Raiders win boys title; I-35 claims girls

CORNING — The Mount Ayr boys track team turned in a total team effort here Tuesday night to handily win the Pride of Iowa Conference championship.

The Raiders crowned two individual champions and scored points in all but two events to roll up 107 points. Martensdale-St. Marys was a distant second with 76.

“The Raiders put together some of the finest performances of the season on a great night for the POI championships,” former Raider standout and current coach Brad Elliott said. “I couldn’t be prouder of the entire team for what they were able to accomplish tonight. We do a great job of motivating our kids and tonight that showed. We had some guys who normally score big for us compete injured and still score points.”

One of those injured Raiders is Cade Lambson, who battled through a back injury to set a new POI record in the discus with a winning toss of 168-feet 2-inches. The record was held by former Raider Chip Brundage. Lambson also took second in the shot put, while teammate Dustin Pritchett was third in the shot put and sixth in the discus.

Jordan Clymer was Mount Ayr’s other champion, with a winning time of 2:10.67 in the 800.

“I put a lot of emphasis on the 800 and I couldn’t be prouder to have a conference champion in that event,” Elliott said.

Braydee Poore gave the Raiders big points in the high jump with a runner-up finish.

On the track, the Raiders set season and personal bests in just about every event.

The 4x800 finished second behind season-best efforts from Dusty Lyden and Christian Overholtzer. Noah Larsen took 10 seconds off his best time for a fourth-place finish in the 3,200 and the shuttle hurdle team placed third with a season-best time.

“The turning point of the meet came in the 110 high hurdles, as both Korey Beaman and Braydee Poore scored big for us. After that all of the cards lined up,” Elliott said.

Personal-best times from Alex Sobotka (second) and Larsen (sixth) in the 1,600 gave the Raiders two scores, Jacob Sobotka placed sixth in the 200 with a personal-best time, Korey Beaman had his top time in a third-place effort in the 400 hurdles and the medley relay had a season-best time for fourth.

The title was clinched in the 800 when Clymer out-kicked 2010 champion Trent Verwers of Martensdale-St. Marys for the title and Raider Drake Schafer placed sixth. The 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams closed out the night with place finishes to add to the winning total.

“On the track we really raised our expectations and earned a lot of respect from our competitors,” Elliott said. “Winning in this conference isn’t easy and it is a great boost to the development of our program. It marks the 12th time Mount Ayr has won the Pride of Iowa title and numerous titles in the Tall Corn Conference. I participated on teams that won four POI’s in a row and I have to tell you this one takes the cake, it is very special to me as a coach.”

Nodaway Valley was the next highest area placing team with a seventh-place effort.

Spencer Scar gave the Wolverines an individual champion with his clocking of 23.53 in the 200. Runner-up finishers were Colton Graham in the 3,200 with a personal-best time of 10:45.95, Ben Schulteis in the discus and Jackson Shantz in the 400 low hurdles. The shuttle hurdle team placed fifth and set a new school record in 1:03.98.

Corning, led by Dray Carl, finished ninth. Carl was third in the 800, fourth in the 200 and 400 and fifth in the 100. James Johannes took fourth-place honors in the shot put and discus and Tyler Ogburn was fourth in the 800.

East Union placed 11th with one point and Lenox finished last without any score.

Girls meet

The POI girls meet was looked at as a four-team race heading in between Mount Ayr, Corning, Interstate 35 and Martensdale-St. Marys.

In the end, it was no contest, as the I-35 Roadrunners rolled to the league title with 142 points, well ahead of runner-up M-SM’s total of 103. Corning and defending champion Mount Ayr finished third and fourth, respectively.

Corning had four championship efforts on its own track.

Kristen Carmichael was impressive in taking the gold in the 1,500 and 3,200. She pulled away from Holly McKinney of I-35 and teammate Tiffany Shepherd early in the 3,200 and coasted to victory in a personal-best time of 10:58.21.

