3 school records broken Saturday

Fast times and school records were a common theme this week for several area teams in track and field action.

Three school records were broken Saturday at the Eastern Iowa Track and Field Festival at Iowa City West.

Iowa Valley’s boys 4x200-meter relay team posted a time of 1:30.66, which ranked number one in Class 1A after Saturday.

Fast times don’t stop there for the Tigers’ boys. Their 4x100 team ranks first in 1A, and the 4x400 and sprint medley relay teams are in the top five.

Caleb Haack leads in the 200-meter, dropping a 22.33 this week, and is in the top five in the 100 after running a 11.10 Saturday.

On the girls’ side, Lydia Kriegel broke her own school record in the shot put again, setting a record Saturday after throwing a personal best Friday.

English Valleys’ Gage Heyne set a school record in the boys’ 800 Saturday, running a scorching 1:55.24. The time moves him up in the rankings and increases his chances of qualifying for the Drake Relays.

The English Valleys boys also ran a 3:39.04 distance medley this week, ranking them second in 1A.

Belle Plaine also ranks in the top five in 1A in several individual events and relays.

The South Iowa Cedar League may be unmatched this season when it comes to small school firepower.

Williamsburg’s Grant Hocker, in not ideal conditions, ran a 49.73 in the boys’ 400 Thursday, which now ranks in the top five in the state.

Here is a look at few other area meets this week involving BGM and Montezuma:

Hawks Co-ed Relays

LYNNVILLE — BGM finished the highest of the three area boys' teams in Lynnville Tuesday with 76 team points. HLV-TC had 62 1/2, followed by Montezuma with 51.

HLV-TC had a strong showing, winning four events. Aidan Van Waus won the 400 in 53.27, and Peyton Roth won the 800 in 2:06.95. The sprint medley team and distance medley relay team also finished first.

The BGM boys won two events. Dakota Heishman took first in the 110 hurdles in 16.09, and Nathan Findlay won the long jump with a mark of 20 feet and nine and a half inches.

Montezuma’s best finishes were runner-up finishes in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays.

On the girls’ side HLV-TC was third with 108 points. BGM had 33.

BGM’s best event of the night was the 100-meter hurdles. Emersyn Minnaert placed fourth, Claire Manatt fifth and Ryanne VanDee sixth.

Joel Grier Invitational

MONROE — The Montezuma girls finished fourth in Monroe Tuesday with 73 team points.

The Bravettes won the distance medley and had several runner-up finishes — from Chloe Snook in the 100 and from the 4x100, 4x800 and sprint medley relay teams.

The Bravettes posted the fastest time so far in the South Iowa Cedar League following this week’s meets.