:21.08, 5. Morgan Uridil (LM) 5:23.14, 6. Madison Stuckenschneider (CRW) 5:23.92.

4x100 Relay

1. Xavier (Audrey Richards, Hannah Rochford, Allison Schwach, Molly Breitbach) 50.91, 2. Washington (Callie Stone, Jasmyne Jones, Megan Muller, Brooke Foreman) 51.10, 3. Prairie (Alison Speltz, Jessica Harris, Kiana Jackson, Hannah Kousheh) 51.69, 4. Davenport West 52.94, 5. Waterloo West 53.28, 6. Iowa City West 53.71.

4x400 Relay

1. Linn-Mar (Kennedy Japenga, Audra Schminke, Maddie Saville, Rachel Perry) 4:10.40, 2. North Scott 4:21.86, 3. Xavier (Madeline Bailey, Carlie Jurgens, Taylor Skala, Kayla Torson) 4:23.29, 4. Waterloo West 4:23.68, 5. Davenport West 4:24.18, 6. Prairie (Leslie Harder, Ashli O'Shea, Emily Wallace, Hope Steimel) 4:24.62.

Linn-Mar girls sparkle in 4x400 relay

The best was saved for last at the Linn-Mar Relays Tuesday night.

All seven teams in the 4x400 relay came in thinking they had a legitimate shot to crack the 4:08 mark seen as fast enough to qualify for next week’s Drake Relays in Des Moines.

The cut-off date is Thursday, so this was their last chance.

“It will be the race of the night,” longtime Linn-Mar assistant coach Max Huffman said beforehand. “The competition will bring out their best.”

It certainly worked out that way for the Linn-Mar quartet of sophomores Kennedy Japenga, Audra Schminke, Rachel Perry and freshman Maddie Saville. They took more than eight seconds off their top time and won a close four-team finish in 4:01 in the final race on the program.

“We loaded up for this one tonight with strongest runners,” said head coach Craig Pilcher. “We wanted to make Drake.”

Dubuque Senior and Kennedy came in right on their tail. And even fourth-place Washington with a replacement runner exceeded its previous best by 12 seconds with a 4:06 clocking.

It was only the second time this year that the four Linn-Mar girls had run together.

“We knew what we had to do,” said Japenga. “So we just went out and did it. It feels great.”

For Perry, it was her second victory of the night. She earlier took almost two seconds off her best time by claiming the 400 meter dash in 58.97. Huffman said her time puts her among the elite Class 4A mid-distance sprinters in the state.

Washington’s fourth-place finish in the 4x400 kept star senior speedster Brooke Foreman from winning her fourth race of the night. She previously breezed to easy wins in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles and ran the opening leg of the Warriors’ sizzling victory in the 4x100 meter relay.

“I was really focused tonight,” Foreman said. “This was the best weather we’ve had this year, and I came out strong. We really want to gear up for Drake.”

Freshman Crystal “I Got Power” Watts was plugged onto the 4x400 for Washington when Jasmyne Jones re-injured her leg in an earlier race. Completing the team were Taylor Vogel and Shannon Gorman.

Gorman began the meet by out-dueling Kennedy sophomores Alyssa Averhoff and Allison Culver in the 3000 meter run. Her time of 10:33 was more than 20 seconds faster than the Kennedy duo and 13 seconds off her personal best.

Kennedy’s Kathia Wampole turned in an impressive performance with two wins and a close second. She took the 1500 run in 5:06, anchored the winning 4x800 (with Megan Terukina, Jessica Rodman and Lauren Meyer) in 9:47 and was nudged by Xavier freshman Kayla Torson in the 800 meter run.

The 800 was a wire-to-wire sprint with Torson posting a 2:20.33 to Wampole’s 2:20.46.

“It was a back and forth race,” Wampole said. “We pushed each other all the way. She had a little more at the end. But then she’s got some wheels.”

Linn-Mar won the team title with 139 points. Kennedy was second with 128, Washington fifth with 88, Marion seventh with 58 and Xavier eighth with 54.5.