“I just wanted to start out at a pace I could maintain and just run my race,” Carmichael said after the 3,200. “It’s nice, especially being able to win a conference title and set a p.r. in front of my family and friends. It means a lot to me.”

Carmichael and Shepherd finished 1-2 in the 1,500 and Shepherd finished second to four-time POI champion Bailey Myer of Mount Ayr in the 800.

Lady Raider Caitlyn Stroud, fresh off an appearance at the Drake Relays, won the 100 with a time of 12.64. She pulled away from Central Decatur freshman Caitlyn Saxton midway through the race and never looked back.

“That CD girl was with me for a while, but after about 25 meters, I didn’t see anybody,” Stroud said.

East Union’s Mariah Kruse false started and was disqualified from the 100. The Eagle finished second in the 200 and helped the Eagle 4x100 team place second.

Stroud picked up another gold when she anchored the winning 4x200 with Taylor Gaule, Amber Longabaugh and Sydney Maynes.

Myer was Mount Ayr’s lone champion and also ran on the runner-up 4x800 and 4x400 relay teams. The Raiderette 4x200 relay team also won silver.

The East Union shuttle hurdle relay team joined Kruse in the 200 and the Eagle 4x100 team as a runner-up finisher.

Nodaway Valley finished seventh in the team race, East Union was eighth and Lenox was 12th.

The Wolverine 4x800 and sprint medley relay teams placed third for the team’s top finishes, while Blythe Beck finished sixth in the long jump for Lenox’s lone point.

Pride of Iowa Conference Meet

BOYS

Team standings — 1. Mount Ayr 107; 2. Martensdale-St. Marys 76; 3. Pleasantville 62; 4. Bedford 59; 5. Interstate 35 (Truro) 58; 6. Central Decatur 49; 7. Nodaway Valley 48; 8. Wayne 43; 9. Corning 32; 10. Southeast Warren 23; 11. East Union 1; 12. Lenox 0.

Discus — 1. Cade Lambson, Mount Ayr, 168-02; 2. Ben Shulteis, Nodaway Valley, 127-08; 4. James Johannes, Corning, 120-07; 5. Evan Maynes, Corning, 119-04; 6. Dustin Pritchett, Mount Ayr, 110-10; 14. Todd Stoaks, Lenox, 98-06; 19. Clelland Maynes, 88-03; 20. Caleb Lebuff, Nodaway Valley, 72-08.

Shot put — 1. Dillon Coates, M-SM, 46-04; 2. Cade Lambson, Mount Ayr, 45-01; 3. Dustin Pritchett, Mount Ayr, 44-11; 4. James Johannes, Corning, 44-09; 5. Greg Smith, Nodaway Valley, 44-07.5; 9. Jeremy Loghry, Corning, 39-05.5; 15. Landon Maynes, Lenox, 34-11.5; 17. Ben Shulteis, Nodaway Valley, 32-04.25; 18. Kenny Hagen, East Union, 31-03.5; 19. Sean Bennett, Lenox, 30-07.

High jump — 1. Hunter Van Haalen, Pleasantville, 6-03; 2. Braydee Poore, Mount Ayr, 6-02; 6. Josh Winkler, Corning, 5-08; 7. Colton Bolles, Mount Ayr, 5-08; 8. Alex Welsch, Nodaway Valley, 5-06; 9. Mason Peterson, Lenox, 5-02.

Long jump — 1. Logan Hutchison, Wayne, 18-10.5; 7. James Cox, Corning, 17-08; 8. Cody Stackhouse, Mount Ayr, 17-05; 10. Blake Quam, Nodaway Valley, 17-04; 14. Mason Peterson, Lenox, 16-02.75; 16. Austin Quick, Mount Ayr, 15-11.25; 18. Aaron Southworth, Lenox, 14-06.75.

