by Marianne Gasaway
Clear Lake qualified 12 events for the State Track and Field Meet with a runner-up finish at the Class 3A qualifying meet held Thursday, May 11, at Nevada.
North Polk won the team title with 151.5 points, followed closely by Clear Lake and Gilbert with 140 and 135 respectively.
Reese Brownlee, defending State champion in the long jump, qualified in that event, as well as three others. She won the long jump at Districts with a leap of 17’11,” the third best recorded in Class 3A competition heading to State. Brownlee also finished first in the 200 meters in 26.07, the 400 in 57.31, and anchored the winning Sprint Medley Relay with Madison Leisure, Lydia Brattrud and Emersyn McGrath.
McGrath captured the 100 meter District title, clocking a 13.19 and also qualified in the 200 meters by placing second in a time of 27.10.
Distance events were dominated by Addison Doughan, who qualified in three individual events as well as a relay. Doughan qualified on time in the 800, 1500, and 3000 meters. She was fourth in both the 800 and 1500 in 2:26.34 and 5:06.59. She placed second int he 3000 in a time of 11:04.48. Teammate Emily McLaughlin also qualified in the 300, finishing third in 11:18.76. Anna Feuerbach, who was fifth in the 800 in 2:27.44 also earned a trip to State.
Clear Lake’s Distance Medley Relay team with Doughan, Feuerbach, Leisure and Brattrud will also compete on the Blue Oval. They were third at Districts in a time of 4:27.96.
Panther Co-Ed Relays
The Lions used the Panther Relays at Nora Springs as a tune up for the District meet. Coach Shawn Puttmann said he stacked the 4×100 and Shuttle Hurdle teams to go for low times.
“At Districts we knew that we were on that bubble to place second if all went well,” explained Puttmann. “The Lions got eight events in and we were looking to get three others in as well, but came up short. It is always our goal to get athletes down to the state meet after working so hard all year long. It has been a joy to coach these athletes this year.”
Team Standings
North Polk (151.5), Clear Lake (140), Gilbert (135), Algona (89), Humboldt (87), Hampton-Dumont-CAL (55), Webster city (39.5), Nevada (31)
Other Placements
100: Leisure, 5th, 13.51
100 Hurdles: Pieper Lester, 8th, 17.77
400: Lily Lilliberg, 8th, 1:07.41
1500: McLaughlin, 5th, 5:09.77
Discus: Xada Johnson, 4th, 95’02”
Long Jump: Lilliberg, 5th, 15’1.5”
Shot Put: Madi Ott, 5th, 32’7.25”
4×100: 3rd (Leisure, McGrath, Jacobs, Brattrud), 52.05
Shuttle Hurdle: 4th (P. Lester, Coleman, McGrath, J. Lester), 1:13.54
4×200: 5th (Jacobs, Puttman, Halverson, Johnson), 1:57.40
4×400: 3rd (Steinbron, Englin, Feuerbach, Brattrud), 4:21.43
4×800: 5th (Hauge, B. Heesch, J. Heesch, Steinbron), 11:24.90
Panther Co-Ed Relays
Top six placements
100 Hurdles: P. Lester, 1st, 17.85; J. Lester, 2nd, 18.27
200: Avery Puttman, 6th, 29.54
400: Rebekah Steinbron, 2nd, 1:04.64; Lauren Englin, 4th, 1:06.69
Discus: Makella Jacobs, 6th, 81’01”
High Jump: Lydia Brattrud, 5th, 4’6”
Long Jump: Lily Lilliberg, 3rd, 14’10”
Shot Put: Maddison Ott, 3rd, 34’10”; Mariposa Coleman, 32’9”
Sprint Medley: 4th (Biermann, Halverson, Barney, Hauge), 5:05.90
4×200: 3rd (Jacobs, Puttmann, Halverson, Xada Johnson
JV
Shot Put: Missy Jones, 5th, 26’3”
Sprint Medley: 2nd (Shaikosk, Colby Jones, Leewright), 2:16.49
4×200: 1st (J. Heesch, Brady, Barney, Biermann), 2:05.39
