Cowgirls Host Home Meet

Taylor Smith, Sports Editor

On April 14, the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows girls track and field team hosted eleven other schools at the annual Cowgirl Relays.

Eagle Grove, Forest City, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, and Iowa Falls-Alden competed in Class A against CGD.

Lydia Langfitt finishes the 200-meter dash. (Photo by Taylor Smith)

West Fork, West Hancock, Pocahontas Area, North Iowa, St. Edmond, and Belmond-Klemme all battled in Class B.

“The outdoor track season got off to a strong start at the Cowgirl Relays, where favorable weather and determined performances highlighted the meet,” long-time track and field coach and first-year Cowgirl head coach Craig Warnke told the Monitor. “Coming off the indoor season, the team showed its progress, with many athletes recording personal bests across multiple events.”

Johanna Perez takes the baton from Kennedy Hoesing to anchor the distance medley. (Photo by Taylor Smith)

Addy Howell was CGD’s top placer. She tied for second in the high jump after clearing 4’8”. Hampton-Dumont-CAL’s Madison Heilskov won the event with a jump of 4’10”.

Adelynn Howell outruns an Eagle in the 100-meter dash. (Photo by Taylor Smith)

“Fourth-place honors went to Lea Charlson in the discus, the 4×800-meter relay team, and Samantha Seaba in the 1,500-meter run,” Warnke added. “Additional athletes contributed valuable points, helping round out a successful team effort.”

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows placed fifth in Class A with 45 team points. Forest City (200), Garner-Hayfield-Ventura (141), Iowa Falls-Alden (75.5), and Hampton-Dumont-CAL (69) were also in the top-five.

“Overall, the meet marked a promising beginning to the outdoor season, with strong performances and a positive outlook setting the tone for the weeks ahead,” Warnke said.

Rosa Matul handles the lead-off leg of the distance medley. (Photo by Taylor Smith)

CLASS A VARSITY RESULTS:

High Jump –

2 – Adelynn Howell 4’8”

Long Jump –

10 – Mynae Espinoza 12’

11 – Jewell Routh 9’11”

Discus –

4 – Lea Charlson 89’11”

5 – Harper Nerlien 77’10”

Shot Put –

6 – Harper Nerlien 27’9”

7 – Taylor Johnson 27’5”

Sprint Medley –

3 – Schaffer, Morris, Tijull Villatoro, Egland 2:06.08

4×800 –

4 – Perez, Hoesing, Bobadilla, Seaba 12:45.89

100m –

10 – Adelynn Howell 14.79

12 – Olivia Meyers 17.58

Distance Medley –

5 – Matul, Morris, Hoesing, Perez 5:27.77

4×200 –

3 – Schaffer, Howell, Tijull Villatoro, Egland 2:00.61

100mH –

6 – Aleena Schaffer 19.66

800m –

8 – Yaquelin Bobadilla 3:16.84

200m –

10 – Lydia Langfitt 32.79

1500m –

4 – Samantha Seaba 6:19.22

4×100 –

5 – Matul, Howell, 58.4

Schaffer, Espinoza

4×400 –

3 – Morris, Tijull Villatoro, Hoesing, Egland 4:48.42