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Tiger Sports Roundup
By Gina Anderson
May. 1, 2025 12:00 am
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The Tigers traveled to Donnellson to take part in the Central Lee meet on April 21, 2025,
Boys’ Results:
- 100 m — London Franklin — 1st — 11.30; Cale Westerbeck — 4th — 11.62; Brigham Porter — 5th — 11.68; Gavin Strawhacker — 7th — 11.82.
- 200 m — Logan Franklin — 9th — 24.91.
- 400 m — Preston Sholl — 59.61.
- 4x100 m relay — Cale Westerbeck, Gavin Strawhacker, Brigham Porter, and London Franklin — 1st — 43.33.
- Long Jump — Israel Lemley — 15th — 16-04.75.
- Shot Put — Wyatt Mangold — 10th — 33-08.00.
- Discus — Cael Wilka — 4th — 117-00; Cole Swanson — 10th — 90-06.
Girls’ Results:
- 100 m — Shay Wilka — 17th — 16.61.
- 200 m — Cadance Mortimer — 20th — 35.27.
- 400 m — Ashlyn Swanson — 12th — 1:20.82
- 800 m — Evelyn Adams — 10th — 3:34.04.
- 1500 m — Irelynn Kelly — 9th — 6:39.31
- 3000 m — Irelynn Kelly — 6th — 15:12.64
- 4x100 m relay — New London — 7th — 1:09.24
- 4x200 m relay — NL — 6th — 2:15.23
- 1600 medley relay — NL — 5th — 5:36.64
- Long Jump — Colbie Nealey — 8th — 12-02.25; Madelynn Nelson — 10th — 12-01.50
- Shot Put — Megan Lee — 4th — 26-07.50; Lena Nelson — 9th — 24-05.25
- Discus — Megan Lee — 3rd — 84-02.50; Shay Wilka — 11th — 68-09.50
Both teams finished in 7th place with 15 total team points.
The Tiger boys were at the Warrior Relays at Wayland on April 22. As a team, they finished in 9th place with 47 points. The results follow:
- 100 m — Logan Franklin — 7th — 12.27; Dylan Burden — 13th — 12.82
- 200 m — Logan Franklin — 5th — 24.80; Riley Raines — 12th — 25.82
- 400 m — Preston Sholl — 9th — 1:00.56; Israel Lemley — 10th — 1:00.83
- 800 m — Preston Sholl — 8th — 2:28.41
- 4x100 m relay — NL — 1st — 43.84
- 4x200 m relay — NL — 1st — 1:33.21
- 1600 m — Elijah Ingwersen — 8th — 6:11.87
- 3200 m — Natan Bergman — 4th — 11:40.49; Elijah Ingwersen — 7th — 13:33.85
- Long Jump — Israel Lemley — 7th — 16-07.00
- High Jump — Dylan Burden — 2nd — 5-06.00
- Shot Put — Cael Wilka — 6th — 34.06.50; Wyatt Mangold — 7th — 34-00.50
- Discus — Cael Wilka — 4th — 118-07; Cole Swanson — 7th — 102.07; Wyatt Mangold — 8th — 99-06
On the same night, the Tiger girls ran at Mt. Pleasant. It was a tough night for the ladies.
- 100 m — Zoe Long — 30th — 16.85; Izebella Dusenberry — 35th — 22.27.
- 200 m — Maison Nelson — 29th — 31.97; Ashlyn Swanson — 34th — 35.05
- 400 m — Cadance Mortimer — 23rd — 1:34.40
- 800 m — Evelyn Adams — 24th — 3:14.81
- 1500 m = Irelynn Kelly — 19th — 6:58. 77
- 4x100 m relay — NL — 15th — 1:02.80
- 4x200 m relay — NL — 14th — 2:14.67
- 800 m relay — NL — 15th — 2:16.15
- Long Jump — Madelynn Nelson — 23rd — 12-06.25
- Shot Pot — Megan Lee — 16th — 27-01.25; Lena Nelson — 24th — 23-05.50
- Discus — Megan Lee — 23rd — 68-08; Shay Wilka — 24th — 60-03
On April 24, both teams participated in the W-MU Invitational. Results follow:
Boys-
- 100 m — Logan Franklin — 7th — 12.25; Dylan Burden — 12th — 12.86
- 200 m — Preston Sholl — 14th — 27.98
- 400 m — Preston Sholl — 10th — 58.69
- 800 m — Elijah Ingwersen — 10th — 2:43.43
- 1600 m — Natan Bergman — 6th — 5:32.14; Elijah Ingwersen — 11th — 5:38.20
- 110 m hurdles — Dylan Birden — 3rd — 18.45
- 4x100 m relay — NL — 1st — 43.43
- 4x200 m relay — NL — 1st — 1:3`. 69
- Long Jump — Logan Franklin — 1st — 18-11.25
- High Jump — Dylan Burden — 2nd — 5-06.25
- Shot Put — Cael Wilka — 1st — 36.11.00; Riley Merschman — 8th — 31-02.50
- Discus — Cael Wilka — 2nd — 112-00; Cole Swanson — 4th — 108-08; Wyatt Mangold — 6th — 99-09
As a team, the Tigers finished with 67 points for a 5th place finish. The girls were at the same meet.
Girls-
- 100 m — Zoe Long — 8th — 15.05
- 200 m — Maison Nelson — 11th — 31.74
- 400 m — Cadance Mortimer — 9th — 1:18.42
- 800 m — Evelyn Adams — 8th — 3:05.44
- 4x100 m relay — NL — 8th — 1:04.99
- 4x200 m relay — NL — 7th — 2:12.16
- 800 medley relay — NL — 8th — 2:17.00
- 1600 medley relay — NL — 6th — 5:46.00
- Long Jump — Madelyn Nelson — 10th — 12-11.75; Colbie Nelson — NL — 13th — 11-07.00
- Shot Put — Megan Lee — 7th — 27-10.00; Lena Nelson — 11th — 25-02.00; Abigail Denney — 16th — 21-10-.00
- Discus — Shay Wilka — 11th — 65-08; Megan Lee — 12th — 64-09; Abigail Denney — 13th — 62-05.50.
Track wasn’t the only sport with a busy week. The golf teams traveled to Twin Lakes Golf Club to take on the W-MU teams. The girls won their match 215 to 222. Emma Busby shot a 45 for the Tigers. The boys lost 161 to 205. Izzy Lemley shot a 47.
Danville -New London soccer team played Hill Crest Academy on Friday, April 25 to a 1-1 tie. D-NL is currently 1-4-1.
