AREA ATHLETES SOLIDIFY STATE SPOTS
Slew of Messengerland competitors added to final co-ed track list for this coming week
The tentative list of state track and field qualifiers has been released by the IHSAA and IGHSAU for Des Moines next week.
All the action begins on Thursday inside Drake Stadium and continues through Saturday night.
The Fort Dodge boys qualified in three events from two individuals, as Noah Daniel will run in the 100 and 200 while Dalton Eckley competes in the high jump for Class 4A.
From St. Edmond, the girls earned a total of nine qualifiers with the boys advancing five on.
Mariah Myers qualified in both the 1A shot put and discus with Anna Lursen (800), Michaela Leiting (1,500), Hannah Landwehr (3,000) and Josie Harvey (100 hurdles) joining her in individual events.
The Gaels will also be represented in the 4×400, 4×800 and distance medley relays.
Anthony Valles is a two-event qualifier, as he will compete in both the 1,600 and 3,200 while the St. Edmond 4×200, 4×400 and distance medley relays are also scheduled for action.
In 3A, Algona has a combined 18 qualifiers, Humboldt has nine and Webster City eight. Gavin Weber from Algona will compete in all three distance events while Webster City’s Jaxon Cherry is in both the shot put and discus fields.
Manson Northwest Webster qualified six in 2A, including three events for Matt Condon and two for Alyssa Richman. South Central Calhoun boasts nine — led by Chloe Judisch in the 400, 800 and 1500 — while Emmetsburg has eight, Southeast Valley and Greene County each have seven, Pocahontas Area has five with Eagle Grove, East Sac County and Clarion-Goldfield/Dows each qualifying two.
Emmetsburg’s Rachel Schany will be in four events and Chloe Judisch of South Central Calhoun in three.
Along with St. Edmond in 1A, Bishop Garrigan has 13 qualifiers, Newell-Fonda nine, West Bend-Mallard eight and North Union four.
Both Reagan Murphy and Abbie Capesius from Garrigan are in three events.
STATE TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFIERS
Boys
Class 4A
Fort Dodge — Noah Daniel, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash; Dalton Eckley, high jump.
Class 3A
Algona — William Weichert, 100-meter dash; Evan Allie, 200-meter dash; Ashton Moreno, 400-meter dash; Gavin Weber, 800-meter run, 1,600-meter run, 3,200-meter run; Max Nevitt, discus, shot put; Shriji Patel, discus; 4×100-meter relay; distance medley relay; sprint medley relay.
Humboldt — Mason Van Pelt, 800-meter run; Mason Brown, 400-meter hurdles; Elliot Carlson, long jump; 4×400-meter relay; 4×800-meter relay; distance medley relay; shuttle hurdle relay.
Webster City — Jayden Weinzetl, 200-meter dash; Keegan Hisler, high jump; Jaxon Cherry, discus, shot put; distance medley relay.
Class 2A
Manson Northwest Webster — Matt Condon, 400-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump.
Southeast Valley — Jace Hanson, 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles; 4×100-meter relay.
South Central Calhoun — Zakiah Pettigrew, 110-meter hurdles; Andrew Anderson, high jump.
East Sac County — Parker Engel, 3,200-meter run; Isaiah Aragon, 3,200-meter run.
Clarion-Goldfield/Dows — Mason Allen, discus.
Emmetsburg — Byron Maina, high jump; 4×100-meter relay; 4×200-meter relay; shuttle hurdle relay.
Greene County — Isaac Carman, discus; Nick Madsen, 200-meter dash; 4×100-meter relay; 4×800-meter relay; distance medley relay.
Class 1A
St. Edmond — Anthony Valles, 1,600-meter run, 3,200-meter run; 4×200-meter relay; 4×400-meter relay; distance medley relay.
Bishop Garrigan — Justin Bauer, 400-meter dash; Amaury Thomas, discus; 4×200-meter relay; 4×400-meter relay; shuttle hurdle relay; sprint medley relay.
Newell-Fonda — Max Carlson, 400-meter hurdles; Eli Roberts, high jump; 4×100-meter relay; 4×200-meter relay.
North Union — Colin Rasch, shot put.
MESSENGER-AREA STATE TRACK QUALIFIERS
GIRLS
Class 3A
Algona — Natalie Johnson, 100-meter dash; Macy Knapp, 800-meter run; Madison Ehrig, high jump; Reagan Haynes, discus; 4×200-meter relay; 4×800-meter relay.
Humboldt — Ashlynn Works, discus, shot put.
Webster City — Isabel Grossoehme, 400-meter dash; Adysen Poppen, shot put; 4×400-meter relay.
Class 2A
Manson Northwest Webster — Alyssa Richman, 1,500-meter run, 3,000-meter run; Kyla Egli, long jump.
Eagle Grove — Ayden Feske, 100-meter dash; Addyson Jeske, long jump.
Southeast Valley — Addi Hindt, 100-meter hurdles; Alex Kitchen, shot put; shuttle hurdle relay; 4×400-meter relay.
South Central Calhoun — Chloe Judisch, 400-meter dash, 800-meter run, 1,500-meter run; Iris Melody, 3,000-meter run; Tristin Gorden, discus, shot put; sprint medley relay.
Pocahontas Area — Amanda Davis, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash; Jenna Vonnahme, 400-meter dash; Halee Hauswirth, shot put; sprint medley relay.
Clarion-Goldfield/Dows — Mikayla Beisel, high jump.
Emmetsburg — Rachel Schany, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, high jump, long jump.
Greene County — Emma Ewalt, discus; distance medley relay.
Class 1A
St. Edmond — Anna Lursen, 800-meter run; Michaela Leiting, 1,500-meter run; Hannah Landwehr, 3,000-meter run; Josie Harvey, 100-meter hurdles; Mariah Myers, discus, shot put; 4×400-meter relay; 4×800-meter relay; distance medley relay.
West Bend-Mallard — Maddie Fehr, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash; Tyra Schupbach, 1,500-meter run, 3,000-meter run; Kierstin Montag, 400-meter hurdles; Allie Fehr, high jump; 4×400-meter relay; 4×800-meter relay.
Bishop Garrigan — Reagan Murphy, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles; Abbie Capesius, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash; sprint medley relay.
Newell-Fonda — Mareni Brabec, 1,500-meter run; shuttle hurdle relay; 4×200-meter relay; sprint medley relay; distance medley relay.
North Union — Olivia Merrill, shot put; 4×100-meter relay; 4×200-meter relay.