High School Track and Field

The 2024 State Track and Field meet is in the books and here are the highlights from championship Saturday and all our local state champions.

The day started off with a bang for Southeast Iowa as the Danville girls’ team of Kenna Furnald, Violet Sowell, Jaeda Molle, and Alaina Gourley grabbed the gold in the girls’ Class 1A sprint medley with a time of 1 minute and 51 seconds. 

The Danville boys’ team of Jaden Bauer, Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, and Ayden Doyle took 8th place with a time of 1 minute and 36 seconds.

Mediapolis started their late dash towards defending their Class 2A title with Owen Schmidgall claiming three points for the Bulldogs in the 800-meter run with a 6th place finish, running the race in 1 minute and 57 seconds. 

Moving to the boys’ Class 1A shuttle hurdle relay finals, Columbus added two seconds to their preliminary time and finished in 8th place with a time of 1 minute and 4 seconds. Johnathan Miranda, Riley Kaalberg, Alexander Rees, and Lamar Ceant added two points to the Wildcats’ total.

For the girls’ Class 1A 100-meter dash final, Rya Scott of Hillcrest Academy earned three points for the Ravens, finishing in 6th place with a time of 13.13 seconds. In Class 3A, Mt. Pleasant’s Alex Scott claimed a point with an 8th place time of 12.91 seconds.

Moving over to Class 4A, Mylee Stiefel crossed the finish line in 12.59 seconds to take 6th place and three points for the Grayhounds.

Landry Haberichter for West Burlington-Notre Dame clinched the silver with a time of 11.16 seconds in the boys’ Class 2A division. 

Noah Schmidgall picked up a key second-place victory for Mediapolis in the boys’ Class 2A 200-meter dash with a time of 22.58 seconds. At that point in the meet, the eight points lifted Mediapolis from 8th place to 2nd and only three points behind the leader, Spirit Lake.

In the long-distance events, Avery Rump of Fort Madison clinched two points for the Bloodhounds with a 7th place finish in the girls’ Class 3A 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4 minutes and 52 seconds. 

Mediapolis had their final push in the 1600-meter run. Solomon Zaugg finished with the silver, pacing his way toward a time of 4 minutes and 20 seconds. Owen Schmidgall grabbed 8th place with a time of 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

In the penultimate event of the meet, the girls’ Class 3A 4×100 meter relay saw the team of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Bailey Jalas, and Andi Scott claim 5th place for Mt. Pleasant with a time of 49.36 seconds. 

In Class 4A, Burlington’s squad of Kierah Wiseman, Shariah Hart, Stiefel, and Sophie Brown claimed 4th place with a time of 49.07 seconds. 

On the boys’ side for Class 1A, Columbus’ squad of Juan Chairez, Kaalberg, Ceant, and Kaiden Amigon captured 2nd place and eight points with a time of 43.3 seconds. The Wildcats scored 15 points over the three days.

Danville’s team of Bauer, Whaley, Seibert, and Doyle finished in 4th place with a time of 43.69 seconds. The Bears scored nine points.

In the final event, the Danville girls’ team of Miya Orbiana, Molle, Delaney Newberry, and Gourley in Class 1A finished in 8th place with a time of 4 minutes and 14 seconds in the 4×400 meter relay. The Bears finished the meet with 20 points.

On the boys’ side for Class 1A, the team of Sheaden Adams, Kohlby Newsom, Ty Scorpil, and Gabriel Hemsworth grabbed 6th place with a time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds. The Wolves finished the meet with 12 points.

The team of Logan Rosas, Reese Campbell, Nathan Schmidgall, and Aedin Nelson finished in 6th place with a time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds. This officially gave Mediapolis 47 team points and their second consecutive Class 2A boys’ team title. 

Other state champions include: Burlington’s Kylee Hill in the girls’ Class 4A shot put, Fairfiled’s Eli Zillman’s first-place leap in the boys’ Class 3A high jump of 6 feet and 9 inches, and Solomon Zaugg of Mediapolis grabbed the gold with a time of 9 minutes and 19 seconds in the boys’ Class 2A 3200-meter run. 

High School Soccer

The Central Lee girls’ team will take on Assumption, the #1-seed, tomorrow, 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 tonight at 7 pm. 

