Mount Ayr to compete in 15 events at upcoming state meet
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By RYAN STONEBRAKER
LEON, Iowa — The Mount Ayr track and field programs combined to send 15 combined events to the state track and field meet this week in Des Moines. The state meet will be Thursday through Saturday.
Automatic state qualifiers and district champions for the boys were Drayden Thompson in the 200-meter dash and three relays. The 4×200-meter relay team of Thompson, Calvin Main, Tate Dugan and Jackson Ruggles; the sprint medley relay team of Bryson Martin, Tate Dugan, Thompson and Ruggles; and the Raiders 4×400-meter relay team of Main, Martin, Thompson, and Ruggles.
The boy’s team also had one event qualify as an at-large event. That was their shuttle hurdle relay team of Ruggles, Michael Adkisson, Isac Dugan and Main.
On the girl’s side, Mount Ayr had individual district champions and automatic state qualifiers from Emily Knox in the shot put, Aubree Shields in the high jump, and Emma Reynolds in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dash events. The Raiderettes also had three relay events qualify for state. Their 800 medley relay team of Chloe Robb, Brittlyn Nickle, Shields and Reynolds will go to state. The Raiderettes 4×400-meter relay team of Tatum Friedrich, Kacie Larsen, Shields, and Reynolds will go to state. The final relay is the 4×800-meter relay with the team of Ryley Greenwell, Friedrich, Kacie Larsen and Addison Doolittle.
Mount Ayr had three events qualified as at-large events. Shields qualified in the 400-meter dash. Two more Mount Ayr relays also qualified in the distance medley relay team of Robb, Nickle, Newton and Friedrich. Mount Ayr’s 4×100-meter relay team of Robb, Payton Worthington, Newton and Nickle also will go to state.
Central Decatur State Qualifying Meet
Boy’s Team Scores: 1. Earlham 160, 2. Bedford 112, 3. Mount Ayr 92, 4. SE Warren 79, 4. East Union 79, 6. Murray 56.5, 7. Wayne 42, 8. Central Decatur 41, 9. Lamoni 28.5, 10. Moravia 28, 11. Seymour 10, 12. Diagonal 5, 13. Mormon Trail 1.
Central Decatur State Qualifying Meet
Girl’s Team Scores: 1. Wayne 153, 2. Mount Ayr 143, 3. Earlham 125, 4. Central Decatur 68, 5. Bedford 56, 6. East Union 45, 7. Moravia 38, 8. SE Warren 21, 9. Mormon Trail 19, 10. Diagonal 18., 10. Seymour 18, 12. Lamoni 17, 13. Murray 7.
