State Track and Field- The state qualifying meets are in the books and the tentative list of qualifiers has been released for the upcoming 2024 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships. Here’s a look at our local qualifiers.

Boys Class 1A

Winfield-Mt. Union

The Wolves have seven total qualifiers as Kohlby Newsom has the second fastest seed time in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 58 seconds. Gabriel Hemsworth qualified in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.48 seconds, the fourth fastest time of the qualifiers.

Winfield-Mt. Union will also have a 4×100 meter relay team compete with Cole Milks, Kael Johnson, Eli Miller, and Brenden Simmons acting as the main four and Abram Edwards, Lane Genkinger, and Cam Buffington will be the reserves.

Hemsworth, Sheaden Adams, Edwards, and Buffington will run the 4×200 meter relay as Ty Scorpil, Miller, and Genkinger will act as reserves. Adams, Scorpil, and Hemsworth with team up with Newsom for the 4×400 meter relay as Jaxton Jones and Genkinger will be the reserves.

The same team will also compete in the distance medley as they tout the fastest time of the heat. Lastly, Edwards, Simmons, Adams, and Scorpil will compete in the 800-sprint medley relay.

WACO

With five qualifiers, Hayden Shelman, Isaac Rich, Gage Samo, and Clayton Miller will sprint in the 4×100 meter relay as Louden Huisenga, Trey Edeker, Sam Meyer, and Octavio Velasco will be the reserves. Huisenga will participate in the high jump, entering with the height of 6 feet.

Clayton Miller will also be leaping in the long jump, entering with a distance of 20 feet and 2 inches. In the last field event for the Warriors, Chase Waterhouse will throw the discus as he enters with a seed mark of 147 feet, the seventh best mark of the field.

Lastly, Huisenga, Samo, Casey Coakley, and Miller will participate in the 4×110 meter shuttle hurdle relay.

Danville

The Bears will have three relays and six individuals competing next week with Ayden Doyle running in the 100-meter dash. His time of 11.18 seconds ranks him fifth in the heat. Doyle will also compete in the 200-meter dash.

The Bears will see Noah Horn and Jackson Shacklett run in the 800-meter run. Shacklett and Carter Fesler will then prepare for the distance event with the 15^th and 16^th best times, respectively, in the 1600-meter run.

Jaden Bauer, Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, and Doyle will run team up for the 4×100 meter relay and 800 sprint medley relay, as they rank top seven in both events. The team of Shacklett, Nick Powell, Fesler, and Horn will run in the 4×800 meter relay.

New London

The Tigers will have Brigham Porter run the 100-meter dash and London Franklin compete in the long jump as he has the 10^th best mark entering the meet.

Columbus

The Wildcats will be busy during the three-day event with 11 qualifiers. Kaiden Amigon enters the 100-meter dash with the seventh fastest time of 11.3 seconds. Riley Kaalberg will also compete in the 100-meter dash.

Amigon will also sprint in the 200-meter dash, while Alexander Rees and Lamar Ceant will participate in the 110-meter hurdles. The 4×100 meter relay team of Juan Chariez, Kaalberg, Ceant, and Amigon enters with the 8^th fastest time.

Amigon’s fourth event will be the long jump as his mark currently sits just seven inches from the top mark at 21 feet and 5 inches. Continuing in the field events, Russell Coil will throw the discus and shot put.

The Wildcats will participate in two more relays with Johnathan Miranda, Kaalber, Rees, and Ceant competing in the 4×110 meter shuttle hurdle and the team of Kaalberg, Rees, Chairez, and Damian Vergara will run in the 800-sprint medley.

Hillcrest Academy

Owen Scott will be the lone Raven as he will compete in the high jump and the long jump.

Girls Class 1A

Winfield-Mt. Union

Aurey Meeker will run the 100-meter dash. Josie Nelson will participate in the 100-meter hurdles. In the field events, Quin Smith will leap in the high jump.

The Wolves will also have two relays as the team of Tessa Huston, Suttyn Schlee, Meeker, and Nelson will run and jump in the 4×100 meter shuttle hurdle relay and Smith will sub in for Schlee to run in the 4×200 meter relay.

WACO

The Warriors will have Ally Rinner, Brenna Graber, Madelyn Farmer, and Zoey Dennler compete in the 4×100 meter shuttle hurdle relay.

Danville

The Bears will be prominent in the relays with four teams competing. Kenna Furnald, Miya Orbiana, Macie Wagner, and Jaeda Molle running the 4×200 meter relay. Alaina Gourely and Delaney Newberry will jump in with Orbiana and Molle for the 4×400 meter relay.

Furnald, Molle, Gourley, and Violette Sowell will participate in the 800-sprint medley and the team of Furnald, Molle, Orbiana, and Gourley will compete in the distance medley.

Furnald also enters as the favorite in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet and 1.5 inches. Lastly, Gourley will compete in the 800-meter run.

Highland

Highland will have one relay perform as Alexa Hahn, Hailey, Brun, Lilly Barre, and Grace Prybil will run the 4×100 meter relay.

