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The West Branch boys and girls track teams each crowned a champion on Thursday at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Tipton City Park in Tipton.

West Branch junior Alyssa Pierce won the shot put and broke her own school record to highlight three automatic state qualifying entries for the West Branch girls.

Pierce won the shot put with a school-record toss of 41-1 ¾ and joined freshman Grace Hamann as automatic individual state qualifiers for the Bears.

Hamann earned a spot at state with a runner-up finish in the 1,500 in a time of 5:00.08.

Hamann also anchored the Bears’ distance medley relay team to a runner-up finish as West Branch finished ninth at the 12-team meet with 54.3 points.

The West Branch distance medley team of Addi Schultes, Kennedy Simpson, Lexi Skay and Hamann finished runner-up in a time of 4:23.2.

The West Branch boys had a pair of automatic qualifiers highlighted by Auron Marsh who won the long jump with a leap of 20-5.

The distance medley team of Conner Capper, Brandon Pedersen, Lincoln Naber and Joe Hamann finished runner-up to Tipton in a time of 3:38.85.

West Branch was ninth in the boys team standings with 49 points.

Boys Results

Class 2A State Qualifying Meet

At Tipton City Park

Team scores – 1. Camanche 95; 2. Monticello 84; 3. Tipton 75; 4. Northeast 71; 5. Regina 65; 6. Anamosa 61; 7. Cascade 58; 8. West Liberty 52; 9. West Branch 49; 10. Durant 47; 11. Wilton 44; 12. Louisa-Muscatine 40

Individual results (Auto qualifiers; area placers)

Shot put – 1. Grant Gray (NE) 53-7 ¼; 2. Preston Ries (MON) 53-3

Discus – 1. Grant Gray (NE) 161-11; 2. Zach Yates (MON) 161-6; 4. Drew Streb (ICR) 144-7; 6. Reese Trepanier (WB) 131-10

Long jump – 1. Auron Marsh (WB) 20-5; 2. Colby Gray (NE) 20-4 ¼; 5. Savion Miller (ICR) 19-0 ½

High jump – 1. Tyson Seeser (CAM) 6-7; 2. Ike Claussen-Tubbs (ANA) 6-5; 8. Nathan Hills (WB) 5-6

100 – 1. Damian Pestle (WIL) 11.17; 2. Griffin Naderman (TIP) 11.38

200 – 1. Edwin Gangba (ICR) 22.6; 2. Connor Schwarz (DUR) 22.99; 5. Brandon Pedersen (WB) 23.47

400 – 1. Charlie Huesmann (DUR) 50.51; 2. Tyson Seeser (CAM) 51.41; 5. Brendan Olney (ICR) 54.34

800 – 1. Clay Bohlmann (TIP) 2:01.02; 2. Ty Tallman (MON) 2:04.78; 3. Joe Hamann (WB) 2:05.03

1,600 – 1. Samuel Welter (ICR) 4:46.66; 2. Braeden Keister (ANA) 4:48.32; 8. Lynden MacGillvary (WB) 4:59.3

3,200 – 1. Aedan Althoff (MON) 10:30.45; 2. Lane Cook (CAS) 10:40.25; 7. Preston Mayhew (WB) 12:20.49

110 hurdles – 1. Ryker Dengler (WL) 15.29; 2. Jordan Dusenberry (WIL) 15.34; 7. Nolan Staker (WB) 16.79

400 hurdles – 1. Ryker Dengler (WL) 56.37; 2. Grayson Weers (ANA) 56.81; 5. Nolan Staker (WB) 1:00.87

4×100 – 1. Regina (Jackson Naeve, Edwin Gangba, Alex Jensen, Savion Miller) 43.94; 2. West Liberty 44.38

4×200 – 1. Regina (Jackson Naeve, Edwin Gangba, Alex Jensen, Michael Martin) 1:31.63; 2. West Liberty 1:32.31; 7. West Branch (Logan Christoffel, Auron Marsh, Zach Capper, Connor Rios) 1:37.83

4×400 – 1. Tipton 3:28.52; 2. Camanche 3:29.15; 3. Regina (Alex Jensen, Jackson Naeve, Brendan Olney, Michael Martin) 3:31.43; 8. West Branch (Lincoln Naber, Joe Hamann, Reid Hansen, Trenton Schutte) 3:36.7

4×800 – 1. Tipton 8:21.78; 2. Northeast 8:38.35; 8. West Branch (Lynden MacGillvary, Josh Zoulek, Oliver Trepanier, Joseph Schlitz) 10:10.06