3,200 meters — 1. Trent Verwers, M-SM, 10:40.22; 2. Colton Graham, Nodaway Valley, 10:45.95; 4. Noah Larsen, Mount Ayr, 11:08.24; 7. Jordan Clymer, Mount Ayr, 12:06.92; 9. Nate Blaine, Nodaway Valley, 14:30.96.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Wayne, 8:47.01; 2. Mount Ayr (Christian Overholtzer, Drake Schafer, Dusty Lyden, Alex Sobotka), 8:58.57; 6. East Union (Jamie Stonehocker, Grant Hall, Jordan Siddens, Ian Richardson), 9:37.75; 7. Nodaway Valley (Stephen Hansen, Matt Harm, Levi Thompson, Evan Mahoney), 9:52.05.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Central Decatur, 1:01.77; 3. Mount Ayr (Braydee Poore, Matt Sobotka, Zane Sickels, Korey Beaman), 1:03.89; 5. Nodaway Valley (Spencer Scar, Kolby Baier, Alex Welsch, Jackson Shantz), 1:04.22; 7. Corning (Tyler Ogburn, Jermiah Thomas, Dakota Monroe, Josh Winkler), 1:09.78; 11. Lenox (Mason Peterson, Todd Stoaks, Dustin Gordon, Aaron Southworth), 1:15.76.

100 meters — 1. Milo Blake, Bedford, 11.31; 3. Spencer Scar, Nodaway Valley, 11.62; 5. Dray Carl, Corning, 11.78; 6. Cody Stackhouse, Mount Ayr, 11.87; 11. Landon Maynes, Lenox, 12.30; 13. Andrew Alborn, Lenox, 12.47; 17. Blaine Williams, Corning, 12.68; 19. Dylan Flowers, East Union, 12.84; 20. Jack Jones, Mount Ayr, 12.85; 23. Ben Singer, Nodaway Valley, 14.81; 24. Nick Miller, East Union, 17.49.

400 meters — 1. Milo Blake, Bedford, 51.35; 4. Dray Carl, Corning, 53.80; 10. Zach Lemon, Mount Ayr, 58.03; 12. Tryce Nelson, Lenox, 58.91; 13. Evan Mahoney, Nodaway Valley, 59.20; 14. Harley Hamilton, Mount Ayr, 59.33; 16. Grant Hall, East Union, 1:00.11; 17. Lucas Nicholson, Corning, 1:00.54; 20. Nathaniel Thatcher, East Union, 1:04.90.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Bedford, 1:34.90; 4. Mount Ayr (Cody Doolittle, Cody Stackhouse, Matt Sobotka, Jacob Sobotka), 1:38.30; 6. Corning (James Cox, Josh Cross, Dakota Monroe, Drew Bartenhagen), 1:39.61; 7. Lenox (Landon Maynes, Tryce Nelson, Dustin Gordon, Andrew Alborn), 1:41.02; 11. East Union ( Bryson Kinyon, Nathaniel Thatcher, Kenny Hagen, Jamie Stonehocker), 1:48.90; 12. Nodaway Valley (Blake Quam, Jaydn Erlandson, Zach Brewer, Stephen Hansen), 1:51.39.

1,600 meters — 1. Trent Verwers, M-SM, 4:59.61; 2. Alex Sobotka, Mount Ayr, 5:01.87; 5. Colton Graham, Nodaway Valley, 5:05.98; 6. Noah Larsen, Mount Ayr, 5:07.64; 8. Garrett Newton, Corning, 5:11.02; 11. Ian Richardson, East Union, 5:28.08; 16. Nate Blaine, Nodaway Valley, 6:08.62

110 high hurdles — 1. Kyle Brown, M-SM, 15.88; 3. Korey Beaman, Mount Ayr, 16.65; 4. Braydee Poore, Mount Ayr, 16.81; 11. Josh Winkler, Corning, 18.63; 12. Jermiah Thomas, Corning, 19.94.

