Girls Track Roundup: West High Wins Team Title at Draxton-Stiers/Wilkinson Invitational
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West High won seven events on its way to the team title at the Draxton-Stiers/Wilkinson Invitational on Saturday at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids.
The Women of Troy won three of the four field events, a pair of relays and got a school-record performance from Valerie Welch in the 100 hurdles while rolling up 115 points.
Dubuque Hempstead finished second with 94 points while City High was sixth with 74.
Leah Dusterhoft (discus), Chandler Haight (shot put) and Kitra Bell (long jump) won individual title in field events for West High.
On the track Welch added a title in the 100 hurdles in a time of 14.1 and Bailey Nock won the 1,500 and West High won the 4×800 and shuttle hurdle relays.
City High won the 4×100 relay and was second in the 4×200 and sprint medley.
Emma Clark finished second in the 200 for the Little Hawks and Merryl Green was second in the 400 hurdles.
Draxton-Stiers/Wilkinson Invitational
Team scores – 1. West High 115; 2. Dubuque Hempstead 94; 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 92; 4. Cedar Rapids Prairie 83; 5. Cedar Falls 79; 6. City High 74; 7. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 52.
Individual Results
(Event winners; area placewinners)
100 – 1. MiAsia Bergmann (CRJ) 12.19; 5. Katie Severt (ICW) 12.63; 6. Azzura Sartini-Rideout (ICH) 12.99.
200 – 1. Cheyenne Mitchell (CRK) 27.08; 2. Emma Clark (ICH) 27.49.
400 – 1. Kaelyn Ryan (CRK) 1:05.48; 4. Elizabeth Davis (ICW) 1:07.18.
800 – 1. Mackenzie Michael (CF) 2:22.26; 3. Mary Arch (ICH) 2:29.15; 5. Olivia Moore (ICW) 2:30.05; 6. Deniz Ince (ICW) 2:30.93.
1,500 – 1. Bailey Nock (ICW) 4:48.59; 2. Gabby Skopec (ICW) 4:59.98.
3,000 – 1. Hannah Frazee (CRP) 11:02.87; 3. Emily Bywater (ICH) 11:12.51.
100 hurdles – 1. Valerie Welch (ICW) 14.1; 4. Peyton Steva (ICW) 15.53.
400 hurdles – 1. Sydney Davis (CF) 1:07.46; 2. Merryl Green (ICH) 1:08.3; 4. Micaela Gravelin (ICW) 1:08.44.
4×100 – 1. City High (Emma Clark, Azzura Sartini-Rideout, Emma Cooper, Tiara Green) 50.76; 2. West High 50.79.
4×200 – 1. Cedar Falls 1:48.14; 2. City High (Emma Clark, Azzura Sartini-Rideout, Tiara Green, Emma Cooper) 1:48.63.
4×400 – 1. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 4:06.65; 6. City High (Sydney DePrenger, Tiara Green, Izzy Jones, Mary Arch) 4:21.85.
4×800 – 1. West High (Olivia Moore, Deniz Ince, Gabby Skopec, Bailey Nock) 9:54.69; 3. City High (Kinsee Brands, Izzy Jones, Addy Smith, Gabriel McCormick) 10:29.08.
Shuttle hurdle – 1. West High (Peyton Steva, Kitra Bell, Ally Bauer, Kia Noibi) 1:06.88; 4. City High (Kate Swenning, Merryl Green, Brooke Bormann, Michelle Jennings) 1:13.55.
Sprint medley – 1. Cedar Rapids Prairie 1:53.19; 2. City High (Emma Clark, Azzura Sartini-Rideout, Emma Cooper, Tiara Green) 1:54.09; 3. West High (Katie Severt, Ally Bauer, Peyton Steva, Simone Willis) 1:55.67.
Distance medley – 1. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 4:29.4; 6. City High (Merryl Green, Maimouna Sow, Sydney Fellows, Janet Nyamboneka) 5:00.32.
High jump – 1. Katie Beer (CRK) 5-2.
Long jump – 1. Kitra Bell (ICW) 17-3.
Shot put – 1. Chandler Haight (ICW) 42-2; 5. Leah Dusterhoft (ICW) 35-9 ½; 6. Luci Murphy (ICH) 35-7 ¼.
Discus – 1. Leah Dusterhoft (ICW) 124-2; 3. Luci Murphy (ICH) 114-10; 4. Chandler Haight (ICW) 109-7.