The track season began with broken records by junior Reese Brownlee and other great performances by the Clear Lake Lion girls track team March 5 in Mason City.
To start the short indoor season, Brownlee broke her school record in the 200 meter dash, running a 25.77, just ahead of Dowling Catholic’s Lauren McCoy who ran a 26.2.
Brownlee also broke her own record in the long jump, leading 19-00.25.
Clear Lake junior Addie Doughan saw action on the track in the 800 meter run to finish second in a 2:28.47, just a second behind Keira Anderson of Gilbert.
Clear Lake’s State Cross Country medalist Anna Feuerbach was just outside of the top three in fourth running a 2:31.34.
Clear Lake’s 4×800 meter relay team finished fourth with a time of 10:18.84, while Gilbert took first place with a sub 10 minute time of 9:55.21.
Junior Madi Ott finished 20th in the shot put, throwing for 30-09.
Southeast Polk’s Kennedy Borud took first with a 35-09.
Clear Lake Results: 200m: 14th, Madison Leisure, 29.38; 400m: 11th, Rebekah Steinbron, 1:07.77 and 25th, Lily Lilliberg, 1:10.98; Long Jump: 15th, Lilly Lilliberg, 14-08.25; Shot Put: 25th, Xada Johnson, 29-07 & 50th Nayeli Marschke, 24-08.5.
IATC Indoor
Championships
Last Friday, the Lions traveled to Ames for the Indoor Championships at the Lied Recreation Center at Iowa State University.
It was another record-breaking day for Reese Brownlee as she ran the 200 meter .12 seconds faster to set a new record of 25.65.
Brownlee was also in top form in the 400 meter dash, winning by just over two seconds with a time of 56.6 over Pella’s Jacie Trine who ran a 58.61.
Brownlee’s time was a meet record and a Drake Relays standard and currently is the fatest in the state.
The 800 meter saw Anna Feuerbach take fifth with a time of 2:26.07.
Addie Doughan was champion in the 1500 meter run, finishing with a time of 5:01.49.
The 4×100 team finished seventh with a time of 53.47.
The 4×400 relay team finished 11th with a time of 4:25.52.
In the 800 sprint medley, the Lions finished 12th with a time of 2:01.12. It was Williamsburg with first place in a time of 1:52.3.
The Lions will host the North Iowa Indoor Championships on March 21.
