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Mustangs lead locals at Lady Simons Relays

DIKE — McKaylie Coleman scored eight team points on a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, leading the East Marshall girls’ track and field team to a third-place finish (69 points) Tuesday at the Lady Simons Relays.

Coleman ran a 1 minute, 12.16 second-race, finishing behind BCLUW’s Jenna Willett. Gracie Overton grabbed three points from a sixth-place finish in the 100 hurdles (19.61) and a seventh-place finish in the 400 hurdles (1:24.64) for five total points.

Melinda Puumala was fourth in the long jump, going for 15 feet, 3 inches.

The Grundy Center girls took fourth with 67 team points, and were led by the 4×200 relay that set a new school record.

Kyah Luhring, Brooke Flater, Landry Luhring and Hailey Wallis ran a 1:50.35 relay to take first and propel them to the top of the Spartans’ leaderboard in that event. Baylee Potkins picked up a fourth-place finish in the 400 hurdles (1:14.97) and fifth in the 100 hurdles (18.07) to help her nine points, leading the Spartans. Their sprint medley team also took first in 1:56.63, besting Union (1:58.27) and Janesville (1:59.27).

GMG totaled 59 points for sixth place, led by Kyla Wilkening’s 16 team points. The GMG junior was second in the 1,500 (5:22.70) and the 3,000 (11:18.95). Belle Duncan was fourth in the 1,500 as well, in a t 5:46.03.

Katie Airey was fourth in the 100 (13.77) and Sydney Sorem took fifth in the shot put (31-10).

Emma Gourley and Brylie Zeisness paced the South Hardin girls along with 16 points apiece, as the Tigers posted 50 to take eighth Tuesday.

Gourley was second in the 400 (1:02.86) and second in the 200 (27.78). Zeisness won the shot put (38-10) and was third in the discus (109-8 1/2).

Willett’s time of 1:08.87 was good enough for first place in the 400 hurdles. She was also seventh in the long jump (15-00 1/2). Olivia Hughes took third for BCLUW, which finished ninth (49.5 points), in the 100 hurdles (17.33) as well.

Shelby McKinley led North Tama with three points, giving the Redhawks a 12th-place finish with six total.

McKinley was sixth in the 800 (2:42.15) as the area’s top finisher. The 4×800 relay took sixth as well in a time of 13:50.19.

BCLUW wins at North Polk

ALLEMAN — The BCLUW boys’ track and field team took first at the North Polk Comet Relays on Tuesday, scoring 102 points.

Troy Dolphin score 17.5 points on his own, with a first-place win in the 400-meter dash (53.28 seconds). Dolphin was also second in the 200, running a 24.19.

Clay Silver took first in the discus, throwing 114 feet, 10 inches for BCLUW and Jack Garber won the 110 hurdles (15.60).

East Marshall was third with 100 points, led by Eli Anderson. He was first in the 800 (2:08.13) and third in the high jump (5-4).

Logan Nicholson took first in the 400 hurdles for the Mustangs (58.88) and Nick Meling was second in both the 1,600 (4:47.42) and the 3,200 (10:10.30).

Keahna leads locals at STC

TAMA — Keith Keahna cleared 6 feet, 3 inches for a new career best in the high jump, taking first in the event and leading the South Tama County boys’ track and field team to a seventh-place finish at their home meet Tuesday.

Hunter Filloon was fourth in the 400-meter dash, running a 53.35-second race.

The Meskwaki Settlement boys were eighth with just two points, coming from Sonny DeMarce’s seventh-place finish in the 400 hurdles, running a 1:04.30.

Seymour leads Warriors

MADRID — The Meskwaki Settlement girls’ track and field team was led by thrower Danielle Seymour on Tuesday night, scoring 27 points for a sixth-place finish.

Seymour was second in the discus, throwing 103 feet, 4 1/2 inches, and fourth in the shot put, with a throw of 32-11.

Windy Blackcloud took fourth in the 400-meter dash, running a 1 minute, 9.10 second race. Grace Tahahawah was fifth in the 100 (13.51) and eighth in the long jump (14-7 1/4).

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