Des Moines, IA- The 2024 Iowa State Track championships are reaching the climax as two days are in the books with the conclusion of the running and field events for Class 1A and Class 4A. Here’s how our local athletes fared.

Running Events

The first event for Classes 1A and 4A was the distance medley relay and the Danville girls’ team in Class 1A was the only local team competing. The team of Kenna Furnald, Jadea Molle, Miya Orbiana, and Alaina Gourley grabbed 3^rd place with a time of 4 minutes and 13 seconds, giving the Bears six points.

The 100-meter hurdles preliminary followed with Winfield-Mt. Union’s Josie Nelson grabbing 9^th place in the girls’ Class 1A race, claiming a time of 16.49 seconds.

The boys’ 110-meter hurdle saw Lamar Ceant and Alexander Rees of Columbus run for Class 1A and Salomon Cordero of Burlington ran in Class 4A. Ceant finished in 12^th place with a time of 15.76 seconds, while Rees qualified for the finals with a 7^th place time of 15.48 seconds.

Cordero grabbed 22^nd place with a time of 15.77 seconds for the Greyhounds.

The 4×200 meter relay saw the boys’ and girls’ teams of Burlington and Winfield-Mt. Union compete in Class 4A and Class 1A, respectively, and the Danville girls’ team ran as well.

For the girls’ Class 1A race, the team of Furnald, Orbiana, Macie Wagner, and Molle finished in 8^th place with a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds, which gave the Bears one point.

Tessa Huston, Quin Smith, Nelson, and Aurie Meeker grabbed 19^th place with a time of 1 minute and 50 seconds.

In the boys’ Class 1A race, the team of Gabriel Hemsworth, Sheaden Adams, Abram Edwards, and Cam Buffington took 20^th place with a time of 1 minute and 34 seconds.

Moving over to Class 4A, the Burlington girls’ team Kierah Wiseman, Shariah Hart, Mylee Stiefel, and Sophie Brown grabbed 16^th place with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds.

The Burlington boys’ team of Derrick Watson, Keshawn Wyldon, Kamryn Reynolds, and Laderrias Shealey finished in 19^th place with a time of 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Winfield-Mt. Union’s Hemsworth earned four points for the Wolves in the 400-meter hurdles with a 5^th place time of 55.82 seconds.

The 4×100 meter relay featured most of our local talent as with seven total teams competing. In the girls’ Class 1A division, Highland’s team of Alexa Hahn, Hailey Brun, Lilly Barre, and Grace Prybil finished in 16^th place with a time of 52.42 seconds.

For the girls’ Class 4A division, the team of Wiseman, Hart, Stiefel, and Brown grabbed 5^th place to advance to the finals tomorrow with a time of 48.79 seconds.

The Class 1A boys’ division had four teams compete and two advance. Winfield-Mt. Union’s squad of Cole Milks, Kael Johnson, Eli Miller, and Brenden Simmons took 19^th place and WACO’s team of Hayden Shelman, Isaac Rich, Gage Samo, and Clayton Miller finished in 17^th place.

Danville’s team of Jaden Bauer, Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, and Ayden Doyle advanced with a time of 43.93 seconds, 7^th best of the field. The team Juan Chairez, Riley Kaalberg, Ceant, and Kaiden Amigon finished in 2^nd place with a time of 43.54 seconds.

The Burlington boys’ team of Darius Shealey, Wyldon, Laderrias Shealey, and Watson grabbed 22^nd place.

To finish off the running events, the Danville girls’ team, and the Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team competed in the 4×400 meter relay.

The Bears team of Alain Gourley, Delaney Newberry, Wagner, and Furnald finished in 6^th place to qualify for the finals tomorrow with a time of 4 minutes and 12 seconds.

The Wolves had Adams, Ty Scorpil, Hemsworth, and Kohlby Newsom take 8^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 29 seconds to advance to the finals tomorrow.

Field Events

The first round of field events experienced a state champion. Burlington’s Kylee Hill won the girls’ Class 4A shot put with ease, heaving the shot 45 feet and 2.5 inches.

