Raiderettes place third at Lenox Co-Ed
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Janna Irving takes the baton from Anna Greenland during a relay at the Lenox Co-Ed tract meet last week. PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA.
The Mount Ayr Raiderettes were paced by three event wins at the Lenox co-ed meet on Monday, April 15 as part of their third-place tying team finish at the 11-team scoring meet.
The point total for Mount Ayr was their third-highest of the season.
Mount Ayr won the high jump, the 4×400-meter relay, and the 4×800-meter relay events.
Aubree Shields won the high jump with a best jump of 5-feet, 0 inches. The Raiderettes 4×400-meter relay team of Anne Newton, Tatum Friedrich, Aubree Clark, and Ashlyn Murphy won the event in a time of 4:31.24. The Raiderettes 4×800-meter relay team of Anne Newton, Addison Doolittle, Aubree Clark, and Ashlyn Murphy won the event in a time of 11:32.53.
Bedford won the meet with a team score of 83 points followed by Shenandoah with 80 and Griswold with 75. The Raiderettes tied Griswold for third place and were only five points away from a runner-up finish.
In field events, Hayden Ruggles was fifth in the shot put with a best throw of 31-feet, 5.5 inches. Other top-10 field event finishers were Dannie Stewart, Jalyn Akers, Koda Henle, and MaKel Jones.
Addison Doolittle placed third in the 1,500-meter run in 5:54.08 while Jaxy Knight was fourth in the 200-meter dash in 28.90 and Aubree Shields was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.71.
Other top-10 Mount Ayr finishes came from the 100-meter dash, 800-meter run, 3,000-meter run, and 400-meter hurdle events.
The Raiderettes were runners-up in the distance medley relay event with the team of Aubree Clark, Ashlyn Murphy, Tatum Fridrich, and Anne Newton in a time of 4:46.66. Mount Ayr placed third in the 4×100-meter relay with Stewart, Britlyn Nickle, Breya Nickle, and Kyleigh Conklin in 57.17.
The Raiderettes 4×200-meter relay team of Brittlyn and Breya Nickle, Greenland, and Abby Eaton placed third in 2:03.80.
Mount Ayr added fifth-place finishes in the other two relay events they competed in, the sprint medley relay and the shuttle hurdle relay.
Lenox Co-Ed
Girls Team Scores: 1. Bedford 83, 2. Shenandoah 80, 3. Griswold 75, 3. Mount Ayr 75, 5. SW Valley 60, 6. Stanton 52, 7. Lenox 45, 8. Essex 38, 8. East Union 38, 10. Clarinda 20, 11. East Mills 18.
Field Event Results:
High Jump: 1. Aubree Shields 5-0.
Long Jump: 7. Dannie Stewart 13-04, 10. MaKel Jones 12-06.75.
Shot Put: 5. Hayden Ruggles 31-05.5, 9. Jalyn Akers 27-10.5.
Discus: 8. Hayden Ruggles 71-08, 10. Koda Henle 71-0.
Individual Event Results:
100-meter dash: 6. Jaxy Knight 13.72, 14. Anna Greenland 15.20.
200-meter dash: 4. Jaxy Knight 28.90, 6. Abby Eaton 30.52, 13. Kynlee Still 35.25.
400-meter dash: 15. Kynlee Still 1:21.95.
800-meter dash: 6. Keely Wasteney 3:00.48, 7. Ashlyn Byer 3:00.58.
1,500-meter run: 3. Addison Doolittle 5:54.08.
3,000-meter run: 5. Ashlyn Byer 15:18.30.
100-meter hurdles: 4. Aubree Shields 17.71.
400-meter hurdles: 7. MaKel Jones 1:25.68.
Relay Event Results:
4×100-meter relay: 3. Mount Ayr (Dannie Stewart, Brittlyn Nickle, Breya Nickle, Kyleigh Conklin) 57.17.
4×200-meter relay: 3. Mount Ayr (Brittlyn Nickle, Breya Nickle, Anna Greenland, Abby Eaton) 2:03.80.
4×400-meter relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Anne Newton, Tatum Friedrich, Aubree Clark, Ashlyn Murphy) 4:31.24, 4. Mount Ayr B (Keely Wasteney, Abby Eaton, Anna Greenland, Ashlyn Byer) 4:56.15.
4×800-meter relay: 1. Mount Ayr (Anne Newton, Addison Doolittle, Aubree Clark, Ashlyn Murphy) 11:32.53.
Sprint Medley Relay: 5. Mount Ayr (Anna Greenland, Janna Irving, Kyleight Conklin, Abby Eaton) 2:14.70.
Distance Medley Relay: 2. Mount Ayr (Aubree Clark, Ashlyn Murphy, Tatum Fridrich, Anne Newton) 4:46.66.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 5. Mount Ayr (Dannie Stewart, Brittlyn Nickle, Breye Nickle, MaKel Jones) 1:23.82.
