Eagle girls take second at home

AFTON – East Union girls track and field held serve at its home meet Tuesday, taking second place with 88 team points as the runner-up to Central Decatur.

For the Eagles, it was the distance events and some solid finishes in the sprints that pushed them to a second place finish.

Mattie Riemenschneider and Elizabeth Hardy finished in third and fourth, respectively, in the 800 meter run.

Gabby Valencia took second in the 3,000 meter run and fourth in the 1,500.

The Eagles also put together two second place finishes in the shuttle hurdle and distance medley relay.

In the shuttle hurdle it was Grace Nixon, Molly McNeill, Mallory Raney and Maddy Hayes that finished just off the mark of Central Decatur.

Beth McKnight, Alissa Weinkoetz, Olivia Cheers and Hardy were the foursome that took second in the distance medley for EU.

Diagonal hits the track

The Maroonettes of Diagonal had waited patiently to finally get on the track this season and had some notable performances in Afton.

“I thought our girls performed well for their first meet,” said first-year head coach Zach Robinson. “I believe if we clean up a few things we can be more competitive.”

Erin Sobotka scored eight of the team’s nine team points with a second place finish in the 1,500 meters in 5:40.45.

“I thought Erin Sobotka, ... performed extremely well,” said Robinson. “She also jumped 12 (feet), 10 (inches) in the long jump which was another personal best for her.”

Emily Newton, Kerrigan Mobley, Sofia Cifarelli and Sobotka took sixth in the distance medley as well for the Maroonettes.

Lenox, Murray and Orient-Macksburg set marks

The medley relays had the Tigers taking home gold in both the sprint medley and the distance medley Tuesday.

The sprint medley unit of McKinna Hogan, Niki Sparks, Brooklyn Ecklin and TJ Stoaks crossed the line in 2:04.22.

Hogan anchored the grouping in the distance medley that took first as well, which was led by Niki Sparks, Brooklynn Ecklin and Morgan Parrish before Hogan took over.

Camryn Douglas, Caitlyn Maynes, Jena Ricks and Jynessa Cox helped the Tigers’ 4x800 team finish in second behind CD as Lenox ended the meet with 63 points and a fifth-place overall team finish.

The Lady Mustangs were led by a number of strong performances throughout the evening.

Megan Keller ran a 28.93 in the 200 meter dash, taking second place behind Bedford’s Selena Valenzuela by just 17-hundredths of a second. Keller was also second in the 400 meter dash.

Hailey Chew finished third in the long jump for the Lady Mustangs and the 4x200 pairings of Chew, Emma Decker, Mackenzie Keller and Kelli Romero also grabbed a silver medal.

Cortney Gross, Janesa Tonnberg, Caitlyn Gist and Kaela Eslinger powered the Bulldogs’ sprint medley team to fifth place while Eslinger also snagged a fifth place finish in the shot put and 400 meter dash.

Orient-Macksburg finished the meet with seven team points.

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Results

Team results – 1. Central Decatur 137; 2. East Union 88; 3. Lamoni 80; 4. CAM-Anita 77; 5. Lenox 63; 6. Murray 47; 7. Melcher-Dallas 44; 8. Bedford 36; 9. Diagonal 9; 10. Orient-Macksburg 7.

100 meter dash – 1. Abby Martin, Lamoni, 13.24; 4. Megan Keller, Murr, 14.06; 10. Kaitlyn Mitchell, EU, 14.69; 11. Cortney Gross, O-M, 14.83; 13. Samantha Trost, Len, 15.11; 14. Carla Ivaldi, Murr, 15.17; 18. Jaden Froit, EU, 16.69; 19. Hayli Shinn, O-M, 17.13; 22. Bailey Taylor, Diag, 17.58; 23. Haley Plowman, Diag, 18.22.

