Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Tipton sends 10 events to state as automatic quali ers


TIPTON — The Tipton Tiger girl’s track team will send ten events to the state track meet this week in Des Moines, after automatically qualifying each event for state at last Friday’s state qualifying meet. The Tigers had the most wins with ve and most automatic event qualifi ers at the meet with 10 among the 12 teams represented. The meet was held in Tipton and the Tigers and the other 11 teams were greeted with temperatures in the low 60’s at the start of the meet and a very large crowd of spectators. The meet was origi- nally scheduled for Thursday, May 9, but cold and windy conditions forced the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Ath- letic Union to move the meets in all classes to Friday.
The Tigers won ve events and placed second in ve others for their ten automatic quali ers. The top two finishers in each event go to state, while the next best eight times statewide in each event also go to state. Northeast won the state qualify- ing meet with 107 team points. North Cedar placed third with 94.5 points and Iowa City Regi- na placed fourth with 80 points. Durant placed 8th and Wilton 10th in other area schools.
Winning events for THS were Jamie Kofron collecting a pair of wins in the shot put and dis- cus; Amanda Smith finishing second in both the 800 and the 1,500-meter runs; and THS re- lays - shuttle hurdle, 4X200, 4X400, 4X800, and the dis- tance medley relay. Six of those events turned in season-best times.
Kofron will get a chance to de- fend her 2018 discus title and a runner-up finish in the shot put. Kofron won the shot put with a the season-best throw of 46-03.25 breaking her own school record in the event and throwing fur- ther than her winning distance last month at the Drake Relays. Kofron also won the discus with a best throw of 132-feet, 9 inch- es. She came into the meet with the best distance in each event. Smith was the runner-up in the 800-meter run in 2:33.83 and in the 1,500-meter run in 5:25.53. She was the second seed in the 800, but rose to the runner-up nish in the 1,500 after entering the meet with the fourth best time in the event. Liz Bierman placed second in the discus event with a best throw of 114-feet, 6 inches.
All ve relay events that quali- ed for state, turned in season- best times to punch their tickets to the state meet this week. Two relays exceeded their seeds to captureoneofthetwoautomat- ic qualifying slots in the event. The Tigers shuttle hurdle relay team of Ashlyn Curry, Courtney Petersen, Liz Bierman, and Syd- ney Barton ran to a runner-up nish in 1:11.50. The relay was seeded third before the meet. The Tigers 4X200-meter relay team of Emily Hermsen, Rachel Bierman, Karlee Kamberling, and Jaydon Bierman were run- ners-up in a season-best time of 1:52.60. The relay was seeded fourth entering the meet.
Tipton won three relays at the meet and was seeded rst enter- ing the meet. All ran to season- best times. The 4X400-meter relay team of Kallie Wallick, Rachel Bierman, Karlee Kam- berlling, and Sommer Daniel crossed the nish line rst in 4:13.96. The 4X800-meter relay team of Kallie Wallick, Amanda Smith, Alyssa Mente, and Sommer Daniel took rst in a time of 10:29.33. The Ti- gers distance medley relay team of Emily Hermsen, Rachel Bier- man, Kallie Wallick, and Som- mer Daniel nished rst in a time of 4:29.65.
Five others turned in season- best times at the meet. Liz Bier- man threw a season-best in the shot put with a best throw of 33-feet, 9.25 inches, and placed 7th. Kailee Martin ran to a season-best time in the 100- meter dash in a time of 14.35 to place 15th. Kelley Lieser placed 5th in the 400-meter dash in a season-best time of 1:06.34. Alyssa Mente placed 9th in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:42.81, a season-best. Ash- lyn Curry rounded out the ve season-best times, with an 8th
place nish in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 17.63.
Knights Place 3rd, Send 6 Events To State
The North Cedar Knight girls track and eld team will send six events to this week’s Class 2A state meet this week in Des Moines. The Knights had ve automatic quali ers and one wildcard quali er last week.
