Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

DES MOINES – Solon did it again.

And this time the Spartans dominated.

Solon used a strong Saturday that included four top-three finishes to win a second consecutive Class 3A title on a sunny Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

“It’s just so amazing for our team,” Solon senior Emma Wolff said. “I am just so happy that everyone on our team got to finish this the way that we wanted to. We didn’t know halfway through the season if this was going to be possible for us so I’m just so happy.”

A year after winning the first outright state title in program history the Spartans doubled down on Saturday pulling away from the 3A field to win the third title in program history.

Solon got a state title from junior Gracie Federspiel in the 800, runner-up finishes from its shuttle hurdle and sprint medley relay teams and a third-place finish from Aly Stahle in the 200 on Saturday while pulling away from runner-up ADM.

The Spartans finished with 79 points, 17 more than ADM who was runner-up to Solon for the second straight season.

“Pretty much everything went our way,” first-year Solon head coach Jessica Brimeyer said. “We couldn’t have asked for better performances. It went really well.”

Last season Solon scored in 11 events while outdistancing ADM by 18 points for the team title.

Solon was even more impressive this season.

The Spartans scored in 13 events, had nine top-three performances and won three titles including individual crowns by Federspiel and senior Sophia Stahle.

“This is the best feeling in the world,” Federspiel said. “I can’t explain to you the amount of work that we have put in together and for us to be able to come here and do this is amazing.”

Just as it was a year ago it was the depth of the Spartans that led to the title.

Solon scored points in six of seven relays, finishing in the top three in five relays while securing the third consecutive top-two finish at state.

“I think this year it really was the offseason,” Federspiel said. “We really worked together in the offseason and we bonded really quickly in the beginning.”

Federspiel earned her second title of the week with her first career individual crown when she won the 800 in a career-best time of 2:12.97.

“Obviously it’s really fun to run those relays but I just used that momentum in the relays to help me out here,” Federspiel said. “I know everyone is supporting me and that’s something that is really special and that really helps me push.”

Federspiel trailed Atlantic senior Ava Rush for the first 500 meters but surged to the lead down the back stretch.

Rush finished second in 2:14.14.

“I don’t think I was honestly expecting to feel that good,” Federspiel said. “At the 200 mark my legs felt ready to go.”

The title from Federspiel was just the start for Solon.

The Spartans were runner-up in the sprint medley with the team of Mia Duckett, Emma Wolff, Aly Stahle and Sophia Stahle finished in 1:48.22.

The 400-meter anchor leg on the runner-up sprint medley was part of a three-medal day for Sophia Stahle who finished sixth in the 100 hurdles and ran on the runner-up shuttle hurdle relay team.

“I do enjoy running that 400 and today was really nice because we had great competition,” Stahle said. “At the end I had a lot more left in me than 400 hurdles.”

Sophia Stahle joined Mia Stahle, Aly Stahle and Calla Foster on the shuttle hurdle relay team that was runner-up in 1:05.18.

Newton won the 3A shuttle hurdle in 1:04.79.

“I knew it was going to be a race, the anchors are all the finals and they are really fast,” Sophia Stahle said. “I was trying to book it but second place is awesome, we got a new pr and that’s all you can ask for.”

Aly Stahle finished third in the 200 in a time of 25.58 and was on the Spartan 4×100 relay team that finished eighth.

Class 4A

State Track and Field Meet

At Drake Stadium in Des Moines

Team scores (top 10; area teams) – 1. Waukee Northwest 74; 2. Ames 69; 3. West Des Moines Dowling 62; 4. Pleasant Valley 52; 5. Ankeny 50; 6. Johnston 46; 7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 38; 8. West Des Moines Valley 33; 9. Des Moines Roosevelt 31; 10. Southeast Polk 28; 10. Dubuque Hempstead 28

Individual events (winner; area participants)

100 – 1. Olivia Kramer (West Des Moines Dowling) 12.12

200 – 1. Elliana Haris (Sioux City East) 24.6

800 – 1. Keelee Leitzen (Dubuque Hempstead) 2:11.46; 3. Ani Wedemeyer (City High) 2:13.08

1,600 – 1. Addison Dorenkamp (West Des Moines Valley) 4:31.57; 9. Cori Mac (Liberty High) 4:41.91; 20. Nina Peterson (City High) 5:00.78

110 hurdles – 1. Ali Frandsen (Ames) 14.1; 8. Erinah Carter (West High) 16.28

Shuttle hurdle – 1. West Des Moines Dowling 1:01.34; 4. West High (Sophia Olivo, Lily McConnell, Hebah War, Erinah Carter) 1:04.91

