Washington, IA- An unseasonably warm Midwestern night gave way for school records to fall and the Mt. Pleasant 8th grade girls’ track team to take home some hardware at the Max Cousins Track Meet in Washington last night.
The highlight of the night was Hailey Schadt breaking the school record in the long jump with a leap of 16 feet and 7 inches. Kya Heaton needed one last lunge at the finish line to come away with the gold medal in the 200-meter dash. As a unit, the Panthers won three relays in the 4×100, 4×200, and shuttle hurdle relays.
The 7th grade girls’ team ended up taking 4th place as a team with Kora Boecker snatching the lone 1st place medal for the team in the 400-meter dash, which proved to be another close finish.
The 7th and 8th grade teams will be back in action on Monday, April 20th, in Ottumwa.