North Cedar sophomore Kelly Proesch quali ed for state in four events, all were season- best times. Proesch won the 100-meter dash in a time of 13.10 and was second in the 200-meter dash in 27.20. She added a runner-up nish in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.06. The Knights sprint medley re- lay team of Andrea Wachen- dorf, Kassidie Galloway, Kelley Proesch, and Cassie Cox were second in 1:52.85, a season-best time. Kassie Cox also claimed an automatic qualifying spot by winning the 400-meter dash in a season-best time of 1:01.13. North Cedar distance runner Kiley Chapman added a wildcard spot to get to state by placing 3rd in the 3,000-meter run in a season-best time of 11:29.31.
North Cedar had ve other events claim season bests at the meet. Nicole Sander placed 3rd and had a season-best throw in the discus with a toss of 110-09. Aubrie Pruess placed 17th in the 100-meter dash in a season-best time of 14.82. Rhyan Hoe er placed 7th in the 800-meter run in a season-best time of 2:39.88. Kyra Lange placed 11th in the 400-meter hurdles in a season best time of 1:22.93. North Cedar’s 4X200- meter relay team of Andrea Wachendorf, Kassidie Gallo- way, Sydney Dennis and Sam Koth placed 7th in a season- best time of 1:58.69.
Three Events To State For Beavers
The Wilton girl’s track and eld team will take three events to this week’s state meet in Des Moines. Qualifying for Wil- ton were Kelsey Drake in the long jump, Linsey Ford in the 100-meter hurdles, and Kelsey Drake and Kortney Drake in the 400-meter dash.
Kortney Drake captured the Beavers only automatic event quali er. Drake was the run- ner-up in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:01.91, giving Cass- ie Cox from North Cedar all she could handle. Cox won the event in a time of 1:01.13. Ford placed 4th in the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 16.23. Kelsey Drake will go to state in two events. Drake placed 3rd in the 400-meter dash in a season best time of 1:02.92.
Three other events for Wilton turned in season-best perfor- mances. Abby Brown placed 13th in the 800-meter run in a season-best time of 2:58.67. Two Wilton relay events had season best times, the 4X800 and the sprint medley relay team. The 4X800-meter relay team of Abby Brown, Tessa Bar- tell, Lindsey Randolph, and Emi Coss placed 5th in the event in a season-best time of 12:22.78. The Beavers sprint medley re- lay team of Linsey Ford, Aubrey Putman, Kelsey Drake, and Kortney Drake placed 4th in a season-best time of 1:54.97.
Wilton placed 10th in the team standings with 37 points at the meet.
Wildcats Will Have Two State Events
The Durant girl’s track and eld team had two athletes punch their tickets to the state meet in Des Moines this week. Meg Koenig and Abby Ryan will represent Durant at the Class 2A state meet. Durant placed 8th at the state qualifying meet in Tipton last Friday, scoring 44 team points.
Koenig won the 200-meter dash in a season-best time of 26.83 winning a talented eld to capture one of the two auto- matic spots in the event. Ryan advanced to state by placing fourth in the 400-meter dash in 1:03.11, a season-best time.
Durant had several season-best times, coming out of ve events at the meet. Abby Ryan had a
4th place nish and season-best time in the 400-meter dash in 1:03.11. Heidi Wolf placed 14th in the 800-meter run in a sea- son-best time of 3:02.39. Ellie Berry and Ellie Fuller-Long had season-best time in the 1,500- meter run. Berry placed 6th in 5:34.88 and Fuller-Long was 12th in 6:34.37. Savanna Strom also had a season-best time in the 100-meter hurdles in 14th place in 20.13. The Wildcats 4X100-meter relay team of Meg Koenig, Dayna Maiers, Lauryn Tate, and Abby Ryan placed 8th in the event in a season-best time of 54.85.
2019 Tipton State Qualifying Meet
Friday, May 10
Tipton Iowa
Girls Team Scores:
1. Northeast 107, 2. Tip- ton 99, 3. North Cedar 94.5, 4. Iowa City Re- gina 80, 5. West Branch 79, 6. West Liberty 58, 7. Louisa-Muscatine 50, 8. Durant 44, 8. Wapello 44, 10. Wilton 37, 11. Camanche 29.5, 12. Columbus Junction 5.