200 meter dash – 1. Selena Valenzuela, Bed, 28.76; 2. Megan Keller, Murr, 28.93; 4. Beth McKnight, EU, 29.60; 6. Allivea Skarda, EU, 29.95; Brooklynn Ecklin, Len, 31.13; 8. Cortney Gross, O-M, 31.38; 9. Emma Decker, Murr, 31.89; 11. Emily Newton, Diag, 32.30; 12. Ashton Larson, Len, 32.57; 14. Janesa Tonneberg, O-M, 34.03; 21. Haley Plowman, Diag, 39.76.

400 meter dash – 1. Emma Atwood, CD, 1:05.48; 2. Megan Keller, Murr, 1:06.90; 3. TJ Stoaks, Len, 1:08.71; 5. Kaela Eslinger, O-M, 1:11.09; 6. Caitlyn Gist, O-M, 1:13.10; 7. Ashton Larson, Len, 1:14.14; 12. Ainsley Waigand, EU, 1:21.22; 13. Taylor Miller, EU, 1:22.16; 16. Kayla Bentley, Diag, 1:28.44; 18. McKayla Henrichs, Murr, 1:29.79; 19. Haley Plowman, Diag, 1:47.39.

800 meter dash – 1. Alaina Applegate, CD, 2:48.06; 3. Mattie Riemenschneider, EU, 2:51.37; 4. Elizabeth Hardy, EU, 2:51.89; 5. Camryn Douglas, Len, 2:54.49; 11. Mackenzie Halverson, Murr, 3:44.40.

1,500 meter run – 1. J’Lyn Knutson, M-D, 5:20.10; 2. Erin Sobotka, Diag, 5:40.54; 3. McKinna Hogan, Len, 5:52.95; 4. Gabby Valencia, EU, 6:00.84; 9. Sofia Cifarelli, Diag, 7:13.41; 10. Taylor Miller, EU, 7:36.50.

3,000 meter run – 1. J’Lyn Knutson, M-D, 11:10.22; 2. Gabby Valencia, EU, 13:06.43; 5. Aisnley Waigand, EU, 15:19.59.

100 meter hurdles – 1. Riley Bell, CD, 16.42; 4. Cassidy Nelson, Len, 18.13; 5. Grace Nixon, EU, 18.13; 6. Maddy Hayes, EU, 19.08; 11. Cindy Gard, Murr, 23.00.

400 meter hurdles – 1. Emma Atwood, CD, 1:12.53; 3. Molly McNeill, EU, 1:14.63; 8. Maddy Hayes, EU, 1:35.78.

4x100 meter relay – 1. Lamoni, 55.58; 2. East Union, (Mallory Raney, Allivea Skarda, Kaitlyn Mitchell, Alissa Weinkoetz), 56.59; 6. Lenox, (Cassidy Nelson, Niki Sparks, Ashton Larson, Brooklynn Ecklin), 58.61; 7. Murray (Hailey Chew, Kelli Romero, Mackenzie Keller, Carla Ivaldi), 59.66; 9. O-M, (Janesa Tonnberg, Hayli Shinn, Caitlyn Buckmann, Caitlyn Gist), 1:04.96.

4x200 meter relay – 1. Bedford, 1:59.96; 3. Murray, (Hailey Chew, Emma Decker, Mackenzie Keller, Kelli Romero), 2:06.46; 4. EU, (Aubrey Hansen, Katelyn Albrechtsen, Ryleigh Kelley, Kaitlyn Mitchell), 2:11.52; 5. Lenox, (Caitlyn Maynes, Jena Ricks, Grace Kerschner, Samantha Trost), 2:12.93.

4x400 meter relay – 1. Lamoni, 4:36.87; 2. Lenox, (Morgan Parrish, Jynessa Cox, Camryn Douglas, TJ Stoaks), 4:48.26; 4. EU, (Olivia Cheers, Kaylin Lack, Grace Nixon, Molly McNeill), 4:57.93; 8. Murray, (Cierra Mastin, Delia Mozqueda, Lexie Penick, Calleigh Klein), 5:54.06.