Burlington’s Keshawn Wyldon gained points for the Grayhounds with a 4^th place leap of 22 feet and 7 inches in the boys’ Class 4A long jump.

In the boys’ Class 1A high jump, Owen Scott of Hillcrest Academy cleared 5 feet and 11 inches to finish in 13^th place, while WACO’s Louden Husienga did not register a height.

In the second round of field events, Russell Coil of Columbus finished in 12^th place with a toss of 144 feet and 5 inches and Chase Waterhouse of WACO grabbed 15^th place with a throw of 138 feet and 5 inches in the boys’ Class 1A discus.

Lastly, Quin Smith tied for 16^th place with a leap of 4 feet and 10 inches for Winfield-Mt. Union in the girls’ Class 1A division.

Team Standings

Girls Class 1A: AGWSR (24.5), Riverside (22), St. Albert and Saint Ansgar (21)

Boys Class 1A: Woodbine and Wapsie Valley (29), Lisbon (25), Akron-Westfield and Mount Ayr (20)

Girls Class 4A: Waukee Northwest (47), Pleasant Valley (43), Johnston (36)

Boys Class 4A: Dowling Catholic and Ankeny (52), Cedar Falls (37), Iowa City West (36)

How to Watch

The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the entire coed State Track Championship. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites.

KILJ will continue providing updates throughout championship Saturday.

Des Moines, IA- The 2024 Iowa State Track championships are halfway over—time wise—as Class 2A and Class 3A have finished their second day of events. Here’s a look at how our local athletes fared.

Running Events

The Southeast Conference (SEC) rivalry started off the day in the girls’ Class 3A distance medley with Fort Madison’s squad of Lillian Gelsthorpe, Olivia Buckner, Mara Smith, and Avery Rump claiming 14^th place with a time of 4 minutes and 19 seconds, while Washington’s team of Ada Kendall, Leighton Messinger, Jaedyn Moore, and Iris Dahl claimed 22^nd place.

Aedin Nelson, Noah Schmidgall, Reese Campbell, and Logan Rosas grabbed the bronze for the boys’ Class 2A division with a time of 3 minutes and 31 seconds, giving Mediapolis six more points to their team total.

Van Buren County’s team of Bryce Moquin, Tyler Stoltz, Kayden Simmons, and Lincoln Bainbridge finished in 14^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 37 seconds.

For the boys’ Class 3A division, Washington finished in 10^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 34 seconds with the team of Keider Gomez Valdez, Kael Williams, Alec Ulin, and Micah Rees. Fort Madison’s team of Hayden Segoviano, Julian Dear, Peyton Lambert, and Nolan Guzman claimed 15^th place.

In the girls’ 100-meter hurdles for Class 3A, Messinger took 10^th place with a time of 16.18 seconds, while Fairfield’s Lilly Bergren claimed 19^th place.

In the boys’ 110-meter hurdles for Class 3A, Fort Madison had Henry Wiseman finish in 14^th place with a time of 15.69 seconds and Kiawante Smith took 24^th place. Keokuk’s Mason Claus grabbed 18^th place.

The Class 2A girls’ 4×200 meter relay had Bailey Jackson, Josie Hutcheson, Kira Messer, and Haley Steffener of Mediapolis grab 22^nd place with a time of 1 minute and 49 seconds.

In the boys’ 4×200 meter relay, Van Buren County’s squad did not finish, and Mediapolis’ team of Nelson, Henry Luttenegger, Noah Schmidgall, and Kyler Crow finished in 14^th place with a time of 1 minute and 31 seconds.

For the boys’ division of Class 3A, Travarius Smith, Lucas Swainey, Ryan Bair, and Drew Campbell finished in 12^th place for Keokuk with a time of 1 minute and 30 seconds.

The girls’ 400-meter hurdles produced another close SEC finish and points for Washington as Ryen Pepper grabbed 4^th place with a time of 1 minute and 6 seconds (five points).

Messinger and Bergren were neck-and-neck with Messinger taking the battle, finishing in 15^th place with a time of 1 minute and 9.51 seconds, while Bergren claimed 16^th place with a time of 1 minute and 9.55 seconds.

