Boys track
The boys started their season with a fifth place finish out of 20 teams at Wartburg’s Invitational Mar. 12.
Points were earned in teh following events:
High jump: DaShawn Strickland 5-6, seventh; Eli Dougherty, 5-4 eighth
4x800: George Livingston, Kenyon Baker, Matthew Schaul, DaShawn Strickland; 8:42.51, second
200M Dash: Lance McShane, 23.87, third
1600M Run: Matthew Schaul, 4:42.10, first
400M Dash: Brady Wall, 55.67, fifth
4x400: Arion Rave, DaShawn Strickland, Rogan Heidt, Lance McShane; 3:46.05, seventh
The team competed in the Mar. 18 meet at Cornell College.
Those athletes finishing in the top eight:
60M Hurdles: Arion Rave, 9.35, sixth
200M Dash: Lance McShane, 23.68, first; Macoy Stone, 24.69, fourth
400M Dash: Lance McShane, 52.67, second; Macoy Stone, 55.97, sixth
800M Run: Matthew Schaul, 2:03.87, second
1600M Run: Kenyon Baker, 5:06.08, fourth
3200M Run: Tristan Dietz, 13.28.15, eighth
High Jump: Eli Dougherty, 5-10, first
Long Jump: Rogan Heidt, 16-11, sixth
4x800: George Livingston, Kenyon Baker, Matthew Schaul, DaShawn Strickland; 8:53.15, third
4x400: Arion Rave, Eli Dougherty, Shane Lambert, Colin Smith; 3:59.84, sixth
4x200: Rogan Heidt, Tate Intorf, Dylan Knipper, Brady Wall; 1:40.79, fifth
Last Friday, the team participated in the conference indoor meet at the University of Dubuque. Results include:
4x800: Livingston, Baker, Schaul, Strickland; 8:35.68, first
55M Dash: McShane, 6.74, second (Note: He was .004 behind first place.)
55M Hurdles: Rave, 8.57, second
4x200 Relay: Stone, Heidt, Wall, McShane; 1:37.46, first
1600M Run: Schaul, 4:38.16, first
400M Dash: Rave, 57.86, eighth
Sprint Medley: Dougherty, Kash Hunt, Strickland, Livingston; 4:05.26, sixth
4x400 Relay: Stone, Heidt, Wall, McShane; 3:46.41, third
Shot Put: Preston Salow, 40-0, seventh
High Jump: Dougherty, 5-8, fifth; Strickland, 5-4, eighth
Girls track
The girls opened their indoor season at the Wartburg Invitational Mar. 12. As a team, they finished 10th out of 24 teams.
Coach Dunlap said this meet was a good start to the season. “I was very please with the focus and effort by the MV ladies. Wartburg is a large meet with a bunch of large schools and can be intimidating. When our kids compete well against those big schools it really makes me proud as a coach. I love the great leadership I am getting from the upperclassmen so far. I am impressed by the toughness of the freshman girls. This a fun group to watch!”
Entries earning points:
55M Dash: Lily Huber, 7.79, fifth
4x800: Taryn Burbridge, Breanna McShane, Sadie Boeckenstedt, Isabel Imler; 11:12.90, seventh
4x200: Lili Bauers, Lilly Kraft, Lanni Beaman, Izzy Heffernan; 1:55.42, fifth
4x400: Lily Huber, Camryn Paris, Taryn Burbridge, Lanni Beaman; 4:15.84, second
Coach Dunlap also pointed out other success: “The field events got the team off to a good start. Sophomore Macee Nolan and Freshman Jade Hillers both had shot puts of 28 feet. These are nice throws to start off the season. Freshmen Tessa Intorf and Haydin Flannagan both jumped the high jump with Haydin jumping 4-4 and Tessa jumping 4-6. Tessa placed 9th place. We are young in the field events losing one of this teams star last season Erin Knipper to graduation. I have a lot of confidence in these ladies though and the growth is already happening this early in the season.
“Freshman Emma Brockhohn ran the 55 hurdles for us placing 15th in a loaded field. She is currently sitting 29th in all classes in the state. An awesome run for an underclassman. Senior Lily Huber and Freshman McKenna Mineart ran in the 55m dash. They both had nice runs but Lily found her way into finals and ended up placing 5th with a time of 7.81. Junior Lili Bauers and Sophomore Elizabeth Kraft ran in the open 200m dash with Lili placing 9th with a time of 29.93.”
The team competed in the Mar. 18 meet at Cornell College.
The following events finished in the top eight:
60M Dash: Lanni Beaman, 8.45, seventh
60M Hurdles: Emma Brockhohn, 10.81, eighth
200M Dash: Taryn Burbridge, 28.04, third
4x400: Lily Huber, Camryn Paris, Taryn Burbridge, Lanni Beaman; 4:14.46, first (currently sitting 13th in the state in all classes)
Coach Dunlap said it was a good night in a variety of ways: “The girls really did a great job of competing or finding a way to contribute to the team. We have a large group of freshmen and it has been a process for both the girls and the coaches to find what event each athlete should focus on.”
Coach Dunlap also gave credit to some other notable performances: “In the field events Freshman Haydin Flannagan competed in the High Jump. Haydin got a PR with a jump of 4-4 and placed 9th. Senior Isabel Imler ran well in the open 800m after already competing in the 4x800 relay. Isabel placed 10th and ran a season PR of 2:51.72.
Last Friday, the team participated in the conference indoor meet at the University of Dubuque. “The Maquoketa Valley Girls team really had grit and focus at the TRC indoor,” stated Coach Dunlap. “Out of the 13 events scheduled and against the 15 other teams of the Tri-Rivers Conference, the girls scored in the top eight of every event. It has been a really fun process watching these ladies work together to get great results. We have an awesome dynamic with the upperclassmen taking charge and helping the younger athletes get to a position where they can contribute to the team’s success. Even more impressive is how hungry and coachable the younger athletes have been. We had eight freshman score in multiple events. I think these girls are going to have a fantastic season.”
4x800: Burbridge, McShane, Boeckenstedt, Recker; 11:55.47, second
55M Dash: Huber, 7.88, second; Beaman, 8.08, eighth
55M Hurdles: Brockhohn, 10.13, seventh
4x200 Relay: Huber, Bauers, Paris, Beaman; 1:53.24, second
Shot Put: Nolan, 30-4, fifth
High Jump: Haydin Flannagan, 4-6, seventh
1500M: Allison Hogan, 7:36.98, seventh
400M Dash: McKenna Mineart, 1:10.18,
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Sprint Medley: Huber, Bauers, Beaman, Burbridge; 4:33.39, first
800M Dash: Boeckenstedt, 3:00.05, fifth
200M Dash: Lilly Kraft, 29.11, third
4x400 Relay: Huber, Paris, Beaman, Burbridge; 4:19.08, first
Long Jump: Brockhohn, 14-10.5, fourth; Lilly Kraft, 13-10, sixth.