(Neola, IA) – At the Western Iowa Conference Girl’s Track and Field Championship, the Riverside Bulldogs were able to achieve another Conference Title with a total of 150 team points. Riverside featured a total of five first-place finishes against some tough conference teams.
Speaking of those first-place finishes, Lydia Erickson was able to earn two of the five with top finishes in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. Erickson was able to run 13.17 in the 100-meter dash while putting down 27.27 in the 200-meter dash, just .31 seconds faster than second-place finisher Tess Casey of Tri-Center. Erickson felt great about her 200-meter dash and after rounding the bend, she saw nobody beside her and knew she had it in the bag.
Bulldog Carly Henderson was able to earn fourth in the 400-meter dash and in the 800-meter run. Where Henderson really shined was with a top finish for Riverside in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.13. She came into the 400-meter hurdles with a different mentality than the 400-meter and 800-meter run and it paid off in her favor.
Bulldog Head Coach Jared Hoffman was proud of his girls for showing up despite the weather conditions and the meet being moved a day later than they trained for. Hoffman credits the girls in the field events for their performance to start things off at the meet including Kayden Schnack in second in the long jump, Sophia Fenner in second in the shot put, and Olivia Lund finishing third in the high jump.
The Riverside Bulldogs have now won back-to-back Western Iowa Conference Championships with a big win this year and last. Coach Hoffman credits the girls for all of their hard work and for going into every meet and practice with the mindset to win.
It was a team win for Riverside on Wednesday after the girls were able to finish first in the 4×100-meter relay and first in the 4×400-meter relay. Both Lydia Erickson and Carly Henderson were a big part of that winning 4×400-meter relay, and not only were proud of their first two legs Veronica Schechinger and Elly Henderson but credit their teammates as they were not able to do this alone.
This victory for Riverside comes at a great time as they’re just a week away from the State Qualifying Meet. While things will look different next week for Riverside, the focus remains the same.
Looking at the other local teams, Audubon finished in sixth with 60.5 team points. The Wheelers featured a few top-five finishers including Taryn Petersen finishing fourth in the 200-meter dash at 28.29 while Jaelynn Petersen earned fourth place in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:12.63. They were part of the second-place finish in the 4×400-meter really at 4:21.85 and another second-place finish in the 4×100-meter shuttle hurdle at 1:10.66. In the field events, Audubon’s Harlow Miller was able to clinch fourth in the high jump with a jump of 4’8″.
Falling right behind Audubon was the AHSTW Lady Vikes who finished in seventh with 51 team points. The Lady Vikes featured the 800-meter sprint medley champs with a time of 1:54.75 with Caitlyn Dills, Loralei Wahling, Brooklyn Buck, and Bella Lamp leading the way in the race. Other top five finishers included Makenna Paulsen in fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:12.66.
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Final Results
Team Scores
1) Riverside 150
2) Treynor 126
3) Tri-Center 117
4) Logan-Magnolia 98
5) Underwood 67.5
6) Audubon 60.5
7) AHSTW 51
8) Missouri Valley 36
Girls 100 Meter Dash
1 Erickson, Lydia Riverside 13.17
2 Stangl, Haley Underwood 13.52
3 Henderson, Elly Riverside 13.55
4 Houser, Allie Treynor 13.61
5 Roberts, Ainsley Underwood 13.74
6 Kozeal, Kaitlin Tri-Center 13.93
7 Lee, Brooke Ahstw 14.15
8 McKinney, Hannah Ikm-Manning 14.27
Girls 200 Meter Dash
1 Erickson, Lydia Riverside 27.27
2 Casey, Tess Tri-Center 27.58
3 Henderson, Elly Riverside 28.16
4 Petersen, Taryn Audubon 28.29
5 Payne, Jozie Tri-Center 28.44