Sprint medley – 1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1:46.12; 13. Liberty High (Amira Coleman, Brynlee Slockett, Natalie Ramsey, Jasmine Barney) 1:51.74; 18. West High (Natalie Steva, Lindsey McKane, Annie Schwartz, Erinn Varga) 1:52.51; 19. City High (Safia Almabrazi, Bella Skay, Eva Reynolds, Ani Wedemeyer) 1:52.97

4×100 – 1. West Des Moines Dowling 48.01

4×400 – 1. Ames 3:49.49

Class 3A

Team scores (top 10; area teams) – 1. Solon 79; 2. ADM 62; 3. Pella 42; 4. Dubuque Wahlert 41; 5. Mount Vernon 34; 5. Des Moines Hoover 34; 7. Clear Lake 31; 8. Carroll 27; 9. Ballard 26; 10. Atlantic 25; 20. Clear Creek Amana 15

Individual events (winner; area participants)

100 – 1. Jessica Kyne (Des Moines Hoover) 12.25

200 – 1. Jessica Kyne (Des Moines Hoover) 25.06; Aly Stahle (Solon) 25.58

800 – 1. Gracie Federspiel (Solon) 2:12.97; 17. Anna Quillin (Solon) 2:24.1

1,600 – 1. Paityn Noe (Ballard) 4:28.8; 10. Kayla Young (Solon) 4:54.08; 19. Kira Barker (Clear Creek Amana) 5:11.39

110 hurdles – 1. Jerra Merchant (Spencer) 14.39; 3. Silvana Kabolo (Clear Creek Amana) 14.97; 6. Sophia Stahle (Solon) 15.04

Shuttle hurdle – 1. Newton 1:04.79; 2. Solon (Aly Stahle, Mia Stahle, Calla Foster, Sophia Stahle) 1:05.18; 3. Clear Creek Amana (Jaylin Herring, Sydney Pfeiffer, Averie Lower, Silvana Kabolo) 1:06.69

Sprint medley – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 1:47.6; 2. Solon (Mia Duckett, Emma Wolff, Aly Stahle, Sophia Stahle) 1:48.22;

4×100 – 1. Des Moines Hoover 48.28; 8. Solon (Mia Duckett, Emma Wolff, Piper Stahle, Aisley Foster) 50.4

4×400 – 1. Dubuque Wahlert 3:58.56

Class 2A

Team scores (top 10; area teams) – 1. Van Meter 71; 2. Mid-Prairie 49; 3. Unity Christian 36; 4. Denver 35; 5. Panorama 30; 5. Pella Christian 30; 7. Sibley-Ocheyedan 28; 8. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 27; 9. Treynor 25; 10. Estherville-Lincoln Central 23

Individual events (winner; area participants)

100 – 1. Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama) 12.06

200 – 1. Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama) 24.98

800 – 1. Madison Brouwer (Sibley-Ocheyedan) 2:13.67

1,500 – 1. Madison Brouwer (Sibley-Ocheydan) 4:36.75

110 hurdles – 1. Claire Teigland (Treynor) 14.92

Shuttle hurdle – 1. Sioux Central 1:04.67

Sprint medley – 1. Van Meter 1:48.33

4×100 – 1. Denver 49.8

4×400 – 1. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 3:56.7

Class 1A

Team scores (top 10; area teams) – 1. Calamus-Wheatland 38; 2. Nashua-Plainfield 33; 3. AGWSR 32; 4. Riverside 30; 5. Lawton-Bronson 29; 6. Grand View Christian 27; 6. Newell-Fonda 27; 8. Nodaway Valley 26; 9. Algona Garrigan 25; 9. Pekin 25; 9. Council Bluffs St. Albert 25

Individual events (winner; area participants)

100 – 1. Mia Walker (Newell-Fonda) 12.41

200 – 1. Aleksys Gannon (Murray) 25.29

800 – 1. Kadence Huck (Nashua-Plainfield) 2:11.75

1,500 – 1. Noelle Steines (Calamus-Wheatland) 4:35.43

110 hurdles – 1. Emily Williams (East Mills) 15.17; 8. Reese Naeve (Regina) 16.07

Shuttle hurdle – 1. Stanton 1:07.26

Sprint medley – 1. Lawton-Bronson 1:51.38

4×100 – 1. Lisbon 50.11

4×400 – 1. Riverside 4:03.07

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