EV’s Heyne sets new 1,600-meter record at SICL indoor meet

English Valleys sophomore Gage Heyne broke an eight-year-old conference record to lead a strong showing by Hometown Current area athletes in the 2023 South Iowa Cedar League Indoor Track and Field Championships Monday, March 20, at Grinnell College.

Heyne won the boys' 1,600 meter run in 4:52.82 to shatter the league indoor record of 5:00.07 set in 2015 by Belle Plaine's Trey Squires. Joined by senior Cecil Smallwood and juniors Myles Grove and Jonathyn Downing, Heyne also anchored the Bears' 4 x 800 relay team to victory in 9:11.43, easily beating their closest challengers by 35 seconds.

Iowa Valley's boys crowned more conference champions than anyone — five, running No. 1 in three of the four relays.

Freshman Josh Read, senior Caden Knapp, sophomore Jeffrey Crawford and junior Taite Peach won the 1,600-medley relay for the Tigers in 4:05.96. Sophomore Caleb Haack and seniors Clayten Kinzenbaw, Pierce Kienitz and Evan Kearney were 4 x 200 champs in 1:35.82, and Read, Crawford, Haack and junior Karter Theissen won the 4 x 400 in 3:45.92

Haack added an individual title in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, and Kearney and Kinzenbaw went one-two in the 200 meter dash in 23.86 and 24.26.

Belle Plaine junior Sam DeMeulenaere crowned himself a champion in the boys' 60 meter high hurdles (9.22 seconds) and 800 meter run (2:16.7), English Valleys senior Kayli Mohror won the girls' long jump (14-feet 6-1/2 inches) and 60 meter dash (8.26 seconds). Belle Plaine senior Ella Greider came away victorious in the girls' 200 meter dash (:29.32).

The outdoor season gets underway this week with Belle Plaine hosting girls and boys invitationals Tuesday, March 28, and Thursday, March 30. Williamsburg hosts a co-ed invite Tuesday, April 4.

SICL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

GIRLS

High jump — 1. Tatum Huyser, L-S, 4-10; T7. Kaylee Frazier, EV, 4-2.

Long jump — 1. Kayli Mohror, EV, 14-6 1/2; 5. Michaela Schachtlie, IV, 13-3 1/2.

Shot put — 1. Sydney Andersen, NM, 33-4; 3. Kennedy Axmear, EV, 30-0; 4. Lydia Kriegel, IV, 29-10 1/2.

4 x 800 relay — 1. L-S, 11:29.99; 3. IV, 11:43.42 (Grace Ryan, Hannah Ryan, Kathryn Kilgard, Ella Read).

60 hurdles — 1. Carley Underwood, C-M, 09.74; 3. Alyssa Steinback, BP, 10.74; 5. Lydia Kriegel, IV, 10.88; 10. Phoenix Sorden-Spies, EV, 11.57.

60 — 1. Kayli Mohror, EV, 8.26; 6. Ella Greider, BP, 8.98; 8. Delaney Hall, EV, 9.03.

400 — 1. Tatum Huyser, L-S, 1:07.44; 4. Kaylee Frazier, EV, 1:15.74; 8. Bree Shaull, 1:19.54; 10. Serenity McClenethan, HLV, 1:20.02.

Distance medley relay — 1. L-S, 4:455.04; 7. BP, 5:12.17 (Ella Greider, Alyssa Steinback, Kyla Shall, Allison Argo); 9. IV, 5:35.17 (Claire Smolik, Ella Read, Kathryn Kilgard, Michaela Schachtlie).

200 — 1. Alyssa Steinback, BP, 29.32; 9. Calya Schmidt, HLV, 31.85.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Colfax-Mingo, 1:58.43; 3. EV, 2:04.37 (Delaney Hall, Libby Armstrong, Anna Gorsh, Kayli Mohror); 9. HLV, 2:13.39; (Savannah Harmon, Raegen Stowell, Nicole Gensley, Calya Schmidt); 10. IV, 2:13.47 (Kylie Loffer, Lydia Kriegel, Hailey Dietze, Lola Frimml).