For the boys’ Class 2A 400-meter hurdles, Logan Hamma of West Burlington clinched 15^th place with a time of 57.09 second. Keokuk’s Claus finished in 18^th place for Class 3A.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ 4×100 meter relay team of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Bailey Jalas, and Andi Scott will be competing tomorrow in the Class 3A finals after claiming 4^th place with a time of 48.89 seconds.

Washington’s squad of Kendall, Eden Levetzow, Moore, and Leighton Salazar finished in 21^st place.

For the boys’ division in Class 2A, Mediapolis had the same team as the 4×200 meter relay team run and they finished in 11^th place with a time of 43.84 seconds. West Burlington’s team of Maddox Diewold, Eli Oleson, Colby Booton, and Landry Haberichter finished in 19^th place.

In Class 3A, Fort Madison did not finish, and Washington’s team of Keider Gomez Valdez, Kael Williams, Jayfred Espinosa, and Alec Ulin claimed 18^th place with a time of 44.09 seconds.

Lastly, Rosas, Campbell, Nathan Schmidgall, and Nelson of Mediapolis qualified for the boys’ Class 2A 4×400 meter relay finals tomorrow after finishing in 8^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds.

Fielding Events

At 9 am, Ella Ensminger of Mt. Pleasant and Brylie Lorence of Fort Madison competed in the girls’ Class 3A shot put. Ensminger threw the shot 36 feet and 5.75 inches to take 13^th place, while Lorence finished in 15^th with a heave of 36 feet and 1.5 inches.

Avin Troung of Mt. Pleasant finished in 14^th place in the boys’ Class 3A long jump with a leap of 20 feet and 4.5 inches.

In the boys’ Class 2A high jump, Van Buren County’s Tyler Stoltz cleared 5 feet and 11 inches to finish tied for 15^th place. West Burlington’s Mason Watkins hopped over 6 feet and 1 inch to claim 11^th place.

In the late morning field events, Greyson Hartman of Washington took 20^th place with a throw of 48 feet and 1 inch for the boys’ Class 3A shot put.

Finally, Mt. Pleasant’s Bailey Jalas finished in 15^th place with a leap of 16 feet and 1.5 inches, while Salazar of Washington claimed 23^rd place for the girls’ Class 3A long jump.

Team Standings

Girls Class 3A: Mt. Vernon (35), Clear Lake (31), Gilbert (29)

Boys Class 3A: Pella (35), Western Dubuque (28), Solon (27)

Girls Class 2A: Van Meter (34), Spirit Lake (32), Tipton (31)

Boys Class 2A: Underwood (26), South Hamilton and Mediapolis (24), Des Moines Christian (21)

How to Watch

The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the entire coed State Track Championship. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites.

KILJ will continue providing updates tomorrow for championship Saturday.

High School Track and Field

The first day of the 2024 State Track and Field championships is in the books with today and tomorrow, May 18th, still yielding opportunities for our local athletes. First, here’s the highlights from yesterday’s slate of events.

Girls’ Class 3A discus got the day rolling yesterday and Mt. Pleasant’s Kya Goodrich snuck into the finals and then improved her position to 7th place with a throw of 119 feet and 6 inches, giving the Panthers two points for their team total.

The boys’ Class 3A high jump yielded a state champion in Eli Zillman, a sophomore from Fairfield. After almost slipping up early in the competition, Zillman hit a season best mark of 6 feet and 9 inches to win the gold. Additionally, Fairfield’s Ryan Giberson added two more points for the Trojans with a leap of 6 feet and 3 inches, claiming 7th place. Fort Madison’s Kenden Bowie cleared 6 feet and 7 inches to finish in 5th place.

Shifting towards the early running events, Fort Madison’s Avery Rump took 5th place in the Class 3A 3000-meter run with a time of 10 minutes and 27 seconds.