LINN-MAR RELAYS

Teams
1. Linn-Mar 139, 2. Kennedy 128, 3. Davenport Central 108, 4. Dubuque Senior 89.5, 5. CR Washington 88, 6. Davenport West 67, 7. Marion 58, 8. Xavier 54.5

Long jump
1. Shalanne Thomas (DC) 17-7 1/4, 2. Allanah McCorkle (DC) 17-3 3/4, 3. Callie Stone (CRW) 16-4 3/4

Shot put
1. Brianna Nash (DC) 35-3 1/2, 2. Lannie Nietert (LM) 33-8, 3. Jazz Royster (CRW) 31-9

Discus
1. Nash (DC) 102-9 1/2, 2. Nietert (LM) 96-5, 3. Sam Ross (Mar) 92-10

High jump
1. Sara staruel (LM) 5-0, 2. (tie) Kelarey Nathan (DC), Alex Bartz (CRX) 4-10

3000
1. Shannon Gorman (CRW) 10:33.96, 2. Alyssa Averhoff (CRK) 10:55.07, 3. Allison Culver (CRK) 10:59.12

3200 relay
1. Kennedy (Terukina, Rodman, Meyer, Wampole) 9:47.82, 2. Dubuque Senior 10:04.75, 3. Linn-Mar 10:20.94

Shuttle hurdle relay
1. Dubuque Senior 1:08.02, 2. Linn-Mar 1:08.31, 3. Davenport West 1:17.85

100
1. McCorkle (DC) 12.95, 2. Kadejah Sanders (CRW) 13.23, 3. Hannah Rochford (CRX) 13.35

Distance medley relay
1. Marion (A.Kolarik, Draeger, M.Kolarik, Scott) 4:23.98, 2. Linn-Mar 4:25.77, 3. Davenport West 4:36.33

400
1. Rachel Perry (LM) 58.97, 2. Kendra Conforti (DS) 1:03.80, 3. Sam Livingston (Mar) 1:04.09

4x200 relay
1. Dubuque Senior 1:47.19, 2. Davenport Central 1:47.70, 3. Davenport West 1:49.79

100 hurdles
1. Brooke Foreman (CRW) 15.40, 2. Sammie Osterberger (DS) 16.16, 3. Tanner Werthman (DW) 16.43

800
1. Kayla Torson (CRX) 2:20.33, 2. Kathia Wampole (CRK) 2:20.46, 3. Allison Scott (Mar) 2:28.58

200
1. Thomas (DC) 26.74, 2. Capria Davis (CRK) 27.09, 3. Jasmine Butler (DC) 27.10

400 hurdles
1. Foreman (CRW) 1:05.06, 2. Kelsie Coates (CRK) 1:08.64, 3. Tadajsha Thornton (DC) 1:12.56

Sprint medley relay
1. Davenport West 1:55.64, 2. Dubuque Senior 1:58.45, 3. Marion 1:59.03

1500
1. Wampole (CRK) 5:06.79, 2. Culver (CRK) 5:09.58, 3. Morgan Uridil (LM) 5:15.24

4x100 relay
1. Washington (Foreman, Jones, Muller, Sanders) 51.34, 2. Davenport Central 51.39, 3. Xavier 51.41

4x400 relay
1. Linn-Mar (Japenga, Schminke, Saville, Perry) 4:01.82, 2. Davenport West 4:03.11, 3. Kennedy 4:04.13

Warriors show speed, but Lions take title

In its own Warrior Invitational women’s track meet Tuesday night at Kingston Stadium, Washington unleashed a trio of sophomore sprinters who teamed with some veterans to nearly topple favored Linn-Mar.

Speedster Kadejah Sanders led the Warrior contingent with four wins, including her first-ever victory in the 100 meter dash. She joined fellow sophomores Megan Muller and Jasmyne Jones for first-place finishes in the 4x100, 4x200 and 800 sprint medley relays.

In all, Washington won eight of 19 events in the seven-team field. Linn-Mar claimed five wins, but superior depth allowed the Lions to outpoint the Warriors, 134-123, to clinch the team title.

With three field event champions, Prairie came in third with 105 points and Kennedy was fourth with 79.

“I knew it was going to be competitive,” said Washington Coach Frank Scherrman. “This is our best meet this year. I’m happy with it.”

Sanders, who started out in track at McKinley Middle School in seventh grade and competed with the varsity last year, was the only 100-meter runner to crack 13 seconds in windy conditions and won her race convincingly.

“I’m getting better,” she said afterward, “thanks to my coaches, who keep pushing me. But we’ve got a lot of good sprinters on our team. In the relays I just try to put us in the lead if I start or make sure nobody passes me.”

She ran the first legs of the 4x100 and sprint medley and anchored the 4x200. Besides the other sophs, senior Taylor Vogel ran on two of the winning relays and senior Brooke Foreman on the other one.

Foreman also collected extremely easy wins in her specialty, the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles.

Scherrman said Sanders is blessed with pure speed and is bound to get faster as she improves her technique.

“She’s very coachable,” he said. “She’s eager to learn, and she works very hard. It’s nice to think she’s only a sophomore.”

The young Warriors quartet has already qualified for the Drake Relays later this month in the 4x200. Under better weather conditions, Sanders thinks they have a shot at qualifying in other events, as well.

“We have a lot of talent,” she said. “I feel we have a chance this year, too.”