by Keith Brake
Montezuma Magazine Editor
NEW SHARON – With all the bad weather we’ve had, Montezuma’s track and field athletes were ready for an afternoon and evening in the sun in New Sharon on Thursday, April 6.
“The weather was wonderful and our girls came ready to compete!” said Montezuma Coach Megan Carlson.
“Several girls had season- and lifetime-best performances, which are fun to see and hopefully we can continue to grow on those marks throughout the season,” the coach said.
The battle for the team title was ferocious, with just 7.5 points separating the fourth-place Bravettes from team champion Pella Christian. In between came North Mahaska and Colfax-Mingo.
“We were able to get all of the girls in an event and didn’t really focus on winning the team title,” Carlson said.
The Bravettes showed depth in the sprints, improved performances in the field events, and emerging strength in the hurdles and middle distances.
Freshman Chloe Snook won the 200-meter dash and placed second in the 100.
Montezuma’s other win was in the 4×800, by Claire Erselius, Kami Mathes, Ellen Cook and Mia Boulton.
The Bravettes had a number of second-place performance, which are covered in the event summary below.
‘”We need to continue to use our meets as training opportunities to prepare for the championship portion of the season,” Carlson said. “I am proud of the efforts by the girls and excited to see what they can do in the coming weeks.”
Warhawk Coed Relays
at North Mahaska
Girls Team Points – 1, Pella Christian, 124.5. 2, North Mahaska 123. 3, Colfax-Mingo 121. 4, Montezuma 117. 5, Sigourney 74. 6, BGM 67.5. 7, Iowa Valley 50. 8, Tri-County 26.
Montezuma places, efforts
High jump – 2, Lily Ferry, 4-6. 8, Taya Sincox 4-4.
Long jump – 2, Izzy Roorda, 14-4.5. 4, Chloe Snook, 14-1. Hayley Burnett, 12-0.
Shot put – 8, Tayler Wickham, 25-11. Taylor Wilcox, 24-10. Marie Muilenberg, 21-7.
Discus – 2, Kalynn Wanders, 91-3. Tayler Wickham 68-8. Sam Bos 58-10.
Sprint medley – 3, MHS, 2:07.20 (Kayl Young, Laila Kercheval, Taya Sincox, Izzy Roorda).
3,000 – 4, Alivia Cline, 14:57.90. 5, Ashlee Eilander, 15:03.50.
4×800 – 1, MHS, 11:13.60 (Claire Erselius, Kami Mathes, Ellen Cook, Mia Boulton).
Shuttle hurdles – 2, MHS, 1:37.30 (Lydia Singleton, Addy Probasco, Sara Bos, Hayley Burnett).
100 – 2, Chloe Snook, 14.10. 8, Madison Van Zee, 15.30. Haileah Eichenberger, 15.70.
Distance medley – 5, MHS, 5:16.20 (Kalynn Wanders, Claire Erselius, Laila Kercheval, Lindsey Henry).
400 – 8, Cam Brennan, 74.60. Sam Bos, 87.0.
4×200 – 5, MHS, 2:04.70. (Kami Mathes, Madison Van Zee, Ellen Cook, Izzy Roorda).
100 hurdles – Sara Bos 21.50. Taylor Wilcox 25.70.
800 – Willow Young, 3:15.80. Alvia Cline 3:16.60.
200 – 1, Chloe Snook 27.90. 7, Lily Ferry 30.90. Kayl Young 31.40.
400 hurdles – 4, Ashlee Eilander 87.0. 7, Haylee Burnett 1:39.30.
1,500 – 7, Lindsey Henry, 7:02.00. 8, Kylee Larmore, 7:32.10.
4×100 – 2, MHS, 56.40. (Kayl Young, Chloe Snook, Madison Van Zee, Izzy Roorda).
JV 4×100 – 56.60 (Lily Ferry, Cam Brennan, Taya Sincox, Laila Kercheval).
JV 4×100 – 63.3 (Makenna Johannes, Taylor Wilcox, Addy Probasco, Haileah Eichenberger).
4×400 – 5, MHS, 4:47.90 (Kami Mathes, Ellen Cook, Claire Erselius, Mia Boulton).