By Becky Walz,
Monday, the Turkey Valley girls’ and boys’ track teams were back at work on the track at Sumner-Fredericksburg, followed by a girls’ only meet at Clayton Ridge Tuesday.
The girls collected 51 points to finish fifth, while the boys ended the night sixth with 47.5 points Monday at Sumner-Fredericksburg. The host Cougars won both the girls’ and boys’ team titles.
For the girls, Bella Stika won the lone gold of the night in the 800-meter run in 2:41.73, while anchoring the distance medley relay to a runner-up finish in 4:45.33. Joining Stika in the relay were Ryann Schmitt, Kinsey Reicks and Hazel Nieman.
The boys’ squad had two events crowned champions. Russell Nieman posted a winning time of 2:21.45 in the 800-meter run and anchored the 4×800 relay to gold. In 9:17.48, it was Hugo Busta, Burke Busta and Jayden Rausch combining with Nieman in the relay. Rausch also took silver in the 1600-meter run in 5:31.34, while the distance medley relay was the runner-up in 4:08.46. Members of that relay were Isaiah Wheeler, Kaden Schmidt, JD Kruse and H. Busta.
With little rest, the Trojan girls traveled to Clayton Ridge Tuesday, finishing sixth with 32 points in a team race won by Ed-Co who tallied 133.
A trio of events brought home bronze to lead TV including Layni Schuchhardt in the 3000-meter run, who clocked in at 13:41.88. In the shuttle hurdle relay it was Jenna Throndson, Nieman, Halle Weber and Reicks combining for a time of 1:28.26. In 2:03.20, the 4×200 relay took third. Members of that relay were Throndson, Reicks, Nieman and Stika.
S-F girls team scores
1. Sumner-Fred 126; 2. Nashua-Plainfield 117; 3. Tripoli 86; 4. Janesville 82; 5. Turkey Valley 51; 6. West Central 37; 7. Postville 36; 8. Columbus Catholic 29
S-F boys team scores
1. Sumner-Fred 155.5; 2. Janesville 140; 3. Nashua-Plainfield 122; 4. Columbus Catholic 85; 5. West Central 54; 6. Turkey Valley 47.5; 7. Tripoli 24; 8. Postville 17
Girls results
Shot put – 7. Raelen Manderfield 26’7.5”; 8. Ellaney Bodensteiner 25’11.5”
Discus – 5. Manderfield 76’2”; 9. Bodensteiner 63’3”
100m – 9. Emersyn Hoffert 15.07; 14. Ava Kuennen 16.47
200m – 5. Hazel Nieman 29.25; 9. Jenna Throndson 30.72
800m – 1. Bella Stika 2:41.73; 4. Layni Schuchhardt 2:57.23
4×100 – 5. Ryann Schmitt, Kinsey Reicks, Nieman, Throndson, 56.62
4×200 – 5. Halle Weber, Schuchhardt, Hoffert, Kuennen, 2:12.36
Sprint medley – 4. Schmitt, Weber, Reicks, Throndson, 2:11.82
Distance medley – 2. Schmitt, Reicks, Nieman, Stika, 4:45.33
Boys results
100m – 14. Tucker Tlusty 14.30
200m – 4. JD Kruse 25.18; 7. Kaden Schmidt 25.49
800m – 1. Russell Nieman 2:21.48
1600m – 2. Jayden Rausch 5:31.34
4×100 – 7. Tlusty, Hugo Busta, Brayden Hoffert, Nieman, 55.16
4×200 – 6. Hoffert, Rausch, Tlusty, Isaiah Wheeler, 1:58.72
4×800 – 1. H. Busta, Burke Busta, Rausch, Nieman, 9:17.48
Distance medley – 2. Wheeler, Schmidt, JD Kruse, H. Busta, 4:08.46
Clayton Ridge girls team scores
1. Ed-Co 133; 2. Sumner-Fred 125; 3. Kee 90; 4. East Buchanan; 5. Clayton Ridge 63; 6. Turkey Valley 32; 6. MFL MarMac 32
Girls results
Shot put – 7. Manderfield 28’6.5”; 9. Bodensteiner 27’8.25”
Discus – 10. Manderfield 72’1.5”; 11. Bodensteiner 70’7”
100m – 6. Schmitt 13.92; 7. Throndson 14.48
200m – 5. Stika 29.48; 11. Schuchhardt 32.64
400m – 4. Schmitt 1:17.53
3000m – 3. Schuchhardt 13:41.88
Shuttle hurdle – 3. Throndson, Nieman, Weber, Reicks, 1:28.26
4×100 – 5. Weber, Hoffert, Kuennen, Schuchhardt, 1:00.23
4×200 – 3. Throndson, Reicks, Nieman, Stika, 2:03.20
Sprint medley – 4. Schmitt, Reicks, Nieman, Stika, 2:03.61
Distance medley – 6. Kuennen, Hoffert, Weber, Schuchhardt, 5:49.65
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