2019 Tipton State Qualifying Meet Automatic Quali ers
Field Events:
High Jump:
1. Jaedynn Evans (ICR) 5-5, 2. Mikayla Prusha (West Branch) 5-0.
Shot Put: 1. Jamie Kofron (T) 46-03.25, 2. Sa- mantha McConahay (Wapello) 37-08.25. Discus: 1. Jamie Kofron (T) 132-09, 2. Liz Bierman (T) 114-06.
Long Jump: 1. Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty) 16-04.50, 2. Kylee Sanders (Louisa-Musca- tine) 16-03.0.
Individual Events:
100-meter dash:
1. Kelly Proesch (NC) 13.10, 2. Neveah Hildebrandt (NE) 13.25.
200-meter dash: 1. Meg Koenig (D) 26.83, 2. Kelly Proesch (NC) 27.20.
400-meter dash: 1. Cassie Cox (NC) 1:01.13, 2. Kortney Drake (WIL) 1:01.91.
800-meter run: 1. Miya Messerich (NE) 2:32.32, 2. Amanda Smith (T) 2:33.83. 1,500-meter run: 1. Jimena Fierro (WL) 5:20.22, 2. Amanda Smith (T) 5:25.53. 3,000-meter run: 1. Jimena Fierro (WL) 11:17.64, 2. Annalee Bartles (ICR) 11:19.59. 100-meter hurdles: 1. Ellie Ricketsen (NE) 15.84, 2. Kelly Proesch (NC) 16.06. 400-meter hurdles: 1. Ellie Ricketsen (NE) 1:06.75, 2. Jaylen Votroubek (WB) 1:06.90. 4X100-meter relay: 1. Northeast (Tarr, Rick- etsen, Ehlers, Hildebrandt) 52.62, 2. West Branch (Henson, Sarver, Koenig, Votroubek) 53.48.
4X200-meter relay: 1. Wapello (Shafer, Gus- tison, Massner, Massner) 1:49.70, 2. Tipton (Emily Hermsen, Rachel Bierman, Karlee Kamberling, Jaydon Bierman) 1:52.60. 4X400-meter relay: 1. Tipton (Kallie Wallick, Rachael Birman, Karlee Kamberling, Som- mer Daniel) 4:13.96, 2. Louisa-Muscatine (K. Sanders, Hohenadel, Downing, H. Sanders) 4:15.45.
4X800-meter relay: 1. Tipton (Kallie Wallick, Amanda Smith, Alyssa Mente, Sommer Daniel) 10:29.33, 2. Northeast (Friedrichsen, Petersen, Ma. Messerich, M. Messerich) 10:27.34. Sprint Medley Relay: 1. Iowa City Regina (Adam, Simpson, Evans, A. Gahan) 1:52.61, 2. North Cedar (Andrea Wachendorf, Kas- sidie Galloway, Kelly Proesch, Cassie Cox) 1:52.85.
Distance Medley Relay: 1. Tipton (Em- ily Hermsen, Rachel Bierman, Kallie Wallick, Sommer Daniel) 4:29.65, 2. Louisa-Muscatine (Downing, Hohenadel, K. Sanders, H. Sand- ers) 4:29.92.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1. West Branch (Votroubek, Koenig, Sarver, Luneckas) 1:08.54, 2. Tipton (Ashlyn Curry, Courtney Pe- tersen, Liz Bierman, Sydney Barton) 1:11.50.
2019 Tipton State Qualifying Meet
Wild Card Quali ers
Long Jump: 3. Kelsey Drake (WIL) 16-02.75. 400-meter dash: 3. Kelsey Drake (WIL) 1:02.92, 4. Abby Ryan (D) 1:03.11. 3,000-meter run: 3. Kiley Chapman (NC) 11:29.31.
100-meter hurdles: 4. Linsey Ford (WIL) 16.23.