Hillcrest Academy

Rya Scott will be busy, competing in the 100, 200, and 400-meter dashes along with the long jump. Marie Yoder will pace herself in the 3,000 meter run.

For a full list of qualifiers follow the links below:

Boys: Boys Qualifiers

Girls: Girls Qualifiers

The State Track Meet will begin on Thursday, May 16^th, and run through Saturday, May 18^th, with KILJ bringing live results throughout the competition.

State Track and Field- The state qualifying meets are in the books and the tentative list of qualifiers has been released for the upcoming 2024 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships. Here’s a look at our local qualifiers for Class 2A.

Boys Class 2A

Mediapolis

The Bulldogs will look to defend their state championship from a year ago and have a optimal chance of doing so.

Solomon Zaugg will compete in the 1600 and 3200 after sweeping both events in the state qualifying meet. Owen Schmidgall will also run in the 1600. In the 800-meter run, Logan Rosas enters as the favorite and Owen Schmidgall enters with the seventh best time.

The Bulldogs grabbed first at the state qualifier in the 4×800 (Owen and Will Schmidgall, Zaugg, and Logan Rosas), the 4×110 meter shuttle hurdle (Jackson Hutcheson, Kamden Stotlar, Ben Wolter, and Grady Gunn), the distance medley (Aedin Nelson, Noah Schmidgall, Reese Campbell, and Rosas), the 4×200 (Nelson, Henry Luttenegger, Noah Schmidgall, Kyler Crow), and the 4×100 meter relays (Nelson, Luttenegger, Noah Schmidgall, Crow).

The 4×400 meter relay team also qualified with a time of 3 minutes and 32 seconds.

Nathan Schmidgall claimed second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.7 seconds. Logan Rosas took first in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds. Noah Schmidgall won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.96 seconds.

Lastly, Henry Luttenegger leapt to a second-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 20 feet and 4 inches.

Central Lee

Grant Myhre is the lone Hawk performing as he will participate in the 400-meter dash.

Van Buren County

The team of Bryce Moquin, Izaak Loeffler, Kayden Simmons, and Tyler Stoltz will run in the 4×200 meter relay. Lincoln Bainbridge will step in for Loeffler for the distance medley. Stoltz will then participate in the high jump with an entering height of 6 feet and 1 inch.

West Burlington

Landry Haberichter will challenge for the championship in the 100-meter dash as he enters with just one of three times under the 11-second threshold. Logan Hamma will participate in the 400-meter hurdles and Mason Watkins will compete in the high jump.

The Falcons will also have a 4×100 meter relay team in Maddox Diewold, Eli Oleson, Layton Diewold, and Haberichter.

Girls Class 2A

Mediapolis

The Bulldogs will have two relay team competing. The 4×200 meter relay team of Bailey Jackson, Josie Hutcheson, Kira Messer, and Haley Steffener enter with the 15^th best time and the team of Grace Holsteen, Paige Steiner, Avery Dietz, and Bryn Wright grabbed an at-large bid for the 4×800 relay.

For a full list of qualifiers follow the links below:

Girls: Girls Qualifiers .

Boys: Boys Qualifiers

The State Track Meet will begin on Thursday, May 16^th, and run through Saturday, May 18^th, with KILJ bringing live results throughout the competition.

Prep Boys’ Golf- Spring postseason golf is moving right along as the sectional meets took place this past Wednesday and the official list of district qualifiers has been released by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Here’s a look at our local qualifiers.

Class 1A

Wapello will act as host at the Heritage Oaks Golf and Country Club with Winfield-Mt. Union competing as a team. The Wolves finished in second place in the New London sectional with a team score of 346 as Carter Loyd, Justin Knifer, and Cody Milks each finished with the fourth best score of 86.

Qualifying as individuals was Zach Harbison of Wapello as he carded a 90 and New London’s Coen Fitzpatrick as he finished with an 18-hole score of 92.

Class 3A

The Stone Creek Golf Club in Williamsburg will be the location to look out for as the Southeast Conference will have two members participating. Washington won the Mt. Pleasant sectional with a team score of 302. Roman Roth led the field with a score of 69 followed by Rajan Roth carding a 71. Drew Conrad shot a 77.

The home team did see a Panther qualify as an individual with the seventh best score of the course with a 79.

Both district meets are scheduled to start at 10 am on May 13^th.

High School Track and Field

Mt. Pleasant hosted their state qualifier last night and for Class 3A the top two place finishers in each event automatically qualify for the state meet with the next eight performances statewide also advancing, here’s the automatic qualifiers from last night. 

On the girls’ side for Mt. Pleasant, Alex Scott grabbed second place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.58 seconds. The 4×200 meter relay team grabbed the gold with a time of 1 minute and 45 seconds. The 4×100 meter relay teams of Mt. Pleasant and Washington qualified with first and second place finishes, respectively. The 800 medley team took first with a time of 1 minute and 52 seconds. Bailey Jalas leapt to a second place finish in the long jump with a distance of 16 feet and 6 inches. Ella Ensminger qualified in the shot put with a second place heave of 35 feet and 11 inches. Lastly, the Panthers swept the discus with Kya Goodrich winning with a toss of 110 feet and 11 inches, while Savannah Slobodnik took second with a throw of 109 feet and 2 inches. 