200 meters — 1. Spencer Scar, Nodaway Valley, 23.53; 4. Dray Carl, Corning, 24.22; 6. Jacob Sobotka, Mount Ayr, 24.27; 15. Baley Shantz, Nodaway Valley, 26.79; 16. Dustin Gordon, Lenox, 27.18; 17. Kenny Hagen, East Union, 27.47; 19. William Roberts, Corning, 28.86; 21. Clelland Maynes, Lenox, 32.33; 22. Nick Miller, East Union, 34.23.

400 low hurdles — 1. Kyle Brown, M-SM, 56.76; 2. Jackson Shantz, Nodaway Valley, 59.52; 3. Korey Beaman, Mount Ayr, 59.57; 8. Tyler Ogburn, Corning, 1;01.49; 11. Zach Zollman, Mount Ayr, 1:06.93; 14. Sean Bennett, Lenox, 1:11.51; 15. Jermiah Thomas, Corning, 1:14.91.

1,600 medley relay — 1. Pleasantville, 3:56.16; 4. Mount Ayr (Matt Sobotka, Colton Bolles, Braydee Poore, Christian Overholtzer), 4:02.36; 8. Nodaway Valley (Jaydn Erlandson, Kolby Baier, Zach Brewer, Alex Welsch), 4:15.50; 9. Corning (Blaine Williams, Josh Cross, Paul Anstey, Lucas Nicholson), 4:15.91; 10. East Union (Dylan Flowers, Bryson Kinyon, Jamie Stonehocker, Ian Richardson), 4:27.17; 11. Lenox (Andrew Alborn, Mason Peterson, Aaron Southworth, Todd Stoaks), 4:30.86.

800 meters — 1. Jordan Clymer, Mount Ayr, 2:10.67; 3. Dray Carl, Corning, 2:11.69; 4. Tyler Ogburn, Corning, 2:11.71; 6. Drake Schafer, Mount Ayr, 2:15.83; 11. Cory Bennett, Lenox, 2:30.17; 12. Evan Mahoney, Nodaway Valley, 2:30.81.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Bedford 44.62; 3. Mount Ayr (Cody Doolittle, Matt Sobotka, Zane Sickels, Cody Stackhouse), 46.67; 7. Lenox (Landon Maynes, Tryce Nelson, Dustin Gordon, Andrew Alborn), 49.74; 9. East Union (Sean Schmitz, Bryson Kinyon, Jamie Stonehocker, Dylan Flowers), 52.68.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Bedford, 3:34.18; 4. Mount Ayr (Alex Sobotka, Dusty Lyden, Jacob Sobotka, Korey Beaman), 3:42.66; 5. Nodaway Valley (Stephen Hansen, Alex Welsch, Jackson Shantz, Spencer Scar), 3:45.54; 7. Corning (James Cox, Paul Anstey, Lucas Nicholson, Dakota Monroe), 4:09.53; 8. East Union (Jordan Siddens, Nathaniel Thatcher, Kenny Hagen, Grant Hall), 4:12.96.

GIRLS

Team standings — 1. Interstate 35 (Truro) 142; 2. Martensdale-St. Marys 103; 3. Corning 92; 4. Mount Ayr 74; 5. Bedford 69; 6. Nodaway Valley 32; 7. East Union 27; 8. (tie) Southeast Warren and Wayne 18; 10. Central Decatur 10; 11. Pleasantville 2; 12. Lenox 1.

Discus — 1. Tara Miller, I-35, 99-01; 4. Jensen Stewart, Mount Ayr, 91-09; 5. Sami Haase, Nodaway Valley, 88-02; 6. Sydney Pontius, Corning, 86-01; 9. Carley Pappas, Corning, 78-02; 10. Morgan Quick, Mount Ayr, 75-05; 12. Nicci Sorensen, Lenox, 73-01; 13. Stacia Bryson, East Union, 71-09; 14. Jacklyn Bear, East Union, 68-05; 18. Katie Barker, Lenox, 60-10.