Sprint medley – 1. Camanche 1:35.22; 2. Anamosa 1:35.81; 3. Regina (Alex Jensen, Savion Miller, Edwin Gangba, Jackson Naeve) 1:35.96

Distance medley – 1. Tipton 3:34.69; 2. West Branch (Conner Capper, Brandon Pedersen, Lincoln Naber, Joe Hamann) 3:38.85

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. West Liberty 1:01.08; 2. Durant 1:03.01; 5. West Branch (Nolan Staker, Brandon Pedersen, Auron Marsh, Jake Swisher) 1:04.98

Girls Results 

Class 2A State Qualifying Meet

At Tipton City Park

Team scores – 1. Tipton 143; 2. Regina 90; 3. Anamosa 72; 4. Camanche 66; 5. Northeast 62; 6. Cascade 61; 7. Monticello 56.33; 8. Durant 55; 9. West Branch 54.33; 10. West Liberty 33; 11. Wilton 27.33; 12. Louisa-Muscatine 20

Individual results (Auto qualifiers; area placers)

Shot put – 1. Alyssa Pierce (WB) 41-1 3/4; 2. Paige Irvine (CAM) 38-5

Discus – 1. Maddie Fischer (ANA) 126-1; 2. Paige Irvine (CAM) 110-7; 7. Alyssa Pierce (WB) 93-2

Long jump – 1. Sully Hall (WL) 16-9 ½; 2. Catie Hook (WIL) 16-8

High jump – 1. Reese Naeve (ICR) 5-1; 2. Alliya Vratney (ANA) 5-0; 8. Alyssa Vargason (WB) 4-6

100 – 1. Jayden Cravatta (CAM) 12.59; 2. Alivia Chambers (NE) 13.17; 3. Addi Schultes (WB) 13.41; 5. Lilah Pedersen (WB) 13.46

200 – 1. Jordan Tegeler (NE) 26.34; 2. Avery Recker (ICR) 26.82; 6. Caitlin Martin (ICR) 28.99

400 – 1. Jordan Tegeler (NE) 59.93; 2. Ella Hein (TIP) 1:00.04; 7. Ava Wiltgen (ICR) 1:06.85

800 – 1. Noelle Steines (TIP) 2:14.66; 2. Alivia Edens (TIP) 2:21.4; 4. Grace Hamann (WB) 2:25.64; 8. Caitlyn Bell (ICR) 2:44.28

1,500 – 1. Noelle Steines (TIP) 4:50.35; 2. Grace Hamann (WB) 5:00.08; 4. Ruby Greving (ICR) 5:03.61

3,000 – 1. Noelle Steines (TIP) 10:36.49; 2. Hallie Kelchen (CAS) 10:45.5; 6. Faith Boileau (ICR) 12:42.55

100 hurdles – 1. Reese Naeve (ICR) 15.77; 2. Kate Green (CAS) 15.94; 3. Alli Clark (ICR) 17.15

400 hurdles – 1. Addie Nerem (TIP) 1:06.96; 2. Lainey Shelangoski (DUR) 1:09.5; 4. Amber Wolf (WB) 1:12.37

4×100 – 1. Regina (Avery Kies, Reese Naeve, Betsy Wolfe, Avery Recker) 51.68; 2. Northeast 52.14

4×200 – 1. Regina (Avery Kies, Betsey Wolfe, Caitlin Martin, Avery Recker) 1:50.42; 2. Cascade 1:50.63

4×400 – 1. Tipton 4:09.82; 2. Monticello 4:15.68; 4. West Branch (Lexi Skay, Addi Schultes, Finley Rushton, Grace Hamann) 4:24.24; 7. Regina (Harper Erwin, Ava Wiltgen, Betsy Wolfe, Leah Sickels) 4:29.94

4×800 – 1. Tipton 9:45.42; 2. Monticello 10:08.79; 3. Regina (Harper Erwin, Caitlyn Bell, Ruby Eastman, Ruby Greving) 10:19.05; 8. West Branch (Caitlyn Harrison, Sulli Bucknell, Lyla Popkes, Nora Ziehr) 11:26.8

Sprint medley – 1. Northeast 1:54.86; 2. Camanche 1:56.13; 3. Regina (Avery Kies, Alli Clark, Avery Recker, Leah Sickels) 1:58.78

Distance medley – 1. Tipton 4:13.83; 2. West Branch (Addi Schultes, Kennedy Simpson, Lexi Skay, Grace Hamann) 4:23.2

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Cascade 1:07.59; 2. Regina (Alli Clark, Ella Keune, Morgan Miller, Reese Naeve) 1:08.09

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