800 — 1. Greenlee Smock, L-S, 2:47.43; 5. Kaylee Frazier, EV, 2:56.07; 8. Grace Ryan, IV, 3:01.36; 10. Abby Sparrowgrove, IV. 3:08.20.

1500 — 1. Greenlee Smock, L-S, 5:29.13; 7 Emersyn Fort, BP, 6:45.12; 8. Stefani Martinez, IV, 6:50.03;10. Dakota Pedersen, IV, 6:56.41.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Montezuma, 4:36.7; 6. IV, 5:02.82 (Grace Ryan, Abby Sparrogrove, Hanna Ryan, Ella Read).

BOYS

High jump — 1. Caleb Haack, IV, 6-0; 4. Ty Alcott, BP, 5-8; 5. Josh Read, IV, 5-8.

Long jump — 1. Lucas Nunnikovn, NM, 18-5; 2. Lane Vokoun, BP, 18-2; 4. Deshon Anderson, EV, 17-9; 5. Evan Kearny, IV, 17-6.

Shot put — 1. Connor Cooling, BGM, 40-7; 3. Boston York, HLV, 39-3; 6. Garret Hoyt, IV, 36-7; 8. Riley Simmons, BP, 35-5 1/2.

4 x 800 relay — 1. EV, 9:11.43 (Myles Grove, Cecil Smallwood, Jonathyn Downing, Gage Heyne); 7. HLV, 10:31.2 (Tyler Ballard, Austin VanHamme, Nolan Pirkl, Jack Cheney).

60 hurdles — 1. Sam DeMeulenaere, BP. 9.22; 3. Connor Timm, BP, 9.29; 8. Josh Read, IV, 10.44.

60 — 1. Corder Noun Harder, L-S, 7.28; 2. Clayten Kinzenbaw, IV, 7.39; 4. Rhett Parrott, BP, 7.49; 5. Mason Eggleston, BP, 7;51; 6. Pierce Kienitz, IV, 7.60.

400 — 1. James Gruver, L-S, 52.90; 2. Brody Sternhagen, HLV, 53.98; 3. Sam DeMeulenaere, BP, 54.66; 4. Josh Osborn, EV, 55.91; 5. Karter Thiessen, IV, 56.41.

1600 medley relay — 1. IV, 4:05.96 (Josh Read, Caden Knapp, Jeffrey Crawford, Taite Peach); 2. EV, 4:01.34 (Reese Bender, Ethan Garrett, Cecil Smallwood, Jonathyn Downing); 5. BP, 413.90 (Ty Alcott, Aidan Timm, Gabe Kaplan, Hunter Henry).

4 x 200 relay — 1. IV, 1:35.83 (Clayten Kinzenbaw, Pierce Kienitz, Caleb Haack, Evan Kearney); 3. EV, 1:39.85 (Myles Grove, Keshaun Lundy, Josh Osborn, Deshon Andersen); 4. BP, 1:40.27 (Rhett Parrot, Lane Vokoun, Connor Timm, Mason Eggleston); 8. HLV, 1:445.70 (Tyler Ballard, Boston York, Jack Cheney, Brody Sternhagen).

800 — 1. Sam DeMeulenaere, BP, 2:16.7; 10. Gabe Kaplan, BP, 2:38.94.

200 — 1. Evan Kearney, IV, 23.86; 2 Clayten Kinzenbaw, IV, 24.36; 3. Connor Timm, BP, 24.75; 4. Pierce Kienitz, IV, 24.86; 5. Rhett Parrott, BP, 24.91; 10. Reese Bender, EV, 25.44.

1600 — 1. Gage Heyne, EV, 4:52.32; 5. Hunter Henry, BP, 5:19.42; 6. Lucas Eichhorn, BP, 5:22.37; 8. Nolan Pirkl, HLV, 5:51.34; 10. Taite Peach, IV, 6:01.48.

4 x 400 relay — 1. IV, 3:45.92 (Karteer Theissen, Jeffrey Crawford, Caleb Haack, Josh Read); 6. BP, 3:59.67 (Ty Alcott, Lane Vokoun, Aidan Timm, Sam DeMeulenaere); 7. EV, 4:00.34 (Reese Bender, Jonathyn Downing, Chase Harriman, Cecil Smallwood).