By Becky Walz,
Upper Iowa Conference track teams took to the oval at Luther College Friday night at the UIC indoor meet.
No team scores were kept.
Upper Iowa Conference track teams took to the oval at Luther College Friday night at the UIC indoor meet.
No team scores were kept.
Trojan gold
Turkey Valley had six gold-winning events between the girls’ and boys’ teams.
For the girls, Jacqlyn Schmitt heaved the shot put 29 feet 5.75 inches for the title. Jalyssa Blazek finished the night with a pair of individual golds including the 400-meter dash and 800-meter run. The TV senior broke the tape in the shorter event in 1:01.37, then bested the 800-meter field by seven seconds with a time of 2:27.19.
Finishing with silver was a trio of relays, including the 4×200 in 1:57.94, 4×800 in 12:21.1 and distance medley in 4:40.9.
Three Trojan relays bested the field in the boys’ events. First on the track was the 4×800, winning in 9:07.4. Members of the winning relay were Ryan Franzen, Dylan Reicks, Chase Hayek and Burke Busta. Later it was Carson Busta, Oliver Schmitt, Calvin Bodensteiner and Garrett Dietzenbach teaming up for a time of 4:03.7 to win the distance medley. The night ended with a gold-medal performance in the 4×400. Winning in 4:52.36 were B. Busta, Marcus Herold, Reicks and Noah Hanson.
B. Busta, Herold, Hanson and Troy Schmitt came up a little short in the 4×200 in 1:41.92, to bring home silver.
Strong SW efforts
The Warriors came away without any winning performances, but earned several silver medals.
Billie Wagner raced her way to second place in the 3000-meter run, posting a time of 11:49.3, in the girls’ races. In the girls’ shuttle hurdle relay, it was Josie Hageman, Izzy Kuboushek, Kelsey Timp and Hailey Riehle running the obstacles in 42.79 seconds for silver.
Lukas Weiss was a two-time silver medalist, including individually in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.61 seconds. He also teamed up with Nolan Sabelka, Aiden Feickert and Isaiah Kruckman in the distance medley for a time of 4:04.7.
Coming up
Both South Winn and Turkey Valley were to have opened the outdoor season Tuesday, March 29, at Sumner-Fredericksburg, however due to wind and cold the meet was cancelled. Later in the week, Friday, April 1, the Trojans will return to the track at North Fayette Valley at 4:30 p.m.
Girls’ individual results
Long jump – 3. Josie Weber, TV, 13’7.25”; Breanna Moudry, TV, 13’7.5”; 12. Aubrey Hoffert, TV, 11’4”; 13. Allison Hageman, SW, 11’3.5”
Shot put – 1. Jacqlyn Schmitt, TV, 29’5.75”; 5. Kalissa Schmelzer, SW, 24’0.25”; 7. Carly Meyer, SW, 23’10.25”; 10. Autumn Macklenburg, TV, 21’11.5”
55m – 4. Olivia Snyder, TV, 7.85; 6. Kara Reicks, 8.07; 8. Morgan Kriener, SW, 8.18; 15. Rachel Meyer, SW, 9.04
200m – 5. Clare Courtney, TV, 29.91; 7. Hailey Elsbernd, TV, 31.04; 13. Hailey Riehle, SW, 34.02; 17. Rachel Meyer, SW, 35.22
400m – 1. Jalyssa Blazek, TV, 1:01.37; 3. Eryn Sabelka, SW, 1:04.47; 5. Josie Tieskoetter, SW, 1:07.1; 13. Aubrey Hoffert, TV, 1:21.56
800m – 1. Jalyssa Blazek, 2:27.19; 2. Eryn Sabelka, SW, 2:34.93; 3. Josie Tieskoetter, 2:39.01
