EDDYVILLE — A total of 11 area individuals or relays qualified for this week’s Co-ed State Track Meet at the State Qualifying Meets held on May 14.
Highlighting the list of area qualifiers are seven total events representing Clarke at the state meet.
The Clarke girls track team qualified four events and the Clarke boys pushed three events through to the state meet.
The Lady Indians have been strong in the hurdle events all year long, and that was no different at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet in Eddyville.
Sophomores Bailey and Solanna Zimmerman each qualified in the 100 meter hurdles, with Bailey earning an automatic berth by placing second in 16.17 seconds. Solanna had to wait until Saturday evening to find out if she had made it or not, but earned one of the eight at-large berths with her time of 16.63.
The Zimmerman twins also combined with senior Bronwyn Miller and junior Maddi Heath to finish second in the shuttle hurdle relay, earning an automatic berth with their time of 1:11.44.
The Lady Indians have Class 2A’s fourth-fastest time in the state this season in the shuttle hurdle relay, having run 1:08.47 at the South Central Conference Meet.
Clarke’s Alexis Barr punched the fourth ticket to the state meet for the Lady Indians, as she finished second in the high jump competition with her clearance of 5-2. Barr has a best clearance of 5-4 this season, which has her in a tie for second in Class 2A entering the state meet.
For the Clarke boys, senior Gordon Witt, who for the first time in his career qualified for the Drake Relays earlier this year, earned his first trip to the state meet, and he did it in two events.
Witt won the high jump competition with his clearance of 6-4 and also qualified in the 110 meter high hurdles by placing second with his time of 16.01 seconds.
Clarke’s other qualifier was junior Kooper Brimm, who won the shot put competition with his heave of 52-5.50.
Central Decatur qualified three total events, two on the boys side and one on the girls side.
Mathew Cooper finished second in the 100 meter dash with his time of 11.99 seconds to earn an automatic berth into the state meet.
Junior Peyton Pedersen earned an at-large berth in the long jump after finishing third with his leap of 20-1.
Cardinal senior Hallie Linhart also earned an at-large berth in the high jump competition, finishing third with her clearance of 4-10.
Murray’s lone representative is sophomore Jack Jones, who jumped a personal best of 20-1.75 for second place in the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet at Martensdale-St. Marys. That was good enough to earn him an at-large berth into the state meet.
Class 2A
State Qualifying Meet
At EBF
BOYS
Team standings — 1. CMB 138, 2. Albia 133, 3. East Marshall 82, 4. Davis County 64, 5. Des Moines Christian 51, 6. Central Lee 48, 7. Clarke 46.5, 8. Central Decatur 40, 9. PCM 30, 10. Pella Christian 26, 11. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 22, 12. Interstate 35 21.5.
Discus — 1. Kieran Judge, Alb, 151-6; 3. Kooper Brimm, Clarke, 135-0; 12. Evan McKinney, I-35, 95-3; 14. Hunter Simpson, Clarke, 94-6; 15. Blake Kozak, I-35, 94-4; 22. Terrance Fox, CD, 47-8.
Shot put — 1. Kooper Brimm, Clarke, 52-5.50; 15. Blake Kozak, I-35, 35-6; 16. Isaac Lewis, Clarke, 34-10; 19. Austin Beener, I-35, 29-3.50.
High jump — 1. Gordon Witt, Clarke, 6-4; 6. Taylor O’Dea, I-35, 5-6; 6. Zach Harmsen, Clarke, 5-6.
Long jump — 1. Bryce Kemp, CMB, 21-1; 3. Peyton Pedersen, CD, 20-1; 7. Zach Harmsen, Clarke, 18-8; 14. Spencer Pontolilo, I-35, 16-1; 15. Dallas Steil, I-35, 16-0.50.
3,200 meters — 1. Mark Deutsch, CMB, 10:14.88; 3. Dominic Cresta, I-35, 10:31.61; 5. Zach Goering, I-35, 10:44.34; 12. Jake Manternach, Clarke, 11:23.32; 14. Timber Kent, Clarke, 11:37.10.
4 x 800 relay — 1. Des Moines Christian, 8:15.72; 7. Central Decatur (Jordan Mitchell, Ben Savely, Nick Bishop, Bill Hutchison), 9:41.42; 8. Interstate 35 (Max Bertrand, Morgan Nelson, Nic Bertrand, Garret Jones), 9:42.86.
Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. CMB, 58.21; 4. Central Decatur (Tyler Davis, Carter Boothe, Kyle Palmer, Peyton Pedersen), 1:02.60; 7. Interstate 35 (Evan McKinney, Avery Vetter, Riley Wearmouth, Wyatt Davenport), 1:07.90; 9. Clarke (John Echeveste, Brock Brokaw, Nick McVey, Nathan Bair), 1:17.96.
100 meters — 1. Hunter Weldon, Alb, 11.25; 2. Mathew Cooper, CD, 11.99; 10. Rayden Boswell, CD, 12.83; 20. John Echeveste, Clarke, 13.21; 22. Zach Irelan, I-35, 13.49; 23. Maverick Petersen, I-35, 13.63.
400 meters — 1. Hunter Weldon, Alb, 51.26; 6. Gunner Sergeant-Elben, Clarke, 54.95; 15. Nathan Bair, Clarke, 58.95; 17. Austin Beener, I-35, 1:00.05; 21. David Huppert, CD, 1:03.18; 22. Jacob Hughes, I-35, 1:04.12; 23. Philip Kunze, CD, 1:05.62.
4 x 200 relay — 1. Albia, 1:29.90; 7. Central Decatur (Carter Boothe, Noah Bishop, Kyle Potter, Mathew Cooper), 1:39.40; 9. Interstate 35 (Sam Cook, Garrett McFarland, Taylor O’Dea, Zach Goering), 1:41.91; 11. Clarke (Andrew Barnard, Gable Reece, Sam Zaragoza-Rosales, Remington Cook), 1:49.69.
110 high hurdles — 1. Bryce Kemp, CMB, 15.07; 2. Gordon Witt, Clarke, 16.01; 3. Peyton Pedersen, CD, 16.13; 7. Wyatt Davenport, I-35, 17.08; 9. Kyle Palmer, CD, 17.25; 15. Riley Wearmouth, I-35, 19.35; 16. John Echeveste, Clarke, 19.85.
1,600 meters — 1. Caleb Benzing, EM, 4:37.56; 6. Rich Wilkins, Clarke, 4:57.43; 9. Zach Goering, I-35, 4:59.34; 11. Dominic Cresta, I-35, 5:00.09; 17. Ben Savely, CD, 5:22.79; 18. Brock Brokaw, Clarke, 5:29.94; 19. Nick Bishop, CD, 5:32.91.
200 meters — 1. Bryce Kemp, CMB, 23.46; 3. Mathew Cooper, CD, 24.06; 7. Gunner Sergeant-Elben, Clarke, 24.87; 12. Zach Harmsen, Clarke, 25.78; 15. Chase Miner, CD, 26.22; 22. Josh Hughes, I-35, 29.09; 23. Matthew Snell, I-35, 29.29.
400 low hurdles — 1. Jacob Clouse, Alb, 56.21; 8. Evan McKinney, I-35, 1:00.77; 11. Nathan Bair, Clarke, 1:03.31; 14. Tyler Davis, CD, 1:05.87; 16. Avery Vetter, I-35, 1:08.67; 18. Bill Hutchison, CD, 1:11.65.
1,600 medley relay — 1. Albia, 3:40.16; 7. Central Decatur (Kyle Potter, Rayden Boswell, Jordan Mitchell, Ben Savely), 4:06.96; 9. Interstate 35 (Sam Cook, Garrett McFarland, Austin Beener, Zach Goering), 4:12.08; 10. Clarke (Andrew Barnard, Nick McVey, Timber Kent, Brock Brokaw), 4:49.89.
800 meters — 1. Eric Fluegge, DMC, 2:01.34; 8. Morgan Nelson, I-35, 2:12.26; 12. Rich Wilkins, Clarke, 2:20.49; 13. Jake Manternach, Clarke, 2:21.87; 17. Garret Jones, I-35, 2:25.84; 18. Nick Bishop, CD, 2:27.58; 21. Bill Hutchison, CD, 2:35.34.
4 x 100 relay — 1. Albia, 44.21; 6. Central Decatur (Kyle Potter, Mathew Cooper, Kyle Palmer, Peyton Pedersen), 47.05; 11. Interstate 35 (Sam Cook, Garrett McFarland, Taylor O’Dea, Zach Irelan), 50.02; 12. Clarke (Byron Rivera, Gable Reece, Sam Zaragoza-Rosales, Remington Cook), 50.74.
