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Demons, Panthers, Trojans to represent at state
Washington, Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield track sending a multitude of athletes to the state meet
MT. PLEASANT — Thursday was a busy day in Mt. Pleasant to say the least.
The Panthers played host to Iowa Girls and Boys Class 3A State Qualifying Track Meet.
Track and field teams competed for top two finished, as a win or runner-up placement earned an automatic bid to the state tournament.
Third-place finishes and on would have to be decided by time, based on the other qualifying times from around the state.
For the Union area it was a great day of action on the track and when they needed it most at that.
In a meet that featured Solon, Clear Creek-Amana, Fort Madison, West Burlington and Keokuk it was a fantastic showing for the area squads.
On the boys’ side, Washington notched a second-place finish with 130 points.
Mt. Pleasant took fourth with 91 points and Fairfield finished seventh with 38.
For the girls, Mt. Pleasant led with 115 points.
Washington followed in fourth with 102 and Fairfield ended in fifth with 64.
Solon swept both the boys and girls’ team titles.
Washington’s leads the area teams with 20 total selections through boys and girls.
Mt. Pleasant takes 13 total to state. Fairfield will take three.
For the Washington boys, Brayden Hartman gets himself back to the state tournament with a first-place finish in shot put.
Hartman won the shot with a throw of 55 feet, 1.50 inches.
In discus, Hartman finished third with a throw of 140 feet. Despite not automatically qualifying with a top two finish, that throw was good enough to get him a spot.
Josh Anderson is heading to state after grabbing wins in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 meter wheelchair.
In the 1600 and 3200, Micah Rees will represent Washington.
Rees won the 1600 in 4:38.54 and finished second in the 3200-meter with a time of 10:37.63.
Logan McDole had a spectacular finish in the 800. McDole held off a pair of runners to take the win in 2:04.64.
Alec Ulin grabbed a runner-up finish in the 400-meter. Ulin ran 51.08 to get to state.
Elijah Morris earns a spot in the 100-meter dash with a second-place finish. Morris ran 11.01.
For Morris is was a tough night though as he was injured during the 100-meter, ending his night prematurely.
The injury kept him out of the 400 and 200, both of which he was favored in. Morris led the class in both events and was searching for his third straight 400 state title.
Also getting in was the sprint medley team was Ethan Patterson, Aidan Ulin, Alec Ulin and Morris. The quartet ran a time of 1:35.12 for first.
In the 4x400, the Demons picked up a second-place finish to punch a ticket.
McDole, Patterson, Cameron Vongpanya and Alec Ulin ran 3:28.12.
The 4x800 crew of McDole, Drew Horak, Andrew Rees and Micah Rees finished third overall, but their time of 8:18.86 was good enough to slip them in.
For the Washington girls, Grace Voss is in on high jump.
Voss was the meet champion with a leap of five feet, one inch.
Iris Dahl will wear the black and orange in two events.
Freshman Dahl placed second in both the 800 (2:22.91) and 1500 (4:59.87) to earn her first bid.
Fellow freshman Leighton Messinger finished third in the 100-meter hurdles, but a time of 16.47 was enough to get her in.
The Demon girls also had a pair of relays make it.
In the 4x400, despite a third-place finish, a time of 4:13.60 was enough to get Voss, Messinger, Eden Levetzow and Dahl through.
The same was true in the 4x800. Voss, Lauren Horak, Kendall Hinrichsen and Dahl placed third with a time of 10:00.35, but it was fast enough.
For the Mt. Pleasant boys, Will Davidson will be competing in four events at state.
Davidson had a spectacular showing at the qualifying meet.
He won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.48, the 400 hurdles in 54.12 and placed fourth in one of the fastest 100-meter dashes in the state, placing fourth in 11.12.
He also will represent on the 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle, who place first.
Also for the Panthers individually, Avin Truong jumped a Class 3A leading 22 feet, 8.50 inches for the long jump crown.
Isaac Jerrel threw the shot put 51 feet, eight inches. That was good enough for third and good enough for a spot at state.
In the 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle relay, Bryce Wilson, Truong, Gavin Kerr and Davidson ran a winning time of 1:00.59 for the top spot.
The 4x800 of Gabe Feldman, Jacob Richtman, Isaac Rynders and Ben Carthey clocked 8:16.85 for second and a trip to Des Moines.
Richtman, Feldmann, Carth and Mason Sloat ran 3:30.19 in the 4x400 for third and good enough to get in.
On the girls’ side, Andi Scott dash to a second-place finish in the 100-meter with a time of 13.14.
Rellana Van Beuren finished fourth in the 400 hurdles, but her time of 1:09.13 gets her in.
In shot put, Ava English threw one of her best of the season for first overall. English tossed the shot 37 feet, three inches for the top spot.
In the 4x100, Coutney Raub, Bailey Jalas, Tristian Shull and Scott get in with a time of 50.91. The quartet finished third in the qualifying meet.
The 4x200 of Kynlee White, Jalas, Raub and Scott ran the fastest in the meet, clocking 1:46.74.
For Fairfield, Ryan Giberson and Eli Zillman both get in on high jump.
Giberson cleared six foot, three inches for the top spot, while Zillman finished third at five feet, 10 inches.
For the girls, the 4x100 meter shuttle hurdle of Maya Lane, Lilly Bergren, Hayley Reinier and Isabel McCready will be running at state after running a time of 1:10.84. Despite finishing third, the time was fast enough to get in.