2019 Tipton State Qualifying Meet
Area Results (Tipton, NC, Wilton, Durant): Field Event Results:
High Jump:
3. Aubrie Pruess (NC) 4-8, 8. Eliz- abeth Daufeldt (D) 4-6. Long Jump: 8. Syd- ney Dennis (NC) 14-0.75, 9. Kerrigan Johnson (D) 13-09.50, 12. Sam Koth (NC) 13-0.25, 13. Sara Webb (T) 12-11. Shot Put: 4. Nicole Sander (NC) 35-06.50, 7. Liz Bierman (T) 33- 09.25, 8. Mariah Behrens (NC) 32-01.75, 10. Chloe Wells (WIL) 31-0, 17. Jenna Krause (D) 26-10, 20. Kayla Erbst (D) 20-05. Discus: 3. Nicole Sander (NC) 110-09, 7. Callie Meyer (NC) 98-03, 14. Chloe Wells (WIL) 82-0, 20. Rayne Mangels (D) 67-0, 21. Jordyn Ostrand (D) 65-07.
Individual Event Results:
100-meter dash:
4. Meg Koenig (D) 13.36, 11. Elizabeth Wurzur (D) 14.22, 15. Kailee Mar- tin (T) 14.35, 17. Aubrie Pruess (NC) 14.82. 200-meter dash: 4. Cassie Cox (NC) 27.81, 6. Abby Ryan (D) 28.55. 400-meter dash: 5. Kelley Lieser (T) 1:06.34, 9. Reyna So a (D) 1:21.29. 800-meter run: 7. Rhyan Hoe er (NC) 2:39.88, 9. Alyssa Mente (T) 2:42.81, 13. Abby Brown (WIL) 2:58.67, 14. Heidi Wolf (D) 3:02.39, 16. Cheyann Hilbert (D) 3:10.40, 19. Carly Cerda (NC) 3:27.22. 1,500-meter run: 3. Kiley Chapman (NC) 5:27.56, 6. Ellie Berry (D) 5:34.88, 7. Rhyan Hoe er (NC) 5:53.63, 12. Ellie Fuller-Long (D) 6:34.37. 100-meter hurdles: 7. Sydney Barton (T) 17.29, 8. Ash- lyn Curry (T) 17.63, 11. Elizabeth Daufeldt (D) 18.89, 14. Savanna Strom (D) 20.13, 17. Aver- ee Kasik (NC) 21.72. 400-meter hurdles: 9. Elizabeth Daufeldt (D) 1:18.19, 11. Kyra Lange (NC) 1:22.93, 12. Tessa Bartell (WIL) 1:24.84, 13. Kyrnan Liske-Rochholz (D) 1:26.78. 4X100-meter relay: 3. North Cedar (Andrea Wachendorf, Sydney Dennis, Kassidie Gal- loway, Cassie Cox) 53.56, 6. Wilton (Mallory Lange, Linsey Ford, Kortney Drake, Kelsey Drake) 54.30, 8. Durant (Meg Koenig, Dayna Maiers, Lauryn Tate, Abby Ryan) 54.85, 9. Tip- ton (Sydney Barton, Jaydon Bierman, Kailee Martin, Courtney Petersen) 55.37. 4X200-me- ter relay: 7. North Cedar (Andrea Wachendorf, Kassidie Galloway, Sydney Dennis, Sam Koth) 1:58.69, 9. Durant (Elizabeth Wurzer, Addi- syn Skinner, Kerrigan Johnson, Lilli Nielsen) 2:03.87. 4X400-meter relay: 6. Durant (Kerri- gan Johnson, Tori Novinski, Lilli Nielsen, Heidi Wolf) 4:50.10. 4X800-meter relay: 4. Durant (Ellie Berry, Addysen Clark, Heidi Wolf, Ellie Fuller-Long) 12:02.25, 5. Wilton (Abby Brown, Tessa Bartell, Lindsey Randolph, Emi Coss) 12:22.78. Sprint Medley Relay: 4. Wilton (Linsey Ford, Aubrey Putman, Kelsey Drake, Kortney Drake) 1:54.97, 10. Durant (Eliza- beth Wurzer, Rayne Mangels, Dayna Maiers, Kyrnan Liske-Rochholz) 2:14.54. Distance Medley Relay: 6. Durant (Lauryn Tate, Dayna Maiers, Tori Novinski, Ellie Berry) 4:59.54, 8. North Cedar (Kylie Murray, Jenna Syring, Averee Kasik, Rhyan Hoe er) 5:03.13. Shut- tle Hurdle Relay: 4. Durant (Savanna Strom, Lauryn Tate, Elizabeth Daufeldt, Addisyn Skin- ner) 1:19.73.

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