Shot put — 1. Devan Denato, M-SM, 30-07; 3. Jensen Stewart, Mount Ayr, 30-00.5; 4. Sami Haase, Nodaway Valley, 29-11.5; 5. Carley Pappas, Corning, 29-08.5; 9. Sydney Pontius, Corning, 28-05.5; 15. Morgan Quick, Mount Ayr, 24-06; 16. Stacia Bryson, East Union, 24-01.5; 19. Sydney Barker, Lenox, 23-01; 20. Kelsey Heston, Lenox, 21-03; 21. Sara Pettit, East Union, 20-10.

High jump — 1. Kaley Folkerts, Bedford, 4-11.5; 5. Andrea Boswell, Corning, 4-08; 6. Naomi Richards, Mount Ayr, 4-06; 7. (tie) Marissa Drake, Corning, Jacklyn Bear, East Union and Dusti Carlisle, East Union, 4-04.

Long jump — 1. Kaley Folkerts, Bedford, 15-10.25; 4. Amber Longabaugh, Corning, 13-09; 5. Brittni Johnson, Nodaway Valley, 13-07.5; 6. Blythe Beck, Lenox, 13-07.25; 11. Emily Fox, Mount Ayr, 12-05.5; 13. Kaeleigh Ballentine, East Union, 12-04.25; 15. Grace Fernandez, Mount Ayr, 12-00.5; 16. Shannon Smith, East Union, 10-01.5; 17. Erin Hintz, Lenox, 7-09.25.

3,000 meters — 1. Kristen Carmichael, Corning, 10:58.21; 3. Tiffany Shepherd, Corning, 11:41.50; 5. Carli Hand, Mount Ayr, 13:13.30; 7. Becca Gregg, Mount Ayr, 13:40.63.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Martensdale-St. Marys, 10:23.77; 2. Mount Ayr (Madi Hosfield, Megan Doubleday, Katelyn Warin, Bailey Myer), 10:39.97; 3. Nodaway Valley (Julie Bricker, Robyn Kincaide, Paige Jones, Susan Herr), 11:00.54; 6. East Union (Katelin Hardisty, Catelin Haight, Sarah Henrichs, Dusti Carlisle), 11:48.77; 7. Corning (Sydney Maynes, Kelsie Kinman, Marissa Drake, Ella Akin), 11:55.50.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Interstate 35, 1:11.74; 2. East Union (Rochelle Means, Brittany Malone, Chelsey Madison, Katie Rice), 1:13.03; 4. Mount Ayr (Jensen Stewart, Taylor Lynch, Grace Fernandez, Paige Daughton), 1:16.84.

100 meters — 1. Caitlyn Stroud, Corning, 12.64; 4. Amanda Perrigo, Mount Ayr, 13.95; 5. Kayleigh Wessel, Nodaway Valley, 14.28; 9. Blythe Beck, Lenox, 14.58; 14. Brittni Gillespie, Mount Ayr, 15.08; 15. Becca Siglin, Nodaway Valley, 15.11; 21. Paige Jessen, Corning, 16.33; 22. Kelsey Hoff, East Union, 16.55; 23. Ashley Valenzuela, Lenox, 16.78.

Distance medley relay — 1. Martensdale-St. Marys, 4:40.43; 2. Corning (Taylor Gaule, Caitlyn Damewood, Kelsie Kinman, Kristen Carmichael), 4:48.35; 3. Mount Ayr (Melissa Haveman, Charmaine Johnson, Naomi Richards, Hannah Fletchal), 4:49.06; 4. Nodaway Valley (Joanna Schweitzer, Christine Gross, Brittni Johnson, Paige Jones), 4:49.07; 9. East Union (Dusti Carlisle, Sara Pettit, Kaeleigh Ballentine, Jacklyn Bear), 5:42.90.

