By Becky Walz,
The Decorah boys and girls track teams got a chance to see competition again Tuesday, March 22, as they participated in the Northeast Iowa Conference indoor meet at Luther College.
No team scores were kept.
The Decorah boys and girls track teams got a chance to see competition again Tuesday, March 22, as they participated in the Northeast Iowa Conference indoor meet at Luther College.
No team scores were kept.
Coming up golden
The Viking girls had four events stand atop the medal stand at the end of the night with a trio of silvers.
Lani Hubka was one of two individual champions. She took first in the 55-meter dash, cruising to a win in 7.64 seconds. Chloe Reiser took the shot put title with a throw of 37 feet, 8 inches.
The 4×200 relay of Hayley Stowe, Brinley Krivachek, Sydney Kipp and Autumn Schaller broke the tap in 1:53.69. Capping off the night with gold was the 4×400 relay. Teaming up for a time of 4:20.22 were Sami Mount, Hubka, Krivachek and Madison Tollefson.
Earning runner-up finishes for Decorah were Brielle Buresh in the 200-meter dash in 27.84 seconds, Brynn Storhoff in the 1500-meter run in 5:37.72 and Kallie Mincks in the 55-meter hurdles in 9.58 seconds.
Three golds
The boys had three events take first place and four others come up in the silver spot.
Senior Joseph Hjelle was the champion of the shot put with a throw of 51 feet, 6 inches.
Haywood Stowe was a two-time gold winner, breaking the tape in the 55-meter dash in 6.59 seconds and came away with a second-place leap in the long jump at 19 feet, 9.25 inches. He also won the 4×200 relay along with Austin Wilkins, Gavin Groux and Kelley Gates in 1:35.91.
Crossing with silver in the 400-meter dash in 53.91 seconds was senior Bennett Schutte, while Dakota Johnson was second in the 55-meter hurdles (36”) in 8.41 seconds.
Two relays also received silver including the 4×800 and distance medley. Teaming up in the 4×800 relay were Schutte, Hogan Smith, Cade Olson and Thomas Hammel for a time of 8:49.83.
Coming up
The girls’ will return to action Saturday, April 2, at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids in a meet hosted by Cedar Rapids Jefferson at 10 a.m.
Girls’ individual results
High jump – 3. Annika Franzen, 4’8”; 15. Lydia Frank, 4’2”
Long jump – 5. Ashley Schneberger, 14’0.25”; 7. Chelsey Holtz, 13’4.5”
Shot put – 1. Chloe Reiser, 37’8”; 4. Aanaiya Weston, 33’9”; 8. Sally Laybourn, 31’4.5”; 9. Lauren Johnson, 29’9”; 13. Julia Alberts, 28’8”
55m – 1. Lani Hubka, 7.64; 2. Brinley Krivachek, 7.67; 3. Hayley Stowe, 7.74; 7. Dahlyn Headington, 8.05; 30. Ava Steine, 9.26
200m – 2. Brielle Buresh, 27.84; 3. Sami Mount, 28.04; 10. Britann Mettille, 30.57; 14. Greta Jones, 31.65
400m – 5. Kallie Mincks, 1:09.72; 9. Paige Werner, 1:11.66; 10. Kathryn Kelly, 1:11.95
800m – 3. Danielle Losen, 2:39.73; 6. Kamryn Steines, 2:45.71; 7. Elsa Johnson, 2:55.89
1500m – 2. Brynn Storhoff, 5:37.72; 6. Kelly, 5:50.15; 9. Natalie Goodner, 6:48.31
3000m – 3. Grace Blikre, 13:01.31; 4. Grace Brynsaas, 13:23.85
55m hurdles – 2. Mincks, 9.58; 3. Autumn Schaller, 9.76’ 5. Sydney Kipp, 9.84; 8. Anya Lovstuen, 10.12; 13. Chelsey Holtz, 10.37; 17. Leslie Campbell, 10.68
4×200 – 1. Stowe, Krivachek, Kipp, Schaller, 1:53.69; 6. Lydia Frank, Holtz, Campbell, Ellie Luzum, 2:03.97
4×400 – 1. Mount, Hubka, Krivachek, Madison Tollefson, 4:20.22; 3. Storhoff, McKenzie Riley, Kipp, Abby Halverson, 4:38.55
4×800 – 3. Tollefson, Riley, Losen, Werner, 11:00.83
Distance medley – 3. Metille, Lovstuen, Buresh, Halverson, 4:46.65; 8. Schneberger, Greta Jones, Grace Brynsaas, Claire Schutte, 5:20.50
Boys’ individual results
High jump – 3. Kaiden Quandahl, 5’10”; 6. Gavin Groux, 5’4”
Long jump – 2. Haywood Stowe, 19’9.25”; 6. Trey McCain, 18’4.75”; 14. Garrett Waskow, 17’0.25”; 23. Montana Jump-Gerleman, 14’8.5”
Shot put – 1. Joseph Hjelle, 51’6”; 14. Thomas Ostlie, 37’4”; 17. Fisher Tweten, 34’11”; 26. Cashton Riehle, 27’6”; 28. Oliver Brummel, 22’0”
55m – 1. Stowe, 6.59; 8. Ben Wymer, 6.94; 21. Cade Averhoff, 7.45; 34. Nathan Wymer, 8.28; 35. Reid Kuehner, 8.63; 36. Nat Roberts, 9.27
200m – 14. Douglas Bentley, 26.76; 17. Kaiden Youngblood, 26.91; 20. Brock Taylor, 28.36; 21. Louis Bucksa, 29.33
400m – 2. Bennett Schutte, 53.91; 18. Zilka, 1:08.53; 19. Jack Sovern, 1:13.20
800m – 10. Drew Chamberlain, 2:32.04; 12. Danny See, 2:34.60; 13. Bucksa, 2:36.06
1600m – 7. Davis Coppola, 5:20.10; 10. Landan Folkedahl, 5:20.96
3200m – 4. See, 11:41.83; 6. Grant Zilka, 11:51.34
55m hurdles (36”) – 2. Dakota Johnson, 8.41; 8. Averhoff, 9.43; 12. Grant Remington, 9.91; 14. Coppola, 9.99; 17. Thomas Hammel, 10.23
55m hurdles (39”) – 3. Austin Wilkins, 8.60; 6. Joshua Adam, 9.49
4×200 – 1. Stowe, Wilkins, Gavin Groux, Kelley Gates, 1:35.91; 6. Waskow, Landon Kuennen, Adam, Johnson, 1:43.23
4×400 – 6. Gates, Waskow, Bentley, Johnson, 3:59.84; 10. Jump-Gerleman, Kuennen, Youngblood, Folkedahl, 4:22.48
4×800 – 2. Schutte, Hogan Smith, Cade Olson, Thomas Hammel, 8:49.83
Distance medley – 2. B. Wymer, Kaiden Quandahl, Olson, McCain, 3:55.95; 11. Grant Remington, Will Teslow, Brock Taylor, Ezra Vorvick, 4:41.72
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