4 x 400 relay — 1. Albia, 3:29.81; 7. Interstate 35 (Maverick Petersen, Zach Goering, Evan McKinney, Morgan Nelson), 3:49.71; 10. Central Decatur (Carter Boothe, Jordan Mitchell, Ben Savely, Chase Miner), 3:53.16.
GIRLS
Team standings — 1. Davis County 108.5, 2. Des Moines Christian 91, 3. CMB 88, 4. PCM 83, 5. East Marshall 82, 6. Albia 67, 7. Pella Christian 57, 8. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 47, 9. Clarke 40, 10. Central Lee 37.5, 11. Interstate 35 27, 12. Central Decatur 11.
Discus — 1. Kate Birchmier, DC, 129-4; 9. Amanda Kindred, Clarke, 84-4; 10. Sydney Nelson, I-35, 81-5; 12. Hannah Moore, Clarke, 77-0; 14. Bailey McCuddin, I-35, 76-6.
Shot put — 1. Kate Birchmier, DC, 43-11.50; 6. Amanda Kindred, Clarke, 33-6.50; 12. Bailee Huddleson, I-35, 28-9; 14. Laynie Duff, I-35, 27-5.50; 18. Hannah Moore, Clarke, 25-7.50.
High jump — 1. Mary Shepard, Alb, 5-3; 2. Alexis Barr, Clarke, 5-2; 3. Hallie Linhart, CD, 4-10.
Long jump — 1. Jaylynn Sharp, DC, 15-5.50; 4. Alexis Barr, Clarke, 14-9.50; 7. Ashley Struth, I-35, 13-9.25; 13. Mary Lindsey, CD, 12-5.25; 16. Cheyanne Loomis, I-35, 11-7.50.
3,000 meters — 1. Rachel Peter, PCM, 11:06.64; 8. Lizzy Parish, I-35, 13:59.78; 9. Chelsie Weaver, CD, 14:01.14; 12. Chelsea Selsor, Clarke, 14:50.91.
4 x 800 relay — 1. Des Moines Christian, 10:00.09; 7. Clarke (Sydney Sickels, Taylor Jass, Ariella May, Vanessa Bakley), 12:40.17; 8. Interstate 35 (Taylor Leonard, Sydney Nelson, Sadie Schneiders, Christina Winslow), 13:01.27.
Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 1:09.94; 2. Clarke (Solanna Zimmerman, Maddi Heath, Bronwyn Miller, Bailey Zimmerman), 1:11.44; 3. Central Decatur (Brianna Barnett, Jacey Masters, Hallie Linhart, Morgan Kofoid), 1:12.06; 7. Interstate 35 (Cheyanne Loomis, Caylin Brommel, Allyson Young, Haley Schaffer), 1:16.60.
100 meters — 1. Mary Shepard, Alb, 13.24; 3. Maddie Albers, I-35, 13.44; 11. Sidney Marker, Clarke, 14.49; 15. Mary Lindsey, CD, 15.19; 16. Ally Bedwell, I-35, 15.21; 18. Monica Irving, CD, 15.64.
Distance medley relay — 1. Davis County, 4:19.84; 6. Interstate 35 (Haley Schaffer, Miranda Hahn, Pearl Jones, Cheyenne Hiatt), 4:49.62; 10. Clarke (Sidney Marker, Joni Burris, Vanessa Bakley, Taylor Jass), 5:23.52.
400 meters — 1. Oksana Covey, DMC, 58.70; 8. Maddie Albers, I-35, 1:11.74; 12. Carissa Albers, I-35, 1:18.91.
4 x 200 relay — 1. PCM, 1:50.53; 9. Interstate 35 (Keann Williamson, Miranda Hahn, Ashley Struth, Ally Bedwell), 1:59.92; 10. Clarke (Joni Burris, Sidney Marker, Hayley Gilbert, Chynna Beydler), 2:04.36.
100 hurdles — 1. Karlie Taylor, EBF, 16.07; 2. Bailey Zimmerman, Clarke, 16.17; 4. Solanna Zimmerman, Clarke, 16.63; 6. Haley Schaffer, I-35, 17.85; 13. Emily Young, I-35, 20.05.