400 meters — 1. Maddie Beeler, I-35, 59.88; 5. Megan Doubleday, Mount Ayr, 1:08.49; 8. Nicci Sorensen, Lenox, 1:11.79; 10. Paige Jessen, Corning, 1:17.04; 16. Alyssa Jensen, Nodaway Valley, 1:38.76.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Corning (Taylor Gaule, Amber Longabaugh, Sydney Maynes, Caitlyn Stroud), 1:53.48; 2. Mount Ayr (Amanda Perrigo, Paige Daughton, Katelyn Warin, Madi Hosfield), 1:54.03; 7. East Union (Katie Rice, Dusti Carlisle, Brittany Malone, Chelsey Madison), 1:59.42; 9. Lenox (Katie Barker, Blythe Beck, Sydney Barker, Nicci Sorensen), 2:05.66.

100 hurdles — 1. Ellen Lupkes, I-35, 16.09; 5. Katie Rice, East Union, 17.77; 8. Taylor Lynch, Mount Ayr, 19.38; 9. Shannon Smith, East Union, 19.77; 10. Desirea Trammell, Mount Ayr, 20.16; 11. Hannah Cross, Corning, 21.41; 13. Clara McKenney, Lenox, 22.23; 14. Kelsey Grebner, Corning, 22.27.

800 meters — 1. Bailey Myer, Mount Ayr, 2:30.25; 2. Tiffany Shepherd, Corning, 2:35.65; 7. Katelin Hardisty, East Union, 2:48.00.

200 meters — 1. Maddie Beeler, I-35, 26.72; 2. Mariah Kruse, East Union, 27.01; 4. Madi Hosfield, Mount Ayr, 27.60; 6. Sydney Maynes, Corning, 29.85; 11. Katie Barker, Lenox, 30.88; 13. Amber Friend, East Union, 31.52; 14. Bethni Johnson, Nodaway Valley, 31.55; 16. Emily Fox, Mount Ayr, 31.83; 21. Clara McKenney, Lenox, 36.60.

400 hurdles — 1. Meagan Streyffeler, M-SM, 1:09.18; 4. Paige Daughton, Mount Ayr, 1:14.18; 7. Shannon Smith, East Union, 1:24.84; 9. Hannah Cross, Corning, 1:29.18.

Sprint medley relay — 1. Interstate 35, 1:59.55; 3. Nodaway Valley (Joanna Schweitzer, Kayleigh Wessel, Brittni Johnson, Paige Jones), 2:04.63; 4. Corning (Caitlyn Damewood, Taylor Gaule, Amber Longabaugh, Kelsie Kinman), 2:07.12; 6. Mount Ayr (Melissa Haveman, Amanda Perrigo, Megan Doubleday, Katelyn Warin), 2:09.00; 9. Lenox (Blythe Beck, Sydney Barker, Katie Barker, Nicci Sorensen), 2:12.17; 12. East Union (Eliza Driskill, Rochelle Means, Amber Friend, Kaeleigh Ballentine), 2:22.49.

1,500 meters — 1. Kristen Carmichael, Corning, 5;18.85; 2. Tiffany Shepherd, Corning, 5:25.12.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Bedford, 54.08; 2. East Union (Katie Rice, Brittany Malone, Chelsey Madison, Mariah Kruse), 54.34; 4. Corning (Taylor Gaule, Amber Longabaugh, Caitlyn Damewood, Caitlyn Stroud), 55.83; 5. Mount Ayr (Melissa Haveman, Jensen Stewart, Brooke Rychnovsky, Amanda Perrigo), 56.05.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Martensdale-St. Marys, 4:16.79; 2. Mount Ayr (Bailey Myer, Megan Doubleday, Katelyn Warin, Madi Hosfield), 4:20.31; 4. Nodaway Valley (Julie Bricker, Brittni Johnson, Susan Herr, Paige Jones), 4:44.78; 5. Corning (Ella Akin, Tiffany Shepherd, Sydney Maynes, Kelsie Kinman), 4:45.56; 8. East Union (Dusti Carlisle, Katelin Hardisty, Chelsey Madison, Catelin Haight), 4:58.64.