2 champions per event decided at SEISC track meet

WAYLAND — More competition often produces better results.

Witness Griffin Greiner of Cardinal and his two school records. In that vein, the Southeast Iowa Super Conference combined the North and South divisions into a single track meet Thursday when WACO hosted all 16 league schools’ boys and girls teams.

The increased competition made a difference for Hillcrest Academy’s Aaron Hershberger, who was second in the 400-meter hurdles race yet was the North champion, dropping a second off his time for a new personal best.

“It was nice to chase somebody and still be the winner. I like that there was more competition, which pushed me,” he said. “I had a goal time of a minute flat and ran 59.03.”

Every event was run as a single competition, then division champions determined.

“You want to run against the best,” said Pekin coach Davis Eidahl, whose boys team was fourth. The Pekin girls won the North behind Lauren Dershied, who circled the track nearly 15 times in victorious races (3000 meters, 1500, distance medley, and 1600 relay.)

Highland’s girls tied for third behind Sarah Burton whose long jump distance was best overall.

“Every athlete we had on the track impressed me with how they competed,” Highland coach Angela Stroebel said. “ I saw a lot of heart from all the girls.”

Greiner has been a quadruple winner before, but Thursday’s wins were doubled as the South’s and the conference’s best in the 100 (11.47), 200 (22.78), 400 (50.21) and long jump (22-3). The Comet record in the long jump was 22-2 1/2.

“Our coaches train us really well and I have the mindset that I want to win championships, so I do what I can to work my way toward winning titles,” Greiner said. “Coaches have a program that builds stamina and that gets me where I need to be.”

His 40 points contributed to Cardinal’s third place in the South. New London was second as Kade Benjamin returned from injury to win the high jump.

SOUTHEAST IOWA SUPER CONFERENCE RESULTS

AT WAYLAND MAY 6, 2021

BOYS

NORTH DIVISION

TEAM SCORES

1. Wapello 150; 2. Mediapolis 139; 3. Columbus 114 1/2; 4. Pekin 94: 5. Louisa-Muscatine 61; 6. Winfield-Mount Union 56; 7. Highland 52 1/2; 8. Lone Tree 45; 9. Hillcrest Academy 24.

WINNERS

Shot put — Rhett Smith (W), 46-6 1/2. Discus — Spencer Kessel (LM), 135-8. Long jump — Anthony Isley (M), 20-6 1/2. High jump — Triston Miller (C), 5-10.

100 — Isley (M), 11.56. 200 — Caden Thomas (W), 23.05. 400 — Thomas (W), 50.79. 800 — Isaac Acosta (C), 2:07.97. 1,600 — Brady Millikin (P), 4:40.40. 3,200 — Millikin (P), 10:06.46. 110 hurdles — Miller (C), 16.47. 400 hurdles — Aaron Herschberger (HA), 59.01.

4x100 — Wapello (Hector Zepeda, Thomas, Tade Parsons, Jake Gustison), 44.83. 4x200 — Mediapolis (Cole Lipper, Kadin Salek, Andrew McPherson, Josh Darbyshire), 1:35.31. 4x400 — Pekin (Zack Wise, Jaedon Wolver, Millikin, Brayden Sobaski), 3:37.44. 4x800 — Pekin (Wolver, Sven Dahlstrom, Deklan Hampton, Wise), 9:04.85. Distance medley relay — Pekin (Chandler Stull, Wolver, Sobaski, Millikin), 3:51.06. Shuttle hurdle relay — Wapello (Elijah Belzer, Briar Holmes, Zepeda, Griffin Mears), 1:07.98. Sprint medley relay — Wapello (Zepeda, Parsons, Mears, Thomas), 1:38.78.

SOUTH DIVISION

TEAM SCORES

1. West Burlington-Notre Dame 162 1/2; 2. New London 141; 3. Cardinal 109; 4. Danville 100; 5. WACO 78; 6. Van Buren County 76 1/2; 7. Central Lee 50.

WINNERS

Shot put — Carter Allen (NL), 47-6. Discus — Ethan Eilers (WBND), 162-2 1/4. Long jump — Griffin Greiner (C), 22-3. High jump — Kade Benjamin (NL), 6-5.

100 — Greiner (C), 11.47. 200 — Greiner (C), 22.78. 400 — Greiner (C), 50.21. 800 — Ty Carr (D), 2:01.68. 1,600 — Carr (D), 4:42.13. 3,200 — Seth Bailey (NL), 10:14.43. 110 hurdles — Simeon Reichenbach (WACO), 16.35. 400 hurdles — Jace Figueroa (WBND), 58.61.