800 meters — 1. Haley Fye, EM, 2:22.66; 7. Cheyenne Hiatt, I-35, 2:4051; 11. Pearl Jones, I-35, 2:48.86; 18. Sydney Sickels, Clarke, 3:04.90; 19. Trista Waddell, CD, 3:32.42.
200 meters — 1. Oksana Covey, DMC, 26.85; 4. Maddie Albers, I-35, 28.25; 14. Hayley Gilbert, Clarke, 31.36; 17. Hannah Grandstaff, I-35, 32.10.
400 hurdles — 1. Jayci Vos, PCM, 1:09.23; 9. Ariella May, Clarke, 1:20.65; 11. Cheyanne Loomis, I-35, 1:21.79.
Sprint medley relay — 1. Des Moines Christian, 1:53.92; 8. Interstate 35 (Ashley Struth, Miranda Hahn, Haley Schaffer, Maddie Albers), 2:05.45; 10. Clarke (Bronwyn Miller, Chynna Beydler, Hayley Gilbert, Savannah Gilbert), 2:08.69.
1,500 meters — 1. Rachel Peter, PCM, 5:00.29; 13. Lizzy Parish, I-35, 6:13.93; 14. Taylor Leonard, I-35, 6:31.23; 15. Sydney Sickels, Clarke, 6:32.16; 16. Chelsie Weaver, CD, 6:43.13; 18. Chelsea Selsor, Clarke, 6:58.43.
4 x 100 relay — 1. Pella Christian, 52.23; 8. Clarke (Solanna Zimmerman, Bronwyn Miller, Maddi Heath, Bailey Zimmerman), 55.32; 9. Interstate 35 (Keann Williamson, Miranda Hahn, Ally Bedwell, Ashley Struth), 57.04.
4 x 400 relay — 1. Davis County, 4:11.56; 9. Interstate 35 (Keann Williamson, Pearl Jones, Sydney Nelson, Cheyenne Hiatt), 4:49.51.
Class 1A
State Qualifying Meet
At Martensdale-St. Marys
BOYS
Team standings — 1. Earlham 170, 2. Pleasantville 133, 3. Van Meter 112, 4. Wayne 66, 5. Southeast Warren 57, 6. Iowa Christian Academy/Ankeny Christian Academy 55, 7. Martensdale-St. Marys 43, 8. Murray 27, 9. Melcher-Dallas 24, 10. Grand View Christian 6, 10. Mormon Trail 6.
Discus — 1. Devon Veach, ICA, 124-0.50; Tony Miller, Murr, 79-5.75; Bryce Keller, Murr, 57-7.50.
Shot put — 1. Cole Ridgely, Earl, 48-9; Caleb Miller, 32-5.50; Carson Hart, Murr, 24-4.75.
High jump — 1. Connor Olsen, MSM, 5-10.
Long jump — 1. Joey Harkins, Earl, 20-10.50; 2. Jack Jones, Murr, 20-1.75.
3,200 meters — 1. James Orf, VM, 10:21.84; 13. Zabe Hatfield, Murr, 13:10.28.
4 x 800 relay — 1. Earlham, 8:40.55; 6. Murray (Caleb Kerwin, Dustin Miller, Bryce Keller, Tony Miller), 10:08.55.
Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Earlham, 1:02.40; 7. Murray (Matt Rockhold, Tyler McMillen, Fisher Decker, Seth Shannon), 1:14.91.
100 meters — 1. Chase Wetterling, MD, 11.58; 8. Jack Jones, Murr, 12.71; Levi Snyder, Murr, 17.74.
400 meters — 1. Alex Kim, MSM, 52.66; Zane Hatfield, Murr, 1:05.30; Payton Flaherty, Murr, 1:05.65.
4 x 200 relay — 1. Pleasantville, 1:33.75; 8. Murray (Dustin Miller, Tyler McMillen, Fisher Decker, Dustin Teas), 1:44.76.
110 high hurdles — 1. Brian Vanderheiden, Earl, 16.46; 8. Matt Rockhold, Murr, 19.17.
1,600 meters — 1. Bryant Seuferer, SEW, 4:58.18; 16. Seth Baumfalk, Murr, 6:14.52; 17. Quentin Siefkas, Murr, 6:32.82.
