Wednesday, March 21, 2018

2018 Spring Preview: Knights Return Many From A Year Ago

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor

  CLARENCE — The North Cedar girls track team will return many athletes off of their 2017 team, one that sent eleven events to state and five events to the Drake Relays. Last season North Cedar placed second to Cascade at the River Valley Conference meet last season and ahead of Monticello, who placed third. All three schools placed highly as a team at the 2017 state meet. The Knights had four RVC Champs including three individual crowns by Grace Proesch. This season, The Knights look to do event more.

  Qualifying for the state meet last year were four relay teams, the 4X100-meter relay, the 4X400-meter relay, the sprint medley relay and the shuttle hurdle relay. Individually Leah Crock Grace Proesch, Cassie Cox, Nicole Sander, Darby Hawtrey, Lexi Crist and Tessa Fields all qualified in at least one event. Most of the 2017 state contingent return, making the Knights a team to watch in Eastern Iowa and the state.

  Those athletes out for the North Cedar track team are: Grace Proesch, Lexi Crist, Carly Montz, Cassie Cox, Sadie Brown, Nicole Sander, Leah Crock, Amy Schroeder, Sam Koth, Kelly Proesch, Haven Brown, Andrea Wachendorf, Sydney Dennis, Karly Cerda, Hannah Hicks, Sarah Hansen, Kyra Lange, Kiley Chapman, Emma Boylen, Kayla Syring, Alyssa Higbee, Brittyn Wilhau, Tessa Fields, Grace Kelly Moore, Jenna Syring, Callie Meyer, Darby Hawtrey, Kassadie Galloway, Mariah Behrens, Kiara Musser, Averee Kasik.

  The Knights will compete in 9 outdoor meets this year before the River Valley Conference meet in West Liberty. The Knights host a home meet on Tuesday, April 10. Teams coming to the meet are Alburnett, Central City, East Buchanan, Bellevue Marquette, Tipton, Lisbon, Midland and Wilton.

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