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

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

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

The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will take on Iowa City Liberty on the road tomorrow at 5:30 pm. 

In the bottom half of the bracket, the Fort Madison girls’ team will travel to Burlington tomorrow at 7 pm. 

High School Tennis

Jana Isanta of Mt. Pleasant will participate in the girls’ Class 1A State Singles tournament on Friday, 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 Thursday, 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 Thursday with Olivia Hines of Mediapolis competing as an individual and Mid-Prairie participating as a team. 

The boys’ state meet is set to begin today 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 will host Clear Creek Amana on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7 pm.

Burlington Notre Dame participated in an invitational over the weekend at Don Bosco and defeated the host team in a high scoring match, 16-10. The Nikes will face off against Wapello tomorrow, May 21st, at 6 pm at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville.

West Burlington will host Keokuk tonight, at 7:30 pm. 

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

Winfield-Mt. Union will take on New London tomorrow at 5:30 pm.

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

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

High School Softball

Central Lee will travel to Fort Madison tonight at 7 pm.

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

Mt. Pleasant will scrimmage Winfield-Mt. Union today at 6 pm. 

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

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

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

This Day in Sports History

1920 – Policemen raid the Cubs’ bleachers and arrest 47 fans for gambling. 

1930 – University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention and cure of athlete’s foot.

1988 – Philadelphia Phillies’ Mike Schmidt hits his 535th home run, moving into 8th place all-time.

Des Moines, IA- Championship Saturday provides the perfect bookend to the 2024 State Track and Field Championships as teams lunged for that team title or individual glory. Here’s a look at how our local athletes fared today.

Running Events

The day started off with a bang for Southeast Iowa as the Danville girls’ team of Kenna Furnald, Violet Sowell, Jaeda Molle, and Alaina Gourley grabbed the gold in the girls’ Class 1A sprint medley with a time of 1 minute and 51 seconds. This added ten points to the Bears’ total.

Mt. Pleasant squad of Alex Scott, Bailey Jalas, Kynlee White, and Courtney Raub grabbed 22^nd place in the girls’ Class 3A division with a time of 1 minute and 55 seconds.

Meliah Ertz, Shariah Hart, Kierah Wiseman, and Mylee Stiefel finished in 16^th place with a time of 1 minute and 53 seconds for Burlington in Class 4A.

Three teams participated in the boys’ Class 1A sprint medley with one of the teams earning a point.

Danville’s team of Jaden Bauer, Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, and Ayden Doyle took 8^th place with a time of 1 minute and 36 seconds, collecting the point.

Columbus had Riley Kaalberg, Alexander Rees, Juan Chairez, and Damian Vergara finish in 12^th place with a time of 1 minute and 37 seconds, while Winfield-Mt. Union’s team of Abram Edwards, Brendan Simmons, Lane Genkinger, and Ty Scorpil finished in 19^th place.

In Class 3A, Aiden Krueter, Dylan Adam, Tallon Bates, and Ben Boatright grabbed 23^rd place.

For the 800-meter run, Danville’s Alaina Gourley took 21^st place with a time of 2 minutes and 28 seconds in the girls’ Class 1A division. In Class 3A, Iris Dahl of Washington finished in 23^rd place with a time of 2 minutes and 28 seconds.

The boys’ Class 1A 800-meter run had Winfield-Mt. Union’s Kohlby Newsom take 9^th place with a time of 2 minutes and Jackson Shacklett of Danville finished in 18^th place with a time of 2 minutes and 1 second.

Mediapolis had two competitors in the Class 2A division with Owen Schmidgall claiming three points for the Bulldogs with a 6^th place finish, running the race in 1 minute and 57 seconds. Logan Rosas claimed 9^th place with a time of 1 minute and 58 seconds.

Fairfield’s Gabe Tejada took 15^th in the Class 3A race with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds.

Moving to the boys’ Class 1A shuttle hurdle relay finals, Columbus added two seconds to their preliminary time and finished in 8^th place with a time of 1 minute and 4 seconds. Johnathan Miranda, Kaalberg, Rees, and Lamar Ceant added two points to the Wildcats’ total.