4x100 — WBND (Travain Donaldson, Brady Oleson, Anthony Hoffman, Josh Smith), 45.21. 4x200 — Danville (Ayden Doyle, Cadence Williams, Gabriel Gourley, Mason Chipman), 1:35.78. 4x400 — Danville (Chipman, Gourley, Oliver Sowell, Carr), 3:32.74. 4x800 — Danville (Chipman, Caiden Gourley, Gabriel Gourley, Sowell), 8:56.70. Distance medley relay — Danville (Doyle, Gabriel Gourley, Chipman, Sowell), 3:48.96. Shuttle hurdle relay — WACO (Isaac Oswald, Zach Schmitz, Mason Miller, Reichenback), 1:06.85. Sprint medley relay — New London (Boden Pickle, Torren Riley, Josh Catala, Rylan Martin), 1:40.42.

GIRLS

NORTH DIVISION

TEAM SCORES

1. Pekin 195; 2. Louisa-Muscatine 129; 3. tie, Highland and Wapello 80; 5. Mediapolis 78; 6. Winfield-Mount Union 67; 7. Columbus 31; 8. Lone Tree 26; 9. Hillcrest Academy 6.

WINNERS

Shot put — Jobey Malone (WMU), 36-10 1/4. Discus — Kerrigan Pope (P), 110-0. Long jump — 1. Sarah Burton (H), 16-0 1/2. High jump — 1. Kasey Chown (LT), 4-6.

100 — McKenna Hohenadel (LM), 13.46. 200 — Hohenadel (LM), 27.23. 400 — Sarah Eubanks (P), 1:01.72. 800 — Emily Hemphill (W), 2:35.14. 1,500 — Lauren Derscheid (P), 5:10.45. 3,000 — Derscheid (P), 11:33.49. 100 hurdles — Kyndal Townsley (WMU), 17.99. 400 hurdles — Serah Shafer (W), 1:08.78.

4x100 — Wapello (Ada Boysen, Lindsy Massner, Gracie Gustison, Shafer), 52.70. 4x200 — Wapello (Boysen, Massner, Gustison, Shafer), 1:50.77. 4x400 — Pekin (Sabrina Reneker, Audrey Fariss, Derscheid, Eubanks), 4:18.82. 4x800 — Pekin (Lily Fariss, Lauren Steigleder, Mia Clark, Audrey Fariss), 10:42.66. Sprint medley relay — Pekin (Mackenzie Dahlstrom, Claire Roth, Sophie Wittrock, Eubanks), 1:56.06. Distance medley relay — Pekin (Dahlstrom, Wittrock, Reneker, Derscheid), 4:33.16. Shuttle hurdle relay — WMU (Keetyn Townsley, Kayreana Sharar, Morgan Grelk, Kyndal Townsley), 1:15.48.

SOUTH DIVISION

TEAM SCORES

1. West Burlington-Notre Dame 212; 2. Danville 166; 3. WACO 79 1/2; 4. Central Lee 76; 5. Cardinal 74 1/2; 6. Van Buren County 55; 7. New London 31.

WINNERS

Shot put — Shaelyn Rupe (C), 33-0 1/2. Discus — Abbey Bence (WBND), 117-7. Long jump — Kenna Furnald (D), 15-10 1/2. High jump — Amiya Davis (WBND), 4-8.

100 — Davis (WBND), 13.34. 200 — Sydney Marlow (WBND), 26.89. 400 — Marlow (WBND), 1:01.56. 800 — Addison Parrott (D), 2:25.00. 1,500 — Parrott (D), 5:01.58. 3,000 — Parrott (D), 11:16.90. 100 hurdles — Molly McLaughlin (WACO), 17.31. 400 hurdles — Abby Wellman (CL), 1:08.90.

4x100 — WBND (McKenna Marlow, Amelia Schwenker, Davis, Sydney Marlow), 50.36. 4x200 — Danville (Jacey Moore, Jaeda Molle, Furnald, Christella Boyer), 1:54.44. 4x400 — WBND (Jenna Bentz, Riley Richards, M. Marlow, Logan Kelley), 4:24.17. 4x800 — Danville (Cassidy Yaley, Rylee Morris, Kamryn Sherwood, Molle), 11:02.23. Sprint medley relay — WBND (Kelley, Kerrigan Belger, Davis, Reyna Schafer), 2:00.12. Distance medley relay — Danville (Moore, Boye, Yaley, Parrott), 4:31.69. Shuttle hurdle relay — WACO (Zoey Dennler, Maggie Rinner, Katie Leichty, McLaughlin), 1:14.86.