Mid-Prairie on track for return to top of 2A

WILLIAMSBURG — The COVID-related cancellation of last year’s track and field season interrupted the Mid-Prairie girls run of championships, but it probably didn’t end it.

“It was really unfortunate we didn’t have a season last year,” senior sprinter Maddie Edgington said. “But we have a lot of girls back.”

She smiled.

“And we have What’s-Her-Name.”

What’s-Her-Name is freshman distance ace Danielle Hostetler, who didn’t compete Tuesday at the Williamsburg Invitational at Bob Murphy Stadium. In her absence the Golden Hawks previewed what else they have.

It is a lot.

Edgington was on two winning events, and Mid-Prairie was a competitive second to Solon in the girls team race with 114 points to 135.

Mid-Prairie won 2A state titles in 2018 and 2019, and would have been significant favorites last year had a season gone through.

The Golden Hawks middle- to long-distance prowess is well known. But they have sprinters, too.

“We do a lot of speed work. Amber (Swart) and I lead the speed workouts,” Edgington said. “I haven’t run an open 100 since I was a sophomore.”

She won that in 13.27 seconds.

Other stars Tuesday included:

• Washington’s Reece Mayer spun the discus farther than anyone at 133-5. “You should have seen the smile on his face,” Washington coach Steve Roth said. “Brayden Hartman was smiling big too when he finished third in the discus.”

• Mt. Pleasant’s Karsyn Lamm (16.44) and Kenna Lamm (17.21) took the first two spots in the 100 hurdles.

• The distance medley relay of Washington with Ethan Patterson, Jacob Miller, Elijah Morris, and Lance Sobaski ran 3:37.39 finishing about 10 seconds ahead of second-place Mid-Prairie. “Sobaski ran a 1:59 split,” Roth said. “He has a great kick in him.”

• Sobaski came from way back to capture the 1,600 in 4:39.06, a personal record.

• Mid-Prairie’s Cain Brown cleared 6 feet, 4 inches in the high jump, and came extremely close at 6-6½.

WILLIAMSBURG INVITATIONAL TRACK & FIELD MEET

At Williamsburg Tuesday

GIRLS RESULTS

Teams — 1. Solon 135, 2. Mid-Prairie 114, 3. Williamsburg 97, 4. Mount Vernon 70, 5. Mount Pleasant 65, 6. Iowa City Regina 59, 7. Center Point-Urbana 48, 8. Grinnell 36, 9. Belle Plaine 35, 10. Benton Community 34, 11. Alburnett 32, 12. Washington 14, 13. Williamsburg JV 2.

Shot put — 1. Jadan Brumbaugh (MtP), 41-2; 3. Tori Boyse (Mid-P), 38-3; Discus — 1. Ava Conrad (Sol), 123-2; 2. Tori Boyse (Mid-P), 117-5; High jump — 1. Hailey Carolan (Alb), 5-2; Long jump — 1. Annie Gahan (ICR), 15-8.

Sprint medley relay — 1. Mid-Prairie (Edgington, Jones, Evans, Swart), 1:54.20; 3,000 — 1. Ana Fleming (Mid-P), 11:40.97; 3,200 relay — 1. Solon 10:01.4; Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Iowa City Regina (Naeve, Clark, Clark, Gahan), 1:09.74; 100 — 1. Maddie Edgington (Mid-P), 13.27; 3. Amber Swart (Mid-P), 13.59; Distance medley relay — 1. Mount Vernon, 4:26.50; 400 — 1. Emma Bock (Sol), 59.81; 800 relay — 1. Solon 1:48.87; 2. Mid-Prairie, 1:50.88; 100 hurdles — 1. Karsyn Lamm (MtP), 16.44; 2. Kenna Lamm (MtP), 17.21; 800 — 1. Mitzi Evans (Mid-P), 2:20.38; 200 — 1. Gracie Ehret (Wmsbg), 27.36; 400 hurdles — 1. Laura Swart (MtV), 1:09.26; 3. Amara Jones (Mid-P), 1:11.74; 1,500 — 1. Kay Fett (CPU), 5:16.28; 2. Abby Fleming (Mid-P), 5:28.58; 400 relay — 1. Williamsburg 50.93; 2. Mid-Prairie, 50.94; 1,600 relay — 1. Mount Vernon 4:13.02; 3. Mid-Prairie, 4:20.37.

BOYS RESULTS

Teams — 1. Solon 109, 2. Benton Community 85, 3. Grinnell 74, 4. Washington 73, 5. Mount Pleasant 69, 6. (tie) Center Point-Urbana and Mid-Prairie 68, 8. Williamsburg 46, 9. Belle Plaine 42, 10. Vinton-Shellsburg 37, 11. Iowa City Regina 36, 12. Oskaloosa 33.

Shot put — 1. Luke Peters (Wmsbg), 49-2; 2. Cooper Pullis (MtP), 48-11; 3. Brayden Hartman (Wash), 46-9; Discus — 1. Reece Mayer (Wash), 133-5; 2. Cooper Pullis (MtP), 132-3; High jump — 1. Cain Brown (Mid-P), 6-4; 2. Ethan Patterson (Wash), 6-1; Long jump — 1. Theo Kolie (ICR), 19-9 3/4

Sprint medley relay — 1. Benton 1:35.98; 3,200 — 1. Eli Larson (CPU), 9:54.92; 3,200 relay — 1. Solon 9:23.22; 2. Mid-Prairie, 9:27.20; Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Belle Plaine 1:04.82; 2. Mount Pleasant, 1:06.28; 100 — 1. Jacob Brecht (BC), 11.21; Distance medley relay — 1. Washington (Patterson, Miller, Morris, Sobaski), 3:37.39; 2. Mid-Prairie, 3:48.07; 400 — 1. Carson Jensen (ICR), 51.77; 800 relay — 1. Solon 1:32.67; 110 hurdles — 1. Bryce Wilson (MtP), 16.07; 2. Clark Latcham (Mid-P), 16.35; 800 — 1. Aiden Harris (BC), 2:01.03; 3. Elijah Morris (Wash), 2:05.52; 200 — 1. Jacob Brecht (BC), 22.52; 400 hurdles — 1. Colin Buch (BC), 57.49; 3. Clarke Latcham (Mid-P), 59.21; 1,600 — 1. Lance Sobaski (Wash), 4:39.06; 400 relay — 1. Benton 44.34; 1,600 relay — 1. Mid-Prairie (Cavanagh, Stutzman, Latcham, Thomas), 3:38.28

The Union’s Doug Brenneman contributed to this story.