Even with season best times in several events the Bulldogs had a hard time scoring points at the WCAC Conference meet Monday, April 30, proving just how tough the conference is this year.
Earlham racked up 154 points to finish as conference champs, followed by Des Moines Christian in second. The Bulldogs tallied 17.5 points for ninth place.
"It was a perfect night to run - great competition and even better weather," commented Coach Dave Neubauer. "We were at our season best in almost every event."
Although the coach would have liked to have seen more points, he thought the girls ran well and are closing the gap between themselves and other teams athletically.
Doing her part for the night was Maddie Diggs who placed in all four of her events. Diggs got off to a good start and sprinted to a fourth place finish in the 100 meter dash. Her time of 1:02.32 in the 400 meter run (fifth place) and 2:39.84 in the 800 (sixth place) were her season best times. The 4 x 100 made up of Megan Ross, Morgan Bennett, Jenna Sheirbon and Diggs also placed.
Neubauer said the shuttle hurdle relay has been running very well, and after a season best time, placed seventh at Panora.
In field events points were produced by Liz Carter in the shot put and Olivia Johnson in the discus.
The Bulldogs
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Earlham 154
2. Des Moines Christian 110
3. Woodward-Granger 106
4. Madrid 83
5. Panorama 81
6. Guthrie Center 75
7. Van Meter 65.5
8. West Central Valley 39
9. OGDEN 17.5
10. Coon Rapids-Bayard 9
Here's how the Bulldogs finished:
SHOT PUT: Liz Carter, 8th, 30' 10.5"; Olivia Johnson, 29' 11.75".
DISCUS: Johnson, 7th, 83' 8"; Kara Kieffer, 56' 11".
3000 METER RUN: Alissa Shannon, 13:20.31; Megan Kennedy, 15:08.12.
SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY: Megan Ross, Kate Christensen, Jenna Sheirbon, Morgan Bennett, 7th, 1:20.31.
100-METER DASH: Maddie Diggs, 4th,14.19; Kristen Bennett, 19.24.
DISTANT MEDLEY: Mikayla Roberts, Liz Good, Marissa Elsberry, Sydney Bishop, 5:16.10.
400-METER RUN: Diggs, 5th, 1:02.32; Chelsea Price, 1:24.32.
4X200 RELAY: Ross, Sheirbon, Christensen, Good, 2:05.11.
100-METER HURDLES: M. Bennett, 19.59.
800-METER RUN: Diggs, 6th, 2:39.84; Michaela Halbur, 2:48.62.
200-METER DASH: Roberts, 32.34; Betty Henderson, 41.11.
SPRINT MEDLEY: Roberts, Good, Sheirbon, Christensen, 2:10.27.
1500-METER RUN: Halbur, 6:02.02; Bishop, 6:16.82.
4X100 RELAY: Ross, M. Bennett, Sheirbon, Diggs, 7th, 56.74.
4X400 RELAY: Elsberry, Meghan Johnson, April Baldus, Price, 5:17.28.
Co-ed Relays
The wind had a real impact on all contestants at Ogden's co-ed track meet Tuesday, May 1, keeping all teams from recording any great times. Coach Neubauer said the girls still put in consistent times.
"Our girls work hard and it shows on a night like tonight when it takes some mental toughness to compete."
Diggs continues to shine in the sprinting events. Her best event was the 200 meter dash in which she was runner-up with a time of 28.88. She placed third in the 100 meter dash and fourth in the 400 meter event.
The coach says that Ross, Sheirbon and Good have all been running well on their legs of relays. The shuttle hurdle relay again lowered its time and continues to improve.
In field events, Kara Kieffer had a personal best distance in the discus.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Gilbert 147
2. Roland-Story 114
3. Jefferson 90
4. North Polk 67
5. West Marshall 55
6. South Hamilton 52
7. Colo-NESCO 26
8. Colfax-Mingo 19
9. OGDEN 18
Here's how the Bulldogs finished:
SHOT PUT: Liz Carter, 30' 1"; Olivia Johnson, 26' 11".
DISCUS: Johnson, 77' 2"; Kara Kieffer, 60' 10".
3000 METER RUN: Alissa Shannon, 13:29.12; Megan Kennedy, 15:46.70.
SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY: Megan Ross, Kate Christensen, Jenna Sheirbon, Morgan Bennett, 1:19.27.
100-METER DASH: Maddie Diggs, 3rd, 14.40; Kristen Bennett, 20.04.
DISTANT MEDLEY: Mikayla Roberts, Liz Good, Marissa Elsberry, Sydney Bishop, 5:29.13.
400-METER RUN: Diggs, 4th, 1:04.90; Chelsea Price, 1:26.12.
4X200 RELAY: Ross, Sheirbon, Christensen, Good, 2:10.80.
100-METER HURDLES: M. Bennett, 19.84.
800-METER RUN: Michaela Halbur, 2:46.36; Meghan Johnson, 3:14.98.
200-METER DASH: Diggs, 2nd, 28.88; Betty Henderson, 36.86.
SPRINT MEDLEY: Roberts, Good, Sheirbon, Christensen, 2:22.77.
1500-METER RUN: Halbur, 6:04.61; Bishop, 6:36.96.
4X100 RELAY: Ross, Bennett, Sheirbon, Diggs, 56.89.
4X400 RELAY: Elsberry, Johnson, April Baldus, Price, 5:27.09.
Boys conference results
Ogden's Jeshua Van Sickle was crowned conference champ at the WCAC conference meet here Monday, April 30. His 20' 10" in the long jump bested an Earlham competitor by 1/2".
Byron Klauenberg finished strong in his throwing events and was runner-up in both the discus and shot put.
The Bulldogs scored 38 points for eighth place in a field of 11 schools. Madrid's 127 points earned them a team championship.
Van Sickle clocked a time of 24.53 in the 200 meter dash, finishing fifth. He also earned points by placing seventh in the 400 meter dash.
Other individuals placing were Grant Heineman, seventh in the high jump and 10th in the 800 meter run; and Trey Thompson who finished with a time of 5:11.01 for seventh in the 1600 meter run.
Ogden's top relay event of the night was the 4 x 400 made up of Van Sickle, Preston Church and Jake and Luke West. The foursome finished in seventh place with a time of 3:53.95.
Below are results from Bulldog place winners.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Madrid 127
2. Des Moines Christian 123
3. Earlham 118
4. Van Meter 68
5. Woodward Academy 65
6. Panorama 46
7. Guthrie Center 41
8. OGDEN 38
9. Woodward-Granger 29
10. West Central Valley 21
11. Coon Rapids-Bayard 20
Here's how the Bulldogs finished:
SHOT PUT: Byron Klauenberg, 2nd, 48' 5.5".
DISCUS: Klauenberg, 2nd, 139' 11".
HIGH JUMP: Grant Heineman, 7th, 5' 6".
LONG JUMP: Jeshua Van Sickle, 1st, 20' 10".
200 METER DASH: Van Sickle, 5th, 24.53.
400 METER DASH: Van Sickle, 7th, 54.68.
800 METER RUN: Heineman, 10th, 2:17.82.
1600 METER RUN: Trey Thompson, 7th, 5:11.01.
4X100 RELAY: Wyatt Westberg, Brady Wheelock, Owen Haberer, Jonathon Thompson, 10th, 49.67.
4X400 RELAY: Van Sickle, Preston Church, Jake West, Luke West, 7th, 3:53.95.
DISTANCE MEDLEY: J. Thompson, Haberer, Westberg, T. Thompson, 10th, 4:21.33. |