Solomon Zaugg’s last lap heroics captured the crown in the 3200-meter run with a time of 9 minutes and 19 seconds, earning ten points for Mediapolis. Moreover, Noah Schmidgall advanced to the Class 2A 200-meter finals tomorrow with the 3rd best run of the heat.

The Bulldogs kept up that pace in the 4×800 meter relay as they captured 2nd place with a time of 7 minutes and 51 seconds and eight more points. 

Mt. Pleasant’s Alex Scott advanced to the girls’ Class 3A 100-meter dash with a time of 12.41 seconds, the sixth fastest time. West Burlington’s Landry Haberichter qualified on the boys’ side for Class 2A with the fastest run of the heat: 10.89 seconds.

The Columbus boys’ team in the shuttle hurdle relay kicked off the second half of the meet with the fourth fastest time of 1 minute and 2 seconds, qualifying the Wildcats for the finals.

The Danville boys’ team captured 6th place in the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 8 minutes and 12 seconds.

Hillcrest Academy’s Rya Scott culminated her busy day with the sixth fastest time of the girls’ Class 1A 100-meter dash with a time of 12.69 seconds, qualifying for tomorrow’s finals. Burlington’s Mylee Stiefel qualified for the girls’ Class 4A 100-meter dash finals with a time of 12.2 seconds, the second best time of the field.

For the field events, Owen Scott of Hillcrest Academy took 3rd place in the boys’ Class 1A long jump with a leap of 21 feet and 7.75 inches. 

Kenna Furnald of Danville finished in 7th place in the girls’ Class 1A long jump with a leap of 16 feet and 3.75 inches. Lastly, Russell Coil of Columbus claimed the bronze in the boys’ Class 1A shot put with a heave of 51 feet and 10.25 inches. 

Today’s events are all about relays and hurdles as the Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team gets into the action today and the Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will have their lone competitor, Avin Truong, compete in the boys’ Class 3A long jump.

If you would like to watch the meet, the Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the coed State Track Championship today through Saturday. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites. KILJ will bring updates throughout the three day event.

High School Soccer

The Central Lee girls’ team will take on Assumption, the #1-seed, on Tuesday, May 21st, at 7 pm in the Class 1A Region 1 semifinals. 

In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 6 postseason bracket, Central Lee will have their hands full when they travel to #1 West Branch on Monday, May 20th, at 7 pm. 

In the bottom half of the bracket, Danville will face off against Mediapolis in the semifinal on Monday at Mediapolis. 

In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, Keokuk will take on Williamsburg on the road on Monday at 7 pm. 

Burlington Notre Dame will compete against Assumption on Monday at 7 pm on the road. 

The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will travel to Mt. Pleasant tonight for the Class 2A Region 8 quarterfinal at 5:30 pm.

High School Tennis

Jana Isanta of Mt. Pleasant will participate in the girls’ Class 1A State Singles tournament on May 24th in Iowa City. 

High School Golf. 

 The girls’ Class 1A state meet will take place at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown on May 23rd, continuing into May 24th, with New London eyeing a team title. 

The Class 2A state meet will take place at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone on May 23rd with Olivia Hines of Mediapolis competing as an individual and Mid-Prairie participating as a team. 

The boys’ state meet is set to begin on May 20th in Ames with Washington competing as a team for Class 3A at Veenker Memorial Golf Course and Winfield-Mt. Union for Class 1A at Ames Golf and Country Club.

High School Baseball

Mt. Pleasant swept their first week of competition with an 8-4 win over Cardinal last night on the road. The Panthers jumped on the Comets early, scoring five runs in the first half-inning of the contest. Zach Newton did most of the damage with a double and five RBIs, while Carson Andreasen smacked his own double and tallied two RBIs of his own. J.C. Sitar grabbed a triple in his lone hit of the game. Payton Hagans was electric on the mound, going 4.2 innings and striking out 10 Comets to earn the win. The Panthers will host Clear Creek Amana on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7 pm.

Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Don Bosco tomorrow, May 18th, for an invitational. 

West Burlington will host Keokuk on Monday, May 20th, at 7:30 pm. 