4x800 meter relay – 1. CD, 11:57.16; 2. Lenox, (Camryn Douglas, Caitlyn Maynes, Jena Ricks, Jynessa Cox), 12:32.40; 3. EU, (Mattie Riemenschneider, Karah Kirkland, Clarissa Kunkle, Kylie Tate), 12:42.75.

Sprint medley – 1. Lenox, (McKinna Hogan, Niki Sparks, Brooklyn Ecklin, TJ Stoaks), 2:04.22; 4. East Union, (Aubrey Hansen, Allivea Skarda, Beth McKnight, Kaylin Lack), 2:09.14; 5. O-M, (Cortney Gross, Janesa Tonnberg, Caitlyn Gist, Kaela Eslinger), 2:09.88; 8. Diagonal, (Emily Newton, Kerrigan Mobley, Sofia Cifarelli, Erin Sobotka), 2:21.30; 12. Murray, (Kennedy Hildebrand, Hannah Paschke, Delia Mozqueda, Cierra Mastin), 2:43.36.

Distance medley – 1. Lenox, (Niki Sparks, Brooklynn Ecklin, Morgan Parrish, McKinna Hogan), 4:59.30; 2. EU, (Beth McKnight, Alissa Weinkoetz, Olivia Cheers, Elizabeth Hardy), 5:01.47; 6. Diagonal, (Emily Newton, Kerrigan Mobley, Sofia Cifarelli, Erin Sobotka), 5:24.47; 10. Murray, (Chloe Church, Brookey Shannon, Lexie Penick, Calleigh Klein), 6:27.28.

Shuttle hurdle – 1. CD, 1:11.55; 2. EU, (Grace Nixon, Molly McNeill. Mallory Raney, Maddy Hayes), 1:17.43; 3. Lenox, (Cassidy Nelson, Morgan Parrish, McKinna Hogan, TJ Stoaks), 1:19.67.

High jump – 1. Emma Atwood, CD, 5-0; 4. Megan Keller, Murr, 4-8; 7. Cassidy Nelson, Lenox, 4-6; 9. Alissa Weinkoetz, EU, 4-4.

Long jump – 1. Riley Bell, CD, 14-11.5; 3. Hailey Chew, Murr, 13-11; 5. Carla Ivaldi, Murr, 13-9.25; 9. Grace Nixon, EU, 12-11.50; t10. Niki Sparks, Len, 12-10.5; t10. Erin Sobotka, Diag, 12-10.5; 12. Cortney Gross, O-M, 12-7.5; 13. Allivea Skarda, EU, 12-5; 17. Kerrigan Mobley, Diag, 11-4.25; 18. Caitlyn Maynes, Lenox, 11-1.

Shot put – 1. Molly Venteicher, CAM, 36-2.5; 2. Emma Decker, Murr, 31-7.75; 3. Jessica Kelley, EU, 31-3.25; 5.Kaela Eslinger, O-M, 30-8.75; 7. Kayla Yzaguirre, Len, 30-5.5; 11. Bailey Taylor, Diag, 27-6; 12. Zoey Black, Murr, 26-3.75; 14. Camryn Douglas, Len, 24-9; t17. Caitlyn Buckmann, O-M, 23-0.75; 17. Kayla Bentley, Diag, 23-0.75; 19. Ali Neisemier, EU, 22-7.25.

Discus – 1. Allison Spieker, CAM, 101-7.5; 5. Rakenzy Pryor, EU, 79-10; 6. Kendra Boles, Murr, 78-4.5; 7. Kayla Yzaguirre, Len, 76-2; 10. Morgan Parrish, Len, 74-2; 12. Kaela Eslinger, O-M, 66-2.5; 13. Kayla Bentley, Diag, 64-5; 17. Caitlyn Buckmann, O-M, 55-10.75; 20. Bailey Taylor, Diag, 52-3; 21. Ali Neisemeier, EU, 51-11; 22. McKayla Henrichs, Murr, 50-1.25.