State Track Results for Friday, May 19th
Day number two of the state track and field championships from Des Moines was just as exciting as day one, if not more. More finals qualifiers and more exciting moments.
Shay Sinnard is a champion once again as she jumped 18-07.75, a new personal best, in the long jump, defeating last year’s champion Isabelle Noring of Carlisle. The Carroll girls’ distance medley relay, composed of Marasyn Wittrock, Madison Tunning, Averi Burke, Marie Dea, had a strong finish by Dea to snag a second-place finish with a time of 4:09.42. Tunning also competed in the 100-meter hurdles where she qualified for the finals with a seventh-place finish in a time of 15.28. Brenna Goins, Wittrock, Libby Perkins, and Emily Puck competed in the 4×200 relay and finished 22nd overall with a time of 1:50.72. Brenna Goins, Tunning, Perkins, and Sinnard competed in the late 4×100 event where they placed 16h overall with a final time of 50.88. The girls 4×400 team, composed of Wittrock, Burke, Katelyn Aden, and Dea finished 16th with a time of 4:12.00.
Kuemper’s Ben Gerken was able to clear 6-03.00 in the high jump and finished third overall to bring home a medal for the Knights. Evan Adams set a new personal record in the discus event when he medaled with a fifth-place finish with a new personal best throw of 165-03.
Ar-We-Va’s Maggie Ragaller was able to finish 12th overall in the 100-meter hurdles with a final time of 16.20, setting a new personal time. Ragaller was later in the 400-meter hurdles where she set another new personal record with a time of 1:08.93, good for 11th overall.
Audubon’s Madison Steckler got herself qualified for another final when she finished sixth overall in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.53. Anna Larsen, Mattie Nielsen, Kadence Sporrer, and Steckler finished 12th overall in the 4×400 relay with a final time of 4:14.40.
Glidden Ralston’s Vanessa Koehler made it three for three in her high school career making it down to state track. She qualified in the high jump and finished 7th overall, clearing 5-00.00 but going out on 5-02.00.
IKM-Manning’s Ross Kusel finished 11th overall in the high jump after clearing the opening height of 5-11.00. Kusel went right from high jump to the distance medley, joining Eli Dreyer, Hunter Smith, and Ceden Keller, where the quartet finished 17th overall with a time of 3:43.75. Jase Lueth, Cooper Irlmeier, Dreyer, and Kusel finished 20th overall in the 4X200 relay with a time of 1:36.01. Smith, Dreyer, Cooper Irlmeier, and Kusel finished 24th overall in the 4×400 with a time of 3:39.82.
Coon Rapids Bayard’s Kolby Culbertson was able to medal in the high jump finishing 6th overall with a clearance of 6-01.00. Lance Clayburg was able to win his flight in the discus event and ended up medaling with a sixth-place finish with a best throw of 148-10.
South Central Calhoun’s Keira Hammen had a great day in the discus finals with a fifth-place overall finish with a best throw of 117-06. The girls’ distance medley relay, composed of Jayci Graeve, Mya Ridgely, Brenna McAlister, Chloe Judisch finished 12th overall with a time of 4:21.11.
Boys High Jump- Class 1A Finals
11th Ross Kusel IKM-Manning 5-11.00
Boys High Jump- Class 1A Finals
6th Kolby Culbertson Coon Rapids Bayard 6-01.00
Boys Distance Medley- Class 1A Finals
17th IKM-Manning 3:43.75
Eli Dreyer, Ross Kusel, Hunter Smith, Caden Keller
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles- Class 1A Prelims- Finals on Saturday At 1:05
6th Madison Steckler Audubon 15.52 (Qualified for Finals)
12th Maggie Ragaller Ar-We-Va 16.20 (New PR)
Boys 4×200- Class 1A Finals
20th IKM-Manning 1:36.01
Jase Lueth, Cooper Irlmeier, Eli Dreyer, Ross Kusel
Boys Discus- Class 1A Finals
6th Lance Clayburg Coon Rapids Bayard 148-10
Girls High Jump- Class 1A Finals
7th Vanessa Koehler Glidden Ralston 5-00.00
Girls 400 Hurdles- Class 1A Finals
11th Maggie Ragaller Ar-We-Va 1:08.93 (New PR)
Girls 4×400- Class 1A Prelims- Finals Saturday At 3:55
12th Audubon 4:14.40
Anna Larsen, Mattie Nielsen, Kadence Sporrer, Madison Steckler
Boys 4×400- Class 1A Prelims- Finals Saturday At 4:20
24th IKM-Manning 3:39.82
Hunter Smith, Eli Dreyer, Cooper Irlmeier, Ross Kusel
Girls Discus- Class 2A Finals
5th Keira Hammen South Central Calhoun 117-06
Boys High Jump- Class 2A Finals
3rd Ben Gerken Kuemper 6-03.00
Girls Distance Medley- Class 2A Finals
12th South Central Calhoun 4:21.11
Jayci Graeve, Mya Ridgely, Brenna McAlister, Chloe Judisch
Girls Distance Medley- Class 3A Finals
2nd Carroll 4:09.42
Marasyn Wittrock, Madison Tunning, Averi Burke, Marie Dea
Girls 100 Meter Hurdle Prelims- Finals Saturday At 1:05
7th Madison Tunning Carroll 15.28 (Qualified for Finals, New PR)
Boys Discus- Class 2A Finals
5th Evan Adams Kuemper 165-03 (New PR)
Girls Long Jump- Class 3A Finals
1st Shay Sinnard Carroll 18-07.75 (State Champion)
Girls 4×200- Class 3A Finals
22nd Carroll 1:50.72
Brenna Goins, Marasyn Wittrock, Libby Perkins, Emily Puck
Girls 4×100- Class 3A Prelims- Finals Saturday At 3:25
16th Carroll 50.88
Brenna Goins, Madison Tunning, Libby Perkins, Shay Sinnard
Girls 4×400- Class 3A Prelims- Finals Saturday At 3:55
16th Carroll 4:12.00
Marasyn Wittrock, Averi Burke, Katelyn Aden, Marie Dea