Central Lee will start their season on Monday on the road against Fort Madison at 7 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will take on New London on Tuesday, May 21st, at 5:30 pm.

Mediapolis will square off against Lone Tree on Tuesday at 5:30 pm at home. 

Van Buren County will face off against Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday at 5:30 pm at home.

High School Softball

Central Lee will travel to Fort Madison on Monday, May 20th, at 7 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will hit the road to face off against New London at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 21st.

Mt. Pleasant will scrimmage Winfield-Mt. Union on Monday at 6 pm. 

Mediapolis will square off against Lone Tree on Tuesday at 7 pm at home.

Van Buren County will travel to take on Fairfield at 7:30 pm on Monday.

West Burlington will face off against Keokuk at home on Monday at 7 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1875 – The first Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75.

1915 – Cubs George “Zip” Zabel relieves with 2 outs in the first and winds up with a 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in the longest relief job ever.

1964 – The first Tim Horton’s coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton.

Des Moines, IA- The 2024 Iowa State Track championships are one day down as Class 1A and Class 4A have finished up their first days’ worth of events. Here’s a look at how our local athletes fared.

Running Events

The first event was the boys’ shuttle hurdle relay as Class 1A featured two local teams and Burlington fielded a team in Class 4A.

WACO’s squad of Louden Huisenga, Gage Samo, Casey Coakley, and Clayton Miller finished in 18^th place with a time on 1 minute and 5 seconds, while Columbus qualified with the 4^th best time of 1 minute and 2 seconds with the team of Johnathan Miranda, Riley Kaalberg, Alexander Rees, and Lamar Ceant.

Braxton Carlson, CJ Owens, John Phillips, and Salomon Cordero grabbed 23^rd place with a time of 1 minute and 5 seconds.

Marie Yoder of Hillcrest Academy took 16^th place in the Class 1A 3000-meter run with a time of 11 minutes and 30 seconds.

The 200-meter dash preliminary did not see anyone advance to the finals. The girls’ Class 1A dash saw Rya Scott of Hillcrest Academy finished in 19^th place with a time of 26.8 seconds.

In the boys’ Class 1A 200-meter dash, Ayden Doyle of Danville grabbed 12^th place while Kaiden Amigon of Columbus took 10^th place with a time of 22.55 seconds. Lastly, Burlington’s Ladarrius Shealey finished in 15^th place (22.54 seconds).

The Danville boys’ team of Jackson Shacklett, Nick Powell, Carter Fesler, and Noah Horn grabbed three points with a 6^th place finish in the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 8 minutes and 12 seconds.

The 100-meter dash presented eight total local athletes competing. In the girls’ Class 1A race, Aurey Meeker of Winfield-Mt. Union grabbed 24^th place and Scott qualified for the Saturday finals with a time of 12.69 seconds, which was good enough for 6^th place.

For the girls’ Class 4A dash, Burlington’s Mylee Stiefel advanced to the finals with the second-best time of the field with a time of 12.2 seconds, while Shariah Hart grabbed 15^th place with a time of 12.66 seconds.

The boys’ Class 1A 100-meter dash had Doyle finish in 9^th place with a time of 11.06 seconds. Amigon took 11^th place with a time of 11.1 seconds. Kaalberg finished in 18^th place, while New London’s Brigham Porter grabbed 23^rd place.

The girls’ Class 1A 400-meter dash featured Rya Scott in her third of four events of the day, she took 15^th place with a time of 1 minute and 2 seconds. Burlington’s Joey Jolin grabbed 23^rd place for the boys’ Class 4A dash.

In the final event of the day, WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union each fielded teams in the girls’ shuttle hurdle relay.

The Wolves finished one spot in front of the Warriors in 13^th place with a time of 1 minute and 12.13 seconds with the team of Tessa Huston, Suttyn Schlee, Meeker, and Josie Nelson. The Warriors finished the race in 1 minute and 12.33 seconds with the team of Brenna Graber, Madelyn Farmer, Ally Rinner, and Zoey Dennler.

Field Events

At 2 pm, the boys’ Class 1A long jump had three participants from the Southeast Iowa Super Conference competing and one garnering points.