On the boys’ side, Avin Truong leapt to a second place finish in the long jump with a distance of 21 feet and 7 inches. Fort Madison qualified in six events, while Washington and Keokuk each had four automatic qualifiers. 

The Class 2A qualifying rules mirror Class 3A as Mediapolis, West Burlington, Van Buren County, and Central Lee traveled west to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont for their meet yesterday. 

For the Mediapolis boys’ team, Solomon Zaugg swept the distance events with a first place time of 9 minutes and 58 seconds in the 3200 meter and a first place finish in the 1600 with a time of  4 minutes and 30 seconds. The Bulldogs grabbed first in the 4×800 (Owen and Will Schmidgall, Zaugg, and Logan Rosas), the 4×110 meter shuttle hurdle (Jackson Hutcheson, Kamden Stotlar, Ben Wolter, and Grady Gunn), the distance medley (Aedin Nelson, Noah Schmidgall, Reese Campbell, and Rosas), the 4×200 (Nelson, Henry Luttenegger, Noah Schmidgall, Kyler Crow), and the 4×100 meter relays (Nelson, Luttenegger, Noah Schmidgall, Crow). The 4×400 meter relay team also qualified with a second place time of 3 minutes and 32 seconds. 

Nathan Schmidgall claimed second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.7 seconds. Logan Rosas took first in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds. Noah Schmidgall won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.96 seconds. Lastly, Henry Luttenegger leapt to a second place finish in the long jump with a distance of 20 feet and 4 inches. 

The Mediapolis girls’ team saw the 4×200 meter relay team of Bailey Jackson, Josie Hutcheson, Kira Messer, and Haley Steffener finish in second place with a time of 1 minute and 49 seconds. 

The West Burlington boys’ team had an automatic qualifier in Landry Haberichter in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.92 seconds. Logan Hamma captured gold in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.64 seconds. Lastly, the 4×100 meter relay team of Maddox Diewold, Eli Oleson, Layton Diewold, and Haberichter took second place with a time of 45.06 seconds.

The Van Buren County boys’ team had the distance medley team of Bryce Moquin, Tyler Stoltz, Kayden Simmons, and Lincoln Bainbridge finish in second place with a time of 3 minutes and 39 seconds. Moquin, Izaak Loeffler, Simmons, and Stoltz also took second place in the 4×200 meter relay. Lastly, Tyler Stoltz won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet and 1 inch.

Central Lee’s Grant Myhre finished in first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.81 seconds.

The State Track and Field meet will start on Thursday, May 16th, and run through Saturday, May 18th, in Des Moines. KILJ will bring updates throughout the three day event.

High School Soccer

The Mediapolis girls’ team dominated Keokuk last night 7-1. The Bulldogs will host Central Lee on Wednesday, May 15th, at 7 pm for the Class 1A Region 1 quarterfinal. 

Hillcrest Academy will face off against Burlington Notre Dame and Danville will take on Mediapolis in the boys’ Southeast Iowa Super Conference semifinals tonight at WACO.

The WACO boys’ team will host Central Lee on Monday, May 13th, at 5 pm for the first round of the Class 1A District 6 postseason bracket, while Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Danville on the road at 5 pm.

In an early preview of postseason play, the Mt. Pleasant girls’ team defeated Burlington Notre Dame last night 7-5. The Panthers will face off against Ottumwa on Monday at home. 

The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will hit the road to compete against Davenport Central tonight at 5:30 pm.

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team was unable to overcome the Nikes last night in a defensive showdown 1-0. The Panthers will travel to Burlington Notre Dame to take on Keokuk in the first round of the district 5 postseason at 5:30 pm on Monday.

High School Tennis

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Central DeWitt for team regionals today.

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will take on Albia to begin their team substate bracket journey tomorrow, May 11th, at Fairfield. 

High School Golf. 

Wapello will host districts on Monday, May 13th, at Heritage Oaks with Winfield-Mt. Union and New London’s Coen Fitzpatrick traveling to compete. 

The girls first round of regionals will take place today with Columbus, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, WACO, and Winfield-Mt. Union traveling to New London at Deerwood Golf Course. Van Buren County, West Burlington/Notre Dame, Central Lee, and Mediapolis will make the trip to Kalona Golf Course hosted by Mid-Prairie. 

The Williamsburg district meet will take place on Monday at Stone Creek Golf Course with Washington competing as a team.

The girls’ teams of Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, Fort Madison, Keokuk, and Washington will travel to Solon for their regional meet scheduled for Wednesday, May 15th.

Southeastern Community College

SCC baseball will face off against Iowa Central today in the second round of the Region 11 tournament. 

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