For the girls’ Class 1A 100-meter dash final, Rya Scott of Hillcrest Academy earned three points for the Ravens, finishing in 6^th place with a time of 13.13 seconds. In Class 3A, Mt. Pleasant’s Alex Scott claimed a point with an 8^th place time of 12.91 seconds.

Moving over to Class 4A, Mylee Stiefel crossed the finish line in 12.59 seconds to take 6^th place and three points for the Grayhounds.

Landry Haberichter for West Burlington-Notre Dame clinched the silver with a time of 11.16 seconds in the boys’ Class 2A division. The second-place finish gave the Falcons eight points.

In the 110-meter hurdles, Alexander Rees of Columbus did not finish.

Noah Schmidgall picked up a key second-place victory for Mediapolis in the boys’ Class 2A 200-meter dash with a time of 22.58 seconds. At that point in the meet, the eight points lifted Mediapolis from 8^th place to 2^nd and only three points behind the leader, Spirit Lake.

In the long-distance events, Avery Rump of Fort Madison clinched two points for the Bloodhounds with a 7^th place finish in the girls’ Class 3A 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4 minutes and 52 seconds. Washington’s Iris Dahl grabbed 13^th place with a time of 5 minutes and 2 seconds.

In the Class 1A boys’ 1600-meter run, Danville’s Jackson Shacklett and Carter Fesler finished one after the other as Shacklett took 20^th place and Fesler grabbed 21^st place.

Mediapolis continued their late strides toward the team title, gaining nine points in the boys’ Class 2A 1600-meter run. Solomon Zaugg finished with the silver, pacing his way toward a time of 4 minutes and 20 seconds. Owen Schmidgall grabbed 8^th place with a time of 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

In Class 3A, Washington’s Micah Rees took 10^th place with a time of 4 minutes and 25 seconds.

In the penultimate event of the meet, the girls’ Class 3A 4×100 meter relay saw the team of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Bailey Jalas, and Andi Scott claim 5^th place with a time of 49.36 seconds. Mt. Pleasant finished with seven points.

In Class 4A, Burlington’s squad of Wiseman, Hart, Stiefel, and Sophie Brown claimed 4^th place with a time of 49.07 seconds. The Grayhounds finished with 23 points.

On the boys’ side for Class 1A, Columbus’ squad of Chairez, Kaalberg, Ceant, and Kaiden Amigon captured 2^nd place and eight points with a time of 43.3 seconds. The Wildcats scored 15 points over the three days.

Danville’s team of Bauer, Whaley, Seibert, and Doyle finished in 4^th place with a time of 43.69 seconds. The Bears scored nine points.

In the final event, the Danville girls’ team in Class 1A finished in 8^th place with a time of 4 minutes and 14 seconds in the 4×400 meter relay. The Bears finished the meet with 20 points.

On the boys’ side for Class 1A, the team of Sheaden Adams, Kohlby Newsom, Ty Scorpil, and Gabriel Hemsworth grabbed 6^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds. The Wolves finished the meet with 12 points.

Lastly, with the team title firmly in their possession for Class 2A, the team of Rosas, Reese Campbell, Nathan Schmidgall, and Aedin Nelson finished in 6^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds. This added three points to their total that earned the Bulldogs their second consecutive team championship.

Team Standings

Boys Class 1A: Lisbon (76), Woodbine (49), Wapsie Valley (47)

Boys Class 2A: Mediapolis (47), Spirit Lake (43), South Hamilton (42)

Boys Class 3A: Western Dubuque (72), ADM (71), Pella (48)

Boys Class 4A: Ankeny (112), Cedar Falls (86), Dowling Catholic (82)

Boys Para: Mid-Prairie (40), Siouxland Christian (32), Waukon (30)

Girls Class 1A: Saint Ansgar (40), Nashua-Plainfield (38), St. Albert and Riverside (37)

Girls Class 2A: Van Meter (63), Pella Christian (60), Tipton (57)

Girls Class 3A: ADM (48), MOC-FV and Sioux Center (43), Mt. Vernon (41)

Girls Class 4A: Pleasant Valley (92), Waukee Northwest (81), Johnston (62)

Girls Para: Dubuque Hempstead and Iowa City West (40), West Liberty (34)

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