1500m – 4. Anna Dietzenbach, SW, 6:12.18; 5. Cambree Kruse, TV, 6:28.98
3000m – 2. Billie Wagner, SW, 11:14.9; 3. Megan Hageman, SW, 12:40.6; 12. Taylor Neuzil, TV, 11.36
55m hurdles – 6. Josie Hageman, SW, 10.72; 14. Kelsey Timp, SW, 11.56
Shuttle hurdle – 2. Josie Hageman, Izzy Kuboushek, Kelsey Timp, Hailey Riehle, SW, 42.79
4×200 – 2. TV, 1:57.94; 4. Morgan Kriener, Katie Shimek, Abby Wagner, Allison Hageman, SW, 2:05.83; 9. Ivey Franzen, Ella Willey, Brittany Hageman, Josie Tollefsrud, SW, 2:13.54; 11. TV 2:17.89
4×400 – 6. TV, 5:03.39; 8. Katie Shimek, Morgan Kriener, Aubrey Willey, Ivey Franzen, SW, 5:10.18; 13. TV, 5:30.59
4×800 – 2. TV, 12:21.1; 3. Anna Dietzenbach, Aubrey Willey, Josie Tollefsrud, Izzy Kuboushek, SW, 12:51.3; 4. TV, 13:11.3
Distance medley – 2. TV, 4:40.9; 4. Katie Shimak, Ella Willey, Megan Hageman, Billie Wagner, SW, 4:51.0
Boys’ individual results
High jump – 4. Chase Hayek, TV, 5’0”; 5. Irving Flores, SW, 5’0”; 6. Ryan Franzen, TV, 5’0”; 9. Kaden Bullerman, SW, 4’8”
Long jump – 7. Carson Busta, TV, 16’2.25”; 8. Nick Holien, SW, 15’10.5”; 13. Lane Quandahl, SW, 14’5.5”; Aiden Feickert, SW, 14’0.75”
Shot put – 3. Ethan Timp, SW, 43’3.25”; 5. Marcus Herold, TV, 42’0.5”; 13. Troy Schmitt, TV, 32’0.25”; Casey Bohr, SW, 21’5”
55m – 7. Evan Bushman, SW, 6.97; 10. Nick Holien, SW, 7.07; 14. Troy Schmitt, TV, 7.28; 15. Treyton Hulbert, TV, 8.18
200m – 4. Chase Hayek, TV, 24.90; 10. Irving Flores, SW, 27.20; 13. Lane Quandahl, SW, 28.00; 15. Treyton Hulbert, TV, 29.79
400m – 6. Calvin Bodensteiner, TV, 59.63; 7. Garrett Dietzenbach, TV, 1:00.44; 9. Trey Kriener, SW, 1:00.99; 15. Gavin Bullerman, SW, 1:06.56
800m – 4. Chase Hayek, TV, 2:26.66; 10. Hunter Wagner, SW, 2:38.76; 14. Chase Adam, SW, 2:55.59
1600m – 4. Ryan Franzen, TV, 5:45.9; 6. John Donovan, SW, 5:49.34; 7. Kyle Hageman, SW, 5:52.54
3200m – 3. Chance Adam, SW, 11:26.1
55m hurdles – 2. Lukas Weiss, SW, 8.61; 7. Keagen Streeter, SW, 9.43; 11. Oliver Schmitt, TV, 10.06
Shuttle hurdle – 3. Kaden Bullerman, Brady Ohrt, Aiden Feickert, Lukas Weiss, SW, 30.98; 6. Carson Busta, Oliver Schmitt, Calvin Bodensteiner, Garrett Dietzenbach, TV, 32.80
4×200 – 2. Burke Busta, Marcus Herold, Noah Hanson, Troy Schmitt, TV, 1:41.92; 3. Trey Kriener, Evan Bushman, Keagen Streeter, Nick Holien, SW, 1:41.94; 10. Irving Flores, Gavin Bullerman, Mason Zweibahmer and Kaden Barten-Franzen, SW, 1:56.2
4×400 – 1. Burke Busta, Marcus Herold, Dylan Reicks, Noah Hanson, TV, 4:52.36; 2. Isaiah Kruckman, Evan Bushman, Keagen Streeter, Brody Tieskoetter, SW, 3:54.5; 6. Dayten Ondrashek, Nolan Sabelka, Kaden Bullerman, Trey Kriener, SW, 4:06.46; 10. Garrett Dietzenbach, Oliver Schmitt, Calvin Bodensteiner, Carson Busta, TV, 4:17.01
4×800 – 1. Ryan Franzen, Dylan Reicks, Chase Hayek, Burke Busta, TV, 9:07.4; 3. Brady Ohrt, Isaiah Kruckman, Brody Tieskoetter, Dayten Ondrashek, SW, 9:39.2; 5. Hunter Wagner, Kyle Hageman, Bo Wangsness, John Donovan, SW, 10:20.1
Distance medley – 1. Carson Busta, Oliver Schmitt, Calvin Bodensteiner, Garrett Dietzenbach, TV, 4:03.7; 2. Lukas Weiss, Nolan Sabelka, Aiden Feickert, Isaiah Kruckman, SW, 4:04.7
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