200 meters — 1. Kirk Wicks, Pleas, 23.13; Jack Jones, Murr, 25.80; Carson Hart, Murr, 29.09.
400 low hurdles — 1. Eli Kasap, Earl, 57.97; 3. Matt Rockhold, Murr, 1:00.55; Seth Shannon, Murr, 1:20.37.
1,600 medley relay — 1. Earlham, 3:49.05; 8. Murray (Dustin Miller, Caleb Miller, Tony Miller, Caleb Kerwin), 4:23.66.
800 meters — 1. Max Johnson, Pleas, 2:06.91; 9. Bryce Keller, Murr, 2:26.95; 14. Layne Richey, Murr, 3:05.71.
4 x 100 relay — 1. Pleasantville, 45.10; 6. Murray (Matt Rockhold, Dustin Miller, Dustin Teas, Jack Jones), 49.31.
4 x 400 relay — 1. Pleasantville, 3:32.88; 8. Murray (Tyler McMillen, Zane Black, Fisher Decker, Dustin Teas), 4:10.63.
GIRLS
Team standings — 1. Earlham 181, 2. Wayne 150, 3. Martensdale-St. Marys 84, 4. Van Meter 62, 5. Southeast Warren 46, 6. Iowa Christian Academy/Ankeny Christian Academy 42.5, 7. Murray 41, 8. Pleasantville 36.5, 9. Seymour 28, 10. Mormon Trail 23, 11. Grand View Christian 21, 12. Melcher-Dallas 13.
Discus — 1. Kennedy Morris, Earl, 112-6.25; Chellsea Jones, Murr, 73-6.75.
Shot put — 1. Mackenzie Roberts, VM, 34-7.75; Courtney Titus, Murr, 25-0.50.
High jump — 1. Nicole Meyer, VM, 5-3.
Long jump — 1. Haylee Fortune, Wayne, 16-9.50; 6. Zoie Lecy, Murr, 13-9.
3,000 meters — 1. Morgan Allen, Earl, 11:27.13; 5. Kylie Shields, Murr, 12:45.25.
4 x 800 relay — 1. Wayne, 10:59.13; 5. Murray (Kayla Siefkas, Hallee Ashby, Bailey Brummel, Autumn Ashby), 12:30.63.
Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Wayne, 1:11.98.
100 meters — 1. Keaton Kester, Earl, 13.36; Brandi Gilbert, Murr, 14.71; Alicia Vanderflught, Murr, 15.99.
Distance medley relay — 1. Earlham, 4:31.73; 8. Murray (Courtney Titus, Victoria Palma, Autumn Ashby, Hallee Wallace), 5:37.13.
400 meters — 1. Emily Murphy, MSM, 1:02.78; 8. Brandi Gilbert, Murr, 1:11.10; Bailey Brummel, Murr, 1:20.58.
4 x 200 relay — 1. Wayne, 1:52.06; 5. Murray (Zoie Lecy, Becca Decker, Kayla Siefkas, Brandi Gilbert), 2:03.21.
100 hurdles — 1. Bailey Andrews, Wayne, 17.00; Becca Decker, Murr, 22.97; Alicia Vanderflught, Murr, 22.98.
800 meters — 1. Kristen Weber, Earl, 2:28.88; 8. Autumn Ashby, Murr, 2:58.07.
200 meters — 1. Keaton Kester, Earl, 26.94; 3. Zoie Lecy, Murr, 29.39; Victoria Palma, Murr, 36.28.
400 hurdles — 1. Kristen Weber, Earl, 1:08.70; 5. Kayla Siefkas, Murr, 1:17.80.
Sprint medley relay — 1. Martensdale-St. Marys, 1:58.27; 8. Murray (Alicia Vanderflught, Chellsea Jones, Victoria Palma, Courtney Titus), 2:28.58.
1,500 meters — 1. Kristen Weber, Earl, 5:13.88; 4. Kylie Shields, Murr, 5:52.47; 7. Hallee Ashby, Murr, 6:40.39.
4 x 100 relay — 1. Earlham, 53.16; 7. Murray (Zoie Lecy, Becca Decker, Kayla Siefkas, Brandi Gilbert), 58.81.
4 x 400 relay — 1. Wayne, 4:25.95; 6. Murray (Autumn Ashby, Bailey Brummel, Hallee Ashby, Kylie Shields), 5:36.09.