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Raiders win Ruth Ahrens Invitational
By Ryan Suchomel, Hometown Current
Apr. 15, 2024 8:17 am
MARENGO — Williamsburg won the team title at the Ruth Ahrens girls track Invitational April 8 in Marengo.
The meet was divided into two classes, A and B, but all 11 teams scored points for the team title.
Williamsburg won eight events in Class A, which also included Benton Community, PCM and Clear Creek Amana.
HLV finished fourth, English Valleys fifth, Montezuma sixth, Iowa Valley seventh and Belle Plaine 10th.
Ema Roberts led the way for the Warriors, winning the high jump and open 400.
Kennedy Axmear took the only individual gold for English Valleys, winning the Class B discus with a toss of 131 feet, 9 inches.
The other Class B throws title went to Lydia Kriegel of Iowa Valley, who won the shot put (38-1). That was the only gold for the Tigers.
Belle Plaine won the distance medley and shuttle hurdle, and Alyssa Steinback won the 100 hurdles in 18.16 seconds.
Ruth Ahrens Invitational
Team scores — 1. Williamsburg 183; 2. PCM 160; 3. North Mahaska 115; 4. HLV 105; 5. English Valleys 91; 6. Montezuma 81; 7. Iowa Valley 69; 8. Sigourney 55; 9. Benton Community 48; 10. Belle Plaine 46; 11. Clear Creek Amana 27.
Class A winners, area place winners
Discus — 1. Graisee Schluter (BC) 83-11; 4. Zoe Allen (W) 72-10.5.
Shot put — 1. Ana Glawe (BC) 35-0.5; 2. Lilly Ness (W) 31-5; 3. Clarissa Suhr (W) 29-7.
Long jump — 1. Keston Spratt (W) 16-0; 5. Carly Rich (W) 13-11.
High jump — 1. Liberty Maxwell (W) 4-6.
Sprint medley — 1. Williamsburg 1:57.20.
3,000 — 1. Abi Teeter (PCM) 12:30.98.
4x800 — 1. Williamsburg 10:53.90.
Shuttle hurdle — 1. Williamsburg 1:13.22.
100 — 1. Morgan Karr (PCM) 13.24; 2. Taylor Sanchez (W) 13.74; 4. Graceyn Uhlmann (W) 14.26.
Distance medley — 1. Williamsburg 4:40.87.
400 — 1. Tiffani Koonce (PCM) 1:02.23; 2. Kaylin Becker (W) 1:10.23; 4. Alley Gorsh (W) 1:13.45.
4x200 — 1. PCM 2:00.57.
100 hurdles — 1. Morgan Karr (PCM) 15.83; 4. Kadie Reed (W) 18.73; 5. Kalon Spratt (W) 19.12.
800 — 1. Ava Hocker (W) 2:30.38; 3. Edie Axmear (W) 2:36.54.
200 — 1. Morgan Karr (PCM) 28.10; 2. Taylor Sanchez (W) 28.20; 4. Graceyn Uhlmann 29.36.
400 hurdles — 1. Makenna Hughes (W) 1:16.18; 4. Kadie Reed (W) 1:22.44.
1,500 — 1. Abi Teeter (PCM) 5:25.56; 2. Reagan McMenomy (W) 5:29.66; 3. Lillyona Abernathy (W) 5:39.12.
4x100 — 1. Raiders 53.71; 3. Williamsburg 56.32.
4x400 — 1. PCM 4:24.28; 2. Williamsburg 4:24.77.
Class B winners, area place winners
Discus — 1. Kennedy Axmear (EV) 131-9; 2. Lydia Kriegel (IV) 124-1; 3. Taylor Mikesell (EV) 95-0; 4. Aubrey Zittergruen (HLV) 93-7; 5. Denisyn Adams (BP) 86-11; 6. Izzy Sankot (BP) 85-6.5.
Shot put — 1. Lydia Kriegel (IV) 38-1; 3. Kennedy Axmear (EV) 34-8; 4. Raelene Hawkins (HLV) 33-0.5; 6. Taylor Mikesell (EV) 32-11.
Long jump — 1. Chloe Snook (M) 15-7; 4. Michaela Schachtlie (IV) 14-7; 5. Lily Randall (HLV) 14-6; 6. Maeci Marshall (IV) 14-3.
High jump — 1. Ema Roberts (HLV) 5-4; 2. Kennedy Thiessen (IV) 4-8; 3. Lily Ferry (M) 4-4.
Sprint medley — 1. Montezuma 1:58.63; 3. English Valleys 2:04.84; 4. Iowa Valley 2:05.15; 6. Belle Plaine 2:08.93.
3,000 — 1. Emmerson Jedlicka (NM) 11:45.51; 3. Kaylee Frazier (EV) 12:36.60; 4. Addison Achenbach (EV) 12:48.01.
4x800 — 1. North Mahaska 11:12.30; 2. Iowa Valley 11:24.73; 3. Montezuma 13:36.04.
Shuttle hurdle — 1. Belle Plaine 1:17.16; 2. English Valleys 1:24.54; 3. Montezuma 1:24.94.
100 — 1. Chloe Snook (M) 13.60; 3. Aaliyah Cooper (HLV) 14.07; 4. Lily Randall (HLV) 14.20; 5. Maya Johnson (BP) 14.68.
Distance medley — 1. Belle Plaine 4:48.56; 2. English Valleys 4:53.01; 3. Montezuma 5:00.33; 4. Iowa Valley 5:10.95.
400 — 1. Ema Roberts (HLV) 1:02.24; 2. Ayla Hall (HLV) 1:06.28; 5. Grace Ryan (IV) 1:12.77; 6. Kaylie Donnelly (BP) 1:13.29.
4x200 — 1. HLV (Lily Randall, Nicole Gensley, Emery Hall, Aaliyah Cooper) 1:59.12; 3. Iowa Valley 2:03.61; 4. Montezuma 2:11.83; 5. English Valleys 2:12.71.
100 hurdles — 1. Alyssa Steinback (BP) 18.16; 3. Kailor Lown (EV) 19.00; 6. Caiya Schmidt (HLV) 20.44.
800 — 1. Aly Steil (NM) 2:34.04; 2. Emery Hall (HLV) 2:38.07; 3. Hannah Ryan (IV) 2:45.28; 4. Aubrey Achenbach (EV) 2:50.18; 5. Ellen Cook (M) 2:52.58.
200 — 1. Chloe Snook (M) 27.74 and Ema Roberts (HLV) 27.74; 3. Ava Gehrking (EV) 27.85; 6. Ella Read (IV) 30.48.
400 hurdles — 1. Aaliyah Cooper (HLV) 1:10.56; 2. Alyssa Steinback (BP) 1:13.22; 5. Kailor Lown (EV) 1:22.07; 6. Vivian Cook (M) 1:28.21.
1,500 — 1. Emmerson Jedlicka (NM) 5:26.50; 3. Kaylee Frazier (EV) 5:46.36; 5. Ellen Cook (M) 6:16.13; 6. Kathryn Kilgard (IV) 6:35.30.
4x100 — 1. English Valleys 54.87; 2. HLV (Lily Randall, Ayla Hall, Caiya Schmidt, Emery Hall) 55.29; 3. Montezuma 55.32; 6. Belle Plaine 58.37.
4x400 — 1. HLV (Ayla Hall, Emery Hall, Aaliyah Cooper, Ema Roberts) 4:23.36; 3. Iowa Valley 4:47.09; 4. Montezuma 5:13.53.