By Becky Walz,
South Winn freshman Maddy Jansen (far left) leads a heat of 400-meter dash runners down the frontstretch Thursday for the win. Along with Jansen is South Winn’s (l-r) Megan Hageman, Decorah’s McKenzie Riley, Waverly-Shell Rock’s Lilly Betts and Decorah’s Danielle Losen. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
The Decorah girls track team sent its seniors out in style Thursday night, hosting the Decorah Relays under picture-perfect conditions.
The Vikes won the team title with 159 points in the final home meet of the year. South Winn finished in a three-way tie with 57 points with Charles City and Mason City.
Seven golds
The Vikes produced seven gold-medal performances Thursday night.
The first came from the sprint medley quartet. Lani Hubka, Kailyn O’Gara, Brinley Krivachek and McKenzie Riley dug down to place first in 1:55.77. Hubka went on to claim the 100-meter dash title in 12.67 seconds, as well as the 400-meter hurdle crown in 1:08.55. Grace Blikre was the only other individual running champion, winning the 3000-meter run in 13:56.70.
The 4×100 relay also won. Ava Holthaus, Dahlyn Headington, Krivachek and Sami Mount crossed the finish line in 50.99 seconds.
In the field events, Chloe Reiser and Julia Alberts were both victorious. Reiser was the shot put champion with a throw of 41 feet 1 inch, while Alberts sailed the discus 119 feet even.
“We continue to put athletes in different races looking for what is best for individuals, the team and use meets for training. Our athletes continue to rise to the challenges. We are very proud of the team for great focus and superior senior leadership during the meet. Thanks to the volunteers who help make our meets go so smoothly, we are grateful for the support we receive from the community,” said co-head coaches Cristy Nimrod and Brad Johansen.
South Winn’s best
Abby Wagner and Maddy Jansen were the stars for South Winn. A. Wagner was the long-jump champion at 16 feet 5.5 inches and went on to finish second in the high jump, clearing 5 feet even.
Jansen, a freshman, broke the tape in the 400-meter dash in 1:03.81 with teammate Megan Hageman finishing third in 1:05.85.
The distance medley relay of Katie Shimek, Cloey Zweibohmer, Josie Tieskoetter and Billie Wagner won silver in 4:31.13.
Next up
The Vikings are at Charles City Tuesday, April 18, at 5 p.m., then travel to Waterloo West Thursday, April 20, for an invite that begins at 3:30 p.m.
South Winn was at Hudson Tuesday and are at North Fayette Valley for a co-ed meet Friday, April 21, at 4:30 p.m.
Decorah Relays team scores
1. Decorah 159; 2. West Delaware 76; 3. Osage 68; 4. Charles City 57; 4. Mason City 57; 4. South Winn 57; 7. Waverly-Shell Rock 54; 8. Central Elkader 47
Varsity results
High jump – 2. Abby Wagner, SW, 5’0”; 4. Alyssa Holthaus, SW, 4’8”; Ava Steine, Dec, 4’4”
Long jump – 1. A. Wagner, SW, 16’5.5”; 5. Hayley Stowe, Dec, 15’8”; 7. Holthaus, SW, 14’7”; 13. Jerikah Dodd, Dec, 13’0.5”
Shot put – 1. Chloe Reiser, Dec, 41’1”; 4. Sally Laybourn, Dec, 31’4”; 11. Kalissa Schmelzer, SW, 26’3”
Discus – 1. Julia Alberts, Dec, 119’0”; 5. Laybourn, Dec, 95’6”; 15. Kelsey Timp, SW, 61’10”; 16. Schmelzer, SW, 59’7”
100m – 1. Lani Hubka, Dec, 12.67; 2. Stowe, Dec, 12.91; 8. Allison Hageman, SW, 14.28; 10. Josie Tollefsrud, SW, 14.57
200m – 2. Stowe, Dec, 26.87; 3. Kailyn O’Gara, Dec, 28.64; 6. Cloey Zweibohmer, SW, 29.03
400m – 1. Maddy Jansen, SW, 1:03.81; 3. Megan Hageman, SW, 1:05.85; 4. Danielle Losen, Dec, 1:06.03; 5. McKenzie Riley, Dec, 1:06.49
800m – 27. Grace Brynsaas, Dec, 2:48.94
1500m – 4. Natalie Stevens, Dec, 5:52.27; 7. Deborah Hougen, Dec, 6:04.87; 10. Tessa Phillips, SW, 6:29.07
3000m – 1. Grace Blikre, Dec, 13:56.70
100m hurdles – 2. Renae Wilson, Dec, 16.78; 4. Sydney Kipp, Dec, 16.99; 12. Josie Hageman, SW, 19.63
400m hurdles – 1. Hubka, Dec, 1:08.55; 2. Lillian Olson, Dec, 1:12.35; 5. Izzy Kuboushek, SW, 1:18.49
Shuttle hurdle – 2. Kipp, Wilson, Kelby Kerndt, Autumn Schaller, Dec, 1:10.29; 7. J. Hageman, Kuboushek, K. Timp, Aubrey Willey, SW, 1:22.83
4×100 – 1. Ava Holthaus, Dahlyn Headington, Brinley Krivachek, Sami Mount, Dec, 50.99; 4. Morgan Kriener, Tollefsrud, A. Wagner, Holthaus, SW, 55.47
4×200 – 2. Holthaus, Headington, O’Gara, Mount, Dec, 1:49.83; 7. Kriener, Tollefsrud, A. Hageman, Britney Hageman, SW, 1:59.15
4×400 – 4. Jansen, Josie Tieskoetter, M. Hageman, Katie Shimek, SW, 4:24.55; 6. Lily Sandhorst, Riley, Losen, Dodd, Dec, 4:28.53
4×800 – 3. Sandhorst, Olson, Losen, Kamryn Steines, Dec, 10:53.43; 7. Karissa Wenthold, Anna Dietzenbach, Ella Willey, Ivey Franzen, SW, 11:56.83
Sprint medley – 1. Hubka, O’Gara, Krivachek, Riley, Dec, 1:55.77; 7. Kriener, Tollefsrud, J. Hageman, Kuboushek, SW, 2:12.45
Distance medley – 2. Katie Shimek, Zweibohmer, Tieskoetter, Billie Wagner, SW, 4:31.13; 4. Greta Jones, Bridget Bentley, Sandhorst, Brynn Storhoff, Dec, 4:47.94
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