6 Ferguson, Kinsley Underwood 28.45
7 Hemmingsen, Rylee Treynor 28.53
8 Lee, Brooke Ahstw 28.98
Girls 400 Meter Dash
1 Casey, Tess Tri-Center 1:00.90 3
2 Erickson, Lydia Riverside 1:00.96
3 Kulesa, Alyssa Treynor 1:02.71
4 Henderson, Carly Riverside 1:02.80
5 VanArsdol, Isah Tri-Center 1:05.33
6 Knispel, Madeline Treynor 1:05.91
7 Brand, Marie Audubon 1:09.59
8 Bret, Trinity Underwood 1:09.7
Girls 800 Meter Run
1 Kulesa, Alyssa Treynor 2:26.72
2 VanArsdol, Isah Tri-Center 2:28.98
3 Johnsen, Allysen Logan-Magnolia 2:32.71
4 Henderson, Carly Riverside 2:33.01
5 Hall, Haedyn Logan-Magnolia 2:33.73
6 Bandow, Addisyn Ikm-Manning 2:34.26
7 Fenner, Sophia Riverside 2:36.42
8 Adams, Ally Underwood 2:36.45
Girls 1500 Meter Run
1 Johnsen, Allysen Logan-Magnolia 5:12.11
2 Sporrer, Madison Logan-Magnolia 5:15.32
3 Knispel, Madeline Treynor 5:29.46
4 Miller, Anne Treynor 5:32.67
5 Garrison, Raegan Ikm-Manning 5:5:33.59
6 Wilson, Michelle Audubon 5:37.84
7 Richardson, Bailey Riverside 5:45.96
8 Rone, Bentley Riverside 5:51.66
Girls 3000 Meter Run
1 Sporrer, Madison Logan-Magnolia 11:15.75
2 Johnsen, Allysen Logan-Magnolia 11:32.49
3 Garrison, Raegan Ikm-Manning 11:34.38
4 Miller, Anne Treynor 11:35.61
5 Thomas, Ryleigh Treynor 11:56.41
6 Wilson, Michelle Audubon 1112:04.49
7 Cody, Becca Riverside 12:50.64
8 Knop, Rylie Ahstw 12:58.43
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
1 Hemmingsen, Rylee Treynor 16.47
2 Payne, Zohie Tri-Center 16.55
3 Meador, Layla Tri-Center 16.66
4 Gute, Lea Missouri Valle 17.66
5 Zadalis, Zoey Treynor 18.00
6 Ferris, Hailey Missouri Valley 18.00
7 Knauss, Kaiya Logan-Magnolia 18.05
8 Neiheisel, Abbagail Ikm-Manning 18.09
Girls 400 Meter Hurdles
1 Henderson, Carly Riverside 1:07.13 2
2 Schneckloth, Quincey Tri-Center 1:09.28
3 Payne, Zohie Tri-Center 1:10.25
4 Petersen, Jaelynn Audubon 1:12.63
5 Paulsen, Makenna Ahstw 1:12.66
6 Childers, Emma Underwood 1:17.43
7 Monico, Addyson Logan-Magnolia 1:17.62
8 Chapman, Reese Treynor 1:17.92
Girls 4×100 Meter Relay
1 Riverside 53.75
2 Underwood 54.10
3 Tri-Center 54.15
4 Ahstw 54.70
Girls 4×200 Meter Relay
1 Underwood 1:52.99
2 Riverside 1:53.45
3 Treynor 1:55.63
4 Ikm-Manning 1:56.11
Girls 4×400 Meter Relay
1 Riverside 4:17.02
2 Audubon 4:21.85
3 Ahstw 4:22.87
4 Treynor 4:22.89
Girls 4×800 Meter Relay
1 Tri-Center 10:01.16
2 Ahstw 10:05.10
3 Riverside 10:28.51
4 Ikm-Manning 10:43.29
Girls 800 Sprint Medley
1 Ahstw 1:54.75
2 Riverside 1:56.37
3 Treynor 1:56.49
4 Audubon 1:57.66
Girls Distance Medley
1 Logan-Magnolia 4:28.15
2 Treynor 4:33.87
3 Audubon 4:34.03
4 Riverside 4:34.28
Girls 4×100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle
1 Tri-Center 1:09.11
2 Audubon 1:10.66 1
3 Logan-Magnolia 1:12.03
4 Missouri Valley 1:12.14
Girls High Jump
1 Ferguson, Kinsley Underwood J4-11.00
2 Kiger, Maria Logan-Magnolia J4-10.00
3 Lund, Olivia Riverside J4-10.00
4 Irwin, Ruby Underwood J4-08.00
5 Miller, Harlow Audubon J4-08.00
6 Carollo, Averie Treynor J4-08.00
7 Petersen, Jaelynn Audubon J4-08.00
8 Payne, Zohie Tri-Center J4-08.00
Girls Long Jump
1 Payne, Jozie Tri-Center 16-06.75
2 Schnack, Kayden Riverside 15-06.75
3 Madsen, Rory Logan-Magnolia 15-04.75
4 Casey, Tess Tri-Center 15-04.50
5 Cook, Claire Underwood 15-01.50
6 Czarnecki, Abby Logan-Magnolia 14-10.75
7 Richardson, Ayla Riverside 14-05.00
8 Marcum, Ryley Missouri Valley 14-00.50
Girls Shot Put
1 Mathews, Delaney Treynor 36-01.50
2 Fenner, Sophia Riverside 34-04.25
3 Zappia, Maya Missouri Valley 32-03.25
4 Bowman, Nancy Logan-Magnolia 32-02.00
5 Winchell, Elyse Treynor 31-02.25
6 Carroll, Addison Ahstw 30-11.50
7 Taylor, Sophia Riverside 30-11.00
8 Bertelsen, Marki Logan-Magnolia 30-09.50
Girls Discus Throw
1 Huisman, Jadyn Treynor 112-04
2 Zappia, Maya Missouri Valley 108-05
3 Mathews, Delaney Treynor 102-09
4 Somers, Sydney Riverside 99-07
5 Kelley, Madison Riverside 99-05
6 Carroll, Addison Ahstw 99-00
7 Bowman, Nancy Logan-Magnolia 92-10
8 Hocker, Addie Audubon 92-04