Clayton Miller of WACO finished in 19^th place with a distance of 19 feet and 1.25 inches. New London’s London Franklin grabbed 12^th place after leaping 20 feet and 0.25 inches. Lastly, Owen Scott of Hillcrest Academy took 3^rd place after jumping 21 feet and 7.25 inches, getting six points for the Ravens.

Burlington’s freshman sensation, Kylee Hill, tossed the discus 137 feet and 10 inches, which was good enough for 4^th place, totaling five points for the Grayhounds.

To finish out the field events at 4:30 pm, Danville’s Kenna Furnald finished in 7^th place with a leap of 16 feet and 3.75 inches, which gave Danville two points, and Rya Scott grabbed 24^th place with a leap of 14 feet and 0.25 inches.

Russell Coil of Columbus ripped a throw 51 feet and 10.25 inches to take the bronze in the boys’ Class 1A shot put.

Team Standings

Boys’ Class 1A: Wapsie Valley (19), Woodbine (17), Lisbon (12)

Girls’ Class 1A: AGWSR and St. Edmond (14), Pekin (12), Wayne (10)

Boys’ Class 4A: Ankeny (37), Dowling Catholic (25), Davenport West and Cedar Falls (18)

Girls’ Class 4A: Pleasant Valley (24), Johnston (19), Valley (18)

How to Watch

The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the entire coed State Track Championship. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites.

KILJ will continue providing updates throughout the state track championships.

Des Moines, IA- The 2024 Iowa State Track championships is rolling right along as Class 2A and Class 3A have finished up their first days’ worth of events. Here’s a look at how our local athletes fared.

Running Events

The girls’ shuttle hurdle started the day as for Class 3A, Washington’s squad of Ryen Pepper, Leighton Salazar, Kendall Hinrichsen, and Leighton Messinger grabbed 14^th place with a time of 1 minute and 9 seconds.

Moreover, Fairfield’s team of Maya Lane, Lilly Bergren, Isabel McCready, and Hayley Reinier finished in 23^rd place with a time of 1 minute and 12 seconds.

Fort Madison’s Avery Rump grabbed four points for the Bloodhounds after finishing in fifth place in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10 minutes and 27 seconds. Carley Seeley of Fairfield took 19^th place with a time of 11 minutes and 24 seconds.

The boys’ Class 2A 3200-meter run saw Solomon Zaugg of Mediapolis grab the gold with a time of 9 minutes and 19 seconds, earning ten points for the Bulldogs.

For the boys’ Class 3A 3200-meter run, Washington had two runners in Micah Rees and Andrew Rees. Micah finished in 9^th place with a time of 9 minutes and 35 seconds, while Andrew grabbed 22^nd place with a time of 10 minutes and 34 seconds.

The 200-meter dash preliminary finished with two qualifiers for the finals on Saturday. Kynlee White of Mt. Pleasant finished in 19th place for the girls’ Class 3A race with a time of 26.37 seconds.

In the boys’ Class 2A 200-meter dash, Mediapolis’ Noah Schmidgall took 3^rd place with a time of 22.33 seconds. Schmidgall will race on Saturday in the 200-meter finals.

Julian Dear of Fort Madison and Ryan Bair of Keokuk competed in the boys’ Class 3A 200-meter dash. Dear finished in 13^th place with a time of 22.32 seconds and Bair took 17^th place with a time of 22.45 seconds.

Mediapolis, Fort Madison, and Washington each had a boys’ team and a girls’ team compete in the 4×800 meter relay. The girls’ team of Grace Holsteen, Paige Steiner, Avery Dietz, and Bryn Wright took 23^rd place with a time of 10 minutes and 23 seconds.

The boys’ team of Owen and Will Schmidgall, Zaugg, and Logan Rosas took home the silver with a time of 7 minutes and 51 seconds, earning eight more points for the Bulldogs.

