Mid-Prairie girls win state Indoors

AMES — Iowa State University played host to the 2025 Iowa Track and Field Indoor Championships this weekend, and Mid-Prairie made a huge statement to start the spring.

The Mid-Prairie girls won the Class 2A Indoor title, scoring 52 points, helped out by a couple of titles by freshman Jeorgia Evans.

The Golden Hawks edged Pella Christian by two points for the Class 2A girls championship. Mid-Prairie took sixth on the boys’ side, scoring 26.

Mid-Prairie wasn’t the only area school that finished in the Top-5. The Columbus boys finished fifth in the Class 1A race, scoring 31 points.

The Hillcrest Academy girls took ninth in Class 1A, scoring 25 points, thanks in part to Rya Scott’s two state titles. The Fairfield boys finished 10th in Class 3A, scoring 27, and the Mt. Pleasant girls were 10th in Class 3A, scoring 25.

Fairfield’s Eli Zillman was a state champion in the Class 3A high jump. Columbus’ Alexander Rees won the Class 1A 60-meter hurdles. Hillcrest Academy’s Owen Scott won the Class 1A long jump. Washington’s Josh Anderson and Mid-Prairie’s Jayden Stafford each won their respective 200-meter wheelchair races.

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Listed below are the top individual results for the Union coverage area.

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IATC Indoor Championship Results

Boys

Mid-Prairie

1. Jayden Stafford, 200m wheelchair, 33.61

1. Emmett Swartzentruber, 3200m, 9:55.46

1. Burke Berry, Shot Put, 52-10.25

6. Ryan Henry, 60m, 7.10

8. Preston Yutzy, 1600m, 4:45.65

8. T. Flynn, M. Swartzentruber, M. Kipp, P. Yutzy, 4x800, 9:01.99

9. Max Swartzentruber, 3200m, 11:03.22

10. R. Henry, K. Kos, N. Jergens, E. Swartzentruber, Distance Medley, 3:47.40

Fairfield

1. Eli Zillman, High Jump, 6-5

2. Gabe Tejada, 800m, 2:00.61

3. Ryan Giberson, High Jump, 6-3

6. B. Lyons, D. Adam, O. Saine, G. Tejada, Distance Medley, 3:44.64

Washington

1. Josh Anderson, 200m wheelchair, 34.89

3. Greyson Hartman, Shot Put, 52-02.50

7. T. Alderton, L. McDole, S. Tschantz, E. Hotchkiss, 4x800, 8:58.23

Columbus

1. Alexander Rees, 60m hurdles, 8.40

5. Riley Kaalberg, Long Jump, 19-02.50

5. Ty Muniz, 3200m, 10:06.86

5. J. Chairez, A. Rees, T. Kaalberg, R. Kaalberg, 4x100, 45.76

5. C. Storm, R. Villa, B. Tlatenchi, T. Muniz, 4x800, 8:47.14

6. Alexander Rees, 200m, 23.67

7. Ty Muniz, 800m, 4:42.67

Hillcrest Academy

1. Owen Scott, Long Jump, 21-02.50

Girls

Mid-Prairie

1. Jeorgia Evans, 60-meter, 7.77

1.Jeorgia Evans, Long Jump, 17-10.00

2. R. Hostetler, B. Stutzman, R. Wallington, K. Landstrum, 4x800, 10:25.25

3. J. Evans, T. Bombei, M. Hershberger, R. Miller, 4x100, 50.744.

3. Jeorgia Evans, 200m, 25.69

4. S. Miller, R.Miller, T. Bombei, S. Crowner, Shuttle Hurdle, 42.52

5. Brooklyn Stutzman, 3000m, 11:10.04

6. Rachel Hostetler, 1500m, 5:07.18

Mt. Pleasant

2. Ella Ensminger, Shot Put, 37-11.50

2. I. Sloat, K. Sanders, K. White, A. Scott, 4x100, 50.62

5. E. Freeman, K. Sanders, K. White, A. Scott, 800m Sprint Medley, 1:55.08

6. T. Williamson, J. Yoder, M. Carter, L. Striegel, Shuttle Hurdle, 43.10

7. Izzy Sloat, Long Jump, 15-10.75

9. Jenna Schwartz, High Jump, 4-09.00

Hillcrest Acadmey

1. Rya Scott, 60m, 7.96

1. Rya Scott, Long Jump, 16-02.25

5. Rya Scott, 200m, 27.09

8. Siena Standerson, 3000m, 11:38.48

9. Delaney Shaw, Long Jump, 14-07.00

10. Marie Yoder, 3000m, 11:46.56

11. Marie Yoder, 1500m, 5:25.75