In Class 3A, the Fort Madison girls’ team of McKayla Schinstock, Mara Smith, Avery Rump, and Addison Rump took 10^th place with a time of 9 minutes and 56 seconds. The Washington girls’ team of Lauren Horak, Abigail Kleese, Hinrichsen, and Iris Dahl finished in 17^th place with a time of 10 minutes and 5 seconds.

The boys’ team of Fort Madison of Peyton Lambert, Riley Tripp, Mason McLey, and Nolan Guzman grabbed 18^th place and Washington’s team of Logan McDole, Tyler Alderton, Sawyer Tschantz, and Micah Rees finished in 16^th.

Alex Scott of Mt. Pleasant raced her way to the Class 3A 100-meter dash finals on Saturday after finishing with a 6^th place time of 12.41 seconds.

In the boys’ Class 2A dash, Landry Haberichter punched his ticket to the finals as he raced to a time of 10.89 seconds, the best time of the field.

In Class 3A, Dear finished in 10^th with a time of 11.02 seconds and Drew Campbell of Keokuk took 20^th place with a time of 11.2 seconds.

The boys’ Class 2A race for the 400-meter dash presented a Southeast Iowa Super Conference rivalry with Nathan Schmidgall of Mediapolis facing off against Grant Myhre of Central Lee.

Lee finished one spot ahead of Schmidgall in 22^nd place with a time of 52.40 seconds.

For the boys’ Class 3A 400-meter dash, McLey of Keokuk finished in 21^st place with a time of 53.43 seconds and Seth Shepard of Washington took 24^th place. For the girls’ Class 3A, Camryn Atterberg of Keokuk grabbed 24^th place.

To round out the running events for Class 2A and Class 3A, the boys’ shuttle hurdle relay preliminary competed and in Class 2A Mediapolis’ squad of Aedin Nelson, Noah Schmidgall, Reese Campbell, and Rosas finished in 17^th place.

In Class 3A, Fort Madison’s team of Adam Sobczak, Gavin Callahan, Kiawante Smith, and Henry Wiseman thought they had qualified for the finals on Saturday, but the Bloodhounds were disqualified after the race.

Field Events

At 9 am, the girls’ Class 3A discus saw four members of the Southeast Conference competing and one of them finished with points.

Elyse Setterstrom of Fairfield finished in 20^th place, Savannah Slobodnik of Mt. Pleasant grabbed 18^th place, and Fort Madison’s Brylie Lorence took 17th place with a throw of 107 feet and 1 inch.

Mt. Pleasant’s Kya Goodrich led the first heat with a throw of 113 feet and 11 inches, which claimed the last spot for finals. Goodrich would improve on her fifth throw of the meet, landing at 119 feet and 6 inches. Goodrich finished in 7^th place and grabbed two points for the Panthers.

In the boys’ Class 2A long jump, Henry Luttenegger of Mediapolis grabbed 11^th place with a leap of 20 feet and 5.5 inches.

Lastly, a trio of SEC foes competed in the boys’ Class 3A high jump. In a highly competitive field, Fairfield’s Ryan Giberson leapt 6 feet and 3 inches, earning 7^th place.

Kenden Bowie of Fort Madison was rushing towards the gold when he cleared 6 feet and 7 inches on his final attempt; however, he was unable to clear 6 feet and 9 inches, which earned him 5^th place.

In fact, only one person cleared 6 feet and 9 inches, Eli Zillman, a sophomore from Fairfield, claimed the crown and ten points for the Trojans after he cleared the height of his first try.

In the second round of field events, Mt. Pleasant’s Josie Gilmore finished in 22nd place with a leap of 4 feet and 10 inches for the girls’ Class 3A high jump.

Team Standings

Boys’ Class 2A: Mediapolis (18), Underwood (16), South Hamilton (14)

Girls’ Class 2A: Tipton (17), Van Meter (15), Estherville-Lincoln Central and Albia (14)

Boys’ Class 3A: Pella (21), Solon (20), Williamsburg (17)

Girls’ Class 3A: Mt. Vernon (20), Gilbert (18), Pella (16)

How to Watch

The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the entire coed State Track Championship. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites.

KILJ will continue providing updates throughout the state track championships.